Diploma and certificate collection 1886-1999

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Diploma and certificate collection 1886-1999

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/759112544

The Diploma and Certificate collection contains a variety of items awarded by the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) and its predecessors. Most of the collection is made up of college diplomas, course completion certificates, service and merit awards, and membership certificates. While some of the items in the collection were awarded to specific individuals, many are blank copies. The collection also includes diplomas from several other institutions. These items were awarded to prominent members of the RIT community such as Frank Gannett (Cornell University), Alice Cooke (Wesleyan University), and Caroline Werner Gannett (Syracuse University, Ithaca College).The collection also includes correspondence related to the redesign of RIT's diploma during the 1970s. Diplomas and certificates that were issued by the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) or its predecessors. The collection includes course completion certificates, college diplomas, merit and service awards, and membership certificates. Many of these items are blank copies. There are also several diplomas from other institutions that were awarded to prominent members of the RIT community.

3.2 linear feet (2 lid boxes)

RIT Library, Wallace Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 8146305

RIT Library, Wallace Library

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Rochester Athenaeum and Mechanics Institute

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Mechanics Institute (Rochester, N.Y.)

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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...