By Mary A. Sego, 2009
Title: William J. Cable papers, 1954-1958
Primary Creator: Cable, William J.
Extent: 0.2 Cubic feet. More info below.
Arrangement: The first folder is arranged chronologically and by item type and in the second folder the photographs are arranged by size.
Date Acquired: 03/22/2007
Subjects: General Electric Company, Mathematics, Purdue University
Forms of Material: Black-and-white photographs, Personal papers, Postcards
Languages: English
William J. Cable took part in the G. E. Fellowship in Mathematics for Secondary Teachers in 1955 at Purdue University. The objective of the program was to increase the Fellow’s knowledge and understanding of mathematics and its application; to stimulate the Fellow’s enthusiasm for the teaching of high school mathematics; to encourage and help the Fellows in counseling high school students to take mathematics courses; to provide the Fellows with specific mathematical ideas and materials for use inside and outside the classroom; to interest the Fellows in continuing to grow in their understanding and appreciation of mathematics and to increase their effectiveness as teachers and counselors. The six-week session was devoted to three courses (Mathematics 526 – Applied Mathematical Analysis, Mathematics 550 – Elements of Mathematical and Applied Statistics, Mathematics 585 – Algebra and Geometry as Mathematical Systems), a seminar (on teaching and counseling), together with inspection trips to the General Electric Plant in Fort Wayne, Indiana and to various laboratories of Purdue University. Some special lectures were also arranged. The program was under the direction of Professor H. F. S. Jonah, and a teaching staff of members of the Purdue Department of Mathematics and the Statistical Laboratory. Graduate credit was given for each of the courses.
William J Cable taught at the University of Wisconsin-Steven Point from 1962-1992.
Repository: Purdue University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections
Alternate Extent Statement: 2 folders
Access Restrictions: Collection is open for research.
Physical Access Note: Papers and photographs are in good condition.
Acquisition Source: William J. Cable
Acquisition Method: Donation
Preferred Citation: MSP 36, William J. Cable papers, Archives and Special Collections, Purdue University Libraries
Finding Aid Revision History: Revised 2/24/2010
Other URL: http://collections.lib.purdue.edu/fa/pdf/cable_william.pdf
2. Photographs of the Purdue campus and participants in the G. E. Fellowships in Mathematics for Secondary School Teachers, 1955
Thirty 5 x 3 ½ photographs of the Purdue campus and the participants of the G.E. Mathematics Fellowship
[includes shots of Hovde Hall, Residence Hall “X”, the Recitation Building, smokestack, ENAD, Elliott Hall of Music, Memorial Union, outside shots of campus, Cary Quad, the Lambert Fieldhouse, University Hall, a building being built and photographs of participants of the G.E. Mathematics Fellowship]
Six 5 ½ x 3 ½ postcards
[aerial shots of campus and Ross Ade Stadium, resident hall “X”, outside shot of the Elliott Hall of Music, two outdoor shots of the Memorial Union]
Four 5 ½ x 3 ½ photographs of the participants of the G.E. Mathematics Fellowship
[no names noted on photographs]
Two 9 ½ x 7 photographs
[participants of the G. E. Mathematics Fellowship and an inside shot of the Elliott Hall of Music]
