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Meikle, G. Stanley (George Stanley), 1886-1960
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1886 - 1960
Biographical Information
George Stanley Meikle was appointed the first director of the Department of Research Relations with Industry at Purdue University in 1927 by Edward C. Elliott. He surveyed Indiana industries to determine how Purdue could best assist them. Meikle's research helped establish what is now the Purdue Research Foundation (PRF) on December 30, 1930. Meikle was named PRF's first Director of Research and later named Vice President in 1954.
Citation:
Topping, R. W. (1988). A Century and Beyond: The History of Purdue University. Purdue University Press.MSF 263, G. Stanley Meikle papers
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G. Stanley Meikle papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSF 263
Scope and Contents
The G. Stanley Meikle papers outline contributions Meikle made to the Purdue Research Foundation as well as published works concerning his professional career at Purdue University. Personal items are included in the collection such as a briefcase owned by G. Stanley Meikle as well as documentation of his professional contacts with members of industry. An unpublished personal memoir of Meikle's time at Purdue, describes his interactions with Edward C. Elliott as well as other Purdue faculty...
Dates:
1926 - 1956