Robert Walter Kelly Diploma 1946

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Kelly, Robert Walter
Size
0.025 linear feet (1 flat folder)
Call number
MSS 00394

This collection contains a diploma for the degree of Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering received by Robert Walter Kelly from North Carolina State College of Agriculure and Engineering on 3 June 1946.

Robert Walter Kelly, originally from Merrick, New York, was a student at North Carolina State College of Agriculture and Engineering (later renamed North Carolina State University). While a student he was president of Pi Tau Sigma and Sigma Pi fraternities, among other activities. He earned a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering in 1946. He later received a masters degree from Columbia University. He had a long career in engineering, eventually becoming a senior engineer for General Electric Advanced Reactor.

Biographical/historical note

Robert Walter Kelly, originally from Merrick, New York, was a student at North Carolina State College of Agriculture and Engineering (later renamed North Carolina State University). While a student he was president of Pi Tau Sigma and Sigma Pi fraternities, among other activities. He earned a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering in 1946. He later received a masters degree from Columbia University. He had a long career in engineering, eventually becoming a senior engineer for General Electric Advanced Reactor.

Scope/content

This collection contains a diploma for the degree of Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering received by Robert Walter Kelly from North Carolina State College of Agriculure and Engineering on 3 June 1946.

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Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Robert Walter Kelly Diploma, MSS 00394, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC

Source of acquisition

Gift of Dale Kelly Chiffer, 2013 (Accession 2013.0271)

Processing information

Processed by: Todd Kosmerick, 2013 October; machine-readable finding aid by: Todd Kosmerick, 2013 October.

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Diploma 1946
Flat folder 1
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Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Robert Walter Kelly Diploma, MSS 00394, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC

Use of these materials

The nature of the NC State University Libraries' Special Collections means that copyright or other information about restrictions may be difficult or even impossible to determine despite reasonable efforts. The NC State University Libraries claims only physical ownership of most Special Collections materials.

The materials from our collections are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright law. The user must assume full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Any materials used for academic research or otherwise should be fully credited with the source.

This collection may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations. Researchers are advised that the disclosure of certain information pertaining to identifiable living individuals represented in this collection without the consent of those individuals may have legal ramifications (e.g., a cause of action under common law for invasion of privacy may arise if facts concerning an individual's private life are published that would be deemed highly offensive to a reasonable person) for which North Carolina State University assumes no responsibility.