Frank E. Canavaciol Papers
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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.
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Open for research without restrictions.
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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.
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Materials found in collection; there is no documentation concerning the provenance of these materials.