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F. L. Howard Collection on Steam Locomotives

 Collection — Box: Box 1
Identifier: 0000flh1

Scope and Contents

The F. H. Howard Collection on Steam Locomotives was compiled by Frederick Howard and contains photographs, articles, and correspondence regarding the history of steam locomotives.

Dates

  • Creation: ca. 1930s-2004
  • Other: Date acquired: 07/04/2007

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

There are no access restrictions on this collection.

Conditions Governing Use

There are no use restrictions on this collection.

Extent

1.00 mss._boxes

0.25 Cubic Feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Physical Access Requirements

This collection is located on site.

Source of Acquisition

Anne Lowndes

Method of Acquisition

Gift

Related Publications

The books in this collection were separated from the collection and placed in the library's book collection for easier researcher access.

Steam's Finest Hour by David P. Morgan, Kalmbach Publishing Company, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 1959.

In the Traces: Railroad Paintings of Ted Rose by Ted Rose, edited by Thomas H. Garver, Indiana University Press, Bloomington, Indiana, 2000.

Fired by Steam by Geoffrey Wheeler, The Promotional Reprint Company Ltd., Smithbooks, Canada, 1987.

The Georgian Locomotive by H. Stafford Bryant, Jr., Weathervane Books, New York, ca. 1962.

World's Greatest Steam Locomotives by Eugene L. Huddleston, TLC Publishing, Lynchburg, Virginia, 2001.

The Steam Locomotive: Its Theory, Operation, and Economics by Ralph P. Johnson, Simmons-Boardman Publishing Company, New York, NY, 1945.

Guide to North American Steam Locomotives by George H. Drury, Railroad Reference Series No. 8, Kalmbach, 1993.

North American Steam Locomotives: The Mountains by Jack Farrell, Pacific Fast Mail, 1977.

North American Steam Locomotives: The Berkshire and Texas Types by Jack Farrell, Pacific Fast Mail, Edmonds, WA, 1988.

North American Steam Locomotives: The Northerns by Jack Farrell, Pacific Fast Mail, 1975.

Subjects

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
F. L. Howard Collection on Steam Locomotives
Status
In Progress
Author
Archive Staff
Date
02/08/2008
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
English

Physical Storage Information

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the Purdue University Archives and Special Collections Repository

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