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Frank E. Canavaciol Papers

Call Number

RG.010

Dates

1935-1962, inclusive
; 1950-1960, bulk

Creator

Extent

4 Cubic Feet

Language of Materials

Materials entirely in English.

Abstract

The Frank E. Canavaciol Papers contain lecture notes and other course materials from electrical engineering courses taught by Canavaciol during the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s. This collection also includes materials from Canavaciol's involvement with the Professional Engineer Licensing Examinations, both as a question writer and grader, and other notes and related literature.

Biographical / Historical

Frank E. Canavaciol was an instructor of electrical engineering at Polytechnic from 1916 until 1966. He taught a variety of classes in the Electrical Engineering Department, ranging from entry-level 401 and 402 classes to upper level classes. During his time at Polytechnic, he also co-authored a book on the topic of Radio Phone Receiving in 1922, and was an active participant in the Professional Engineering Licensing Exams, helping to both write and review electrical engineering questions. He died in Queens in May of 1987, at the age of 91.

Arrangement

This collection is arranged into four series:

Series I: Electical Engineering Courses Series II: Professional Activities Series III: Relevant Literature Series IV: Miscellaneous

Within Series I, folders are arranged in subseries according the course number and then chronologically. All other series are arranged by subject first, and then chronologically.

Scope and Contents

This collection consists primarily of lecture notes, homework problems, and lab experiments from classes taught by Canavaciol from the mid-1930s through the 1950s. During his time at Polytechnic, Canavaciol also submitted and reviewed questions for the Professional Engineer Licensing Exam and his sample questions, answers, original test booklets, and records of his involvement from 1947- 1962 are also present. The collection also contains related literature from Canavaciol's library, primarily reprints, brochures, and manuals from companies such as AT&T, RCA, and General Electric, though there are also some larger volumes, including a course book from an extension course offered by Westinghouse. Lastly, wire samples from the Sensitive Research Instruments Corporation are also included.

Conditions Governing Access

Open for research without restrictions.

Conditions Governing Use

Permission to publish materials must be obtained from:

Poly Archives & Special Collections Bern Dibner Library of Science and Technology 5 MetroTech Center Brooklyn, NY 11201

Preferred Citation

Identification of item, date; Frank E. Canavaciol Papers; RG 010; box number; folder number or item identifier; Poly Archives at Bern Dibner Library of Science and Technology, New York University.

Location of Materials

Bern Dibner Library of Science and Technology 5 MetroTech Center Brooklyn, New York, 11201 (646) 997-3943 polyarchives@nyu.edu

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Materials found in collection; there is no documentation concerning the provenance of these materials.

Collection processed by

Sophia Dahab

About this Guide

This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2023-08-22 10:07:16 -0400.
Using Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language: English (eng)

Revisions to this Guide

November 2021: Finding aid revised and edited by Zoe Blecher-Cohen, Mandy Abokhair, and Aileen Thong in 2021 to update the institutional change from NYU-Poly to NYU and for compliance with DACS Required Elements for Archival Description.

Repository

Poly Archives at the Bern Dibner Library of Science and Technology, NYU Libraries
Poly Archives at Bern Dibner Library of Science and Technology
Bern Dibner Library of Science and Technology
5 MetroTech Center
Brooklyn, NY 11201