Papers, 1885-1938.

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Papers, 1885-1938.

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The collection documents Savery's involvement with the Parsons Engineering Company, the York Haven and Harpers Ferry Paper companies (1899-1920). Correspondence describes tests and installations of the Parsons system of combustion (smoke reduction in locomotives and stationary engines) on various railroads. The material includes a report of Arthur D. Little on the Parsons system. Records of the Harpers Ferry Paper Company includes minutes, correspondence, and reports to the board of directors (1885-1938). There is also some Thomas Savery correspondence (1885-1903) and biographical material.

3.6 linear ft.

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Little, Arthur D. (Arthur Dehon), 1863-1935

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Technical association of the pulp and paper industry

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Savery, William H., 1865-1949

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William Savery, the son of Thomas Savery and Sarah Pim Savery, was born on October 24, 1865 in Wilmington, Delaware. He was educated at Haverford College and later went to work for his father at the Pusey & Jones Company. He was president and general manager of the Parsons Engineering Company. He was also president of the Harpers Ferry Electric Light and Power Company, the York Haven Paper Company, and the Shenandoah Pulp Company, enterprises that had been started by his father in the late 1...

Connable, Frank L. (Frank Lee), 1871-1947

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Parsons Engine Company.

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New York Central and Hudson River Railroad Company

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York Haven Paper Company.

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Nashville Terminal Company.

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Parsons, John H., 1854-

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Savery, Thomas H., 1837-1910.

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Thomas Savery was born on May 31, 1837 in Philadelphia, Pa. After attending the Friends Select School and the Westtown Boarding School in Chester County, he then became apprentice machinist at William Sellers & Company of Philadelphia. After finishing this apprenticeship he was employed as a foreman in the shops of the Columbus, Piqua & Indiana Railroad. He then became superintendent in the Pennsylvania Railroad's Altoona shops. In 1864 Savery became shop foreman...

Harpers Ferry Paper Company.

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