We recently received an item that is part of an interesting story with a connection to an important alum. The item is a zither — yes, a zither. It’s a complex musical instrument that was quite familiar a hundred years ago. This was the first time I had seen one outside of a museum. The [...]
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more new old stuff
Posted in RPI Trivia, Troy NY, tagged donations, RPI alumni, musical instruments, Garnet Douglass Baltimore on January 27, 2009 | 4 Comments »
new old stuff
Posted in Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute History, tagged Calculus, donations, RPI students, student traditions on January 27, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I mentioned previously that we rely on donors to acquire new material for our collections. In this post, I will highlight our latest acquisition.
Recently Mr. Cox left this comment on the blog:
I live in Seattle Wa. and i found an old calculus book at a garage sale. It is ” practical treatise on the differential [...]
Mystery Image #12
Posted in unidentified photographs, tagged beer signs, mystery image, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, RPI students on January 16, 2009 | 6 Comments »
The holidays have passed, spring semester work has commenced and winter couldn’t get any worse. Blah. This probably won’t cure the doldrums, but it may entertain you for a moment. I thought of inviting captions for this one, but I don’t want to divert attention from an actual identification. My best guess for the beer [...]
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