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Corthell, E. L. (Elmer Lawrence), 1840-1916. Papers relating to hydraulic conditions of waterways, 1897-1905.

Title: Papers relating to hydraulic conditions of waterways, 1897-1905.

Include: [1] Protection of Shores Against the Encroachments of the Sea (TMsS report by ELC; [2] Great Harbor Works for Commerce and War in the South of England and the Channel Islands (TMsS report by ELC); [3] The Blackwell Tunnel, London (TMsS report by ELC); [4] Great Dredges at Liverpool; [5] The Modern Titans and their work (TMsS report by ELC); [6] Hydraulic Conditions of the World's Great Waterways with Special Reference to Currents in Navigable Channels (TMsS report by ELC); [7] Hydraulic Conditions of the World's Great Waterways (TMsS report by Thomas C. J. Baily, Jr., with data and tables; prepared at the request of ELC).

ArchivalResource: Approx. .25 ft.

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E.L. Corthell papers, 1872-1916

Title: E.L. Corthell papers 1872-1916

Elmer Lawrence Corthell (1840-1916), a civil engineer, was active as a consulting engineer on railway, bridge, hydroelectric, irrigation, jetty, levee, and other projects in the U.S., Latin America and Europe. He had an office in New York City from the 1870s until 1916. Collection consists of correspondence, notebooks, reports, journals, scrapbooks, maps, and other materials documenting the technical, organizational, financial, and political aspects of Corthell's engineering projects. Major projects include Trans-Alaska-Siberian railway, irrigation of rice fields in Louisiana, electric railway between Switzerland and Italy, and hydroelectric projects in Connecticut. Miscellaneous projects, professional activities, and personal matters are also discussed. Related materials, such as memoranda, reports, financial records, clippings, maps, and plans accompany the letters. Notebooks, journal, reports, and scrapbook of clippings concern the projects with which Corthell was involved.

ArchivalResource: 2.5 linear feet (5 boxes)

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Corthell, E. L. (Elmer Lawrence), 1840-1916. Collected works, [ca. 1882-1915].

Title: Collected works, [ca. 1882-1915].

Mostly pamphlets containing reports, lectures, and articles relating to engineering, especially engineering of railroads and waterways. First title: Corthell on allowable pressures on deep foundations.

ArchivalResource: 1 vol.

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Corthell, E. L. (Elmer Lawrence), 1840-1916. Informe sobre los pasos de Martin Garcia por el Señor E. L. Corthell Ingeniero Consultor, Marzo 10 de 1902.

Title: Informe sobre los pasos de Martin Garcia por el Señor E. L. Corthell Ingeniero Consultor, Marzo 10 de 1902.

The first volume contains the English text with manuscript annotations, and appendixes (A thorugh F) in Spanish; with hydrographic maps, charts, and geologic analyses. The text of the second volume is in Spanish, with the same appendices, maps, and charts, etc.

ArchivalResource: 2 vols.

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Corthell, E. L. (Elmer Lawrence), 1840-1916. Scrapbooks of clippings relating to railroad engineering, 1879-1908.

Title: Scrapbooks of clippings relating to railroad engineering, 1879-1908.

Volumes 1-7 are separetely indexed. [1] Spine title: "Miscellaneous". Relates to canals, ship railways, engineering education, and bridges. 1884-1908. [2] Spine title: "Nicaragua Canal; Tehuantepec Railway". Topics include New Orleans Bridge, Nicaragua Canal, general engineering, and engineering education. 1883-1908. [3] Spine title: "Against Ship Railway. Tehuantepec Ship Railway". Topics include University of Chicago, education, World's Columbian Exposition, waterways, irrigation, and sewerage, electric railways, and elevated railways. 1881-1891. [4] Spine title: "Personal. Tehuantepec Railway". Topics include hydraulic engineering, international professional activities, commerce, Eads Monument, and Eads memoirs. 1885-1895. [5] Spine title: "Panama Canal. Tehuantepec Ship Railway". Topics include World's Engineering Congress, terminals, and rapid transit. 1881-1896. [6] Spine title: "In Favor of Ship Railways. Tehuantepec Ship Railway". Topics include arguments in favor of ship railways, the Tehuantepec Ship Railway, and the Chignecto Ship Railway. 1884-1896. [7] Spine title: "River and Harbor Improvements. Tehuantepec Ship Railway". Topics include river and harbor tonnage of ports, Mississippi jetties, Mexico and Tampico, and enlarged waterways. 1879-1908. [8] Miscellaneous topics. 1895. [9] Inside front cover: "New Orleans Belt and Bridges". 1892. [10] Topics include ship railways and lakes. 1890-1896. [11] Topics include ship railways and Mexico. 1881-1884.

ArchivalResource: 11 vol.

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Corthell, E. L. (Elmer Lawrence), 1840-1916. Report upon the Illinois Central Railroad, Dec. 1, 1896.

Title: Report upon the Illinois Central Railroad, Dec. 1, 1896.

Vol. 1 (132 p.) consists of typescript text. Vol. 2 (approximately 150 p.) consists of exhibits (typescript, with maps and diagrams).

ArchivalResource: 2 vols.

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Corthell, E. L. (Elmer Lawrence), 1840-1916. Papers relating to the organization and cataloguing of his library, 1906.

Title: Papers relating to the organization and cataloguing of his library, 1906.

His personal directions about cataloguing, etc.

ArchivalResource: 1 folder.

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Corthell, E. L. (Elmer Lawrence), 1840-1916. E.L. Corthell papers, 1872-1916.

Title: E.L. Corthell papers, 1872-1916.

Collection consists of correspondence, notebooks, reports, journals, scrapbooks, maps, and other materials documenting the technical, organizational, financial, and political aspects of Corthell's engineering projects.

ArchivalResource: 2.5 linear feet (5 boxes)

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Corthell, Marie Kuchler,. Collection of eulogies and letters of condolence upon the death of Elmer Lawrence Corthell, 1916-1917.

Title: Collection of eulogies and letters of condolence upon the death of Elmer Lawrence Corthell, 1916-1917.

Includes resolutions adopted by several scientific bodies to honor the distinguished career of their colleague, Elmer Lawrence Corthell. Also includes a photograph and clippings.

ArchivalResource: .25 cubic ft.

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Hay, John, 1838-1905. Correspondence, 1854-1914, "Coolidge" to "Curtis".

Title: Correspondence, 1854-1914, "Coolidge" to "Curtis".

Includes letters to Hay and to members of his family.

ArchivalResource: Approximately 6,000 items.

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Corthell, E. L. (Elmer Lawrence), 1840-1916. The Harbours of the World, and other printed writings, [ca. 1891-1903].

Title: The Harbours of the World, and other printed writings, [ca. 1891-1903].

Mostly pamphlets and offprints relating to his professional career as an engineer, as well as to his personal life.

ArchivalResource: .25 cu. ft.

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Corthell, E. L. (Elmer Lawrence), 1840-1916. Collected works, [ca. 1885-1905].

Title: Collected works, [ca. 1885-1905].

Mostly pamphlets containing reports, lectures, and articles relating to engineering, especially engineering of railroads and waterways. First title: Progression rapide des dimensions des navires a vapeur et a voile.

ArchivalResource: 1 vol.

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Corthell, E. L. (Elmer Lawrence), 1840-1916. The Interoceanic problem, and its scientific solution : an address before the American Association for the Advancement of Science, 1885 August 26.

Title: The Interoceanic problem, and its scientific solution : an address before the American Association for the Advancement of Science, 1885 August 26.

Thirty-fourth meeting, Ann Arbor, Michigan. With a discussion of "The Radical Enlargement of the Erie Canal", a paper by E. Sweet.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (39 p.).

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Corthell, E. L. (Elmer Lawrence), 1840-1916. A map of New Orleans / E.L. Corthell.

Title: A map of New Orleans / E.L. Corthell. 1889.

ArchivalResource: 1 ms. map on 2 sheets : col., sized linen ; 132 x 231 cm., sheets 40 x 236 cm. and 104 x 236 cm.

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Corthell, E. L. (Elmer Lawrence), 1840-1916. Papers, [ca. 1859-1916].

Title: Papers, [ca. 1859-1916].

Mostly professional papers, correspondence, and blueprints and maps of his engineering projects. Also includes notes and lists describing his library; resumes tracing his career; and miscellaneous printed items.

ArchivalResource: Approximately 10 linear feet.

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Vivian, Thomas Jondrie, b. 1855. [Report on Tehuantepec (Mexico) Ship Railway], 13 March 1893.

Title: [Report on Tehuantepec (Mexico) Ship Railway], 13 March 1893.

Front cover: Isthmian Canal Commission. Tehauntepec. T.J.V. to E.L.C. First page: Report. Showing estimated traffic in registered and freight tonnage which could be commanded by the National Railroad of Tehuantepec, Mexico, and by the proposed ship Railway of Tehuantepec. Commissioned by Elmer Lawrence Corthell on 27 December 1892. Contains statistical tables and charts. Records the number of vessels and registered tonnage.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (60 p.).

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Corthell, E. L. (Elmer Lawrence), 1840-1916. Tampico harbor works : chart showing conditions between and in front of the jetties and mouth of Panuco River.

Title: Tampico harbor works : chart showing conditions between and in front of the jetties and mouth of Panuco River. [1904?]

ArchivalResource: 1 ms. map : sized linen ; 49 x 181 cm.

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Corthell, E. L. (Elmer Lawrence), 1840-1916. Miscellaneous pamphlets and other printed material relating to Corthell's career, [ca. 1867-1913].

Title: Miscellaneous pamphlets and other printed material relating to Corthell's career, [ca. 1867-1913].

Materials relating to his professional career and to the International Institute of Engineers and Architects,

ArchivalResource: 7 items.

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Corthell, E. L. (Elmer Lawrence), 1840-1916. Papers relating to the Union Elevated Railroad Company, 1888-1889.

Title: Papers relating to the Union Elevated Railroad Company, 1888-1889.

Specifications, correspondence, and contracts.

ArchivalResource: 1 portfolio (disbound), approx. 50 p.

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Corthell, E. L. (Elmer Lawrence), 1840-1916. Remarks at Alumni Dinner, Brown University, June 20th 1894.

Title: Remarks at Alumni Dinner, Brown University, June 20th 1894.

Extols engineering as a great profession. Describes contributions in special areas, such as civil and mechanical engineering.

ArchivalResource: 8 l.

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Corthell, E. L. (Elmer Lawrence), 1840-1916. Report of E.L. Corthell upon the Inside waterway East Coast of Florida, 1889.

Title: Report of E.L. Corthell upon the Inside waterway East Coast of Florida, 1889.

Correspondence, reports (both TMs and AMs), estimates, tables, calculations, and map. Contains collaborative work with A.F. Wrotnowski.

ArchivalResource: 1 v. (ca. 150 leaves)

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