Railroads -- History
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 10 Collections and/or Records:
Before the Interstate Commerce Commission brief
Unprocessed Material — Communal accessions box 17
Identifier: 20130430
Dates:
January 10, 1927
Harry O. Garman papers
Collection — Communal collections box 22, Placement: 10
Identifier: MSF 141
Scope and Contents
One folder containing publications by Harry. O. Garman.
Dates:
1907 - 1914
Purdue University Libraries records, addition 13
Unprocessed Material — Communal accessions box 4
Identifier: 20160629
Dates:
undated
John F. Stover papers
Collection — Communal collections box 38, Placement: 02
Identifier: MSF 365
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of one folder which contains articles by John F. Stover.
Dates:
1955 - 1957
Swartz Testing
Collection
Identifier: MSP33320
Content Description
The bulk of this collection (about 40 cubic feet) is photographs of trains and locomotives of various railroad companies in the United States in the 19th and 20th century. Photos date from the mid-1800s to mid-1900s with the bulk between 1895 and 1930. These photos include black-and-white and color photographs, reproductions, and slides. The collection also includes railroad publications including periodicals, newsletters, newspaper clippings, railroad timetables, and the Wabash River Basin...
Dates:
circa 1800s - 1990s; Majority of material found within 1930 - 1969
Thomas Taber papers
Collection — Box 1 Box
Identifier: MSP 210
Scope and Contents
The Thomas Taber papers (2001-2010; .4 cubic feet) documents Thomas T. Taber III’s research on the history of railroads. The collection compiles thousands of resources and citations of publications related to railroads in the United States from approximately 1820-2000, focused primarily on the mid-19th through early 20th centuries. This collection would be useful to researchers interested in doing railroad research, particularly in and relating to the Antebellum United States. Types of...
Dates:
2001 - 2010; Other: Date acquired: 03/02/2010
Vincent Robinson papers
Unprocessed Material — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 20190423
Dates:
1952 - 1991
Vincent Robinson papers, addition 01
Unprocessed Material — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 20190514
Dates:
1906 - 2007
Vincent Robinson papers, addition 02
Unprocessed Material — Box 1
Identifier: 2024-150
Dates:
1964 - 1980
William A. Swartz collection of locomotive photographs, publications, and records
Unprocessed Material — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 20101007
Dates:
circa 1800s - 1980s; Majority of material found within 1930s - 1960s