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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Institute Archives and Special Collections

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Institute Archives and Special Collections

Folsom Library
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
110 Eighth St
Troy, NY 12180, United States
RPI’s Institute Archives documents the history of the Institute from its founding as the Rensselaer School in 1824 through to the present day, including permanent records of academic and administrative offices, documents pertaining to student clubs and organizations, and Institute publications. Special Collections are comprised of manuscript collections, rare books, pamphlets, and artifacts related to the history of science and technology. Among the department's holdings are the Roebling Collection documenting the design and construction of the Brooklyn Bridge, George M. Low's NASA papers, a substantial photograph collection, photo albums and scrapbooks highlighting student life, and biographical materials on RPI students, faculty, staff, and alumni.

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Wright, J. Milton

This item contains loose class notes for civil engineering courses taken by J. Milton Wright, Class of 1927. Topics include the Fink Roof Truss, showing a drawing of the truss structure, the scale, distance, pitch, and wind and snow loads of the truss, and the length of the roof. Also included in these notes are blueprint drawings for a concrete retaining wall design.

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Wilson, Joseph M.

Maps and drawings depicting aqueducts, watersheds, and filters in Philadelphia, including a design of Basin No.3 of the Belmont Reservoir, as well as the Perkiomen, Tohickon, and Neshaminy storage reservoirs. U.S. Geological maps in the collection include Pennsylvania, New York, Delware, and Massachusetts. Also, maps and diagrams of section tunnels, a profile of Schuylhill navigation, and consumption of water by private residents.