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Collection Overview

Creator:
Doolittle, F. W. (Frederick William), 1883-1950
Title:
F. W. Doolittle Railroad Collection
Repository:
Manuscripts Division
Permanent URL:
http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/rv042t094
Dates:
1910-1933
Size:
3 boxes and 1.5 linear feet
Storage Note:
  • ReCAP (scarcpxm): Box 1-3
Language:
English

Abstract

Consists of miscellaneous railroad material collected by railroad consultant F. W. Doolittle (Princeton Class of 1905), including reports on electrification, cost analyses, and operating expenses.

Collection Description & Creator Information

Scope and Contents

The collection consists of miscellaneous railroad material collected by Doolittle (Princeton Class of 1905), including reports on electrification, cost analyses, and operating expenses. The reports reflect those periods in Doolittle's career when he was a consultant on the cost of railway operation for the Wisconsin Railroad Commission, an executive with the North American Company, a public utilities company, a director of the American Electric Railway, and an independent consultant.

Arrangement

This is an unprocessed collection and remains in its original arrangement.

Collection Creator Biography:

Doolittle, F. W. (Frederick William), 1883-1950

Frederick William Doolittle (Princeton Class of 1905) was a consultant on the cost of railway operation for the Wisconsin Railroad Commission, an executive with the North American Company, a public utilities company, a director of the American Electric Railway, and an independent consultant.

Collection History

Acquisition:

Gift of Mrs. F.W. Doolittle.

Appraisal

No appraisal information is available.

Processing Information

This is an unprocessed collection. The contents list provided is a preliminary inventory.

The collection inventory was created by Michael Heist in August 2007.

Access & Use

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research use.

Conditions Governing Use

Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. No further photoduplication of copies of material in the collection can be made when Princeton University Library does not own the original. Inquiries regarding publishing material from the collection should be directed to RBSC Public Services staff through the Ask Us! form. The library has no information on the status of literary rights in the collection and researchers are responsible for determining any questions of copyright.

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

For preservation reasons, original analog and digital media may not be read or played back in the reading room. Users may visually inspect physical media but may not remove it from its enclosure. All analog audiovisual media must be digitized to preservation-quality standards prior to use. Audiovisual digitization requests are processed by an approved third-party vendor. Please note, the transfer time required can be as little as several weeks to as long as several months and there may be financial costs associated with the process. Requests should be directed through the Ask Us Form.

Credit this material:

F. W. Doolittle Railroad Collection; Manuscripts Division, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library

Permanent URL:
http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/rv042t094
Location:
Firestone Library
One Washington Road
Princeton, NJ 08544, USA
(609) 258-3184
Storage Note:
  • ReCAP (scarcpxm): Box 1-3