Box 4a
Container
Contains 3 Collections and/or Records:
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...
Dates:
1859 - 1995
Profiles of Grades Made in Early Railway Surveys in Ohio, 1859 - 1869
Sub-Group — Box: 4a
Identifier: UA 89, Series 1, Sub-Series 2, Sub-Group 4
Scope and Contents
Profiles of grades made in early railway surveys in Ohio. Includes 13 rolled maps.
Dates:
1859 - 1869
Mechanical Engineering, 1859 - 2017
Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 89, Series 1
Scope and Contents
With Mechanical Engineering being the first School to be established within the College of Engineering, this series contains some of the oldest historical information, including the history behind some of the earliest laboratories established on campus.
Dates:
1859 - 2017