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Archives and Special Collections Finding Aids
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| Collection |
| Title: |
Lowell Institute School
records |
| Dates: | 1883-1999 |
| Call Number: | A26 |
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1. Annual Reports, 1903-1973
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| Volume: | 0.50 cubic ft. |
| Arrangement: |
Chronological |
| Summary: |
The annual reports provide a comprehensive overview of the school's curriculum and student body over time and documents the following: program and course offerings, demographics on incoming and graduating students (e.g., course of study, age, professional occupation), student enrollment and attendance rates, faculty, school calendars, and program costs. |
| Box | Title | Date |
| 1 | Annual Reports (70 folders) | 1903-1973 |
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2. Course Offerings, n.d., 1883-1999 (bulk 1920-1996)
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| Volume: | 6.75 cubic ft. |
| Arrangement: |
Alphabetical, then chronological. |
| Summary: |
This series provides a longitudinal view of the course curriculum and contains in-depth material from courses in math, physics, statistics, machine design and mechanisms, ordnance and textile engineering, thermodynamics, electronics, computer technology and applications, among others. Course progress reports written by school faculty (1969-1971) document topics covered in the two-year Computer Technology Course (Box 2, Folder 90). Of special interest are laboratory notebooks from the 1880s-1890s (Boxes 12-13, Folders 414-417), student reports (1939-1942) on topics ranging from corrosion problems in the packing industry to dynamic gear loads in railway engineering (Box 5, Folders 245-50), and course-related blueprints and drawings. |
| Box | Title | Date |
| 1 | Advanced Machine Design | 1927 |
| 1 | Applications of Electricity in Industry | 1933 |
| Automatic Machinery | |
| 14 | | Blueprints and Drawings | 1921-1922 |
| 1 | | Notes | 1921-1922 |
| 1 | "Basic Electrical Engineering Experiments" | n.d., 1960-1961 |
| 14 | Blueprints: International Engineering Works, Framingham, MA | n.d., 1917, 1925 |
| 2 | Boiler and Machine Design | n.d., 1915-1925 |
| 2 | Complex Numbers and Determinants: Notes | n.d. |
| Computer Courses | |
| 2 | | Advanced Programming | 1968-1969 |
| 2 | | Cobol Programming I | 1971-1972 |
| 2 | | Fortran IV | 1968-1973 |
| 2 | | Introduction to Computers and Programming | 1969-1970 |
| 2 | | "Little Man Computer" | 1969 |
| 2 | | Programming I (4 folders) | 1967-1972 |
| 2 | | Programming II (2 folders) | 1968-1972 |
| 2 | | Project Laboratory I and II | 1970-1973 |
| 2 | | System Programming I and II | 1971-1973 |
| 14 | Computer Printout | 1968 |
| Computer Technology Course | |
| 2 | | Course Progress Reports | 1969-1971 |
| 2 | | Memoranda | 1969-1971 |
| 2-3 | Course Offerings (95 folders) | ca. 1903-1999 |
| 3 | Course Syllabi (A-Z) (4 folders) | n.d., 1967-1968, 1981-1996 |
| 3 | Electromagnetic Energy Transmission | 1962-1963 |
| 3 | Elements of Accounting and Management | 1970-1973 |
| 3 | Engineering Laboratory: Report Folders and Assignments (2 folders) | 1939 |
| 3 | Engineering Metals | n.d., 1938 |
| 3 | Examinations (4 folders) | 1920-1937, 1959-1969 |
| 3 | Handbook for Instructors and Teaching Assistants | 1970 |
| 3 | "Illustrations of Cotton Machinery" | 1913 |
| 12 | Laboratory Notes | ca. 1883-1889 |
| 12-13 | Laboratory Records (3 folders) | ca. 1885-1901 |
| Machine Design | |
| 14 | | Blueprints and Drawings | 1928 |
| 14 | | Drawings | 1936 |
| 3 | | Problems and Notes | 1927-1928 |
| 4 | | Problems, Notes, and Examinations (2 folders) | n.d., 1919-1938 |
| 4 | | Problems and Solutions | 1965 |
| 4 | "Machine Drawing Details" | 1915 |
| 4 | Machine Drawings" Niles-Bement-Pond Company | n.d. |
| 4 | Machine Lab: Notebook | 1959-1960 |
| 4 | "Machine Tools for Producing Straight and Spiral Bevel and Hypoid Gears" | 1933 |
| Mathematics | |
| 4 | | I and II (2 folders) | 1969-1972 |
| 4 | | Homework Solutions | 1971-1972 |
| 4 | Mechanical Design | n.d., 1944-1955 |
| 4 | Mechanism and Valve Gear Problems (2 folders) | 1919-1927 |
| Mechanism of Machines | |
| 4 | | Assignment and Class Schedules | 1930-1935 |
| 14 | | Blueprints (3 folders) | 1914-1923 |
| 4 | | Drawings | 1924 |
| 4 | | Examinations (3 folders) | n.d., 1914-1933 |
| 4 | | Notes and Blueprints (2 folders) | 1922-1923, 1930s |
| 4 | | Problems (3 folders) | 1914-1921 |
| 4-5 | | Problems and Notes (4 folders) | 1921-1934 |
| 14 | | Table | 1924 |
| 5 | Mechanism Problems | 1920-1921 |
| 5 | Modern Electronic Components and Applications | 1970 |
| 5 | "Modifications to Basic" | 1970 |
| 5 | "Notes for Use in Standardizing Laboratory," by F.A. Laws | 1914 |
| 5 | "Notes on Calculus for the Use of Students of the Lowell Institute School for Industrial Foremen," by Harrison W. Hayward | 1915 |
| 5 | "Notes on Elementary Thermodynamics," by Theodore H. Taft | 1926 |
| 5 | "Notes on Mathematics," by W.A. Johnston | 1916 |
| 5 | "Notes on Mechanical Engineering, Drawing, and the Blue Process" | n.d., 1893, 1896 |
| 5 | "Notes on Textile Engineering," by George B. Haven | 1920 |
| 5 | Ordnance Engineering | 1924-1925 |
| 5 | Physics: Experiments, Laboratory Assignments, and Examinations | n.d., 1936-1937, 1967-1968 |
| 13, 14 | Posters | 1974-1996 |
| Problems in Industrial Plants | |
| 13 | | Drawing | ca. 1920 |
| 5 | | Notes and Problems | 1920, 1922 |
| 5 | Problems in Machine Design | 1927 |
| 5 | Statistics Course | 1972 |
| Student Reports | |
| 5 | | "A Brief on the Equilibrium of Heterogeneous Substances" | 1940 |
| 5 | | "Dynamic Gear Loads in Railway Engineering" | 1941 |
| 5 | | Food Engineering (3 folders) | 1939-1942 |
| 5 | | "A Report on the Union Pacific Locomotive" | 1940 |
| 5 | Textile Engineering: Notes and Problems | 1924 |
| 5 | "Thermodynamic Properties of Steam," by Joseph Keenan and Frederick Keyes | 1936 |
| 5 | Thermodynamics | n.d., 1901-1908 |
| Townsend, Arthur L. | |
| 14 | | Blueprints | 1920-1921 |
| 5 | | Blueprints and Notes (2 folders) | 1920-1921 |
| 5 | Valve Gear and Mechanism Problems (3 folders) | 1913-1918 |
| 5 | Welding Engineering | n.d. |
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3. Subject Files, n.d., 1903-1998
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| Volume: | 0.75 cubic ft. |
| Arrangement: |
Alphabetical |
| Summary: |
The subject files contain a wide range of materials that offer rich historical information on the Lowell family and their role in the genesis and development of the Lowell Institute School. Photographs of A. Lawrence Lowell and Ralph Lowell (trustees) are included (Box 6, Folders 298, 310); of special note is one of Ralph Lowell taken by Alfred Eisenstaedt (1957) for Life magazine (Box 6, Folder 310). Also included are photographs of the school's first two directors, Charles Park and Arthur Townsend (Box 6, Folders 276, 316, 329), and early faculty members (Box 6, Folders 276-277). Of particular interest is John Lowell, Jr.'s will and testament from 1835, which called for the development of the Lowell Institute (Box 6, Folder 309).
The series further documents the school's relationship with the General Electric Corporation [GE] which sent many of its employees to the Lowell Institute School as part of their apprenticeship training. Programs and photographs from GE apprentice graduations are included, as are correspondence on the academic status of GE employees attending the Lowell Institute School (Box 6, Folders 286-288). Much of the correspondence and reports in this series details proposed changes to the Lowell Institute School, such as the Lowell Cooperative Program and the Community Fellows Program (both rejected). The proposals reflect the school's interest in redressing urban poverty during the late 1960s and early 1970s (Box 6, Folders 284-285). Finally, programs from the 20th and 25th annual banquets (1923, 1928) resemble yearbooks and trace student demographics from the school's founding (Box 6, Folder 261). |
| Box | Title | Date |
| 6 | Advisory Board Correspondence | 1970-1971 |
| 6 | Alumni Survey Form | 1935 |
| 6 | Annual Banquet | 1911-1928 |
| 6 | Applications for Admission | 1903 |
| 6 | Articles on Lowell Institute School | n.d., 1905, 1957-1961 |
| 6 | Attendance Figures | n.d. |
| 6 | Bulletins | 1996-1998 |
| 6 | Catalog Proposal: Correspondence | 1903 |
| 6 | Closing of Lowell Institute School (1996) | 1994 |
| 6 | Committee on Lowell Courses of Evening Instruction: Report | ca. 1903 |
| 6 | Conference on Governmental Agency Administration | 1944 |
| 6 | Cost of Evening Courses for Foremen | n.d., 1903 |
| 6 | Course Credits to MIT | 1946 |
| 6 | Director's Report on Lowell Institute School | 1959-1971 |
| 6 | Electrical Engineering and Laboratory Work | 1903 |
| 6 | Emblem | n.d. |
| 6 | Examinations: Entrance | 1959-1967 |
| Faculty | |
| 6 | | General | n.d., 1933-1937 |
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| 6 | | | Group Pictures | n.d., 1910, 1924-1928 |
| 6 | | | Head Shots | n.d., 1922 |
| 6 | | Resumes | n.d., 1983-1996 |
| 6 | Films: Brochures and Correspondence | n.d., 1944 |
| 6 | Financial Statements (3 folders) | 1903-1944 |
| 6 | Foster, F. Leroy | 1959-1972 |
| 6 | Future Plans (2 folders) | n.d., 1953, 1964-1972 |
| General Electric | |
| 6 | | Apprentice Graduation | 1952-1961 |
| 6 | | Northeastern Draft Cooperative Plan | n.d. |
| 6 | | Status of Employees at Lowell Institute School | 1952-1960 |
| 6 | Headquarters Training Council Meeting | 1944 |
| History | |
| 6 | | "The Early Days of the Lowell Institute and the Beginning of MIT" | n.d. |
| 6 | | "Early History of Drawing at MIT" | n.d. |
| 6 | | Lowell Institute School | n.d., 1941-1958 |
| 14 | Insignia | n.d. |
| 6 | J.L. Hammett Company: Correspondence | 1940 |
| 6 | Key to Drawing Table | n.d. |
| 6 | Killian, J.R., Jr.: William Barton Rogers Day Convocation Speech | 1957 |
| 6 | Laboratory Photograph | n.d. |
| 6 | Logo | n.d. |
| 6 | Lowell, Abbott Lawrence | n.d., 1923-1943 |
| 6 | Lowell Cooperative Program | n.d., 1968-1972 |
| Lowell Institute | |
| 6 | | Annual Reports | 1916-1917, 1922 |
| 6 | | Banner | ca. 1941 |
| 6 | | Cooperative Broadcasting Council | n.d., 1948-1952 |
| 6 | | History by Harriette Knight Smith | n.d. |
| 6 | | Newspaper Articles | 1924, 1950 |
| 6 | | Programs (2 folders) | 1951-1996 |
| 6 | Lowell Institute School for Industrial Foremen: Reports | n.d., 1903-1907 |
| 6 | Lowell Institute School at Northeastern | 1996 |
| 6 | Lowell, John Amory: Company Advertisement | n.d. |
| 6 | Lowell, John, Jr. | 1835, 1941, 1965 |
| 6 | Lowell, Ralph | n.d., 1949-1957 |
| 6 | "The Lowells of Massachusetts" | 1957 |
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| 6 | | Employee Graduates of Lowell Institute School | 1967 |
| 6 | | School of Design: Course Descriptions | n.d. |
| 6 | National Survey of Technical Institute Education | 1957 |
| 6 | Order Forms | n.d. |
| 6 | Park, Charles Francis | n.d., 1904-1940 |
| 6 | Park, William R.: Obituary | n.d. |
| 6 | Personal Calendar | n.d. |
| 6 | Photographs | n.d., 1929 |
| 6 | Pritchett, Henry S.: Resignation as President of MIT | 1905 |
| 6 | Program Participants | 1969 |
| 6 | Provisional Admittance Form | 1949 |
| 6 | Publicity | n.d. |
| 6 | "Remarks on Electric Light Wiring" | n.d. |
| 14 | Seating Plan | n.d. |
| 6 | School Calendar | 1947-1948 |
| 6, 14 | Student Demographics (2 folders) | 1927-1935 |
| 6 | Student Photographs | 1964 |
| 6 | Summer On-Job Training Task Force Structure | 1969 |
| 6 | Townsend, Arthur Lawrence | n.d., 1938-1960 |
| 6 | War Service Record Form | n.d. |
| 6 | Wedlock, Bruce D.: Correspondence | 1972, 1989-1991 |
| 6 | Yearbook Graphics | n.d., 1927 |
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4. Graduation Files, n.d., 1905-1996 (bulk 1944-1996)
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| Volume: | 2.75 cubic ft. |
| Arrangement: |
Chronological |
| Summary: |
In addition to programs, invitations, and correspondence, the series includes introductory and commencement speeches, ceremony agendas, short biographies on keynote speakers, newspaper notices, lists of graduates and degrees, faculty, and guests, dinner menus, recipients of the Park Silver Medal Award (for outstanding performance), photographs, and sample diplomas (Boxes 8, 14, Folders 389, 435). The majority of photographs document the 40th and 50th graduation ceremonies in 1944 and 1954, respectively (Boxes 6-7, Folders 336, 346). Of note are the 1954 photographs of Dorothy Carlsen Davisson, the first woman to graduate from the Lowell Institute School (Box 7, Folder 346), and those of 50th reunion alumni (Box 8, Folder 390). A graduation time line lists commencement speakers and Lowell Institute School directors and trustees from 1905-1956 (Box 8, Folder 391). |
| Box | Title | Date |
| 6-8 | Graduation (55 folders) | n.d., 1905-1996 |
| 8, 14 | Graduation Diplomas (2 folders) | n.d., 1911-1973 |
| 8 | Graduation Photographs | n.d. |
| 8 | Graduation Time Line | 1905-1956 |
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5. Yearbooks, 1909-1931, 1948
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| Volume: | 0.50 cubic ft. |
| Arrangement: |
Chronological |
| Summary: |
This series consists of yearbooks from the Lowell Institute School. The yearbooks provide photographs and narrative profiles of faculty and students; included is information on students' course of study, residence, prior education, occupation, committee memberships, and marital status (in early editions). Humorous graphics, quotes, and short essays are also included. |
| Box | Title | Date |
| 8 | Lowell Book (12 folders) | 1909-1931, 1948 |
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6. Student Files, 1905-1969
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| Volume: | 2.0 cubic ft. |
| Arrangement: |
Alphabetical |
| Summary: |
This series contains student file cards from 1905-1969. The cards list students by: name, birth date, residence, employer and occupation, entrance and class scores, and date of graduation from the Lowell Institute School. |
| Box | Title | Date |
| 9-11 | Student Files | 1905-1969 |
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