Program, "…The Western Railway Club…, Program of Excursion, Chicago and Lafayette, Indiana, Shops of Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville Railway, and Purdue University," Tuesday, April 19, 1898
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 6
Identifier: UA 89, Series 1, Sub-Series 2, Sub-Group 1, Item 6
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
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.
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
- April 19, 1898
Language of Materials
From the Collection:
Collection material is in English.
Access Information
The collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Sub-Group: 0.363 Cubic Feet (One letter-size full-width manuscript box)
Creator
- From the Collection: Purdue University. College of Engineering (Organization)
Repository Details
Part of the Purdue University Archives and Special Collections Repository
Contact:
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West Lafayette Indiana 47907 United States
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504 Mitch Daniels Boulevard
West Lafayette Indiana 47907 United States
765-494-2839
archives@purdue.edu