William J. Cunningham papers, 1916-1941.

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William J. Cunningham papers, 1916-1941.

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The collection consists of the papers of Professor William J. Cunningham, an authority on railroad operations and transportation, The collection includes material on railway magnate James J. Hill concerning establishment of a professorship in railway studies at Harvard; material on the Great Northern Railroad; Cunningham's journal kept during a 1916 railroad trip; correspondence regarding Chinese railroads and the purchase of railroad management books; correspondence concerning a summer school course on transportation; and other material on courses at the Graduate School of Business Administration. The collection also contains case files kept with George P. Baker consisting of correspondence with railroad and airline executives, notes and drafts of cases, typescripts of cases, and blueprints and maps of railroad systems.

2 linear feet (4 boxes)

Harvard Business School, Knowledge and Library Services/Baker Library

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Harvard Business School, Knowledge and Library Services/Baker Library

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Baker, George P. (George Pierce), 1903-1995

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George P. Baker joined the faculty of the Harvard Business School in 1936 as an Assistant Professor of Transportation. During World War II he resigned to work for the government. He rejoined the faculty in 1946 as the James J. Hill professor of Transportation. From 1953-1958 he was the director of the Doctoral Program at HBS. He served as Dean of the Harvard Business School from 1962 -1969. George P. Baker died in 1995. From the description of George P. Baker papers, 1917-1989. (Harv...

Hill, James Jerome 1838-1916

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Railroad financier. From the description of Addresses, 1902-1916. (Washington State University). WorldCat record id: 29853289 Businessman and railroad executive, James J. Hill (1838-1916), was founder of the Great Northern Railway Company, which incorporated and extended an important transcontinental line, running from St. Paul, Minnesota to Seattle, Washington by 1893. Frequently called the "Empire Builder," Hill amassed a personal fortune through h...

Great Northern Railway Company (U.S.)

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The Rexford, Mont., station of the Great Northern Railway was established in 1903. It was closed in 1972 when the railroad was rerouted due to the flooding of the area behind the Libby Dam. The building was moved to Eureka where it became part of the Tobacco Valley Historical Village Museum. From the description of Records of the Rexford Station, Rexford, Mont., 1952-1970. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70962045 On 23 Feb. 1910 two Great Northern Railway trains--the "Seattle...

Cunningham, William James, 1875-1962

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William James Cunningham worked in the railroad industry from 1895-1908. In 1908 he joined the Harvard University Graduate School of Business Administration as a Lecturer on Railroad Operation. In 1910 he became an Assistant Professor, a position he held until 1915, when he was made the James J. Hill Professor of Transportation. Cunningham retired from the Graduate School of Business Administration in 1946. From the description of William J. Cunningham papers, 1916-1941. (Harvard Bus...

Harvard university. Graduate school of business administration

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The faculty of the Harvard Business School was formally organized in 1913. For the school's first two years (1908-1910) the teaching staff was organized informally. From 1910 to 1913 the teaching and administrative staff was organized as an Administrative Board. From the description of Faculty minutes, 1908- [microform]. (Harvard Business School). WorldCat record id: 269607747 ...