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Railroad engineering

 Subject
Subject Source: Library Of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Here are entered general works on railroad engineering, including surveying, construction, maintenance and repair, operation, etc. treated collectively.

Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company business letters

 Collection
Identifier: MS 1925
Abstract

This collection contains the inter-company communications and incoming letters and telegrams within the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad company, 1854-1881.

Dates: 1854-1881

Benjamin H. Latrobe photostats

 Collection
Identifier: MS 1832
Abstract

This collection consists of 5 letters exchanged between Benjamin Henry Latrobe and John Bloomfield Jervis, two distinguished engineers of their time.

Dates: 1839-1862

Shriver family papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 2085.2
Abstract

This collection mainly relates to the careers of three generations of the Shriver family: James, Samuel S., and George M.

Dates: 1774-1894

Shriver family papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 2085.6
Abstract

This collection consists of the papers of George M. Shriver, Vice-President of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company, and his family, 1873-1908.

Dates: 1873-1908

Winans papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0916
Abstract Railroad engineers and inventors, Ross Winans (1797-1877) and his son Thomas Winans (1820-1878), are the principal figures around which the Winans papers are built. The collection includes the correspondence, legal papers, accounts, bills, and receipts of both men. There is also a variety of other materials such as patents, drawings, designs, and experimental data relating to steamship building. The collection is strong in documenting the business and manufacturing of Ross Winans from 1835...
Dates: 1828-1963