Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Organization
Dates
- Existence: 1861-present
- Existence: 1861
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Louis B. Puffer photograph albums
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: MC 85
Abstract
Seven photograph albums and a few loose images taken by Louis Blackmer Puffer, RPI Class of 1909.
Dates:
Created: 1905-1914 and undated; Other: Date acquired: 09/01/2017
Palmer Ricketts Student Notebooks
Collection
Identifier: MC 31
Scope and Contents
The Palmer C. Ricketts' Student notebooks (MC 31) contain a small amount of material documenting Ricketts' education and early teaching experiences at RPI, 1874-1878. Composed of five notebooks, tthese include two student volumes of drawing exercises, and three professorial notebooks containing notes and problems in mathematics and mechanics. The last professional notebook also includes problems regarding bridge construction.
Dates:
Other: Date acquired: 00/00/1988
RPI Student sketchbooks
Collection — sketchbooks
Identifier: AC 14
Scope and Contents
The RPI Student Sketch Book Collection (AC 14) is a conglomeration of student sketch books and drawings from varied accessions and donors.
The "pre-computer" course of study required a great amount of hands-on drawing, often in the form of a final sketch book. Though these drawings span from 1864 to 1952, they are similar in nature. Courses requiring final projects in this form included Geometrical, Topographical and Machine Drawing. These courses...
Dates:
Created: 1864-1952