Wright, Austin, 1904-1979

Scope and Contents note From the Series: Containing primarily meeting minutes and publications, this series comprises slightly more than one-half of a box (0.5 cubic feet). It exclusively documents non-Schatz activities. Folders are arranged alphabetically by topic, then by date. The Educational Policy Committee existed to reiterate the educational point of view, as opposed to the financial view, to the university administration. These papers are related to the work of Provost Elliott Dunlap Smith, who chaired the...

Overview Between 1937 and 1992, a series of four books were written on the history of Carnegie Mellon: “The Story of Carnegie Tech: 1900-1935” by Arthur Tarbell (1937), “The Story of Carnegie Tech, II: The Doherty Administration” by Glen Cleeton (1965), “The Warner Administration at Carnegie Institute of Technology” by Austin Wright (1973), and “Evolution of a National Research University, 1965-1990: The Stever Administration and the Cyert Years at Carnegie Mellon” by Ludwig Schaefer (1992). This...