Inauguration of Howard W. Johnson, 1966

Object summary

Title: Inauguration of Howard W. Johnson, 1966
Object ID: GCP-00015002
Date made: 1966-10-07
Place made: United States, Massachusetts, Cambridge, MIT
Object type: Photograph
Major collection: MIT History
Named collection: Biographical/Subject Files Collection
On view: No

Description

Black and white photograph of Elizabeth Johnson, right, and her husband Howard W. Johnson greeting undergraduates at an event to celebrate his inaguration as MIT president. Original caption: "The final event of the week was an inauguration party for undergraduates in the Student Center and Du Pont Center gymnasium. Some 2,000 students and their 'dates' arrived, and it may have been the largest single gathering of undergraduates in the history of M.I.T." Used in: Technology Review, 1966.