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Railway Mechanical Engineering, 1859 - 1995

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 89, Series 1, Sub-Series 2

Scope and Contents

Purdue was one of the pioneering institutions when it came to Railway Engineering. This series contains some of the historical information pertaining to the School's establishment and the testing laboratories. There are booklet's related to the locomotive testing plants (1892 - 1895), along with a bulletin of Purdue University titled, "Opportunities for Engineers in Railroad Service," by L.A. Downs, from 1928.

A key item within this series is the publication, Purdue University and the American Railways, A Pictorial Review of Their Joint Activities in Railway Mechanical Engineering, prepared by Gilbert Amos Young, Head of the School of Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, 1928. It includesd many historical photographs.

Dates

  • Creation: 1859 - 1995

Creator

Language of Materials

From the Collection:

Collection material is in English.

Access Information

The collection is open for research.

Extent

1.614 Cubic Feet (One letter-size full-width manuscript boxes, one legal-size full-width manuscript boxes, and two flat boxes)

Additional Description

Arrangement

This sub-series is comprised of four sub-groups.
  1. Locomotive Testing Laboratory Brochures, Course Related Material and Papers
  2. Purdue University and the American Railways, A Pictorial Review of Their Joint Activities in Railway Mechanical Engineering
  3. Locomotive Laboratory Papers and Notes
  4. Profiles of Grades Made in Early Railway Surveys in Ohio

Physical Storage Information

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the Purdue University Archives and Special Collections Repository

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