World War I activities collection 1919-1922

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World War I activities collection 1919-1922

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/756221936

The World War I activities collection consists of a variety of documents on the war-related activities of the Mechanics Institute during World War I. The collection contains a report on the Mechanics Institute's Student Army Training Corps and a list of students and alumni killed during the war. The collection also includes correspondence from Edward R. Foreman, the historian for the city of Rochester, requesting information on the Mechanics Institute's role during World War I. In addition to the correspondence, there is a draft for several chapters on the Rochester Athenaeum and Mechanics Institute's part in the war effort. Documents related to the activities of the Rochester Athenaeum and Mechanics Institute during World War I. The collection contains a report on the Mechanics Institute's Student Army Training Corp and a list of individuals connected to the Mechanics Institute that were killed during the war. Additionally, the collection contains correspondence between the Mechanics Institute and the Rochester city historian regarding the Institute's role in wartime activities.

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RIT Library, Wallace Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 8141746

RIT Library, Wallace Library

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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...

Foreman, Edward R. (Edward Reuben), 1868-1936

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Attorney. From the description of Edward Reuben Forman scrapbooks, 1885(ca.)-1915. (New York State Historical Documents). WorldCat record id: 155438481 ...

Barker, James Francis, 1871-1950

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