Box 4
Container
Contains 12 Collections and/or Records:
Papers, 1894 - 1939
Series — Box: 4
Identifier: MSA 96, Series 3
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Lawrence A. Downs papers include a thesis with specification drawings, seven albums of news clippings documenting Downs's time working with the Central Illinois Railroad, and a scrapbook documenting his time at Purdue.
Dates:
1894 - 1939
Downs, Lawrence Aloysius (1894). Maintenance of Existing Railroads, a thesis submitted to the faculty of Purdue University for the degree of Bachelor of Civil Engineering (B.C.E.) , June 1894
File — Box: 4, Folder: 1
Identifier: MSA 96, Series 3, File 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Lawrence A. Downs papers include a thesis with specification drawings, seven albums of news clippings documenting Downs's time working with the Central Illinois Railroad, and a scrapbook documenting his time at Purdue.
Dates:
June 1894
Lacher, Walter S. (1923). It Is Much Better to Lead Men Than to Drive Them: Mr. Down says that no man can afford to rely entirely on native ability in directing the work of others. Railway Engineering and Maintenance, vol. 19. no. 9, September, 1923, pp. 351-353. Downs, L. A. (1927). Opportunities for Engineers in Railroad Service. Bulletin of Purdue University, vol. XXVII, no. 18, May, 1927. Lafayette, Indiana: Purdue University, 1923 - 1927
File — Box: 4, Folder: 2
Identifier: MSA 96, Series 3, File 2
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Lawrence A. Downs papers include a thesis with specification drawings, seven albums of news clippings documenting Downs's time working with the Central Illinois Railroad, and a scrapbook documenting his time at Purdue.
Dates:
1923 - 1927
Downs, Lawrence A.; Davis, Dr. Ralph Marshall (1928). Convocation Addresses, Bulletin of Purdue University, vol. XXIX, no. 1, October, 1928. Lafayette, Indiana: Purdue University, 1928
File — Box: 4, Folder: 3
Identifier: MSA 96, Series 3, File 3
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Lawrence A. Downs papers include a thesis with specification drawings, seven albums of news clippings documenting Downs's time working with the Central Illinois Railroad, and a scrapbook documenting his time at Purdue.
Dates:
1928
Downs, L. A. (1928). Problems for Business Men. Illinois Central Magazine, November, 1928, pp. 23-24, 1928
File — Box: 4, Folder: 4
Identifier: MSA 96, Series 3, File 4
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Lawrence A. Downs papers include a thesis with specification drawings, seven albums of news clippings documenting Downs's time working with the Central Illinois Railroad, and a scrapbook documenting his time at Purdue.
Dates:
1928
Downs, L. A. (1928). The Railroad and the City. Illinois Central Magazine, February, 1928, pp. 17-19, 1928
File — Box: 4, Folder: 5
Identifier: MSA 96, Series 3, File 5
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Lawrence A. Downs papers include a thesis with specification drawings, seven albums of news clippings documenting Downs's time working with the Central Illinois Railroad, and a scrapbook documenting his time at Purdue.
Dates:
1928
Front Page Color Photograph of L. A. Downs, Illinois Central Magazine, January 1929
File — Box: 4, Folder: 6
Identifier: MSA 96, Series 3, File 6
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Lawrence A. Downs papers include a thesis with specification drawings, seven albums of news clippings documenting Downs's time working with the Central Illinois Railroad, and a scrapbook documenting his time at Purdue.
Dates:
January 1929
Strong, Glynnie (1931). L. A. Downs Is Made an LL. D. Illinois Central Magazine, July 1931, pp. 10-11, 1931
File — Box: 4, Folder: 7
Identifier: MSA 96, Series 3, File 7
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Lawrence A. Downs papers include a thesis with specification drawings, seven albums of news clippings documenting Downs's time working with the Central Illinois Railroad, and a scrapbook documenting his time at Purdue.
Dates:
1931
Downs, L. A. (1932). Signs of Business Improvement. Illinois Central Magazine, October, 1932, pp. 7-8, 1932
File — Box: 4, Folder: 8
Identifier: MSA 96, Series 3, File 8
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Lawrence A. Downs papers include a thesis with specification drawings, seven albums of news clippings documenting Downs's time working with the Central Illinois Railroad, and a scrapbook documenting his time at Purdue.
Dates:
1932
Address by L. A. Downs, President, Illinois Central System - "Modern Mass Production in the Railroad Industry." Address given before the Railroad Forum of the Twenty-fifth Annual Convention of the Investment Bankers Association of America at Augusta, Georgia, December 3, 1936
File — Box: 4, Folder: 9
Identifier: MSA 96, Series 3, File 9
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Lawrence A. Downs papers include a thesis with specification drawings, seven albums of news clippings documenting Downs's time working with the Central Illinois Railroad, and a scrapbook documenting his time at Purdue.
Dates:
December 3, 1936
"Turret Lathe Work" , undated
File — Box: 4, Folder: 10
Identifier: MSA 96, Series 3, File 10
Scope and Contents
(No additional information is available.)
Dates:
undated
Lawrence A. Downs papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSA 96
Scope and Contents
The Lawrence A. Downs papers include a thesis with specification drawings, seven albums of news clippings documenting Downs's time working with the Central Illinois Railroad, and a scrapbook documenting his time at Purdue.
Dates:
1894 - 1939