Scope and Contents The Edward Augustus Holyoke Allen papers (MC 61), are arranged chronologically and provide a view of RPI and the Capital area in the 19th century. Typescripts of Allen's letters contain descriptions of RPI noted while Allen was a student and a faculty member, covering education, the death of President Greene's wife, and the RPI uniform. Also included are notes and observations regarding Troy and its environs, and descriptions of trips which Allen made to St....