{"677077":{"#nid":"677077","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Archives receives new Lyman Hall collections","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAfter months of processing work, the Georgia Tech Archives is proud to announce the digitization of hundreds of recent acquisition of numerous\u0026nbsp;materials associated with former Institute President Lyman Hall.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThis digital collection, generously donated by Mary Mikell Spence (ICS \u201983), Hall\u2019s great-granddaughter, features an intimate assortment of letters, postcards, photographs, and telegrams,\u201d said Digital Projects Specialist Katie Gentilello.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe materials cover the length of Hall\u2019s presidency, 1898 to 1905, but also stretch to 1930. To view the Archives\u2019\u0026nbsp; collection of materials associated with Hall, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/finding-aids.library.gatech.edu\/repositories\/2\/resources\/1912\u0022\u003Esimply visit our website\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHall, Tech\u2019s second president and first chair of Mathematics, served the Institute from 1896 to 1905. Among other noteworthy achievements, he hired John Heisman (namesake of college football\u2019s coveted Heisman Award) as Tech\u2019s first professional coach. Hall also oversaw construction of the Shacks, Knowles and French buildings and added four new degrees to the bourgeoning Institute\u2019s catalog: electrical, chemical, textile and general engineering.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe Lyman Hall Correspondence collection features 10 ledgers of letters addressed to various recipients, including prospective students, parents, donors, government officials, publishers, architects, and academic peers,\u201d said Gentilello.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDue to the fragile condition of the collection, archivists Archives staff\u0026nbsp;employed image processing techniques to enhance readability and contrast, facilitating transcription. Though time-consuming, the process improved accessibility through full-text indexing.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESignificant content includes: President Hall\u2019s appeal to the City of Atlanta for the paving of North Avenue; requests to city leaders and business figures for donations\u0026nbsp; to establish the French Textile School; letters to Andrew Carnegie seeking funding for the first campus library; and efforts to secure legislative support for the institution.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThis collection from the Spence family adds an amazing accompaniment to the Archives\u0027 existing Lyman Hall materials and documents the early history of the Institute\u0027s second president,\u201d said Jody Thompson, head of Archives.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETo learn more about Georgia Tech\u2019s unique and compelling history, or to schedule time for viewing materials in person in the Archives Reading Room, visit \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/library.gatech.edu\/archives\u0022\u003Ehttps:\/\/library.gatech.edu\/archives\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Donation features digital  letters, postcards, photographs, and telegrams"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAfter months of processing work, the Georgia Tech Archives is proud to announce the digitization of hundreds of recent acquisition of numerous\u0026nbsp;materials associated with former Institute President Lyman Hall.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"After months of  work, the Georgia Tech Archives is proud to announce the digitization of hundreds of materials associated with former Institute President Lyman Hall. 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