Inventory of the Louis A. Cavalli Mechanical Engineering Photograph Collection, 1899-1909
VAM010
Descriptive Summary
| Creator: | Cavalli, Louis A., 1921-2006 |
| Title: | Louis A. Cavalli Mechanical Engineering Photograph Collection |
| Dates: | 1899-1909 |
| Abstract: | This collection contains nine black and white photographs including an image of the wood shop and several early years of Mechanical Engineering graduates. |
| Size: | 2 linear feet (9 photographs) |
| Identification: | VAM010 |
Biography of Louis A. Cavalli
Louis A. Cavalli (1921-2006), a Georgia Tech mechanical technician, collected photographs of the Georgia Tech Mechanical Engineering department and building specifications by J. S. Coon. During World War II, Cavalli worked in the US Navy shipyards; in 1948 he moved his family to Georgia. A welder by trade, Cavalli retired from the Mechanical Engineering department of Georgia Tech in 1983.
The study of mechanical engineering was relatively new at the end of the 19th century. It was necessitated by the rapidly expanding need for manufacturing all types of products in the early wake of the industrial revolution. So when Georgia Tech opened its doors in 1888, the sole degree offered was Mechanical Engineering, with a curriculum modeled after the hands-on trade school of Worcester Free Institute as opposed to the engineering analyses of Boston Tech (now Massachusetts Institute of Technology).
The first chair of the mechanical engineering department was John Saylor Coon, a charter member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. He worked in the mining and minerals industry before becoming a professor at the University of Tennessee in 1888 and at Georgia Tech in 1889. Coon also eventually became superintendent of the commercial Tech shops.
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Description
The Louis A. Cavalli Mechanical Engineering Photograph Collection contains nine black and white photographs. The items in this collection illustrate early years of Georgia Tech and most relate specifically to the Mechanical Engineering department, including an image of the wood shop and several early years of Mechanical Engineering graduates. Box 2 houses oversized materials; several of these items are fragile.
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Restrictions
Restrictions: Access
None.
Restrictions: Use
Permission to publish materials from this collection must be obtained from the Head of Archives and Special Collections.
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Related Material
Manuscript materials were separated and catalogued as the John Saylor Coon Building Specifications MS010.
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Subject Headings
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Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Please cite Louis A. Cavalli Mechanical Engineering Photograph Collection VAM010, Archives, Library and Information Center, Georgia Institute of Technology.
Provenance
Louis A. Cavalli, a Georgia Tech mechanical technician, kept photographs and building specifications written by J. S. Coon in his home until he donated them to the School of Mechanical Engineering in April 1985. The School then donated this collection to the Archives in September 1985 (Accession 1986.0113).
Processing Information
Mandi D. Johnson processed these photographs in March 2009.
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Other Finding Aids
A print copy of this finding aid is available in the Georgia Tech Archives reading room.
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Image List
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | Wood Shop, 1900 | |||||||||
| VAM010-01: Wood Shop, main mechanical engineering building (machine shop in 1984), 1900 | |||||||||||
| 2 | People, undated | ||||||||||
| VAM010-02: James Stanley Moore, Class of 1891, first graduate to have a son and a grandson follow him through Georgia Tech, undated | |||||||||||
| VAM010-03: Nathaniel E. Harris, first chairman of the Georgia Tech Board of Trustees, served until his death Septmeber 21 1929, undated | |||||||||||
| VAM010-04: Man with four fish, possibly John Saylor Coon, undated | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 2 | 1 | Class of 1906, November 1905 | |||||||||
| VAM010-05: Class of 1906, taken in November 1905 when they were seniors, November 1905 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Uncle Heinie, undated | ||||||||||
| VAM010-06: "Uncle Heinie" (John Henry Henika), undated | |||||||||||
| 3 | Campus View, 1909 | ||||||||||
| VAM010-07: Partial View of the Campus and Buildings of the Georgia School of Technology, Alanta, GA [appeared in 1909-1910 Announcements] [fragile item], 1909 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Class of 1905, 1905 | ||||||||||
| VAM010-08: Class of 1905 (composite photo) [fragile item]: Prof. J.S. Coon, H.E. Eagan, W.B. Hodgson, J.D. Collins, H.J. Scales, J.C. Loyd, P.W. Thompson, Robert Gregg, E. Fowler, J.H. Howard, E.P. McGhee, L.S. Collier, 1905 | |||||||||||
| 5 | Class of 1899, 1899 | ||||||||||
| VAM010-09: Class of 1899 (composite photo) [fragile item]: Prof. J.S. Coon, W. Leigh, C.D. Terrell, P. Moses, P. Jackson, J.H. Lowe, L.R. Camp, F.C. Turner, C.M. Binford, T.M. Gibbes, J.M. Harby, C.L. Ruse (photo missing), 1899 | |||||||||||