Description
Edward Cecil "Ned" Barrett was for many years the only business officer of the California Institute of Technology and of its
forerunner institution, Throop University/Polytechnic Institute. The collection contains historical and administrative documents
relating to the early years of Caltech and Throop, as well as correspondence of Caltech's founders and early leaders, including
A. A. Noyes, James A. B. Scherer, Arthur Fleming, George Ellery Hale, and Robert A. Millikan.
Background
Edward Cecil "Ned" Barrett was born March 20, 1880, in Springfield, Massachusetts. As a boy, he moved with his family to Iowa,
where he attended the University of Iowa, receiving a bachelor's degree in 1906. In 1911 he began his long tenure at Caltech--then
still Throop Polytechnic--as business agent and secretary to the Board of Trustees. He became assistant treasurer to the Board
in 1912 and was appointed lecturer in business law in 1914. He was secretary of the Executive Council during the whole period
of that body's existence under the leadership of Robert A. Millikan, from 1921 to 1945. In 1934 Barrett was named comptroller
of the Institute.
Restrictions
Copyright may not have been assigned to the California Institute of Technology Archives. All requests for permission to publish
or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Caltech Archivist. Permission for publication is given on behalf
of the California Institute of Technology Archives as the owner of the physical items and, unless explicitly stated otherwise,
is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the reader.
Availability
The collection is open for research. Researchers must apply in writing for access.