James Rhyne Killian speaking at Alumni Day banquet, 1955

Object summary

Title: James Rhyne Killian speaking at Alumni Day banquet, 1955
Object ID: GCP-00013872
Date made: 1955-06-13
Place made: United States, Massachusetts, Boston, Statler Hotel
Object type: Photograph
Major collection: MIT History
Named collection: Biographical/Subject Files Collection
On view: No

Description

James Rhyne Killian speaks from the podium at the head table during the Alumni Day banquet, 1955. Stamps on verso read "Technology Review", "Jun 1955". Original caption 1: "Alumni Day Banquet, Hugh S. Ferguson, J. R. Killian - speaking, J. A. Stratton - forehead only, Shields Warren, McLean '05". Original caption 2: "Dr. James R. Killian, Chairman of the M.I.T. Corporation, speaks at President's Banquet for Official Delegates in the Statler-Hilton."