American Technion Society, Boston Chapter, Women’s Division Records
Scope and Content Note
The American Technion Society, Boston Chapter, Women’s Division Collection contains records of the organization for the years 1975-1991. These materials include correspondence, mailings, speeches, notes, minutes, news clippings, photographs, and documents pertaining to the National Board Meeting held on April 25, 1990.
Dates
- undated, 1975-1991
Creator
- American Technion Society, Boston Chapter, Women’s Division (Organization)
Language of Materials
The collection is in English.
Access Restrictions
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Use Restrictions
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Historical Note
The American Technion Society is an organization that was founded in 1940 with the purpose of aiding the technological advancement of Israel. It achieved this by helping the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, and ensuring its ability to be at the forefront of research and teaching of science and technology. The Technion itself was founded in 1912 and held its first classes in 1924, offering degrees in engineering and the sciences.
The Women’s Division of the American Technion Society was subsequently founded in 1956 to help support the work and development of Technion-Israel Institute of Technology by focusing on three main national programs: faculty recruitment, medical engineering, and student aid. In the 1970s, the group took a special interest in supporting the Medical Engineering Project in the Medical School, raising funds for its Biomedical Engineering Program, a field which had quickly grown since 1968.The Boston Chapter of the Women’s Division was founded in 1961.
References
- Materials from the collection.
- Technion Israel Institute of Technology. “Fast Facts.” http://www1.technion.ac.il/en/about> May 31, 2012
- Department of Biomedical Engineering Technion, Israel. “About BME.” http://www.bm.technion.ac.il/Pages/Information_BME_Department.aspx> May 31, 2012
Chronology
- 1912
- Technion Israel Institute of Technology founded
- 1924
- The first classes held at the newly completely Technion in Haifa.
- 1940
- American Technion Society founded.
- 1956
- The Women’s Division of the American Technion Society founded.
- 1961
- The Boston Chapter of the Women’s Division of the American Technion Society is established.
Extent
0.25 linear feet (1 manuscript box)
Abstract
The American Technion Society was founded in 1940 as an organization to aid the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, with the goal to aid the technological and scientific advancement of Israel. The Women’s Division, which was founded in 1956, did so by focusing its efforts on three main national programs: faculty recruitment, medical engineering, and student aid. Beginning in the 1970s, special interest was given to the Medical Engineering Project in the Medical School, a cause of importance to the Boston Chapter of the Women’s Division. The collection contains correspondence, mailings, speeches, notes, minutes, news clippings, photographs, and documents pertaining to the National Board Meeting held on April 25, 1990.
Physical Location
Located in Boston, Mass.
Acquisition Information
Acquisition information is unknown.
Processing Information
Processed by Kelsey Sawyer, 2012
- Title
- Guide to the American Technion Society, Boston Chapter, Women's Division Records, I-434
- Author
- Processed by Kelsey Sawyer
- Date
- 2012
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Wyner Family Jewish Heritage Center at American Ancestors Repository