Letters received, 1871-1882
File — Box: 1, Folder: 3
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Dascom Greene papers (MC 30) contain student lecture notebooks, and miscellaneous letters received while Greene was an RPI professor. The lectures (1852-1853) cover a variety of civil engineering topics, including strength of materials, surveying, theory of machines, constructions, etc. The miscellaneous letters discuss the U.S. Coast Survey's need for Troy latitude observations (1871-1874), and the chronograph which Greene ordered in 1882.
Dates
- Created: 1871-1882
Creator
- From the Collection: Greene, Dascom, 1825-1900 (Person)
Extent
From the Collection: 0.25 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the Institute Archives and Special Collections Repository
Contact:
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Institute Archives and Special Collections
Rensselaer Libraries, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
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518 276 8340
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110 8th Street
Institute Archives and Special Collections
Rensselaer Libraries, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Troy NY 12180-3590 US
518 276 8340
lib-archives@rpi.edu