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Interview with Howard G. Smits
No full textAn interview in February 1979 with Caltech alumnus Howard G. Smits, former president of the Pacific Iron and Steel Company, who graduated with a BS (1931) and MS (1933) in civil engineering. He discusses the different focus, in Caltech’s early days, of engineers vis-à-vis theoretical scientists. He was a member of the Gnomes, and he reminisces about fraternity life and the disbanding of the fraternities in 1931 in favor of student housing—a move mandated by Caltech’s head, Robert A. Millikan. Comments on Millikan’s motives, the change in atmosphere on campus, and the makeup of the four new student houses. Recalls his part in fostering new traditions and interhouse athletic competitions; extracurricular activities. Economics courses with Horace Gilbert and Philip Fogg; history with William Bennett Munro. Anecdote about Albert Einstein and Beno Gutenberg; bonfires before annual football game with Occidental; visits to Scripps College. Recollections of working with architect Richard Neutra. Course in structural engineering with Romeo Martel. Concludes with comments on his membership in the Caltech Associates
COOK, George
No full textTitle: Papers, 1855-1931 Description: .5 linear ft.
Notes: Author, educator. Includes correspondence, manuscripts, addresses, biographical sketches, memorials, photographs, a scrapbook and a song composed by William Weston Patton, President of Howard University. Gift, 1958.
Subjects: Business; Education; Washington (DC). Childers, Lulu V. Du Bois, W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt), 1868-1963; As correspondent Funeral rites and ceremonies; Cook, George William Howard University; Administration Howard University; Faculty; Cook, George William Howard University; Presidents; Patton, William Weston Howard University; Students; Cook, George William Howard University, Washington (DC); Faculty members\u27 papers Howard University, Washington (DC); School of Commerce and Finance Patton, William Weston Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919; As correspondent Spingarn, J. E. (Joel Elias), 1875-1939 Tunnell, W. V. White, Walter F. (Walter Francis), 1893-1955; As correspondent Wilkinson, F. D. Woodson, Carter G. (Carter Godwin), 1875-1950
Location: Howard University, Moorland-Spingarn Research Center (Washington, DC) NIDS Fiche #: 4.72.22 NUCMC Number: MS 83-122
MILLER, Kelly
No full textTitle: Papers, 1900-1940 Description: 4 1/2 linear ft.
Notes: Author, educator, and scholar. Relates chiefly to Miller\u27s efforts to establish a National Negro Museum. Correspondents include Edwin Embree, Lloyd Garrison, F. D. Patterson, Julius Rosenwald, William G. Thirkield, and O. G. Villard. Also contains biographical sketches of Miller, and obituaries, eulogies, funeral information and correspondence related to the death of Kelly Miller. Contains photographs, and numerous newspaper clippings of Miller\u27s writings. Gift, 1957.
Subjects: Authors; Miller, Kelly Blacks; Museums Educators; Miller, Kelly Embree, Edwin Rogers, 1883-1950 Garrison, Lloyd K. (Lloyd Kirkham), b. 1897 Howard University; Faculty; Miller, Kelly Howard University; National Negro Museum Museums; Blacks Museums and galleries; Washington, DC; National Negro Museum, Howard University National Negro Museum (Proposed) Newspapers; Sections, columns, etc.; \u27Kelly Miller Writes About\u27 Newspapers; Sections, columns, etc.; \u27Lest We Forget\u27 Patterson, Frederick D. (Frederick Douglass), 1901- Rosenwald, Julius, 1862-1932 Thirkield, William G. Villard, Oswald Garrison, 1872-1949; As correspondent
Location: Howard University, Moorland-Spingarn Research Center (Washington, DC) NIDS Fiche #: 4.72.78 NUCMC #: MS 62-428
Letter from G. Howard Shaw, Secretary of State to Jefferson Patterson Esquire, February 25, 1944
No full textIn this memorandum, the author declares that the report written by Mr. John K. Emmerson entitled, "Japanese in Peru," has been rated "Excellent." The full report can be viewed in item: csudh_moc_0114. The general message from this report is that the Japanese population in Peru may be dangerous and therefore it may be necessary to figure out a way of dealing with that population during the war.Collection of notes, articles, correspondence, photographs, and term papers collected by Yukio Mochizuki, a student at CSU Dominguez Hills, while researching Japanese American incarceration and Japanese Peruvian internment during World War II
OBSERVATION OF THE LOW-ENERGY STATES OF DIPHENYLHEXATRIENE AND ALL-TRANS RETINOL BY TWO-PHOTON EXCITATION SPECTROSCOPY
No full text Howard L. B. Fang, Robert J. Thrash, and George E. Leroi, J, Chem. Phys. 67, 3389 (1977).""Author Institution: Department of Chemistry, Michigan State UniversityThe origin of the lowest-energy excited state of diphenyl-hexatriene (DPH) in 3 rigid EPA matrix at has been located at by two-photon excitation (TPE) spectroscopy. It lies below the origin of the lowest one-photon allowed transition, thus supporting the reordering of polyene excited electronic states suggested by recent theoretical and experimental considerations. As determined also for one-photon fluorescence originates not from the state, but from the lowest excited state. The excited state origin difference is being systematically studied by extension of these experiments to diphenyldecapentaene. TPE measurements of all-trans retinal in the region will also be reported
Mythes et massacres : reconsidérer la « terreur directoriale »
No full textHoward G. Brown, Myths and Massacres : Reconsidering the Directoire Terror.
Using unpublished source material from the French Army Historical Service, the author reviews the judicial repression which followed the coup of 18 Fructidor Year V. The sources reveal the role played by the military commissions, the lot of more than a thousand individuals indicted, the rhythm of repression and also the sociological makeup of the group surveyed. He shows not only how the Directoire aimed at preserving public order together with a certain political stability, but how it clamped down hardest on those it considered its real political adversaries, not just the emigres or refractory priests.Sur la base d'archives inédites du Service historique de l'Armée de Terre, l'auteur étudie la répression judiciaire qui a suivi le coup d'État du 18 fructidor an V. Ses sources mettent à jour notamment le rôle des commissions militaires, le sort réservé à plus de mille individus passés en jugement, les rythmes de cette répression, enfin la composition sociologique du groupe étudié. H. Brown montre non seulement comment le Directoire a eu pour objectif tout à la fois de maintenir l'ordre public et de préserver une certaine stabilité politique, mais aussi comment il a porté ses coups les plus sévères contre tous ceux qu'il estimait être ses réels adversaires politiques et non pas contre les seuls émigrés ou les prêtres réfractaires.G. Brown Howard. Mythes et massacres : reconsidérer la « terreur directoriale ». In: Annales historiques de la Révolution française, n°325, 2001. pp. 23-52
Author Correction: Association study in African-admixed populations across the Americas recapitulates asthma risk loci in non-African populations (Nature Communications, (2019), 10, 1, (880), 10.1038/s41467-019-08469-7)
No full textThe original version of this Article contained an error in the spelling of a member of the CAAPA Consortium, Hrafnhildur Bjarnadóttir which was incorrectly given as Hilda Bjarnadóttir. This has now been corrected in both the PDF and HTML versions of the Article.
LBWiki: A Location-Based Wiki
No full textWiki systems provide a simple interface paradigm that allow non-technical users to author collaborative on-line hypertexts. In this paper we propose to use the same simple paradigm to allow users to create content for ubiquitous information systems, and present LBWiki, a prototype location-based Wiki that allows users with a mobile device to create Wiki pages based on GPS co-ordinates. We describe the hierarchical location scheme used within LBWiki and the results of a small evaluation, in which users reacted positively to the concept, but asked for greater control over geographical regions, and highlighted the importance of accurate location technology
An occupational survey to determine the entry level CAD skills and competencies required by employers of civil engineering technicians in the Northeast Wisconsin Technical College district
No full textIncludes bibliographical references.The purpose of this study was to identify the CAD related technical skills and
competencies that are required for employability at an entry-level position as a civil engineering technician. The majority of employers represented in this study are civil engineering firms, governmental agencies, and surveying firms. Overall, civil engineering firms along with governmental agencies employ the greatest number of drafters. Civil drawings, survey maps, and topographical drawings are the most commonly prepared drawings by the respondents. Other reported drawing types include architectural, electrical/electronic, landscaping, structural, and technical illustrations. Almost all of the respondents use a CAD system for drafting functions. AutoCAD is
the primary CAD platform used. MicroStation is also used, but to a much lesser extent. Of the employers that use CAD software, most use at least one collaborative software package with their primary CAD platform. Eagle Point is the most common collaborative software utilized. AutoCAD Land Development Desktop (ALDD) was noted to be the next commonly used collaborative software. Out of the 24 basic CAD skills that were listed on the survey, 14 were considered to be valid curriculum items and will be either retained or added to the program curriculum. Six of the 24 items will be reviewed for being valid curriculum items, and four of the items will not be included in the curriculum. Overall, most basic CAD skills were performed frequently or considered important. Out of the 29 advanced CAD skills that were listed on the survey, none were considered to be valid curriculum items. Sixteen of the 29 items will be reviewed for being valid curriculum items, and 13 of the items will not be included in the curriculum. Overall, most advanced CAD skills were not performed frequently nor considered important. Out of the 15 basic architectural drawing skills that were listed on the survey, none were considered to be valid curriculum items. Eight of the 15 items will be reviewed for being valid curriculum items, and seven of the items will not be included in the curriculum. Overall, most basic architectural drawing skills were not performed frequently nor considered important. None of the six basic structural drawing skills that were listed on the survey were considered to be valid curriculum items. One of the six items will be reviewed for being a valid curriculum item, and five of the items will not be included in the curriculum. Overall, most basic structural drawing skills were not performed frequently nor considered important
Hawthorne and the Author Question [Review]
No full textReview of three titles:
William Charvat. The Profession of Authorship in America, 1800-1870. Ed. Matthew J. Bruccoli. Foreword by Howard Mumford Jones. 1968. Reprint, with a new postscript to the preface. New York: Columbia UP, 1992. 327 pages. 15.00.
John Dolis. The Style of Hawthorne\u27s Gaze: Regarding Subjectivity. Tuscaloosa: U of Alabama P, 1993. 271 pages. 49.95 and $19.95
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