General Research Division

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{"value"=>"<p>Over 200 volumes of Sprague Collection uncataloged printed material can be found in the Research Division, with classmark VDCS and VDCS+.</p> <p>Descriptive list of the \"n. c\". volumes in the Frank J. Sprague Collection, being pamphlets, brochures, broken runs of periodicals, off-prints thereof, trade catalogues, and similar ephemera.</p>"}

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1. Electrification of railways and equipment (incl. N. Y. C. & H. R. R. Gt. Northern)
2. Sprague Collection scrap-book (on N. Y. C. electrification)
3. On railway equipment
4. Electrification of railways, cost studies & reports
5. Electric Railway Journal, and similar periodicals
6. Sprague Collection scrap-books on "els" and N. Y. City rapid trans
7. Società Italiana, souvenir picture album
8. Electrification of steam railways
9. Specifications for putting "m. u." on Manhattan Rwy
10. Manual of electrics built by Amer. Loco. Co. - pictures and data
11. Prelim. & general specifications N. Y. Central electrification (one vol. on Detroit River tunnel)
12. Prelim. & general specifications N. Y. Central electrification
13. G. E. proposals on St. Clair tunnel (Montreal)
14. G. E. specifications for New Haven R. R. loco's
15. Specifications for N. Y. C. & H. R. R. (60 being Westinghouse re. Westinghouse-Baldwin loco's)
16. On street railways and motors for them (miscellaneous briefs, articles from journals, annual issues of Street Rwy. Journal to 1905)
17. Railway signals
18. New York City rapid transit, systems and problems, contracts, etc
19. Detroit and Chicago rapid transit
20. Sprague Elec. and Thomson-Houston suits over street rwys
21. Sprague Collection scrap-books
22. A. I. E. E. reports and transacts., Electrical World, The Link, etc
23. Agents circulars, catalogues re. street railway systems and transmission of electric current
24. Franklin Institue official catalogue
25. Thomson-Houston and Sprague Elec, booklets on transmission systems for power and light, transformers, interior conduit, etc
26. Sprague Collection scrap-books on electric motors and miscellaneous
27. Daft system of electric power plants
28. G. E. publications, catalogues mainly
29. Sprague Motors, early handbooks and manuals
30. Telephonics, natural power resources, electro-thermic steel, etc
31. Tran's and proc's, Asmeche., A. I. C. E. and like bodies
32. Stone & Webster brochure, James Hunter Co. price list
33. British patents on elec. & magnetism, Edison Co. reports
34. Electric lifts and elevators
35. Naval matters
36. Science & Invention, its philosophy; early pioneers in it
37. N. Y. canal traffic; Rowland on solar spectrum
38. F. J. Sprague's early textbooks and reference works in his fields
39. Miscellaneous briefs re. monopoly suits, interferences, company cat's, etc. Bowditch on navigation (F. J. S. copy)
40. Electrification of rwys
41. Jour. Soc. Western Engineers, Sibley Journal issues
42. F. J. S. addresses: "Lessons of Richmond...", "rapid transit", elevators" "possibilities of m. u." etc
43. Transactions and Journals of electrical organizations
44. Systems of electrical distribution, Kelley patents
45. Rapid transit, electrifications, "m. u"
46. Naval matters
47. Larger trade catalogues of Un. Edison, G. E., Stanley on electric haulage and lighting
48. So. Boston power station and other central stations
49. Edison-G. E. re 1890 announcement on Sprague systems
50. Sperry gyroscope-instructions
51. Vallejo Bridge, vol of photos
52. Sprague Collection scrap-book, biographical and misc, engineering
53. Missing inventory of these same "n. c". vols
54. Railroad Magazine (Holden art. on F. J. S)., Central London Rwy. acts Riehmond Un. Pass. Rwy. booklet