Alexander Orr Vietor, secretary of the Council on the Library and Museums, Yale University, records, 1935-1950 (inclusive).

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Alexander Orr Vietor, secretary of the Council on the Library and Museums, Yale University, records, 1935-1950 (inclusive).

The records consist of correspondence, memoranda, financial papers, and press releases documenting Alexander Vietor's activities as secretary of the Yale Council on the Library and Museums.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8023281

Yale University Library

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Yale University. Council on the Library and Museums.

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Yale university. Library

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Eli Whitney was born in Westborough, Massachusetts in 1765. Even as a child he showed an aptitude for mechanical work, repairing violins and taking on other mechanical work as it presented itself. Whitney set up shop making nails and when the demand for nails declined, he changed his business to manufacture hat pins, a commodity with increasing demand. Whitney eventually enrolled at Yale College in May 1789, and graduated three years later. He intended to further his education and become a lawye...

Yale University.

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Vietor, Alexander O.

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Alexander O. Vietor (1913-1981): associate of naval architecture firm of Cox & Stevens in New York, 1937-1940; in 1941 became assistant to Yale University director of Art Gallery; in 1943 named curator of maps at Yale; from 1948-1950, secretary of Yale Council on Libraries and Museums. From the description of Alexander Orr Vietor collection, 1774-1956 (inclusive), 1815-1867 (bulk). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702167470 ...