- physdesc
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{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"11.31 linear feet", "unit"=>"linear feet"}, {"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"14 boxes, 21 volumes", "unit"=>"containers"}], "supress_display"=>true}
- unitid
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{"value"=>"MssCol 129", "type"=>"local_call"}
{"value"=>"129", "type"=>"local_mss"}
- unitdate
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{"value"=>"1887-1941", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1887/1941"}
- date_inclusive_start
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1887
- date_inclusive_end
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1941
- keydate
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1887
- unittitle
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{"value"=>"Bion J. Arnold papers"}
- repository
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{"value"=>"<span class=\"corpname\">The New York Public Library. <span class=\"subarea\">Manuscripts and Archives Division</span></span> <div class=\"address\"><span class=\"addressline\">New York, New York</span></div>"}
- abstract
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{"value"=>"Bion J. Arnold (1861-1942) was an engineer who advised Chicago and other cities on the development of their electric transit systems. He devised the plan for the electrification of Grand Central Terminal in New York City. Collection consists of mainly engineering papers with some personal papers of Arnold."}
- prefercite
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{"value"=>"<p>Bion J. Arnold papers, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library</p>"}
- origination
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{"value"=>"Arnold, Bion J. (Bion Joseph), 1861-1942", "type"=>"persname"}
- bioghist
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{"value"=>"<p>Bion J. Arnold (1861-1942) was an engineer who advised Chicago and other cities on the development of their electric transit systems. He devised the plan for the electrification of Grand Central Terminal in New York City.</p>"}
- scopecontent
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{"value"=>"<p>Collection consists of mainly engineering papers with some personal papers of Arnold. Correspondence, 1918-1922, 1933-1941, includes business letters concerning engineering, railroads and his consulting firm; and personal letters concerning alumni activities at Hillsdale College, civic affairs in Chicago, and family matters. Nearly one half of the collection is made up of papers, 1898-1912, relating to Arnold's work for the New York Central Railroad and includes correspondence, reports, maps, specifications, drawings, and photographs. There are similar papers for other railroad companies Arnold worked with and scrapbooks concerning electrical engineering and Arnold's consulting work for various cities. Also, biographical papers; appointment and address books, 1887-1902, 1924-1925; engineering notebooks; and personal scrapbooks.</p>"}
- acqinfo
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{"value"=>"<p>Estate of Bion J. Arnold</p>"}
- processinfo
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{"value"=>"<p>Compiled by Robert Sink.</p>"}
- extent_statement
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11.31 linear feet (14 boxes, 21 volumes)
- date_start
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1887
- date_end
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1941