Papers, 1901-1975.

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Papers, 1901-1975.

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The collection contains biographical materials including a birth record, correspondence, ledger and field books containing Mr. Harvard's railroad and tide notes, diagrams and maps of Anchorage and tables of mathematical functions, maps from the Alaska Railroad, a series dedicated to Harvard's hobbies including the Anchorage Platting Board, the Anchorage Mapping and Surveying Conference, engineering, and the tides, notes and homework from his courses at Anchorage Community College, and a sample of Harvard's large collection of publications relating to engineering, the tides, railroad construction, mining, measurement systems, and surveying.

4.3 cu. ft.

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Harvard, Charles S.

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Charles Seaton Harvard was born on October 28, 1892, in Medway Station, Hamilton County, Kansas. His railroad career began in 1912 when he was employed by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company as an engineer. By 1928, Mr. Harvard moved from his home in Seattle, Washington to Anchorage, Alaska. From 1934 to 1945 he was employed as engineer on construction for the Alaska Railroad, where he achieved the rank of Resident Engineer in Alaska. After retiring from the railroad, Mr. Harvard p...

Alaska Railroad Corporation

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Collins, Grenold, 1907-1992

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Grenold Collins was born in Tacoma, Washington, in 1907. He studied at Stanford University and at the University of Washington. After leaving school, he worked at various jobs in Washington, California, Nevada, and Alaska. He then became a Deputy Game Warden, Game Warden, and Wildlife Agent (1932-1941) for the U.S. Bureau of Biological Survey, during which service he developed into a noted bush pilot. During World War II, Collins was a pilot for the Morrison-Knudsen construction firm. Following ...