Papers, 1919-1929.

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Papers, 1919-1929.

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The collection includes a biography (volume one of two, carbon-copy), "Mitten: The Story of a Life," written by John M. Shaw; Correspondence (1919-1926) between Thomas E. Mitten, his son Arthur A. Mitten, John M. Shaw, and Harvard University President Charles William Eliot, relating to Eliot's interest in the "Mitten Plan" for industrial cooperation; Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company's advertising campaign (1928-1929), regarding the capacity of the local press to report on transit matters, with particular attention to the Broad Street Subway; "Service Talks," 1920-1929, a house organ for the Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company, and "Service Talks," later replaced by "Tulley Talks," (1923-1929), a similar publication for the Mitten-controlled International Railway Company in Buffalo, New York.

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Temple University Libraries, Paley Library

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Temple University Libraries, Paley Library

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Mitten, A. A.

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Shaw, John Mackay

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John M. Shaw served as the personal secretary and biographer of Thomas Eugene Mitten, president of the Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company. From the description of Papers, 1919-1929. (Temple University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 122635490 ...

Mitten, Thomas Eugene, 1864-1929

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International Railway Company (Buffalo, N.Y.)

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The International Railway Company was incorporated on Feb 21, 1902 with W. Caryl Ely as president. In 1950 the IRC ceased operation in Buffalo. From the description of International Railway Company photographs, 1937 Feb 9-1946 Jul 20 : Walbridge Building, 43 Court St., Buffalo, N.Y. (Buffalo History Museum). WorldCat record id: 29601594 ...

Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company

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Prior to the 1870s, Philadelphia's public transportation system consisted of dozens of independently owned and operated horse-drawn streetcar lines. However, as Philadelphia's population grew, increasing street congestion and the disorganization of the numerous independent streetcar lines created a need for a more efficient transportation system. Efficiency could only be achieved through expensive mechanization, which required consolidated capital. The path to electrification and un...

Eliot, Charles William, 1834-1926

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Eliot served as president of Harvard University (1869-1909). From the description of Correspondence of Charles W. Eliot, 1870-1920. (Harvard Law School Library). WorldCat record id: 234339031 Charles William Eliot (1834-1926) was President of Harvard University from March 12, 1869 to May 19, 1909. He also taught mathematics and chemistry at Harvard University (1858-1863) and at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1865-1869). Eliot was one of the most influential educa...