Box 1
Container
Contains 25 Collections and/or Records:
A personal Message to You from W.J. Harahan, 1936
File — Box: 1, Folder: 10
Identifier: Folder 10
Scope and Contents
A Chesapeake and Ohio and the Pere Marquette Railways booklet on being courteous to customers dated March 1, 1936 from W. J. Harahan.
Dates:
1936
Hunting , Fishing and Trapping Licenses, 1929, 1946
File — Box: 1, Folder: 11
Identifier: Folder 11
Scope and Contents
Two Indiana licenses
Dates:
1929, 1946
Wallets and pocket protector, 1917-1951
File — Box: 1, Folder: 12
Identifier: Folder 12
Scope and Contents
Black leather two fold wallet, 8.25X4.0 inches folded;
Brown leather with zipper top, Justin Steerhide, 4.25X3.5 inches folded;
Brown leather, laced edge, Ben Hippensteel in gold letters, 4.75X3.5 inches;
Brown leather pocket protector, three compartments, 5.0X4.0 inches
Brown leather with zipper top, Justin Steerhide, 4.25X3.5 inches folded;
Brown leather, laced edge, Ben Hippensteel in gold letters, 4.75X3.5 inches;
Brown leather pocket protector, three compartments, 5.0X4.0 inches
Dates:
1917-1951
Wallet Contents, railroad receipts and identification cards, 1914-1951
File — Box: 1, Folder: 13
Identifier: Folder 13
Scope and Contents
Brotherhood of Firemen and Enginemen assessment receipts (1940, 1951-1952);
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers receipts (1940, 1951);
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Co., pass cards (1914-1948, 1952-1953);
Illinois Central System Certificate of Examination, Engineer (April 16, 1943);
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen Life Membership card;
Certificate of Annuity, United States Railroad Retirement Board
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers receipts (1940, 1951);
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Co., pass cards (1914-1948, 1952-1953);
Illinois Central System Certificate of Examination, Engineer (April 16, 1943);
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen Life Membership card;
Certificate of Annuity, United States Railroad Retirement Board
Dates:
1914-1951
Wallet Contents, Selective Service cards, driver's licenses, etc., 1918-1952
File — Box: 1, Folder: 14
Identifier: Folder 14
Scope and Contents
Selective Service Registration Certificates (1918, 1942);
Indiana Drivers Licenses (1950, 1952)
Loyal Order of Moose, membership card and receipts);
Social Security card, issued 2-8-37;
businesscards;
Elgin watch guarantee;
Various receipts from dry goods stores, tire, automotive and roofing dealers (1933-1952)
Indiana Drivers Licenses (1950, 1952)
Loyal Order of Moose, membership card and receipts);
Social Security card, issued 2-8-37;
businesscards;
Elgin watch guarantee;
Various receipts from dry goods stores, tire, automotive and roofing dealers (1933-1952)
Dates:
1918-1952
Wallet Contents, Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company pass, 1951
File — Box: 1, Folder: 15
Identifier: Folder 15
Scope and Contents
Typed on letterhead, a pass that allows B. F. Hippensteel and his wife passage on the train from Clifton Forge to Cincinnati.
Dates:
1951
Century of Progress booklets and brochures, 1933
File — Box: 1, Folder: 16
Identifier: Folder 16
Scope and Contents
The Beginning of Progress: The Laying of the First Stone of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad ( Baltimore and Ohio Railroad);A Demonstration of Progress (Reliance Manufacturing Co.);From the Air (Whiting Company);The Making of a Motor Car (Chevrolet-Fisher, General Motors);A Pioneer-with 81 years of Service (Rock Lsland Lines);The Romance of Railway Express (Railway Express Agency);The Romance of Steel (United States Steel...
Dates:
1933
Metallurgy Booklets, 1929
File — Box: 1, Folder: 17
Identifier: Folder 17
Scope and Contents
Central Alloy Steel Corporation, Sheet Iron: A Primer (Massillon, Ohio: Central Alloy Steel Corporation, n. d.);Copper & Brass Research Association, The Story of Copper (New York: Copper & Brass Research Association, n. d.);Naylor Spiral Pipe Company, Naylor Spiral Lock-Seam Pipe (Chicago: Naylor Spiral Pipe Company, n. d.)The Paper Industry, Practical Helps for the Mill Man (The Paper Industry, 1929);Taylor Forge & Pipe Works, Taylor...
Dates:
1929
Booklet, photograph and printed matter, n.d.
File — Box: 1, Folder: 18
Identifier: Folder 18
Scope and Contents
Memphis Terminal Corporation, Views of Memphis: Terminal Corporation (Memphis: S. C. Toof & Co., 1915);Photograph of train engine (4.75X2.875 inches) "Penn" is written in pencil on the back. 6381 is on the lamp on the front of the engine and 5381 is in the keystone plate on the front of the engine;Newspaper clipping, "The Faithful Engineer.";Metropolitan Business College Shorthand Department form;Card, "Congratulations from The Bunch."...
Dates:
n.d.
Railroad keys, ring, buttons and medal, n.d.
File — Box: 1, Folder: 19
Identifier: Folder 19
Scope and Contents
Three uniform buttons: Union Railway Co., PRR, and Conductor;
Pins and ring: two pins, a medal, and a finger ring from the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen;
Two lapel pins from the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company, 25 year Veteran Employee and Safety First;
Two keys from the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company, brass woth C&O RY stamped on ring and Yale 1263 with paper tag Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Co. Diesel Locomotive Cab Key
Pins and ring: two pins, a medal, and a finger ring from the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen;
Two lapel pins from the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company, 25 year Veteran Employee and Safety First;
Two keys from the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company, brass woth C&O RY stamped on ring and Yale 1263 with paper tag Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Co. Diesel Locomotive Cab Key
Dates:
n.d.
Safety glasses, n.d.
File — Box: 1, Folder: 20
Identifier: Folder 20
Scope and Contents
tow pair, one in black metal case
Dates:
n.d.
Calvin F. Swingle, Modern American Railway Practice(removed from the collection for preservation), 1908
Item — Box: 1, Item: 1
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents
Calvin F. Swingle, Modern American Railway Practice (Chicago: National Institute of Practical Mechanics, 1908) Volumes 1-10
Dates:
1908
Railroad Men's Catechism (removed from the collection for preservation), 1907
Item — Box: 1, Item: 2
Identifier: Item 2
Scope and Contents
Angus Sinclair, Railroad Men's Catechism (New York: Angus Sinclair Publishing, 1907)
Dates:
1907
Freedom's Triumph: The Why, When, and Where of the European Conflict (removed from the collection for preservation), 1919
Item — Box: 1, Item: 3
Identifier: Item 3
Scope and Contents
Freedom's Triumph: The Why, When, and Where of the European Conflict (Chicago: The magazine Circulation Co., Inc., 1919)
Dates:
1919
Willis J. Abbot, The Nations at War (removed from the collection for preservation), 1918
Item — Box: 1, Item: 4
Identifier: Item 4
Scope and Contents
Willis J. Abbot, The Nations at War (New York: Leslie-Judfe Co., 1918)
Dates:
1918
Railroad manuals, pamphets, Century of Progress brochures, and related engineering material, 1907-1950
Series — Box: 1
Identifier: Box 1
Scope and Contents
Folder 1.
Railroad handbooks and safety rules books, 1907-1950
Items
American Locomotive Company, Locomotive Handbook. New York: American Locomotive Company, 1917.
Chicago, Cincinnati & Louisville, Rules for the Government of Employees of the Chicago, Cincinnati & Louisville Railroad Company. Chicago, Cincinnati and Louisville, 1907
American Railway Association, Rules of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company for the Government of the Operating Department. Richmond,...
Dates:
1907-1950
Railroad handbooks and safety rules books, 1907-1950
File — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Identifier: Folder 1
Scope and Contents
American Locomotive Company,Locomotive Hand-book (New York: American Locomotive Company, 1917);Chicago, Cincinnati & Louisville, Rules for the Government of Employes of the Chicago, Cincinnati & Louisville Railroad Co.(Chicago, Cincinnati & Louisville, 1907);American Railway Association, Rules of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company for the Government of the Operating Department (Richmond, Virginia: American Railway Association, 1931);...
Dates:
1907-1950
Railroad operating manuals, 1929-1950
File — Box: 1, Folder: 2
Identifier: Folder 2
Scope and Contents
B. E. Pamphlet 2-G For Trainmasters And Train And Engine Crews (1941);B. E. Pamphlet 20-G For Trainmasters And Train And Engine Crews (1943);Coppus Locomotive Equipment Co., Description Of And Directions For Installing, Operating And Testing The Coppus Locomotive Fire Pump ( Worcester, Massachusetts: Coppus Locomotive Equipment Co., 1929);Electro-Motive Division, Diesel Locomotive Operating Manual No. 2310 For Model F7, 4th Edition (La Grange, Illinois:...
Dates:
1929-1950
Railroad time tables, 1951
File — Box: 1, Folder: 3
Identifier: Folder 3
Scope and Contents
Chesapeake and Ohio Mainline Westward (n.d.);
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Passenger Time Table (Corrected to May 20, 1951);
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company (Chesapeake District) Chicago Division Timetable No. 137 (March 31, 1951);
Pennsylvania Railroad: Form 1 (Issued March 11, 1951)
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Passenger Time Table (Corrected to May 20, 1951);
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company (Chesapeake District) Chicago Division Timetable No. 137 (March 31, 1951);
Pennsylvania Railroad: Form 1 (Issued March 11, 1951)
Dates:
1951
Railroad employees' record books, 1924-1951
File — Box: 1, Folder: 4
Identifier: Folder 4
Scope and Contents
The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company: Time Return and Delay Report of Engine Employees (n.d.);The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company: Time Return and Delay Report of Engine Employees -stubs from completed forms, 18 packets (1947-1951);The Chesapeake and Ohio Railwar Company: Time Return and Delay Report of Engine and Train Employees form booklet (Three copies dated 1924-1925);C. & O., Nickel Plate and Wabash Railroad Employees' Offical Annual Time...
Dates:
1924-1951
Rates of Pay pamphlets, Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company, 1943-1944
File — Box: 1, Folder: 5
Identifier: Folder 5
Scope and Contents
The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company Rates of Pay: Engineers, Fireman, Hostlers and Hostler Helpers (Including Hocking Division) Effective December 1, 1944, for Engineers and March 16, 1944 for Firemn, Hostlers and Hostler Helpers;The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company Rates of Pay - Engineers (Excluding Hocking Division) Effective December 27, 1943;The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company Rates of Pay - Engineers (Excluding Hocking Division) Effective December 1,...
Dates:
1943-1944
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Corresondence, 1907-1951
File — Box: 1, Folder: 6
Identifier: Folder 6
Scope and Contents
Service Record of Engineer Ben Hippensteel, 1907-1936;Service Record of Engineer Ben Hippensteel, 1907-1941;Commendation letter, dated November 25, 1925;Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Employes' Hospital Association correspondence and billing statement, 1933;Gross earnings for 1933, dated January 29, 1934;Death Benefits Under The Railroad Retirement Act of 1937;Retirement letter (2 copies), dated June 20, 1951 and response (2...
Dates:
1907-1951
Seniority Guide for Railroad Men - Peru, Indiana, 1932
File — Box: 1, Folder: 7
Identifier: Folder 7
Scope and Contents
Booklet, Seniority Guide for Railroad Men - Peru, Indiana, dated March, 1932
Dates:
1932
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers printed matter, 1913, 1933
File — Box: 1, Folder: 8
Identifier: Folder 8
Scope and Contents
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers Transfer Card5.5X8.5 inches certificate;
Brother of Locomotive Engineers survey and letter;
Brother of Locomotive Engineers, Pension Association of the Brother of Locomotive Engineers Widows Pension Department Locomotive Engineers Mutual Life & Accident Insurance Association Official Receipts, 1930-1933;
Relief Association of the Grand International Auxiliary to the Brother of Locomotive Engineers receipts, 1924-1925
Brother of Locomotive Engineers survey and letter;
Brother of Locomotive Engineers, Pension Association of the Brother of Locomotive Engineers Widows Pension Department Locomotive Engineers Mutual Life & Accident Insurance Association Official Receipts, 1930-1933;
Relief Association of the Grand International Auxiliary to the Brother of Locomotive Engineers receipts, 1924-1925
Dates:
1913, 1933
Railroad whistle signals, for Ross, n.d.
File — Box: 1, Folder: 9
Identifier: Folder 9
Scope and Contents
Handwritten in pencil. A list of whistle signals. At the bottom is "for Ross"
Dates:
n.d.