Content Description From the Collection: The William Otis Hotchkiss Presidential records span the years 1935-1943, when Hotchkiss held the office of President of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. The records depict RPI's concern and need to prepare for World War II through the numerous files dealing with the various Defense Programs at RPI. Three files labelled "Albany Medical College" discuss the c. 1938 proposed, but rejected, merger of R. P.I. with Albany Medical College. This early anticipation of a possible collaboration in a...