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James Lewis Cowles (1843-1922) was an American journalist specializing in postal reform and railroad systems. He was a supporter of the Parcel Post Bill and government ownership of the railroads. Collection consists of correspondence, writings and addresses, promotional materials, minutes, personal accounts, notebooks, photographs, and printed matter. Correspondence, 1897-1919, is with prominent citizens in business and with American politicians regarding the federalization of the railroad system and the Parcel Post Bill. Also, personal letters from friends and family members. Writings and addresses, 1890-1917, concerning the postal service and railway service in America; promotional materials, 1909-1918, of the Postal Progress League and the World Postal League; minutes, 1911, of the Postal Progress Conference; personal accounts, 1916-1918; notebooks, 1862-1918; photographs of Cowles and family members; and printed ephemera, 1912-1918, are included in the collection. less

William Frederick Allen (1846-1915) was an American editor, civil engineer and railroad expert. Collection consists of correspondence, circulars, broadsides, reports, maps, government documents, lists, pamphlets, and other papers relating to the movement that led to the establishment of a national system of standard railway time. less