Florida Institute of Technology
Dates
- Existence: 1958-present
- Usage: 1958 - 1966
- Usage: 1966-present
Biography
The Brevard Engineering College was founded by Jerome Keuper in 1958. In 1966,the college was renamed Florida Institute of Technology. The university has five colleges: The College of Science, the College of Engineering, the College of Aeronautics, the College of Business, and the College of Psychology and Liberal Arts.
Found in 10 Collections and/or Records:
Campus Observer Collection
Campus Observer is a newsletter made for the faculty and staff of Florida Tech. Produced by the Office of Marketing and Communications, formerly the Office of University Communications, the collection dates from 1995, when it was called Tech Talk, to 2011, the latest issue in this collection.
Florida Tech Crimson Collection
The Florida Tech Crimson is a student-run newspaper. The collection includes 831 issues dating from the second issue in 1968 to the present.
Edmund Skellings Papers
This collection includes Edmund Skellings’ materials related to academic (e.g., lecture notes, articles), literary (e.g., manuscript), business (e.g., business contacts), and personal (e.g., letters, photographs) activities from 1932 to 2015.
Edwin A. and Marion C. Link Papers
This collection includes Edwin A. and Marion C. Link’s materials related to academic (e.g., articles, speech manuscripts), business (e.g., business correspondence), exploring (e.g., logs, maps, charts) and personal (e.g., letters, photographs) activities, articles about background information, and his family’s activities from 1884 to 2018.
Frank A. Perkins Papers
The multimedia items collected and donated by Frank Perkins focus on the administrative, historical, social, and technical operations of Radiation, Inc. (1950-1967), an engineering company based in Melbourne, FL, that focused on communications electronics.
Jamie Cox Papers
The collected documents, memorabilia, photographs, and publications of Jamie Cox focus on the administrative, historical, media, social, and technical operations of Radiation, Inc.
Jensen Beach Campus Records
These records contain administrative documents related to the acquisition, closure, and sale of the Jensen Beach Campus by the Florida Institute of Technology from 1977 to 2001 as well as some documents related to the operation of the campus. The records are held within three boxes and takes up 1.34 cubic feet.
Ocean Engineering and Sciences Department Records, 1968-2001
These records contain documents related to the Ocean Engineering and Sciences Department of Florida Institute of Technology, including its precursors. The OES documents include operational records, pamphlets, and campus publications from the late 1960s through 2000.
Theta Xi Fraternity Collection
University of Melbourne Collection
This collection contains the personal papers of Ralph Borsodi, chancellor of University of Melbourne, FL, and materials relating to the University of Melbourne from 1929 to 2014.