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Edwin Shearin Railroad Memorabilia Collection, 1931-1981

Title: Edwin Shearin Railroad Memorabilia Collection 1931-1981

Amassed through a life of collecting, the Edwin Shearin Railroad Memorabilia Collection covers 50 years of railroading in America. With the help of friends and family, Edwin Shearin compilied the various pieces of railroad memorabilia held within this collection.

ArchivalResource: 2.0 Linear feet

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Kanell, Samuel. Collection, 1965-1970.

Title: Collection, 1965-1970.

ArchivalResource: 1 linear foot.

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William P. McDermott Railroad collection, 1835-1903.

Title: William P. McDermott Railroad collection, 1835-1903.

The collection consists of payroll vouchers, traffic vouchers, correspondence, deposit slips, financial documents and other materials associated with the Hartford & New Haven Railroad, the Central New England Railway, the Philadelphia, Reading & New England Railroad, the New York & Boston Railroad and other railroad lines in southern New England and eastern New York. Much of the correspondence is to John Brock, president of the Central New England Railway.

ArchivalResource: 3 linear ft.

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Hartley, William, 1805-. Record books, 1844.

Title: Record books, 1844.

Surveyor's minutes for a map of the New York & New Haven Railroad line through the Westport and Fairfield, Conn. area showing measurements of land and names of the proprietors.

ArchivalResource: 2 v. : ill. ; 20 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/27843141 View

Jacobs, Warren. Scrapbook, 1933-1934.

Title: Scrapbook, 1933-1934.

Photocopy of a scrapbook (with some loose original documents) containing notes, itineraries, clippings, and replies to Jacobs's letters requesting information on Abraham Lincoln's visits to New England by rail in 1848 and 1860. Also included is Jacobs's typewritten paper, the results of his research on Lincoln's visits via what are now the New Haven and the Boston and Albany Railroads. Jacobs was the Secretary of the Railway and Locomotive Historical Society.

ArchivalResource: 1 narrow box.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/22250533 View

Holcomb, George. Accounts, 1852-1859.

Title: Accounts, 1852-1859.

New York, New Haven Railroad accounts.

ArchivalResource: 1 v.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/70971721 View

Lee, James E. Western Massachusetts railroad collection, [18--]-[19--].

Title: Western Massachusetts railroad collection, [18--]-[19--].

Maps indicating the growth and development of the rail system, annotated with dates of completion of various lines; together with articles pertaining to the history and operation of some Western Massachusetts railroads, including articles by James E. Lee and C.A. Brown, published in the Shoreliner (1989, 1991).

ArchivalResource: 1 box.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/70958274 View

New York, New Haven, and Hartford Railroad Company. Records, 1822-1964 (inclusive), 1822-1927 (bulk) [microform].

Title: Records, 1822-1964 (inclusive), 1822-1927 (bulk) [microform].

A selection of account books of lines which went to make up the railroad. The most extensive series are for the Central New England Railroad (1899-1927), the Hartford and New Haven (1835-1872), and the New York and New Haven (1845-1887). Ledgers and occasionally other volumes for the following: Boston and New York Air Line Railroad; Boston and New York Central Railroad; Boston, Hartford and Erie Railroad; Central New England and Western Railroad; Charles River Branch Railroad; Charles River Railroad; Hampshire and Hampden Canal Co.; Housatonic Railroad; Hudson Connecting Railroad Co.; Joy Steamship Co.; Maine Steamship Co.; Naugatuck Railroad; New York and Boston Railroad; New York and New England Railroad; New York, Providence and Boston Railroad; New England Railroad; New England Terminal; New England Transfer; Old Colony Railroad; Old Colony Steamboat Co.; Pennsylvania, Poughkeepsie and Boston Railroad; Philadelphia, Reading and New England Railroad; Poughkeepsie, Hartford and Boston Railroad; Providence and Springfield Railroad; Providence and Stonington Steamship Co.; Rhode Island and Massachusetts Railroad; Shore Line Railway Co.; and Union Wharf Co. Also included are letters, 1847-1852, to Charles F. Pond, president of the New York and New Haven Railroad, and daily record of engines, 1868-1882. There is also an extensive file of miscellaneous materials on the various lines which made up the New Haven. An additional group of papers consists of the files of Prof. Kent T. Healy who taught transportation at Yale and was a member of the New Haven reorganization committee, ca. 1947-1953. These relate to the reorganization and finances of the railroad from 1947 to 1964.

ArchivalResource: 69 linear ft. (394 v., 5 cases)

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Mellen, Charles S. (Charles Sanger), 1851-1927. Papers, 1888-1922.

Title: Papers, 1888-1922.

Correspondence relating to business affairs of the Union Pacific (1888-92), the New York, New Haven & Hartford (1892-1997, 1903-1913), and Northern Pacific (1897-1903) railroads, and diaries (Jan.-Aug. 1913) of Mellen's daily schedule.

ArchivalResource: ca. 4 ft. (ca. 6500 items)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/70963821 View

Metro-North Railroad. Collection 1831-1987

Title: Collection 1831-1987

Metro-North Railroad Collection contains photographic materials and related records that document the history of Metro-North and its predecessor railroad companies. Railroads documented include: New York and Harlem Railroad; Hudson River Railroad; New York and New Haven Railroad; New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad; New York Central Railroad; Pennsylvania Railroad; Long Island Railroad; Penn Central; Conrail; and Metro-North Railroad (formerly Metro-North Commuter Railroad). There are also materials documenting the construction and maintenance of Grand Central Depot, Station and Terminal, and the construction, demolition and reconstruction of Pennsylvania Station in New York City.

ArchivalResource: 18 cubic feet.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/155425934 View

Foskett & Bishop Company (New Haven, Conn.). Foskett & Bishop Company records, 1893-1947.

Title: Foskett & Bishop Company records, 1893-1947.

Ledgers and account books, work contracts, tax records, insurance policies and records, building plans and architectural drawings, and other records of the firm, which often worked with local architects Douglass Orr and Westcott & Mapes.

ArchivalResource: 44 oversize items (incl. 27 v.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/496015249 View

New York, New Haven, and Hartford Railroad Company. Records, 1822-1964 (inclusive), 1822-1927 (bulk).

Title: Records, 1822-1964 (inclusive), 1822-1927 (bulk).

A selection of account books of lines which went to make up the railroad. The most extensive series are for the Central New England Railroad (1899-1927), the Hartford and New Haven (1835-1872), and the New York and New Haven (1845-1887). Ledgers and occasionally other volumes for the following: Boston and New York Air Line Railroad; Boston and New York Central Railroad; Boston, Hartford and Erie Railroad; Central New England and Western Railroad; Charles River Branch Railroad; Charles River Railroad; Hampshire and Hampden Canal Co.; Housatonic Railroad; Hudson Connecting Railroad Co.; Joy Steamship Co.; Maine Steamship Co.; Naugatuck Railroad; New York and Boston Railroad; New York and New England Railroad; New York, Providence and Boston Railroad; New England Railroad; New England Terminal; New England Transfer; Old Colony Railroad; Old Colony Steamboat Co.; Pennsylvania, Poughkeepsie and Boston Railroad; Philadelphia, Reading and New England Railroad; Poughkeepsie, Hartford and Boston Railroad; Providence and Springfield Railroad; Providence and Stonington Steamship Co.; Rhode Island and Massachusetts Railroad; Shore Line Railway Co.; and Union Wharf Co. Also included are letters to Charles F. Pond, president of the New York and New Haven Railroad (1847-1852) and daily record of engines (1868-1882). There is also an extensive file of miscellaneous materials on the various lines which made up the New Haven. An additional group of papers are the files of Prof. Kent T. Healy who taught transportation at Yale and was a member of the New Haven reorganization committee, ca. 1947-1953; these relate to the reorganization and finances of the railroad from 1947 to 1964.

ArchivalResource: 69 linear ft. (394 v., 5 cases)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/17266374 View

Cooper, Frank Irving, 1867-1933. [Photographs from the studio of H.H. Richardson and Shepley, Rutan, and Coolidge] [graphic].

Title: [Photographs from the studio of H.H. Richardson and Shepley, Rutan, and Coolidge] [graphic]. [1880-1900]

A collection of architectural photographs from the office of H.H. Richardson and his successor firm, Shepley, Rutan, and Coolidge. Eight-one of the photographs document the work of the two studios; sixteen of the photographs are of European buildings and architectural details that were used for study or inspirational purposes. The portfolio includes two group portraits of Richardson's assistants in his studio.

ArchivalResource: 1 portfolio (97 photographic prints) ; 46 x 56 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/316065102 View