Scope and Contents From the Collection: These materials (MC 61), arranged chronologically, provide a small but fascinating view of RPI and the Capital area, ca. 1850. The typed extracts of Allen's letters contain descriptions of RPI noted while Allen was a student and a faculty member, including education, the death of Pres. 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. Johns and...