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...
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.
Business cards; Mitsubishi Kasei Kōgyō Kabushiki Kaisha
The business card of Hiroshi Hamada, manager of the New York liaison office of Mitsubishi Chemical Industries Limited. An address and phone number in original handwriting are written on the back of the card.
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.
College teachers; Engineering; Engineers; Universities and colleges; Tōkyō Daigaku
A list of engineering faculty on 21 March 1950 at the University of Tokyo. The date is in original handwriting. The list contains an original edit mark.
College teachers; Teaching; Research; Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Radiation Laboratory; Tōkyō Daigaku
Mr. F. A. Polkinghorn, of the CCS (Civil Communications Section), writes Dr. Eells comparing the number of MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) professors, research assistants, and teaching hours to those of Tokyo University. Polkinghorn's...
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...
Cost; Automobiles; United States. Far East Command
A cost study on the operation of an automobile. The cost study is in Polkinghorn's original handwriting. The back of page 2 contains a message from General Headquarters, Far East Command, regarding the extension of duty of Allen H. Nicol and...
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...
An invitation for Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Protzman and their family to a bugaku performance at the Shinjuku National Gardens. The invitation contains original handwriting.
Japan; Engineers; Van Zandt, Howard F.; Sarasohn, Homer, 1916-2001; Back, George I. (George Irving), 1894-1972; Teletype
Frank Polkinghorn lists the men who were in Japan with him and their positions. A person by the name of Colonel J. Lattin is also listed. The list is in Polkinghorn's original handwriting. The back of the page is a partial document examining...
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...
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...
