F. W. Doolittle Railroad Collection

Doolittle, F. W. (Frederick William) (1883-1950)

Frederick William Doolittle (Princeton Class of 1905) was a consultant on the cost of railway operation for the Wisconsin Railroad Commission, an executive with the North American Company, a public utilities company, a director of the American Electric Railway, and an independent consultant.

The collection consists of miscellaneous railroad material collected by Doolittle (Princeton Class of 1905), including reports on electrification, cost analyses, and operating expenses. The reports reflect those periods in Doolittle's career when he was a consultant on the cost of railway operation for the Wisconsin Railroad Commission, an executive with the North American Company, a public utilities company, a director of the American Electric Railway, and an independent consultant.

This is an unprocessed collection and remains in its original arrangement.

Gift of Mrs. F.W. Doolittle.

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This is an unprocessed collection. The contents list provided is a preliminary inventory.

The collection inventory was created by Michael Heist in August 2007.

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Preferred Citation

Identification of specific item; Date (if known); F. W. Doolittle Railroad Collection, Box and Folder Number; Special Collections, Princeton University Library.

Publisher

Manuscripts Division

Date

2007

Creator

Doolittle, F. W. (Frederick William) (1883-1950)

Subject

Electricity in transportation

Public utilities -- United States

Railroads -- United States -- Cost of operation -- 20th century

Railroads -- United States -- Electrification

Railroads -- United States -- Regulation -- 20th century

Organization

American Electric Railway Association

Railroad Commission of Wisconsin

Language

English

Form

Reports