Box 4
Container
Contains 8 Results:
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
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...
Dates:
1859 - 1995
Locomotive Laboratory papers and notes, 1896 - 1924
Sub-Group — Box: 4
Identifier: UA 89, Series 1, Sub-Series 2, Sub-Group 3
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...
Dates:
1896 - 1924
Papers and Notes, Engineering Laboratory, 1896 - 1897
File — Box: 4, Folder: 1
Identifier: UA 89, Series 1, Sub-Series 2, Sub-Group 3, File 1
Scope and Contents
Note on label states, "Probably from President's Office."
Dates:
1896 - 1897
Engineering Papers and Notes, 1897 - 1900
File — Box: 4, Folder: 2
Identifier: UA 89, Series 1, Sub-Series 2, Sub-Group 3, File 2
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...
Dates:
1897 - 1900
Tests on the Prosser High Economy Steam Engine, under the direction of L.V. Ludy, Professor of Experimental Engineering, 1924
File — Box: 4, Folder: 3
Identifier: UA 89, Series 1, Sub-Series 2, Sub-Group 3, File 3
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...
Dates:
1924
Notations and Photographs, Locomotive Labs, undated
File — Box: 4, Folder: 4
Identifier: UA 89, Series 1, Sub-Series 2, Sub-Group 3, File 4
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...
Dates:
undated
Purdue University College of Engineering records
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 89
Scope and Contents
The Purdue University College of Engineering records document the historical background of the College; included are many historical documents, annual reports, pamphlets, publicity, department brochures, pamphlets, and programs, newsletters, publications, alumni information and various related material.Some items of note are key historical documents from the earliest Purdue Engineering Laboratories, such as the Locomotive and Automobile Test Laboratories. Also included is...
Dates:
1859 - 2023