Papers of Rankin Johnson, 1895-1910.

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Papers of Rankin Johnson, 1895-1910.

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This collection includes correspondence, letterbook, cables (coded and clear text), notes, speeches and memoranda relating to Rankin Johnson's career as engineer for the Mexican International Railroad and the Bolivia Railway Co.; major correspondents include James Metcalfe, Henry Ruhlender, James Speyer, Henry Burnett, and Herbert Knox Smith.

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University of Pittsburgh

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University of Pittsburgh

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Johnson, Rankin, 1873-1957.

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Rankin Johnson was a civil engineer who built railroads in Mexico and Bolivia and later headed a transit company in Trenton, New Jersey. He was born on October 16, 1873 at Rutland, Vermont, to James Gibson and Mary (Rankin) Johnson. His family claimed descent from John Alden and from Thomas Burgess (an officer under King Charles I of England), and they made distinguished contributions in many fields. Johnson went to school in Rutland and then to Sheffield Scientific Scho...

Yale university. Sheffield scientific school

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In 1847, Yale established the Department of Philosophy and Arts, which offered courses in philosophy, the arts, and the sciences. As the scientific fields gained in strength, the School of Applied Chemistry and the School of Engineering were developed. These schools were combined in 1854 to form the Yale Scientific School. In 1858 Joseph Earl Sheffield purchased the old Medical Institution and presented it to Yale, along with scientific apparatus and an endowment. The new school, dedicated as th...