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Historical Indexes to American Engineering Sources

Access: Publicly available resource

Description: Text-searchable indexes to prominent journals in engineering, mining, gas exploration, railroads, and building issued in the mid-1800s to the early 1900s. Indexes available include:

  • Engineering news (1874 to 1917).
  • Index of Subjects Dealt with in the Proceedings of the American Railway Bridge and Building Association (1891 to 1920).
  • Proceedings of the American Gas Institute (1906 to 1915).
  • Street Railway Journal (Oct. 1884 to Dec. 1903).
  • Transactions of the American Institute of Mining Engineers (1871-1904).
  • Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers (1867 to 1920).
  • Transactions. American Institute of Electrical Engineers (1884 to 1910).


Coverage: 19th and 20th Centuries

Subject(s):
Applied Sciences, Engineering & Technology
Publicly Available Resources

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