Philip Walter Henry papers
Scope and Contents
The Philip Walter Henry papers (MC 75) consist of personal and business papers and memorabilia of Philip Walter Henry’s personal and business associations dating from 1881-1947. Papers reveal Henry’s life as a Civil Engineer throughout World War I, business affiliations in South and Central America, personal activities and interests, and political views expressed in letters to editors of various newspapers. This collection was once a scrapbook but dismantled, re-organized and then filed alphabetically according to the organizations and various themes (translations, articles, speeches) represented within the scrapbook.
Dates
- Created: 1881-1947
Creator
- Henry, Philip Walter, 1864-1947 (Person)
Biographical or Historical Information
Note written by J. Kuba
Extent
2.00 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection consists of personal and business papers and memorabilia beginning with a scrapbook created by Philip Walter Henry during his days as a student at R.P.I. through his career as a civil engineer.
Arrangement Note
The papers are divided into three series. Series I. Personal Papers has five subseries: A. Genealogical Information, B. Groups and Organizations, C. Translations, D. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and E. Miscellaneous. Series II. Business Papers has seven subseries: A. WWI Professional Organizations, B. Engineering Organizations, C. Economics/Business Organizations, D. Professional Work, E. Central and South American Professional Affiliations, and F. Miscellaneous Professional. Series III. Correspondence (2 volumes, bound and indexed).
- American Geographical Society
- American International Corporation
- Asphalt industry
- Asphalt industry -- United States
- Civil engineers
- Engineering
- Engineering -- South America
- Engineering -- South America -- History
- Genealogies
- Letters (correspondence)
- New York (N.Y.)
- Play (s)
- Program (s)
- Railroad engineering
- Railroads
- Railroads -- Mexico
- Railroads -- Mexico -- History
- Railroads -- United States
- Railroads -- United States -- History
- Railroads -- United States -- History -- 19th century
- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute -- Alumni and alumnae
- Scrapbooks
- Spanish poetry
- Spanish poetry -- Classical period, 1500-1700
- Spanish poetry -- Classical period, 1500-1700 -- Translations
- Author
- Jenifer J. Kuba
- Date
- 11/11/2010
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- eng
Repository Details
Part of the Institute Archives and Special Collections Repository
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Institute Archives and Special Collections
Rensselaer Libraries, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Troy NY 12180-3590 US
518 276 8340
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