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Creator
Allen, William Frederick, 1846-1915
Call number
MssCol 53
Physical description
2.5 linear feet (6 boxes, 1 package)
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.

Administrative information

Source of acquisition

Gift, Allen, William Frederick, 1901

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

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