RIT Activities Hour Program collection 1958-1966

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RIT Activities Hour Program collection 1958-1966

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Materials related to the Rochester Institute of Technology's (RIT) Activities Hour program during the 1960s. The program involved scheduled events such as orientation workshops, lectures, discussion groups, and guest speakers. The collection includes correspondence, schedules, and brochures. The RIT Activities Hour Program collection contains correspondence between Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) administrators, schedules of upcoming events, and brochures for the program. These brochures also contain activity schedules. Most of the materials are from the 1960s.

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RIT Library, Wallace Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 8144628

RIT Library, Wallace Library

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Walls, A. Stephen 1922-1980.

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Smith, Leo F.

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Dr. Leo F. Smith came to the Mechanics Institute (a precursor to RIT), as a graduate student on a fellowship to continue his research for his PhD in education. Immediately after graduation, he was offered a position with the Institute and accepted. Smith would work closely with President Mark Ellingson, and had considerable influence in the development of RIT into the institution it is today. Smith created and directed the Counseling Center (1942-1953), was Dean of Instruction (1953-1960), and t...

Rochester Institute of Technology. Activities Hour Program.

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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...

Belknap, Robert F.

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