W. W. Charters Institute Self-study materials 1928-1979

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W. W. Charters Institute Self-study materials 1928-1979

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Spanning some fifty years, the W.W. Charters Institute Self-study materials contain correspondence, meeting minutes, research materials, reports, department promotional materials, and clippings. The collection gives a broad history of curriculum and curriculum assessment at RIT. Papers from W. W. Charter's consulting project at the Rochester Athenaeum and Mechanics Institute (renamed the Rochester Institute of Technology in 1944). Charters was invited by the Institute in 1928 to help the college reshape itself for the future, with particular emphasis on educational objectives and curriculum development. The collection contains correspondence, meeting minutes, research materials, reports, and clippings.

3.0 linear feet (6 document boxes)

RIT Library, Wallace Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 8130011

RIT Library, Wallace Library

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Rochester Athenaeum and Mechanics Institute. Curriculum Committee.

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Rochester Institute of Technology. Educational Research Committee.

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Charters, W. W. (Werret Wallace), 1875-1952.

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Rochester Athenaeum and Mechanics Institute. Educational Research Committee.

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Randall, John A. (John Arthur), 1881-

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Rochester Athenaeum and Mechanics Institute

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Rochester institute of technology

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It is unclear when the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) first admitted minority students. However, it appears as though the first African American students entered the Rochester Athenaeum and Mechanics Institute (renamed RIT in 1944) during the early 1900s. For instance, in 1906 Fredericka Sprague, the granddaughter of Frederick Douglass, took classes at the Institute. There are several other instances of African American students attending the school during the early 20th century as well...

Ellingson, Mark, 1904-1993.

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