Reminiscences of Fred Herbert Colvin : oral history, 1954.

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Reminiscences of Fred Herbert Colvin : oral history, 1954.

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Family background: father worked for company which advertised in AMERICAN MACHINIST; John A. Hill as editor of LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEER; first editor of MACHINERY, 1894; recollections of John A. Hill; McGraw-Hill merger.

Transcript: 21 leaves.

Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries

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Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries

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Colvin, Fred H. (Fred Herbert), 1867-1965

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Fred H. Colvin was born in Sterling, Massachusetts, on October 5, 1867. After completing grammar school in 1883, he started learning the machinists' trade as an apprentice at the Rue Manufacturing Company in Philadelphia. Colvin worked at Rue Manufacturing for ten years during which time he began writing articles for a number of technical periodicals. His talent as a writer led to a prolific career as editor, author and co-author of many publications. Colvin's tenure in technical publishing corr...

Hill, John A. (John Alexander), 1858-1916

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Phillips, Harlan B.

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