Purdue University and the American Railways, A Pictorial Review of Their Joint Activities in Railway Mechanical Engineering, 1892 - 1946
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: 1892 - 1946
Creator
- From the Collection: Purdue University. College of Engineering (Organization)
Language of Materials
Collection material is in English.
Access Information
The collection is open for research.
Extent
0.915 Cubic Feet (One letter-size full-width manuscript box and one legal-size full-width manuscript box)
Repository Details
Part of the Purdue University Archives and Special Collections Repository
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West Lafayette Indiana 47907 United States
765-494-2839
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