Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Institute Publications Collection is an umbrella for hundreds of titles published by Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute schools, departments, and student organizations.  These include college catalogs (published under a variety of titles over the years); Institute bulletins, newsletters, programs, calendars, news releases, and  promotional materials; alumni bulletins, magazines, and directories; student, faculty, and staff directories; guides, handbooks, and manuals; reports; songbooks;...

Scope and Contents

This compilation includes a wide variety of printed materials produced at Rensselaer throughout the 19th century, such as promotional materials, general announcements about academic programs, reports on proposed curriculum changes, a copy of the act of incorporation and bylaws governing the school, the semi-centennial anniversary program, a catalog of library materials, information on an early endowment campaign, circulars, and related materials.