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Creator
Allen, William Frederick, 1846-1915
Call number
MssCol 53
Physical description
2.5 linear feet (6 boxes, 1 package)
Language
Materials in English
Preferred Citation

William Frederick Allen papers, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library

Repository
Manuscripts and Archives Division
Access to materials
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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.

Biographical/historical information

William F. Allen

  • 1846Born in Bordentown, N. J.
  • 1871Married Caroline Perry
  • 1872Manager of National Railway Publishing Company.
  • 1873Appointed editor of Official Railway Guide.
  • 1875Elected Treasurer of the American Railway Association.
  • 1883Took the lead in proposing the adoption of National Standard Time.
  • 1884United States delegate to the International Meridian Conference.
  • 1910Appointed to the International Railway Congress' permanent committee.
  • 1915Died in South Orange, N. J

Scope and arrangement

The William Frederick Allen papers are arranged in two series:

Administrative information

Processing information

MHN, June 1974

Using the collection

Location

Manuscripts and Archives Division
Stephen A. Schwarzman Building
Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street, New York, NY 10018-2788
Brooke Russell Astor Reading Room, Third Floor, Room 328

Access to materials

Advance notice required. Request access to this collection.