Palmer Ricketts Student Notebooks, Date acquired: 00/00/1988

Summary

Creator:
Ricketts, Palmer C. (Palmer Chamberlain), 1856-1934
Extent:
0.50 Linear Feet
Language:
English .

Background

Scope and content:

The Palmer C. Ricketts' Student notebooks (MC 31) contain a small amount of material documenting Ricketts' education and early teaching experiences at RPI, 1874-1878.  Composed of five notebooks, tthese include two student volumes of drawing exercises, and three professorial notebooks containing notes and problems in mathematics and mechanics.  The last professional notebook also includes problems regarding bridge construction.

Acquisition information:
unknown, notebooks were previously located in the Faculty/Alumni collection
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Location of this collection:
Folsom Library
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
110 Eighth St
Troy, NY 12180, United States
Link to repository site
Contact:
518-276-8340