James Rhyne Killian and the Burtons at dedication of Burton House, 1951

Object summary

Title: James Rhyne Killian and the Burtons at dedication of Burton House, 1951
Object ID: GCP-00013960
Date made: 1951-06-11
Place made: United States, Massachusetts, Cambridge, MIT, Building W51
Maker: MIT Photo Service
Object type: Photograph
Major collection: MIT History
Named collection: Biographical/Subject Files Collection
On view: No

Description

James Rhyne Killian stands between Harold H. Burton and Burton's wife in front of a plaque. Plaque text reads "Burton House". Original caption: "The Honorable Harold H. Burton, son of Dean Burton, President Killian, and Mrs. Harold H. Burton at dedication exercises naming the new dormitory for the late Alfred E. Burton (shown in the oval insert) who served as the first dean of students between 1902 and 1922." Used in: Technology Review, July 1951, p. 487.