Letter from Thomas Burke (December 20, 1778) sent from Philadelphia to an unnamed correspondent and discussing the withdrawal by Congress of two Continental currency issues (May 20, 1777 and April 11, 1778) from circulation because of British counterfeiting.
Photograph album of projects completed by the Victor Mendoza Company, Engineers, 1922. The album contains both Spanish and English writings and translations.
Scrapbook maintained by Wilber Fay Parsons, Rensselaer Class of 1921. The scrapbook includes newspaper clippings concerning Rensselaer and local history, Rensselaer ephemera, grade reports, etc.
This RPI field notebook, kept by William Schneider, Class of 1912, was used for a hydrographical survey on the Hudson River in New York, and for a topographical survey in Bennington, Vermont. Included in this notebook are survey readings, small drawn maps, tide gages, and flow readings of the Hudson River, motor ratings, and more.
Wilma K. Smith was a Pennsylvania native whose family migrated to Penn Yan during her childhood and who attended the Rochester Business Institute (RBI) in the early 1920s. This collection consists of a single scrapbook that Smith maintained during her time at RBI, through her post-graduation life up to her wedding day. The scrapbook includes autographs from her classmates at RBI, programs and memorabilia from events she attended, newspaper clippings, calling cards, greeting cards, and business cards.
This poster advertised a weekend event including film showings, workshops, and lectures regarding women in history, feminism, and women's rights.
One 4x5" artist's book containing a small plastic box of transparent sheets, approximately 1x1.5" each. Contents are described as "World libraries of artist'books collected in edible microcard form.(24) To Consume before the meal." Published in Charleroi, Belgium.
