Records of the Division of Engineering and Applied Physics, 1912-1970 (inclusive).

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Records of the Division of Engineering and Applied Physics, 1912-1970 (inclusive).

Includes minutes from the Division of Engineering and Applied Physics, as well as earlier Divisions of Engineering. Also material from the Dean's Office, 1936-1965, during the tenure of deans John H. Van Vleck (1951-1957) and Harvey Brooks (1957-1975). Includes material relating to H. Brooks's research and professional activities outside the University, some of which predate his appointment as dean. Records of the Associate Dean Albert Haertlein,1952-1959, include material about the Committee on Admissions, Scholarships and Fellowships. Also records of the Gordon McKay Library and the Committee on Patent Policy. For more detailed information about records, see Harvard Archives LOCATION below.

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Harvard University Archives.

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Harvard University

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Harvard College was founded by a vote of the Great and General Court of Massachusetts on October 28, 1636 that allocated “400£ towards a schoale or colledge.” Subsequent legislative acts established the Board of Overseers, but it was the Charter of 1650 that created the Harvard Corporation as the College's primary governing board and defined its composition and authority. The College Charter became a contentious target for College officials, the Massachusetts Governor and General C...

Gordon McKay Library.

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Haertlein, Albert, 1895-1960.

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Haertlein graduated from Harvard in 1916 and taught civil engineering at Harvard. From the description of Papers of Albert Haertlein, 1920-1959 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 76973053 ...

Harvard University. Division of Engineering Sciences and Applied Physics.

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Harvard University. Division of Engineering Sciences

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Harvard University. Division of Engineering. Committee on Degrees.

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Harvard University. Division of Applied Science

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Harvard University. Division of Engineering and Applied Physics

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The Harvard Engineering School was established with its own faculty in 1918, offering both graduate and undergraduate instruction. The Graduate and Undergraduate Schools of Engineering were created in 1932 although after 1935 undergraduate engineering students were registered in the College. In 1946, this became the Division of Engineering Sciences and Applied Physics. The Graduate School of Engineering merged with FAS in 1949; the Division of Engineering Sciences was created, comprising the Dep...

Harvard University. Graduate School of Engineering

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Harvard Engineering School

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Harvard Engineering School. Division of Engineering.

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Van Vleck, J. H. 1899-

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Hunt, R. V

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Brooks, Harvey, 1944-

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Harvey Brooks (1915- ) was Gordon McKay Professor in the Division of Engineering and Applied Physics, and Dean of the Division from 1956 to 1975. Brooks was also Benjamin Peirce Professor of Technology and Public Policy from 1976 to 1986. From the description of Papers of Harvey Brooks, 1930s-1980s (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 76972989 ...

Harvard University. Computing Center.

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