Engineering

Scope and Contents The collection contains estimates, proposals and designs for bridge projects in 19 New York towns, mostly in the vicinity of Syracuse, New York. The two folio volumes [one large, one smaller] are engineer’s bridge design notebooks most likely compiled in Syracuse, New York, c. 1871-1884 where the Howard Soule Jr. had his association; they consist of pencil sketches, entry notes and calculations with illustrations, estimates and costs. These two volumes document his estimates and proposals...

Scope and Contents

The collection material consists of three research pamphlets unrelated to each other except by age.

Abstract

The material in this collection consists of a scrapbook, photographs, award certificates, publications and memorabilia that were collected from the office of Robert D. Stout, Lehigh professor at Materials Science and Engineering and turned over to Special Collections.

Abstract The collection consists of twenty-one paper tools used to calculate time zone, temperature, and measurements. They were predominantly made in the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s as analog aids before the invention of digital calculators. Some items are dynamic with moving wheels and slide rules, while others are simple pamphlets. They are methods of data visualization which allow for quick and easy access to information without the need to do mental calculations. Their small sizes made them...