Henry Brooke Letter and Flyer,
Scope and Content
The collection contains a letter by Henry Brooke to Editor Colliery Engineer about an article written by Otto C. Burkhart, Professor of Mining Engineering at Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College (now Virginia Tech), written in March 1893. Brooke also writes about telescopes used in surveying and mentions the inclusion of technical drawings, which are not included in the collection. There is also a New York watermark.
Also, included in the collection is an Announcement for the School of Mines at Virginia Polytechnic Institute. The announcement contains a program of study, list of faculty, cost of attendance, and pictures of mining laboratories in. There is no date on the announcement. However, due to the list of faculty and the addition of a fifth year to the program of study in 1910-11 school year, which this announcement only has four years, the date is estimated between 1908 and 1910.
Dates
- Creation: 1893, c.1909
Creator
- Brooke, Henry (Person)
Access Restrictions
Collection is open for research.
Use Restrictions
Permission to publish material from Henry Brooke Letter must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.
Biographical Note
Henry Brooke was an employee of the Spring Mt. Glendon and Mt. Carmel Collieries, Machine Shops and Foundry of Jeansville, Pennsylvania.
Full Extent
0.1 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collection consists of a letter written March 1893 from Brooke to Editor Colliery Engineer about an article written by Otto C. Burkhart.
Arrangement
Material in this collection are arranged in chronological order, undated materials are at the beginning.
Acquisition Information
This collection was acquired by Newman Library prior to 1949.
Processing Information
The processing, arrangement, and description of the Henry Brooke Letter was completed prior to 2010. Additional description was completed in December 2010.
- Title
- A Guide to the Henry Brooke Letter and Flyer, 1893, c.1909
- Status
- Completed
- Subtitle
- A Collection in Special Collections
- Author
- Stephanie Wenger
- Date
- ©2010 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. All rights reserved.
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections, Virginia Tech Repository
Special Collections, University Libraries (0434)
560 Drillfield Drive
Newman Library, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg Virginia 24061 US
540-231-6308
specref@vt.edu