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Grand Central Depot, as it was originally named, was constructed in 1871 to unite the trains of the New York Central and Hudson River Railroad, the New York and Harlem Railroad, and the New York and New Haven Railroad. Between 1899 and 1900, most of the original building was demolished, rebuilt, or reconfigured as Grand Central Station. Between 1903 and 1913, Grand Central Station was torn down in phases and replaced by the current Grand Central Terminal, designed by the architectural firms of Reed & Stem and Warren & Wetmore. Concurrently during this phase, the railroads were electrified under a plan drafted by William J. Wilgus, vice-president in charge of construction, which called for a bi-level station below ground. Wilgus' plan simplified switching, eased congestion for both trains and street-level automobile traffic, and allowed for the sale of air rights above the station, resulting in one of the most expensive and sought-after commercial real estate districts in the city.

George Alexander Harwood was the chief engineer for the New York City and Hudson River Railroad Company (N.Y.C. & H.R.R.R.) during the construction and electrification of Grand Central Terminal between 1903 and 1913. Born in 1875 in Waltham, Massachusetts, Harwood graduated with an engineering degree from Tufts in 1898 and began working for the railroad in 1900. In 1906, he was placed in charge of electric improvement, and is credited with completing the construction of Grand Central that William J. Wilgus had begun. He was later named vice-president of the N.Y.C. & H.R.R.R., a position he held until his death in 1926 at the age of 52.

From the guide to the George A. Harwood material related to Grand Central Terminal, 1903-1914, 1927, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.)

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http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/243856664

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Harwood, George A

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George A. Harwood material related to Grand Central Terminal 1903-1914, 1927

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George A. Harwood material related to Grand Central Terminal, 1903-1914, 1927

Title: George A. Harwood material related to Grand Central Terminal 1903-1914, 1927

George A. Harwood was the chief engineer for the New York City and Hudson River Railroad Company during the construction and electrification of Grand Central Terminal between 1903 and 1913. His collection of material related to Grand Central Terminal consists of reports and photographs documenting the background and construction of the terminal and its electrification dating from 1906 to 1914. Also included are maps and plans created by the West Side Improvement Engineering Committee in May 1927, for the project which later became the High Line.

ArchivalResource: .94 linear feet; 2 boxes

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Records of the Aboriginal Publications Foundation.

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Aboriginal Publications Foundation. Records of the Aboriginal Publications Foundation.

Title: Records of the Aboriginal Publications Foundation.

Includes records of incorporation and rules; minutes of meetings; financial (including subscription to 'Identity' and 'Aboriginal and Islander Forum') records; membership register; correspondence, records relating to staff; papers relating to Jack Davis, the Foundation's Editor 1973-77; contact names and addresses; manuscripts sent to the Foundation; background material for articles and draft articles for Foundation publications; minutes and papers of organisations with which the Foundation was involved; Foundation publications.

ArchivalResource: 3.96 metres (17 boxes) + 3 folio boxes + items in Manuscript plan Cabinet.

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Harwood, G. (George), 1845-1912

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The Christopher Sykes papers, 1945-1981.

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Sykes, Christopher, 1907-1986. The Christopher Sykes papers, 1945-1981.

Title: The Christopher Sykes papers, 1945-1981.

The archives of the English novelist Christopher Sykes, friend and official biographer of Evelyn Waugh, include a large group of Waugh letters and comprehensive research files about him. In addition to the extensive family correspondence, with a charming series of rebus letters from his sister Angela Antrim, there are letters from a multitude of literary friends and acquaintances, including John Betjeman, Max Beerbohm, Ivy Compton-Burnett, T. S. Eliot, Graham Greene, Harman Grisewood, Nancy Mitford, Harold Nicolson, Anthony Powell, Osbert Sitwell, and Stephen Spender. The collection also includes considerable research material about Nancy Astor, Robert Byron, and Adam von Trott, subjects of other books by Sykes.

ArchivalResource: 18 linear feet (38 boxes)

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Grand Central Terminal (New York, N.Y.)

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Grand Central Terminal (New York, N.Y.)
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New York Central and Hudson River Railroad Company

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New York Central and Hudson River Railroad Company
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Harwood, G. (George), 1845-1912

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Aboriginal Publications Foundation.

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Aboriginal Publications Foundation.
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Harwood, G. (George), 1845-1912

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Sykes, Christopher, 1907-1986.

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Sykes, Christopher, 1907-1986.
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High Line (New York, N.Y. : Viaduct)

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