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Guide to the Erie Railroad Collection NMAH.AC.1082 John Benko and Alison Oswald Archives Center, National Museum of American History P.O. Box 37012 Suite 1100, MRC 601 Washington, D.C. 20013-7012 [email protected] http://americanhistory.si.edu/archives Table of Contents Collection Overview ........................................................................................................ 1 Administrative Information .............................................................................................. 1 Arrangement..................................................................................................................... 2 Biographical / Historical.................................................................................................... 2 Scope and Contents........................................................................................................ 2 Names and Subjects ...................................................................................................... 2 Container Listing ............................................................................................................. 4 Series 1: Photographs.............................................................................................. 4 Series 2: Glass Plate Negatives............................................................................ 28 Series 3: Lists, 1885-1976, 1885-1976.................................................................. 46 Series 4: Subject Files, 1877-1927........................................................................ 47 Series 5: Specifications for Bridges, Buildings and Terminals, 1902-1952............ 48 Series 6: Drawings................................................................................................. 55 Series 7: Bridge Notebooks, 1836-1892................................................................ 67 Erie Railroad Collection NMAH.AC.1082 Collection Overview Repository: Archives Center, National Museum of American History Title: Erie Railroad Collection Identifier: NMAH.AC.1082 Date: circa 1880-1980 Creator: Erie Railroad Company (Creator) Olevsky, Walter Source: ConRail (Donor) National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering (Collector) National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Work and Industry (Collector) Extent: 57 Cubic feet (59 boxes, 97 map-folders) Language: English . Administrative Information Immediate Source of Acquisiton Originally collected by the National Museum of American History's Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering's reference collection. In 1978, 668 glass plate negatives documenting Erie railroad stations were purchaed from Walter Olevsky; in 1987 drawings of structures built by the various railroads which, at the time of the donation, constituted the Consolidated Rail Corporation were donated; and in 2007, two cubic feet of photoprints and nine cubic feet of archival records were transferred from the Division of Work and Industry to the Archives Center. Ownership and Custodial History Transferred to the Archives Center by the Division of Work and Industry in 2007. Processing Information Collection processed by John Benko, intern, 2019; supervised by Alison Oswald, archivist. In 2019, some drawings were deaccessioned to the Industrial Archives & Library in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Preferred Citation Erie Railroad Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History. Restrictions on Access Collection open for research on site by appointment. Unprotected photographs must be handled with gloves. Page 1 of 67 Erie Railroad Collection NMAH.AC.1082 Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions. Biographical / Historical The Erie Railroad was founded in 1832 by large group of investors from the Southern Tier Counties of New York. Among these investors, businessman Eleazar Lord had been among the originators and later became the first president of the company. The railroad's construction took place from 1832 to 1851 with a seven- year pause between 1842 and 1849. At the time of its completion, the Erie Railroad was the largest railway system in the United States, both in length, 446 miles, and in gauge, six feet. Thanks to its tracks span from New Jersey to Illinois and itsabove- average gauge, it could transport larger cargo. Throughout its history the company underwent numerous bankruptcies and merged with several companies. The first merger was in 1960 with the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad creating the Erie Lackawanna Railroad. The second was in 1976 when the once-again bankrupt company merged with five other lines to create Conrail. Source Allegany County Historical Society, Andover, New York https://www.alleganyhistory.org/culture/transportation/railroads/erie-railroad/1060-the-erie-railroad (Last accessed on Decemeber 3, 2019) Scope and Contents Collection consists of six hundred sixty-eight (668) glass negatives relating to the Erie Railroad. Subjects include stations, train cars, railroad employees, employees' recreational activities, ferries, construction, street scenes, and resort hotels; drawings of structures built by the various railroads which, at the time of the donation, constituted the Consolidated Rail Corporation. Included are linen tracings, blueprints, and mechanical copies; and two cubic feet of photoprints made from negatives in the Erie Railroad Collection. Arrangement The collection is divided into seven series. Series 1: Photographs Series 2: Glass Plate Negatives Series 3: Lists Series 4: Subject Files Series 5: Specifications for Bridges, Buildings and Terminals Series 6: Drawings Series 7: Bridge Notebooks Names and Subject Terms This collection is indexed in the online catalog of the Smithsonian Institution under the following terms: Subjects: Railroad stations -- United States Railroad tracksdrawings Railroads -- 19th century Page 2 of 67 Erie Railroad Collection NMAH.AC.1082 Railroads -- 20th century Railroads -- Buildings and structures Railroads -- Employees Railroads -- Rolling-stock Types of Materials: Blueprints Drawings Glass negatives Mechanical drawings Photographs -- 19th century Photographs -- 20th century Tracings Names: ConRail National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Work and Industry Page 3 of 67 Series 1: Photographs Erie Railroad Collection NMAH.AC.1082 Container Listing Series 1: Photographs Scope and The photographs are arranged alphabetically by the name of the town where Erie Railroad Contents: had a station. Box 1, Folder 2 Addison Box 1, Folder 2 Akron Box 1, Folder 2 Alfred Box 1, Folder 2 Allendale Box 1, Folder 2 Allwood Box 1, Folder 2 Almond Box 1, Folder 2 Anderson Box 1, Folder 2 Ararat Box 1, Folder 2 Arden Box 1, Folder 2 Arlington Box 1, Folder 2 Ashville Box 1, Folder 2 Athenia Box 1, Folder 2 Athens Box 1, Folder 2 Atlanta Box 1, Folder 2 Atlantic Box 1, Folder 2 Attica Box 1, Folder 2 Avondale Box 1, Folder 2 Barberton Box 1, Folder 2 Bath Box 1, Folder 2 Belleville Page 4 of 67 Series 1: Photographs Erie Railroad Collection NMAH.AC.1082 Box 1, Folder 2 Belvidere Box 1, Folder 2 Blasdell Box 1, Folder 2 Blauvelt Box 1, Folder 2 Bloomfield Box 1, Folder 2 Bloomfield Ave. Box 1, Folder 2 Boardville Box 1, Folder 2 Bogata Box 1, Folder 2 Braceville Box 1, Folder 2 Brandt Box 1, Folder 2 Brighton Avenue Box 1, Folder 2 Broadway Box 1, Folder 2 Brockport Box 1, Folder 2 Bullville Box 1, Folder 2 Butler Box 1, Folder 2 Caldwell Box 1, Folder 2 Cambridge Springs Box 1, Folder 2 Cameron Box 1, Folder 2 Cameron Mills Box 1, Folder 2 Campgaw Box 1, Folder 3 Campville Box 1, Folder 3 Carlstadt Box 1, Folder 3 Carlton Hill Box 1, Folder 3 Castile Box 1, Folder 3 Cedar Grove Page 5 of 67 Series 1: Photographs Erie Railroad Collection NMAH.AC.1082 Box 1, Folder 3 Central Avenue Box 1, Folder 3 Chester Box 1, Folder 3 Chestnut Hill Box 1, Folder 3 Circleville Box 1, Folder 3 Clifton Box 1, Folder 3 Closter Box 1, Folder 3 Collins, New York Box 1, Folder 3 Columbia Box 1, Folder 3 Corning Box 1, Folder 3 Corry Box 1, Folder 3 Covington Box 1, Folder 3 Craigville Box 1, Folder 3 Cresskill Box 1, Folder 3 Creston Box 1, Folder 3 Crystal Lake Box 1, Folder 4 Dale Box 1, Folder 4 Dalton Box 1, Folder 4 DeCliff Box 1, Folder 4 Decatur Box 1, Folder 4 Delaware Box 1, Folder 4 Demarest Box 1, Folder 4 Depew Box 1, Folder 4 Deposit Box 1, Folder 4 Dundee Lake Page 6 of 67 Series 1: Photographs Erie Railroad Collection NMAH.AC.1082 Box 1, Folder 4 East Bradford Box 1, Folder 4 East Orange Box 1, Folder 4 Eden Center Box 1, Folder 4 Eden Valley Box 1, Folder 4 Elgin Box 1, Folder 4 Elmhurst Box 1, Folder 4 Elmira Box 1, Folder 4 Enderlin Box 1, Folder 4 Endicott Box 1, Folder 4 Englewood Box 1, Folder 5 Erwins Box 1, Folder 5 Essex Box 1, Folder 5 Essex Fells Box 1, Folder 5 Fairlawn Box 1, Folder 5 Fairmount Avenue Box 1, Folder 5 Fairview Box 1, Folder 5 Falconer Junction Box 1, Folder 5 [Faluvelt?] Box 1, Folder 5 Forest Hill Box 1, Folder 5 Freeman Box 1, Folder 5 Garfield Box 1, Folder 5 Gowanda Box 1, Folder 5 Girard Box 1, Folder 5 Glen Eyre Page 7 of 67 Series 1: Photographs Erie Railroad Collection NMAH.AC.1082 Box 1, Folder 5 Goshen Box 1,
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