Records, 1875-1920.

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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.

2 linear ft.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6701830

Hagley Museum & Library

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Peck, George L. (George Lyman), 1858-1932

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Ely, Theo. N. (Theodore Newell), 1846-1916

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Lee, Elisha, 1870-1933

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Atterbury, William Wallace, 1866-1935

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William Wallace Atterbury was president of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company. He was a brigadier general in the United States (U.S.) Army in World War I (WWI) and was assigned to direct transportation activities in France. From the description of The W.W. Atterbury papers, 1917-1920. (US Army, Mil Hist Institute). WorldCat record id: 50632886 ...

Centennial Exhibition 1876 Philadelphia, Pa.

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The Centennial Exhibition of 1876 marked the 100th anniversary of American freedom. The celebration took place in Philadelphia from May 10 to November 10 and attracted over eight million visitors. The exhibition spread across 450 acres of ground in Fairmont Park and consisted of over 200 buildings. Planning for the event began in 1870, and in 1871, Congress established the United States Centennial Commission to plan and run the exhibition. The following year saw the incorporation of the Centenni...

Prevost, Sutherland M. (Sutherland Mallet), 1845-1905

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Gardner, G. Clinton (George Clinton), 1834-1904

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George Clinton Gardner was born in Washington, D. C., on August 18, 1834, the son of Charles Kitchell Gardner and Anna Eliza McLean. After spending a year at Columbian College (now George Washington University), he pursued an engineering career, and in 1848 joined William H. Emory on a surveying expedition along the United States-Mexico border. In 1854, Gardner moved west to work with his father, then surveyor general of Oregon and Washington, and in 1856, he assisted in surveying the border bet...

Cassatt, A. J. (Alexander Johnston), 1839-1906

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Alexander Johnston Cassatt was a civil engineer and president of the Pennsylvania Railroad (1899-1906). He was the brother of artist Mary Cassatt. From the description of Letterbook index, 1894-1896; 1898-1903. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 122523418 ...

Pennsylvania Railroad Voluntary Relief Dept.

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Myers, W. Heyward (William Heyward), 1856-1923

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Pennsylvania Railroad Company. Transportation Dept.

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United States. Bureau of Public Roads

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Hudson and Manhattan Railroad Company

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Pennsylvania Railroad Company. Office of General Manager.

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The office of General Manager was created on December 8, 1871, as the top line officer in the Transportation (Operating) Dept. At first, his jurisdiction was limited to the properties of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company proper, but with the introduction of the Grand Divisional arrangement on March 1, 1873, The General Manager's jurisdiction was enlarged to include the former Philadelphia & Erie and United New Jersey Railroad & Canal Company properties. As other lines were a...

Hutchinson, J. B. 1844-1934.

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Association of the Transportation Officers of the Pennsylvania Railroad

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The Association of the Transportation Officers of the Pennsylvania Railroad was a professional organization whose membership was drawn from the Transportation (Operating) Department of the PRR's Lines East Organization. Its goal was to determine, through thorough investigation and frank discussion among those most closely involved, the best methods of operation that could be employed on the PRR. This included the standardization of rules and equipment, the elimination of...

Pugh, Charles E. (Charles Edmund), 1841-1913

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Hudson Terminal (New York, N.Y.).

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Long, S. C. 1857-1917.

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Thomson, Frank, 1841-1899

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Frank Thomson served as president of the Pennsylvania Railroad from 1897 to 1899. Born in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, in 1851, Mr. Thomson spent his entire career working on railroads. He served in the Union army during the Civil War, when he worked for the U.S. Military Railroads in the South and Southwest. After leaving the military in June 1864, he began working for the Pennsylvania Railroad. In 1871 and 1872, he was manager of transportation for an entourage escorting the Grand Duke Alexis o...

Pennsylvania Railroad Company. Operating Dept.

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