Samuel Morse Felton business records
Overview
The Samuel Felton Morse business records contain papers relating to road building, railroad construction, engineering papers, and family deeds.
Dates
- Creation: 1766-1875
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1832-1851
Creator
- Felton, S. M. (Samuel Morse) (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research. Materials stored offsite; access requires advance notice. Contact specialcollectionsref@hbs.edu for more information.
Extent
1.5 linear feet (3 boxes)Small notebooks and unbound papers relating to road building, experiments at the Mill Dam and City Mills, Boston, construction work on Worcester and Providence, Vermont Central, and Fitchburg Railroads, proposals for grading Bunker Hill Monument; there are also plans of wharves, family deeds, and miscellaneous engineering papers. Items not specifically connected with Felton relate to the Boston and Roxbury Water Supply Company, Taylor's Falls Bridge, Nashua, N.H. (Loammi Baldwin et al vs. David Ames, Jr.), and S. F. Johnson, surveyor on the Worcester and Providence railroads.
Biographical / Historical
Samuel Morse Felton was a civil engineer of Boston, Mass., and railroad executive. He graduated from Harvard in 1834 and was employed as an engineer for Loammi Baldwin, Jr. and took over his business after Baldwin's death in 1838. He also served a superintendent of construction for the Fitchburg Railroad in 1843. Later served as president of Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad from 1851-1864.
Physical Location
MANU
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The Samuel Morse Felton business records were received by Baker Library Special Collections as a donation from Edgar C. Felton, 1926.
- Title
- Felton, S. M. (Samuel Morse), 1809-1889. Samuel Morse Felton Business Records, 1766-1875 (inclusive), 1832-1851 (bulk)
- Author
- Baker Library Special Collections Staff
- Date
- August 2017
- Description rules
- dacs
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- bak00315
Repository Details
Part of the Baker Library Special Collections and Archives, Harvard Business School Repository
Baker Library Special Collections and Archives holds unique resources that focus on the evolution of business and industry, as well as the records of the Harvard Business School, documenting the institution's development over the last century. These rich and varied collections support research in a diverse range of fields such as business, economic, social and cultural history as well as the history of science and technology.
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