Tag Archives: artifacts

A Spoonful of Fun!

Posted on August 3, 2018 by T.A.Gobert

I recently posted about a souvenir spoon held by the Institute Archives and Special Collections department at RPI.  Well, it’s not the only one!  The first one was produced at the very beginning of a spoon collecting craze in the … Continue reading →

Share
Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

A Silver Spoon at RPI

Posted on July 25, 2018 by T.A.Gobert

RPI’s Institute Archives and Special Collections department has a lot of cool things that you might not expect to find among our rare books, manuscripts, and Institute records.  We also have a variety of artifacts, some of which are well … Continue reading →

Share
Posted in Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute History, Troy NY, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , | 5 Comments

Lacrosse Redux

Posted on February 13, 2018 by T.A.Gobert

With the 2018 Winter Olympic Games underway, this is a good time to highlight a recent acquisition in the Institute Archives and Special Collections: a lacrosse uniform worn in the XIV Olympiad in the summer of 1948! A few months … Continue reading →

Share
Posted in Sports, Student Life | Tagged , , , , | 2 Comments

A Symbol of the Office: GM 1884

Posted on April 16, 2015 by T.A.Gobert

It’s no secret that the Grand Marshal is symbolized by a top hat – the GM even writes a column by that title in the Polytechnic. But other symbols of the office are less well known, such as the cane … Continue reading →

Share
Posted in Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute History, Student Life | Tagged , , | 4 Comments

former club & curious artifact

Posted on June 12, 2009 by svr1824

This topic combines two of my archival curiosities — RPI artifacts and former RPI clubs.  The artifact is a molded plastic triangle with circuit symbols in relief and a black inset triangle with the gold letters L/R/C.  The former club … Continue reading →

Share
Posted in Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute History, RPI Trivia | Tagged , , , , | 3 Comments