Scope and content Scrapbook of newspaper clippings on mechanical engineering topics. Many of the articles focus on the investigation following the explosion of the Westfield, including testimony and reports of various engineers, including a report by Thurston himself. Several other articles describe the exhibits at the Vienna International Exhibition of 1873. In creating the scrapbook, Thurston reused a ledger from the firm R.L. Thurston & Co. (1842-1844), which did engine repairs and related work for its...

Scope and content Printed Director's reports on the Sibley College of Mechanical Engineering (1885-1887), scrapbooks of newspaper and magazine clippings on the College and Thurston's statements and activities (1874-1902), and plans drawn by students for courses offered in the College on forging and machines (1889-1891). Also, an enlarged version of the cover of Scientific American, October 17, 1885, with wood engravings showing the interior and exterior of Sibley College and surrounding scenery on the Cornell...