Box 1

The collection is comprised of eleven original manuscripts on the History of Civil Engineering by John Rennie. Volume IV is missing from the collection. The manuscripts document the history of the civil engineering profession from its commencement in Great Britain up to the middle of the 19th century.

This volume contains a letter to Rennie, inquiring about seating for an anniversary meeting (most likely the Institution for Civil Engineers), illustrations by the author; doodles, and a listing of the total pages contained in each volume, along with an estimation of average words to a page This volume contains 60 pages.

The first page of this volume starts with a Chapter 5 at the top of the page, there is no indication of a date. This volume contains 82 pages.

This volume appears to contain 4 subject areas, with a total of 83 pages.

This volume has 15 subject areas and contains 83 pages. There is no date indicated.

This volume has 7 subject areas and contains 84 pages. There is no date indicated.