Overview
Correspondence and notes relating to Swain's consulting work. The projects relate mainly to railroads in New England, New York, New Jersey, and Toronto, Canada. They involved such matters as grade crossings, bridges, valuations, damages, and accidents.
Dates
- Creation: 1883-1926
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1900-1926
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research. Materials stored offsite. Please contact specialcollectionsref@hbs.edu for more information.
Extent
2 linear feet (2 cartons)The George F. Swain papers contains correspondence, notes, and reports related to Swain's work as a consultan to a number of railroad companies and city commissions. Material relates to railroad matters such as grade crossings, bridges, and valuations for railway projects in New England, New York, New Jersey, and Canada. The bulk of the collection dates from 1900 to 1926 with one folder containing incoming laters dated 1883 and 1900.
Biographical / Historical
George Fillmore Swain was an American civil engineer and professor. He Was born San Francisco on March 2, 1857. He graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1877, and returned to MIT in 1897 to become a professor of civil engineering. In 1909, he became a professor of civil engineering at the Harvard University Graduate School of Applied Science. He also served as a consulting engineer of the Massachusetts Railroad Commission, and a member and chair of the Boston Transit Comission.
Physical Location
MANU
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The George F. Swain papers were received by Baker Library Special Collections as a donation from Harvard University Archives in April 1967.
Processing Information
Processed: March 2018 By: Baker Library Special Collections
- Title
- Swain, George Fillmore, 1857-1931. George F. Swain Papers, 1883-1926: A Finding Aid
- Author
- Baker Library
- Description rules
- dacs
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- bak00438
Repository Details
Part of the Baker Library Special Collections and Archives, Harvard Business School Repository
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