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Henry Villard papers, 1604-1948 (inclusive), 1863-1900 (bulk).

Title: Henry Villard papers, 1604-1948 (inclusive), 1863-1900 (bulk).

Personal and professional papers, as well as family papers of Henry Villard, the German-born American journalist, financier and railway promoter.

ArchivalResource: 15 boxes (6.25 linear ft.)

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou00295/catalog View

Pennsylvania Railroad Company. Office of General Manager. Records, 1875-1920.

Title: Records, 1875-1920.

The records of the Office of General Manager consist of a small collection of fragments preserved by subordinates or individuals. The main body of records was destroyed prior to 1970.

ArchivalResource: 2 linear ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122397203 View

Thomson, Frank, 1841-1899. ALS : Philadelphia, Pa., to Gen. W. A. Stokes, Atlantic City, N.J., 1874 Aug. 1

Title: ALS : Philadelphia, Pa., to Gen. W. A. Stokes, Atlantic City, N.J., 1874 Aug. 1

Cover letter from Pennsylvania Railroad Company general manager Frank Thomson to William A. Stokes, chairman of the stockholders' investigating committee, for a list of property valuations for the Pennsylvania Railroad Grand Division and the United Railroads of New Jersey Grand Division.

ArchivalResource: 3 leaves : 26 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/123466146 View

Pennsylvania Railroad Company. Pennsylvania Railroad Grand Division. Office of General Superintendent. Letterbook, 1875-1880.

Title: Letterbook, 1875-1880.

The record consists of a 478 pp. letterpress copybook of Gardner's outbound correspondence from 1875 to 1880. Gardner considered this his personal private correspondence, as he took it with him after leaving the PRR. It consists of letters that were not treated as part of his ordinary railroad correspondence.

ArchivalResource: 1 v.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/86119231 View

Thomson, Frank, 1841-1899. Frank Thomson papers, 1826-1915 and undated, bulk 1863-1864, 1871-1872, 1897-1899.

Title: Frank Thomson papers, 1826-1915 and undated, bulk 1863-1864, 1871-1872, 1897-1899.

The collection consists of Mr. Thomson's correspondence; books, pamphlets, plaques, and maps related to the U.S. Military Railroad, the Pennsylvania Railroad, and other railroads; other printed ephemera collected by Mr. Thomson; newspaper clippings published at his death; and photographs and drawings. U.S. Military Railroads activities during the Civil War period (especially 1863-1864) and the Russian Grand Duke Alexis's state visit to the United States in 1871-1872 are especially well documented.

ArchivalResource: 2.6 cubic ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/60610352 View

Terry family. Terry family papers, 1795-1939 (inclusive).

Title: Terry family papers, 1795-1939 (inclusive).

Papers of five family members, the children and daughter-in-law of Alfred and Clarissa Terry, make up the major part of the collection. The most prominent figure is Alfred Howe Terry, a Civil War general in the Union army, whose correspondence and military papers relate to the Fitz-John Porter case, the Indian campaigns (1870s) and reminiscences of military service and the Civil War. Included are orders for the court martial of General Custer and drawings supposedly given to Terry by Sitting Bull. Other family members include his brother, Adrian, who also served in the Civil War, and Adrian's wife, Isadore Wright Terry, whose correspondence includes letters from her husband during the war describing his experiences. The papers of Elizabeth Howe Terry include a diary (1875) kept on an ocean voyage to Europe, while the papers of Harriet Wadsworth Terry, the second lady principal of Vassar College, are largely made up of family correspondence. Papers of other family members and memorabilia, including Civil War mementos and a prescription for the cure of cholera make up the remainder of the papers.

ArchivalResource: 5 linear ft. (13 boxes)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/702153523 View

Pennsylvania Railroad Company. Office of Secretary. Board files, 1843-1950 [microform].

Title: Board files, 1843-1950 [microform].

The records consist of microfilm copies of the board files made as a precaution during World War II and the Korean War. No attempt was made to correct misfiles or provide target cards during the microfilming. Consequently, the documents within individual files are not in strict chronological order, and some documents are misfiled. The post-1950 board file exists only in hard copy at the Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission.

ArchivalResource: 94 reels.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122458394 View

Pennsylvania Railroad Company. Office of Secretary. Corporate records, 1843-1968.

Title: Corporate records, 1843-1968.

The records consist of typed duplicates or microfilm copies of all records pertaining to the activities of the Board of Managers of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company from its organization to 1960. In addition, there are good representative samples of the contracts, manuals and other corporate papers, which were printed and distributed in multiple copies.

ArchivalResource: Mss. 16 linear ft.Microfilm 115 reels.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/86123673 View

Terry family papers, 1795-1939

Title: Terry family papers 1795-1939

Papers of five family members, the children and daughter-in-law of Alfred and Clarissa Terry, make up the major part of the collection. The most prominent figure is Alfred Howe Terry, a Civil War general in the Union army, whose correspondence and military papers relate to the Fitz-John Porter case, the Indian campaigns (1870s) and reminiscences of military service and the Civil War. Included are orders for the court martial of General Custer and drawings supposedly given to Terry by Sitting Bull. Other family members include his brother, Adrian, who also served in the Civil War, and Adrian's wife, Isadore Wright Terry, whose correspondence includes letters from her husband during the war describing his experiences.

ArchivalResource: 5 linear feet (13 boxes)

http://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/mssa.ms.0482 View

American Philosophical Society Archives. Record Group IIh, 1892-1896

Title: American Philosophical Society Archives. Record Group IIh 1892-1896

This is part of the large inventory for the American Philosophical Society Archives. For complete information concerning this collection, please view the . Collection Description

ArchivalResource: 1.0 section

http://www.amphilsoc.org/mole/view?docId=ead/APS.Archives.IIh-ead.xml View

Harris, Joseph S. (Joseph Smith), 1836-1910. Autobiography [photoprint].

Title: Autobiography [photoprint].

Harris' memoir provides an interesting description of many elements of his family and professional life.

ArchivalResource: 0.25 linear ft. (2 v.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/164038187 View