R.P.I. Sings [Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York]

1953 first edition Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (Troy, New York), 8 1/2 x 11 1/8 inches tall paperbound in color covers, illustrated with black-and-white photographs from the university, [7], 215 pp. Slight soiling, rubbing and edgewear to covers. Otherwise, a very good copy - clean, bright and unmarked - of this scarce songbook and glimpse of RPI campus life a half century ago. OCLC has no listings. ~SP21~ A rare collection of songs from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, or RPI, a private research university located in Troy, New York, with two additional campuses in Hartford and Groton, Connecticut. RPI was founded in 1824 by Stephen van Rensselaer and Amos Eaton for the 'application of science to the common purposes of life' and is described as the oldest technological university in the English-speaking world. Illustrated with nine black-and-white photographs. Contents: Songs of Rensselaer; Songs of Other Colleges; Old Favorites; Western and Sea Songs; Patriotic Songs; Spiritual and Religious Songs; Fraternity Songs; Alphabetic Index.…