Letters; Banks and banking; Bank loans; Trees; Bodies of water; Property; Housing
Charles W. Protzman, Sr. writes Mr. and Mrs. Kegley thanking them for their May 15th letter, and expresses his hope that it will not be too long before they will be able to live at his property. Protzman shares that he chose the property because...
Letters; Learning; Lectures and lecturing; Japan; Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Radiation Laboratory; Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Bell Telephone Laboratories; Harvard University; Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers; Travel;...
A letter from an unnamed author expressing gratitude for the information he learned the previous year. He writes that the kind and thoughtful talking, along with the atmosphere of the office, made the author feel as though he had been in America. ...
Japan; Japan - History - Allied occupation, 1945-1952; Lectures and lecturing; Learning; Education; College students; College teachers; Engineers; Industrial management
Frank Polkinghorn writes about his time in Japan during the allied occupation. He shares his observation of the Japanese educational system and how it impeded on the occupation's policy to push the Japanese toward self-support. The document is in...
Letters; Associations, institutions, etc.; Learning; Congresses and conventions; Meetings; Management; Lectures and lecturing; Sarasohn, Homer, 1916-2001; Associations, institutions, etc. - Membership; Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers;...
Three excerpts from letters discussing an industrial management course. A memorandum from Frank A. Polkinghorn of the Institute of Radio Engineers to the members of the region 2 committee, regarding the joint Student's Activities Day. The...
Lectures and lecturing; Bronk, Detlev W. (Detlev Wulf), 1897-1975; Adams, Roger, 1889-1971; Jeffries, Zay, b. 1888; Rabi, I. I. (Isidor Isaac), 1898-1988; Stakman, E. C. (Elvin Charles), 1885-1979; Daiichi Hoteru, Kabushiki Kaisha
A list of scientists from the second U. S. scientific mission to Japan held at the Dai Ichi Building on November 29, 1948. The visiting scientists consist of: Detlev Bronk, Roger Adams, Zay Jeffries, Isidor Rabi, and Elvin Stakman. The list is in...
The salary and date of appointment for Frank Polkinghorn's position as chief research engineer in Japan and his expenses. The document contains computations and is in Polkinghorn's original handwriting.
A list of various Japanese communications associations. "To: Mr. Gonzalez" is handwritten on the top of the page in pencil. The list is in original handwriting.
Capacitors; Authorship; Publishers and publishing; Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers
A list of citations on condensers. The list is written in Polkinghorn's original handwriting. A list of amendments to the master list of frequencies assigned for use by the Japanese government is listed on the back of the page.
A list of university laboratories with the number of employed scientists, assistants, and other personnel. The list is in Polkinghorn's original handwriting. The back of the page contains a map of Japanese landforms.
A list of Japanese universities with electrical technology programs and their number of students and faculty. The scans of the backs of pages 10 and 11 were rotated 180 degrees. The document is in Polkinghorn's original handwriting.
The names of Association of the Advancement of Electrical Engineering Education members and their companies. There is also a list of Association meeting dates and objectives to be carried out. The document is in original handwriting.
American Institute of Electrical Engineers; Institute of Radio Engineers; Letters; Engineers; Associations, institutions, etc.; Denki Gakkai (1888); Denki Tsūshin Gakkai
Some excerpts from letters written in 1951 regarding the efforts to reestablish relationships with the IRE (Institute of Radio Engineers) and AIEE (American Institute of Electrical Engineers). The backs of pages 1 and 2 contain a memorandum from...
Political science; Telecommunication; United States; Dinners and dining; Yamada, Setsuo; Politicians
Frank Polkinghorn lists the members of the Japanese Diet, who visited the United States in the fall of 1951, as part of a mission of the telecommunications committee. It is in Polkinghorn's original handwriting. The back of the page contains a...
Denki Tsūshin Gakkai; Meetings; Associations, institutions, etc. - Membership
An excerpt announcing the election of an honorary member to the Denki Tsūshin Gakkai. The honorary member may refer to Frank Polkinghorn. The document is in Polkinghorn's original handwriting. The back of the page contains a memorandum from...
Some complimentary excerpts concerning the briefings given at the engineering education museum. The document is in Polkinghorn's original handwriting. The back of the page contains a memorandum from Frank A. Polkinghorn.
An excerpt expressing appreciation for the valuable work and suggestions of the Americans to the Japanese communications industry. The document is in Polkinghorn's original handwriting. The back of the page contains a table of "alternative...
