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1 Guide to the Theodore Grover Collection of Autographs, Signatures, & Images of Massachusetts Institute of Technology Faculty Members, Administrators, & Alumni, MC.0093 This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit February 14, 2011 Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Institute Archives and Special Collections MIT Libraries Building 14N Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, Massachusetts,

2 Table of Contents Summary Information... 3 Biography... 4 Scope and Contents of the Collection...4 Administrative Information...4 Related Materials... 5 Controlled Access Headings...5 Bibliography...6 Collection Inventory Page 2 -

3 Summary Information Repository Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Institute Archives and Special Collections Creator Grover, Theodore Title Theodore Grover collection of autographs, signatures, and images of Massachusetts Institute of Technology faculty members, administrators, and alumni Date [inclusive] Extent 0.3 cubic feet (1 manuscript box) Location Materials are stored off-site. Advance notice is required for use. Language English Abstract The Theodore Grover collection includes autographs, signatures, and photographs of Massachusetts Institute of Technology faculty members, administrators, and alumni accumulated during Grover's 40 years as a member of MIT's staff, from 1878 to Citation Theodore Grover Collection of Autographs and Photographs of Massachusetts Institute of Technology Persons, MC 93. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Institute Archives and Special Collections, Cambridge, Massachusetts. - Page 3 -

4 Biography Theodore Grover began his career at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) as assistant janitor in In 1883 Grover became head janitor of the Walker Building and dedicated much of his time to the Rogers Laboratory, caring for the laboratory rooms and assisting with the transport of lecture apparatus. Grover was made superintendent of janitors and paymaster in 1902, superintendent of buildings in 1903, bank messenger in 1913, then went on to become chief assistant to MIT professor William Sedgwick. Grover was well respected by the MIT community and recognized for his special talents beyond his jobrelated duties, including his skill in lettering and map making. He was known to put lecture notices on classroom blackboards that included illustrative maps and beautiful lettering. Theodore Grover was also a trustee of the Revere Public Library and a member of the Revere Historical Society in Revere, Massachusetts. As a personal interest he collected autographs and signatures of well-known people. Since he was employed at the Institute for a number of years, he also obtained the autographs or signatures of many MIT-related people. Scope and Contents of the Collection The collection includes autographs and photographs of MIT faculty members, administrators, and alumni, which were collected by Theodore Grover, related to his association as a staff member at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Autographs have been pasted onto sheets of papers, and are often accompanied by photographs or images of the signatory. The collection is arranged alphabetically by last name, except for sheets containing multiple autographs, which are filed by the name of the person of the first signature on the page. Persons are members of faculty or staff unless otherwise noted. Administrative Information Publication Information Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Institute Archives and Special Collections - Page 4 -

5 Revision Description 2010 Access note The collection is open for research. Intellectual Property Rights Access to collections in the Institute Archives and Special Collections is not authorization to publish. Separate written application for permission to publish must be made to the Institute Archives. Copyright of some items in this collection may be held by respective creators, not by the donor of the collection. Related Materials Separated Materials note Newspaper clippings concerning the move of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology campus from Boston to Cambridge in 1916 comprise MIT collection AC 218. Controlled Access Headings Genre(s) Photographs. Personal Name(s) Grover, Theodore Subject(s) - Page 5 -

6 Massachusetts Institute of Technology--History. Bibliography "Theodore Grover, an appreciation by Professor Cross." Technology Review, vol. 20, 1918, pp Page 6 -

7 Collection Inventory Theodore Grover, correspondence and ledger pages MIT Seal Albers, Homer (2 autographs): Business Law, , 1920 Allen, Calvin Frank (1 autograph): Civil Engineering, ; Emeritus Professor, Andrews, Clement Walker (2 autographs): Chemistry, ; Librarian, Appleton, William Cornell (1 autograph): Class of 1901, Architect Austin, Edward (1 autograph, 1 photograph): Merchant, MIT benefactor Bailey, Frederick L. (1 autograph): Mathematics, ; Emeritus Professor, Bardwell, Fred L. (2 autographs): Chemistry, Bartlett, Dana P. (2 autographs): Mathematics, ; Acting Secretary of the Institute, ; Emeritus Professor, Barton, George H. (1 autograph), Drawing, ; Geology, Bates, Arlo (1 autograph): Engineering, ; Emeritus Professor, Baxter, William (1 autograph): Chemical Engineering, Class of 1912 Bigelow, Robert P. (1 autograph): Biology, ; Librarian, , Emeritus Professor, Blachstein, Joseph (1 autograph): Modern Languages, Box Folder and and and Page 7 -

8 Boos, Herman J. (2 autographs): Athletics, Brown, William Felton (1 autograph): Architecture, ; Emeritus Professor, Bugbee, Edward E. (1 autograph): Minerals and Metal, , ; Emeritus Professor, Burrison, Henry K. (1 autograph): Drawing, Burton, Alfred E. (1 autograph): Civil Engineering, ; Dean of Students, ; Emeritus Professor, Chandler, Francis W. (2 autographs, 1 photograph): Architecture, , ; Emeritus Professor, Cheong, Mong Cham (1 autograph): Class of 1883 Clifford, Harry E. (2 autographs, 1 photograph): Physics, ; Electrical Engineering, , Cobb, Collier (1 autograph): Geology Instructor, Crafts, James Mason (1 autograph): Chemistry, , ; Corporation member, ; President, Crosby, W. O. (1 autograph): Geology, Cross, Charles R. (3 autographs, 1 photograph): Physics, ; Emeritus Professor, Currier, Charles F. A. (1 autograph): History, Daly, Reginald A. (1 autograph): Geology, Derby, A. L. F. (1 autograph): Secretary to President Pritchett Despradelle, Constant Désiré (1 autograph, several photographs and additional items): Architecture, and and a and Page 8 -

9 Dewey, Davis R. (1 autograph): Economics, ; Emeritus Professor, Duncan, Louis (2 autographs): Electrical Engineering, Easton, A. T. (2 autographs): Military Science, Erhardt, Justus (1 autograph): Modern Languages, Evans, Thomas (1 autograph): Chemistry, Everett, Harold A. (1 autographed letter): Naval Engineering Faunce, Linus (2 autographs): Drawing, Fay, Henry (1 autograph): Chemistry, ; Emeritus Professor, Fogg, D. C. (1 autograph): Management, Frost, Howard V. (1 autograph): Chemistry, Gardner, Harry W. (2 autographed letters, 1 autograph): Naval Architecture, ; Lecturer, Architecture, ; Emeritus Professor, George, N. R. (2 autographs): Mathematics, ; Emeritus Professor, Gills, Augustus H. (1 autograph): Chemistry, , ; Emeritus Professor, Goodwin, H. M. (1 autograph): Physics, ; Dean of Graduate Students, ; Dean of Graduate School, ; Emeritus Professor, Hart, Francis R. (2 autographs): Treasurer, , ; Corporation member, Hawthorne, Harry L. (2 autographs): Military Science, and Page 9 -

10 Herrick, Robert W. (1 autograph, 1 photograph, and additional items): English, Hirokawa, T. (1 autograph): Japanese student, 1900 Hoadley, J. C. (1 autograph): Corporation member, Hofman, H. O. (2 autographs): Minerals and Metallurgy, , ; Emeritus Professor, Holman, Silas W. (1 autographed letter, 1 autograph, 1 photograph): Physics, ; Emeritus Professor, Homer, Eleazer B. (2 autographed letters, 1 autograph): Architecture, Hosmer, G. L. (1 autograph): Civil Engineering, Hough, Theodore (1 autograph): Biology, Hovgaard, William (1 autograph, 1 photograph): Naval Architecture, ; Emeritus Professor, Humphreys, Walter (1 autographed letter, 1 autograph): Registrar, ; Mechanical Engineering, ; Secretary, Jacques, William W. (1 autograph): Electrical Engineering, Kanaly, Frank M. (1 autograph, 1 photograph): Physical Training, Kastner, Charles (2 autographs, 1 autographed letter): Lowell School of Practical Design, Kenison, E. (1 autograph): Drawing, ; Emeritus Professor, Kilham, Walter H. (1 autograph): Architecture, , King, Ellen A. (1 autograph): Honorary member of the Alumni Association, and and and Page 10 -

11 Knight, Albert M. (1 autograph, 1 autographed letter): Bursar, Lambirth, J. R. (1 autograph): Mechanical Engineering, ; Emeritus Professor, Langley, E. F. (1 autograph): Modern Languages, ; Emeritus Professor, Lanza, Gaetano (1 autograph): Mechanical Engineering, ; Emeritus Professor, Lawrence, William H. (2 autographs): Architecture, ; Emeritus professor, Laws, F. A. (1 autograph): Physics, ; Electrical Engineering, Levermore, Charles H. (1 autograph): History, Litchfield, I. W. (2 autographed letters): Editor, Technology Review, Locke, Charles E. (1 autograph): Mining and Metallurgy, ; Emeritus Professor, Lodge, Richard W. (1 autograph): Minerals and Metallurgy, , , Lowell, A. Lawrence (1 autographed letter): History, Lowell, Augustus (2 autographs): Corporation member, Lowell, Guy (1 autograph): Class of 1894; Architect, Mackenzie, John D. (1 autograph): Geology, Maclaurin, Richard C. (1 autograph and additional items): President, Mead, S. W. (1 autograph): Architecture, and Page 11 -

12 Melcher, Arthur C. (1 autographed letter): Chemistry, Merrick, Theodore B. (1 autograph): School of Mechanic Arts, ; Mechanical Engineering, Merrill, Allyn L. (1 autograph): Mechanical Engineering, ; Secretary of the Faculty, ; Acting Registrar, ; Emeritus Professor, Miller, Edward F. (1 autograph): Mechanical Engineering, ; Admissions Committee, Munroe, James P. (1 autograph, 1 photograph): Secretary of the Faculty, ; Editor, Technology Review, Newell, William S. (1 autograph): Mechanical Engineering, ; Naval Architecture, Nichols, Ernest F. (3 autographs, 3 photographs): President, Niles, William H. (2 autographs): Geology, ; Emeritus Professor, Noyes, Arthur A. (4 autographs, 3 photographs): Chemistry, , ; Acting President, Page, N. C. (1 autograph): Physics, ; Emeritus Professor, Passano, Leonard M. (2 autographs): Mathematics, ; Emeritus Professor, Peabody, C. H. (1 autograph): Mechanical Engineering, ; Naval Architecture, ; Emeritus Professor, Porter, Dwight (1 autographed letter, 1 autograph): Mathematics, ; Civil Engineering, ; Emeritus Professor, Pritchett, Henry S. (1 autograph, 1 photograph): President, and Page 12 -

13 Puffer, William L (2 autographs): Physics, ; Electrical Engineering, Rambeau, Adolph (2 autographs): Modern Languages, Richards, Ellen H. (Several autographs and additional items): First woman graduate, SB 1873; Chemistry, Richards, Robert H. (Several autographs, photographs, and additional items): Class of 1868; Chemistry, ; Mining and Metallurgy, ; Emeritus Professor, Riley, J. C. (1 autograph): Mechanical Engineering, ; Emeritus Professor, 1942 Ripley, W. Z. (1 autograph): Economics, Robbins, A. G. (1 autograph): Civil Engineering, ; Emeritus Professor, Rogers, William Barton (1 autograph, 3 photographs): Founder of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology; President, , Rotch, Arthur Lawrence (1 autograph, 2 photographs): Architecture, Runkle, John D. (1 autograph): President, Schwamb, Peter (1 autograph): Mechanical Engineering, ; Emeritus Professor, Sedgwick, William T. (1 autograph, 2 autographed letters, additional item): Biology, Shedd, Robert S. (2 autographs, 1 autographed letter): Architecture, Skinner, J. J. (1 autograph): Mathematics, and and Page 13 -

14 Smith, Harrison W. (1 autograph): Physics, ; Electrical Engineering, Smith, J. W. (1 autograph): Mechanical Engineering, Smith, W. Lincoln (1 autographed letter): Physics, ; Electrical Engineering, Spear, E. B. (1 autograph): Chemistry, Spofford, C. M. (1 autograph): Civil Engineering, , ; Emeritus Professor, Stanwood, J. H. (2 autographs): Civil Engineering, Swain, G. F. (2 autographs): Civil Engineering, , Sumner, J. O. (1 autograph): Architecture, ; Emeritus Professor, Talbot, Henry P. (2 autographs, 1 photograph): Chemistry, , ; Admissions Committee, ; Dean of Students, Tyler, Harry W. (1 autograph): Mathematics, ; Secretary of the Faculty, , ; Emeritus Professor, Vogel, Frank (2 autographs): Modern Languages, ; Emeritus Professor, Walker, Francis Amasa (4 autographs, 3 photographs, and additional items): President, Walker, William H. (1 autograph): Chemistry, , ; Chemical Engineering, , Warren, C. H. (1 autograph): Geology, Webster, A. G. (1 autograph): Physicist, Lowell Institute Lecturer, and and and Page 14 -

15 Wendell, George V. (1 autograph, 2 autographed letters, 1 photograph): Physics, Wheeler, Fred (1 autographed note, 1 photograph): Military Science, White, Franklin W. (2 autographs): Biology, Whitehouse, Albert (1 autograph): Physical Training, Wigglesworth, George (1 autograph): Treasurer, ; Corporation member, Willard, Charles F. (1 autographed letter): Naval Architecture, Williams, Francis H. (2 autographs): Class of 1873 Woodbridge, S. H. (1 autograph, 1 autographed note): Physics, ; Emeritus Professor, Woodbury, Charles H. (1 autographed letter): Art student, and and and Page 15 -