The John F. Stevens Papers - Folder Register

Series: 1. Personal and Family Series

1 - 1 R. W. Clancy to John F. Stevens
Date span: 02/22/1927 - 10/18/1927

Description: 4 TLSs and 1 telegram from Dr. R. W. Clancy to JFS regarding the Great Northern and other railways in Oregon between the Rogue River Valley and Crescent City. Includes 1 TLS letter of introduction for Clancy by W. F. Turner, President of the Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway Company and the Oregon Electric Railway Company. Folder also includes 2 TLSs from A. M. Hunt concerning JFS' schedule.

1 - 2 Jessica Davies to Harriett Stevens
[1870's?]

Description: 6 ALSs from Jessica Davies(?) of Wales to Harriett Stevens in New England, all of which are undated and regard their friendship.

1 - 3 William A. Mackay to John F. Stevens
Date span: [05/21/1935]? - [01/14/1938]?

Description: 15 letters from William A. Mackay to JFS regarding Mackay's painting of JFS which appeared in the mural of the Theodore Roosevelt Memorial of the Museum of Natural History in New York City. The folder also includes 1 TLS from Anton Riedert, a friend of Mackay's, to JFS regarding a set of prints owned by JFS.

1 - 4 Mass. Soc. of Mayflower Descendants to JFS, Jr.
Date span: 07/24/1938 - 04/14/1949

Description: 21 letters from the Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants to John F. Stevens, Jr. all regarding his membership in the Society. Includes 5 TLSs from George Ernest Bowman, 4 TLSs from Isabelle C. Nason and 2 TLSs from Henry Lowell Mason.

1 - 5 R. Anne Nichols to Mrs. Thomas O'Brien
DATE: 01/05/1866

Description: 2 ALSs from R. Anne Nichols to Mrs. Thomas O'Brien mostly regarding their friendship and families. O'Brien was Harriett O'Brien Stevens' mother.

1 - 6 George E. Spengler to JFS
Date span: 10/21/1938 - 03/08/1940

Description: 6 TLSs from George E. Spengler in Beijing, China to JFS from 1938 to 1940 primarily discussing pre-war Asia and Europe. The folder also includes 3 carbon TLs probably by Spengler to Charles M. Muchnic and F. A. Fitzpatrick, probably sent to JFS by Spengler.

1 - 7 S. Townsend to Harriett Stevens
Date span: 02/01/1855 - 02/26/1957

Description: 3 ALSs from S. Townsend to "Abby" and others, possibly to Harriet Stevens and her family. The letters mostly discuss the family.

1 - 8 Telegrams to JFS
Date span: 01/18/1939 - 01/19/1939

Description: 2 telegrams to JFS from Hamilton Foley and Donald F. Stevens congratulating JFS on his receipt of the Hoover Medal in January, 1939.

1 - 9 Russian Army Officer to JFS
6/6/1917

Description: 1 ALS (2 pp.) from George Metz, a Colonel in the Russian Imperial Army, to JFS requesting assistance in finding work in the United States as a cartographer. The letter is very fragile and is held in two mylar folders.

1 - 10 Miscellaneous Correspondence to JFS
Date span: 01/29/1917 - 10/02/1942

Description: 8 letters to JFS on various subjects. Includes 1 ALS from Mary C. Heath regarding the death of Harriett Stevens, 1 ACS from Hope Ward regarding the Stevens family, 2 letters from A. D. McDougall regarding the Great Northern Railway, 1 TLS from Ralph Budd of the Burlington Lines regarding the Hoover Medal and 1 TLS from Donald F. Stevens regarding the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company.

1 - 11 Donald F. Stevens, Jr. - Notes on Panama
(1970's?)

Description: 1 TMs by Donald F. Stevens about a trip to Panama and some handwritten biographical notes about JFS and his brother, Eugene C. Stevens.

1 - 12 Harriett Stevens to Eugene C. Stevens, II
Date span: 01/15/1916 - 03/11/1917

Description: 13 ALSs and ACSs to Eugene C. Stevens, II from his mother, Harriett Stevens, written while he was in college in New Haven, Connecticut.

1 - 13 Harriett Stevens to Eugene C. Stevens, II, undated
Date span: [01/01/1916]? - [06/01/1917]?

Description: 13 ALSs and ACSs to Eugene C. Stevens from his mother, Harriett Stevens, written while he was in college in New Haven, Connecticut.

1 - 14 Eugene C. Stevens, II - Miscellaneous Correspondence
Date span: 05/09/1915 - 10/02/1942

Description: 11 letters to Eugene C. Stevens, II, mostly while he was in college in New Haven, Connecticut. Includes 1 TLS from Groton School and 1 ACS from a tourist friend in Hawaii to Stevens in Harbin, China.

1 - 15 Eugene C. Stevens, II - Harbin, China Documents
12/15/1922

Description: 3 TDSs from the American Consular Office regarding Eugene C. Stevens' work in Harbin, China. Mainly the documents identify him as an employee of the Inter Allied Technical Board and concern items he took through customs.

1 - 16 Eugene C. Stevens, II - Harbin, China Passports
Date span: 08/19/1919 - 02/21/1921

Description: 2 U.S. passports for Eugene C. Stevens, II, both used for his stay in Harbin, Manchuria as Secretary of the Inter Allied Technical Board.

1 - 17 Eugene C. Stevens, II - Notes
1916

Description: 1 small journal kept by Eugene C. Stevens, II labelled "Gloucester, 1916" and 3 AMsS pages of poetry by ECS II, probably written in high school or college.

1 - 18 Eugene C. Stevens, II - Estate Documents
Date span: 07/28/1932 - 09/29/1972

Description: 2 xerox copies of the will of Eugene C. Stevens and other documents related to the settlement of his estate.

1 - 19 Harriett T. Stevens - Documents
Date span: 03/04/1875 - 12/13/1892

Description: 3 typeset documents filled in by hand belonging to Harriett Stevens, wife of JFS. 2 documents are deeds of burial plots in Washington State and Texas; the third document relates to probate court for the estate of her father, Thomas O'Brien.

1 - 20 Miles DuVal to John F. Stevens, III
Date span: 05/31/1966 - 08/06/1973

Description: 2 ALSs from Miles DuVal to John F. Stevens, III mostly concerning the career of JFS I and his nomination to the Hall of Fame of Great Americans by the American Society of Civil Engineers. The folder mainly consists of copies of correspondence received by DuVal from the Society concerning JFS I.

1 - 21 U.S. Air Force to John F. Stevens, III, etc.
Date span: 07/21/1969 - 08/26/1969

Description: 3 TLSs from Raymond Estep, a historian in the U.S. Air Force, to John F. Stevens, III and Virginia Hawks concerning John F. Stevens, I and Eugene C. Stevens, II and their stay in Russia and Manchuria from 1917 to 1923. Letters from JFS and ECS II mentioned in Estep's letters are in the following folder (Folder 22), and an article by Estep mentioning JFS is in Folder 31.

1 - 22 John F. and Eugene C. Stevens, II in Petrograd, 1917
Date span: 07/08/1917 - 07/15/1917

Description: Carbons and xerox copies of 2 TLSs, one each from John F. Stevens and Eugene C. Stevens, II while the two were in Petrograd, Russia in July, 1917 written to Donald Stevens. The letters describe conditions in the city in 1917. The carbons are extremely fragile. Reference to the letters is made in the preceding folder (Folder 21).

1 - 23 University of Wyoming to John F. Stevens, III
Date span: 11/19/1968 - 02/12/1969

Description: 3 TLSs from Gene M. Gressley of the Transportation History Foundation of the University of Wyoming to Donald F. Stevens and John F. Stevens, III concerning the acquisition of JFS I's papers by the University of Wyoming.

1 - 24 John F. Stevens, III - Miscellaneous Correspondence
Date span: 01/10/1958 - 12/07/1976

Description: 15 letters to John F. Stevens, III from various people, with most letters concerning JFS I. Includes 1 TLS from Eugene C. Stevens, II about JFS, 1 TLS from Dr. Jacqueline Saint John, and 1 TLS from Herbert R. Hands of the John F. Stevens Hall of Fame Committee concerning the committee's failed bid to have JFS I elected to the Hall of Fame of Great Americans in 1976.

1 - 25 Virginia Hawks - Miscellaneous Correspondence
Date span: 09/07/1972 - 03/22/1973

Description: 2 letters to Virginia Hawks regarding her grandfather, JFS.

1 - 26 Stevens Family - Genealogical Materials
(1920?) - 4/17/1973

Description: Miscellaneous genealogical materials tracing the Stevens family back to the early seventeenth century.

1 - 27 Stevens & O'Brien Families - Genealogical Materials
Date span: 12/16/1925 - 01/18/1926

Description: Miscellaneous genealogical notes on the Stevens and O'Brien families.

1 - 28 Stevens Family - Genealogical Materials
Date span: 05/06/1938 - 10/10/1990

Description: Miscellaneous genealogical material on the Stevens family.

1 - 29 Stevens Family - Genealogical Materials
Date span: 06/15/1912 - 08/19/1950

Description: Miscellaneous genealogical notes on the Stevens family.

1 - 30 John F. Stevens - Biographical Information
1938 - 1972

Description: Miscellaneous printed biographical information on JFS, including an extract from the Dictionary of American Biography, a Hoover Medal pamphlet and a booklet by the John F. Stevens Hall of Fame Committee to elect JFS to the Hall of Fame of Great Americans.

1 - 31 John F. Stevens - Biographical Information
Date span: 08/12/1943 - [03/01/1970]?

Description: Miscellaneous biographical information on JFS, mostly printed, including 1 TMs from the National Cyclopedia of American Biography, excerpts from "And the Mountains Will Move" by Miles P. DuVal, copy of "John F. Stevens: Pathfinder for Western Railroads" by Earl Clark, and 1 copy of "John F. Stevens and the Far Eastern Railways" by Raymond Estep.

1 - 32 John F. Stevens - Biographical Information
1931 - (1950?)

Description: 4 TMss and 1 AMs giving biographical information about JFS, including 1 TMs of an excerpt from Who's Who in Engineering (1935), 1 TMs of "John F. Stevens: Basic Architect of the Panama Canal" by Congressmember Daniel J. Flood and 3 manuscripts about JFS by unknown writers.

1 - 32a John F. Stevens - Biographical Materials - Scrapbook
Date span: 06/28/1872 - [01/01/1960]?

Description: 1 loose leaf scrapbook containing biographical information on JFS, possibly put together by his grandson, John F. Stevens, III. Includes photographs of JFS, his parents, sons and wife; membership cards to numerous societies and clippings.

1 - 33 Czechoslovak Award
Date span: 06/15/1926 - 09/14/1926

Description: Correspondence and a booklet relating to JFS' receipt of the Medal of the Order of the White Lion from the Czechoslovak Republic. Includes the following items: 1 TLS from the Secretary of the Order presenting the award to JFS (in French, 15 Jun 1926); 1 TLS from Zdenek Fierlinger, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of the Czechoslovak Republic at Washington, to JFS; 2 TLSs from the U.S.Department of State regarding the Medal; and 1 autograph chart of medals received by JFS (?) from the governments of Japan, China, France and the United States. Folder also includes 1 booklet relating to the Order of the White Lion.

1 - 34 John Fritz Medal - Correspondence, Jan. - Feb., 1925
Date span: 01/17/1925 - 02/27/1925

Description: 12 TLSs from various people to JFS, with 2 carbons from JFS, all regarding the John Fritz Medal awarded to JFS in 1925. Includes 2 TLSs from Charles Rand, President of the John Fritz Medal Board of Award, 4 TLSs from Alfred D. Flinn, 2 TLSs from John R. Freeman and 2 TLSs from Ralph Budd.

1 - 35 John Fritz Medal - Correspondence, Mar. 1 - 15, 1925
Date span: 03/02/1925 - 03/14/1925

Description: 16 TLSs to JFS regarding his receipt of the John Fritz Medal in 1925, with 10 carbons from Francis Lee Stuart to various engineers. Includes the following items: 6 TLSs from Alfred D. Flinn, 1 TLS from B. O. Johnson, 1 TLS from Ambrose Swasey, 1 TLS from Sao Ke Alfred Sze of the Chinese Legation in Washington, 1 TLS from F. Chvalkovsky of the Czechoslovak Legation, 1 TLS from T. Matsudaira of the Japanese Embassy, 1 TLS and 1 carbon from George W. Goethals, 1 TLS from Elihu Root, 1 TLS from Daniel Willard, 1 ALS (photocopy?) from Newton D. Baker, and 1 TLS from Robert Lansing.

1 - 36 John Fritz Medal - Correspondence, Mar. 16 - 20, 1925
Date span: 03/16/1925 - 03/20/1925

Description: 10 TLSs to JFS regarding his receipt of the John Fritz Medal for 1925. Includes the following items: 2 TLSs from Alfred D. Flinn, 1 TLS from J. A. Lengby, 1 TLS from Francis Lee Stuart, 1 TLS from Frederick Mears, 1 TLS from Eugene C. Stevens, I, 2 TLSs from Max Toltz, and 1 TLS from Boris A. Bakhmeteff.

1 - 37 John Fritz Medal - Correspondence, Mar. 21 - 25, 1925
Date span: 03/21/1925 - 03/25/1925

Description: 15 TLSs to JFS regarding his receipt of the John Fritz Medal in 1925. Includes the following items: 1 ALS from William Gerig, 3 TLSs from C. F. Loweth, 1 TLS from Alfred D. Flinn, 1 TLS from William Howard Taft (3 pp., 22 Mar 1925), 1 TLS from H. R. Carter, 1 TLS from C. Treat Spear, 1 TLS from Arthur W. Thompson, 1 TLS from Alfred H. Mulliken, 1 TLS from Robert Ridgway, 1 TLS from E. A. Drake, 1 ALS from Albert H. Hogeland, 1 TLS from H. E. Byram, and 1 TLS from Claude N. Bennett.

1 - 38 John Fritz Medal - Correspondence, Mar. 26 - 30, 1925
Date span: 03/26/1925 - 03/31/1925

Description: 9 letters to JFS regarding his receipt of the John Fritz Medal in 1925. Includes the following items: 4 TLSs from Alfred D. Flinn, 1 ALS from J. G. Bloom, 1 TLS from F. A. Molitor, 1 TLS from C. D. Gray, President of Bates College, 1 TLS from Paul Didier, and 1 TLS from A. D. McDougall.

1 - 39 John Fritz Medal - Correspondence, Apr. - Jun., 1925
Date span: 04/01/1925 - 06/20/1925

Description: 14 letters to JFS regarding his receipt of the John Fritz Medal in 1925. Includes the following items: 5 TLSs from Alfred D. Flinn, 1 TLS from J. A. Lengby, 1 mimeographed TL and 1 TLS from C. T. Spear of the Associated Veterans of the Russian Railway Service Corps, 1 TLS from Frederick Mears, 1 TLS from Clarence H. Howard, 1 TLS from Isham Henderson, and 1 TLS from W. F. Turner.

1 - 40 John Fritz Medal - Telegrams
Date span: 02/20/1925 - 03/24/1925

Description: 26 telegrams to and from JFS regarding his receipt of the John Fritz Medal in 1925. Includes the following: 5 telegrams from JFS, 8 from Alfred D. Flinn, 2 from John R. Freeman, 1 from Ralph Budd, 1 from Thomas Imrie, 1 from Frank T. Young, 1 from W. G. Bierd, 1 from Daniel Willard, 1 from Henry W. Fries, 1 from Hugh Hume, 1 from J. G. Sullivan, 1 from Albert H. Hogeland, 1 from W. F. Turner, and 1 from M. G. Barnes.

1 - 41 John Fritz Medal - Printed Material
March 1925 - January 1941

Description: Invitation cards for the awards banquet at which JFS received the John Fritz Medal. Folder also includes a program for the banquet at which Edward Dean Adams received the Medal (1926) and a biography of Ralph Budd printed up the year he received the Medal (1941).

1 - 42 John Fritz Medal - Speeches, etc.
[March 1925]

Description: 1 TMs of JFS' acceptance speech for the John Fritz Medal, 1 TMs of a host at the same banquet, and 2 typed seating charts for the same event.

1 - 43 John Fritz Medal - Leather Satchel
Date span: [03/01/1925]? - [03/23/1925]?

Description: 1 black leather satchel embossed, "John F. Stevens, John Fritz Medal Papers," probably given to JFS at the ceremony at which he was presented with the medal.

1 - 44 Hoover Medal - Correspondence
Date span: 12/26/1938 - 02/10/1939

Description: 9 TLSs and carbons mostly to Donald F. Stevens, all regarding JFS' receipt of the Hoover Medal in January, 1939. Includes the following items: 1 TLS from JFS to Donald F. Stevens, 1 TLS from Ralph Budd, and 1 TLS from C. E. Davies, President of the Hoover Medal Board of Award.

1 - 45 Hoover Medal - Speech by Ralph Budd
1/18/1939

Description: 4 TMss of a speech made by Ralph Budd at the presentation of the Hoover Medal to JFS in January, 1939.

1 - 46 Hoover Medal - Clippings & Ephemera
Date span: 12/18/1938 - 01/21/1939

Description: Clippings and ephemera regarding the presentation of the Hoover Medal to JFS in January, 1939. Includes 1 program to the ceremony containing a printed speech of Ralph Budd and 2 photos of the award certificate.

1 - 47 John F. Stevens - Hall of Fame Committee
Date span: 01/27/1969 - 07/21/1976

Description: 4 TLSs regarding the John F. Stevens Hall of Fame Committee, whose goal it was to have JFS elected to the Hall of Fame of Great Americans. Includes the following items: 1 TL from Gregory S. Prince and 1 TLS from Herbert R. Hands. Folder also includes information on the Hall of Fame of Great Americans.

1 - 48 John F. Stevens - Canal Zone Postage Stamps
6/15/1946

Description: 65 postage stamps printed by the U. S. Government for mail service in the Canal Zone bearing John F. Stevens' portrait, first issued in June 1946. Includes the following items: 1 block of 56 uncancelled stamps (7 x 8 stamps), 1 block of 6 uncancelled stamps (2 x 3 stamps), 2 loose cancelled stamps and one uncancelled stamp on the detached corner of an envelope. Folder also includes a printed article about the stamp.

1 - 49 Bank Statements & Checks, 1898 - 1923
Date span: [08/01/1898]? - 09/30/1923

Description: Miscellaneous bank statements and checks of JFS, 1898 - 1923.

1 - 50 Bank Statements & Checks, 1923 - 1925
Date span: [03/01/1923]? - [09/01/1925]?

Description: Miscellaneous bank receipts and checks of JFS, 1923 - 1925.

1 - 51 Bank Statements & Checks, 1925 - 1928
Date span: [04/01/1925]? - 12/31/1928

Description: Miscellaneous bank statements and check of JFS, 1925 - 1928.

1 - 52 Bank Statements & Checks, 1929
Date span: [01/01/1929]? - [12/31/1929]?

Description: Miscellaneous bank statements and checks of JFS, 1929.

1 - 53 Railway Receipts
10/15/1962

Description: Railway receipts probably saved by John F. Stevens, III during a trip to the Panama Canal Zone in October, 1962.

Series: 2. Subjects Series
Description: JFS' subject files including correspondence, reports and plans on various projects including the Panama Canal, the Siberian Railroads and the Mississippi River Flood Control Project.


2 - 1 Canal Zone - Employee Petition
4/4/1907

Description: 1 hardbound manuscript containing the signatures of several hundred employees of the Panama Canal project requesting that JFS withdraw his resignation from the post of Chief Engineer of the Canal Zone.

2 - 2 Canal Zone - Employee Petition
4/4/1907

Description: 1 hardbound manuscript containing the signatures of several hundred employees of the Panama Canal Project requesting that JFS withdraw his resignation from the post of Chief Engineer of the Canal Zone.

2 - 3 East Asia - Correspondence, 1918 - 1923
Date span: 04/17/1918 - 08/04/1923

Description: 11 letters to JFS concerning JFS' tenure in East Asia working on the Russian, Chinese and Japanese railway systems. Includes the following items: 1 TL from George H. Emerson concerning the Chinese Eastern Railway; 1 carbon TL from the Czechoslovak government in Prague to Charles Evans Hughes, U. S. Secretary of State, regarding JFS' work as head of the Interallied Technical Board (IATB) in Siberia; 2 TLSs from William Phillips, Under Secretary of State, regarding the Japanese Embassy and the IATB; 1 carbon TL from Count Yasuya Uchida, Japanese Minister of Foreign Affairs, to Hugh R. Wilson regarding JFS and the IATB; 2 TLSs from D. C. Poole of the U. S. State Department regarding Czechoslovakia and the IATB; 1 TLS from Douglas Jenkins of the U. S. State Department regarding the Standard Oil Company; 1 TLS from J. W. Scanlin of the U. S. Navy Department to C. A. Decker regarding JFS; 1 memo from the Japanese Embassy in Washington regarding the IATB; and 1 memo from the U. S. State Department regarding the IATB and the Japanese government.

2 - 4 East Asia - Correspondence from JFS, 1923
Date span: 03/13/1923 - 04/17/1923

Description: 8 carbon TLs from JFS to Charles Evans Hughes, Secretary of State, all concerning the final closing of the Interallied Technical Board in November, 1922, with special emphasis placed on where the archives of the IATB would be housed (the U. S. State Department) and total U. S. costs of participation on the board. Letters include references to the following: the American Red Cross, the Ussuri Railway, Standard Oil Company, the Inter-Allied Railway Agreement, the Chinese Eastern Railway, and the Siberian Railway.

2 - 5 East Asia - Chinese Eastern Railway Plan
(1917?) - (1922?)

Description: 1 hand bound blueprint plan of the Concession Zone of the Chinese Eastern Railway, Western Section, all in Russian.

2 - 6 East Asia - Chinese Eastern Railway Plan
(1917?) - (1922?)

Description: 1 hand bound blueprint plan of the Concession Zone of the Chinese Eastern Railway, Southern Section, all in Russian.

2 - 7 East Asia - Chinese Eastern Railway Plan
(1917?) - (1922?)

Description: 1 hand bound blueprint plan of the Concession Zone of the Chinese Eastern Railway, Eastern Section, all in Russian.

2 - 8 East Asia - Printed Report on Russian Industry (1917)
10/17/1917

Description: 1 printed article, "Brief Outline of Business Conducted by the Trading and Manufacturing Firm of Ivan Stakheiev & Co." received by Eugene C. Stevens, II in Petrograd on October 17, 1917.

2 - 9 East Asia - Report on Mining in Siberia
(1917?) - (1922?)

Description: 1 bound, typed report, "Opportunities for Gold Dredging in the Amur Region," by T. Zeitzeff(?) and E. Klebnikoff(?) of the Far Eastern Bureau of Mines (of the Russian Government?). Appended to the report are some photos of mines and roads in the region.

2 - 10 East Asia - Report & Maps of Siberian Resources
Date span: 09/01/1918 - 09/26/1921

Description: 2 hand drawn maps and fragments from 2 typescripts all regarding the natural resources of Siberia. The maps are in Russian, the typescripts in English. One typescript is probably a translation from Russian and is labelled, "V. Arsenyev, Vladivostok."

2 - 11 East Asia - Miscellaneous Typescripts
(1917?) - (1922?)

Description: 3 TMss on various subjects relating to JFS' work on the East Asian railways. Includes 1 TMs by JFS, "Suggestion of a plan of international control of the Chinese Eastern Railway," sent to Mr. Poole at the U. S. State Department. Also includes 1 fragment TMs by P. P. Batolin regarding the Peoples Company and 1 fragment TMs mostly listing employees of the Russian Railway Service Corps.

2 - 12 East Asia - Miscellaneous Manuscripts
(1917?) - (1922?)

Description: 2 AMss, possibly by JFS, relating to the Peoples Company and other issues in JFS' work with the East Asian railways. Both mss. are probably drafts for typescripts in folder 11 of this box.

2 - 13 Delaware River Power Plant - Report
(1919?) - (1923?)

Description: 1 leather bound report, "Report on Delaware River Water Power Development," by Duncan Young & Co., about 50 pp.

2 - 14 Wyoming Proposed Railway - Report
August, 1922

Description: 1 hard bound typescript, "Report on Proposed Railroad from Wamsutter, Wyoming to Coal Fields at Dixon, Wyoming," by F. A. Sager of the Arnold Company, written up for the Yampa Development Corporation.

2 - 15 Eldorado & Santa Fe Railway - Report
9/26/1924

Description: 1 hard bound typescript, "Bates & Rogers Construction Company Claims for Adjustment in Connection with the Construction of the Eldorado & Santa Fe Railway," by Walter A. Rogers for C. F. W. Felt, Chief Engineer of the Eldorado & Santa Fe Railway.

2 - 16 Eldorado & Santa Fe Railway - Correspondence
Date span: 01/14/1924 - 08/13/1924

Description: 13 letters to and from JFS regarding consulting work JFS was doing for Bates & Rogers Construction Co. on the Eldorado & Santa Fe Railway. Includes 1 carbon TL from JFS, 4 TLSs from Walter A. Rogers and 8 TLSs from E. Stanley Holland.

2 - 17 Eldorado & Santa Fe Railway - Correspondence
Date span: 09/10/1924 - 11/12/1924

Description: 10 letters to and from JFS regarding consulting work JFS was doing for Bates & Rogers Construction Co. on the Eldorado & Santa Fe Railway. Includes 3 TLSs from Walter A. Rogers, 3 carbons from JFS and 4 TLSs from E. Stanley Holland.

2 - 18 Eldorado & Santa Fe Railway - Correspondence
Date span: 11/21/1924 - 03/18/1925

Description: 9 letters to and from JFS regarding consulting he was doing for Bates & Rogers Construction Co. on the Eldorado & Santa Fe Railway. Includes 1 carbon from F. F. Reich to Roberts Brothers, 2 carbons from W. E. Roberts, 3 TLSs from Walter A. Roberts and 1 TLS from E. Stanley Holland.

2 - 19 Eldorado & Santa Fe Railway - Telegrams
Date span: 04/22/1924 - 02/05/1925

Description: 12 telegrams and carbons between JFS and the Bates & Rogers Construction Co. regarding the Eldorado & Santa Fe Railway. Includes 2 telegrams from Walter A. Rogers and 1 telegram from Thomas Imrie.

2 - 20 T. W. Snow Construction Co. - Correspondence
Date span: 12/31/1923 - 12/30/1924

Description: 6 TLSs from various officials of T. W. Snow Construction Co. to JFS regarding financial consulting work that JFS was doing for the company. Includes balance sheets.

2 - 21 T. W. Snow Construction Co. - Correspondence
Date span: 01/08/1925 - 02/06/1925

Description: 5 TLSs and 2 telegrams from T. W. Snow Construction Co. to JFS regarding financial consulting JFS was doing for the company.

2 - 22 Colorado Engineering Council - Correspondence, etc.
Date span: 05/22/1925 - 06/11/1925

Description: 3 TLSs from members of the Colorado Engineering Council thanking JFS for his address at the Engineer's Day at the University of Colorado in 1925. 2 damaged copies of JFS' printed speech are included.

2 - 23 Oregon Railway - Correspondence
Date span: 07/29/1925 - 01/08/1930

Description: 20 letters between JFS and various businesspeople in Oregon concerning their investments in the Grants Pass-Crescent City Railway. Discussion of many topics including the claims of the Twohy Brothers and extending the railway through Medford, Oregon and into California. Includes 9 letters from J. F. Reddy, 3 TLSs from H. D. Norton and 2 copies of letters by JFS.


2 - 24 Oregon Railway - Telegrams
Date span: 08/03/1925 - 11/14/1927

Description: 11 telegrams between JFS and various businesspeople in Oregon concerning their investments in the Grants Pass-Crescent City Railway with references to expansion of the Railway into California. Includes 4 telegrams from J. F. Reddy, 2 telegrams from JFS and 2 telegrams from J. A. Lengby.

2 - 25 Oregon Railway - Reports, etc.
Date span: 03/12/1925 - 09/13/1925

Description: 4 typed reports on the Grants Pass-Crescent City Railway, 1 typed copy of the papers of incorporation for the Railway and 1 typed balance sheet. Reports include "Report on Proposed Extension of California & Oregon Coast Railroad," "Estimated Freight Traffic, Revenues and Operating Costs, California & Oregon Coast Railroad," and "Oregon Tonnage Tributary to the Crescent City Harbor."

2 - 26 Oregon Railway - Clippings, etc.
August, 1925

Description: Clippings and 2 pamphlets about Oregon and the Grants Pass-Crescent City Railway. Includes 1 pamphlet on Crescent City, California and 1 pamphlet on the Siskiyou National Forest.

2 - 27 Boston & Maine Railway - Correspondence
Date span: 03/30/1926 - 05/28/1928

Description: 16 TLSs to JFS from various railway businesspeople regarding the Boston & Maine Railway. Includes 13 TLSs from E. J. Pearson, President of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company, and 1 TLS from Senator from Harry B. Hawes (28 May 1928). Letters are long and often include financial statements about the Railway.

2 - 28 Boston & Maine Railway - Telegrams
Date span: 04/04/1926 - 03/29/1926

Description: 5 telegrams mostly to JFS concerning the Boston & Maine Railway. Includes 3 telegrams from E. J. Pearson of the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company, and 1 telegram from Homer Loring.

2 - 29 Boston & Maine Railway - Map, Reports, etc.
Date span: 02/08/1926 - 03/31/1926

Description: 2 typed reports and photostatic copies of clippings regarding the Boston & Maine Railroad. Also includes 1 map of the Railroad and financial notes.

2 - 30 Mississippi River Flood Control - Correspondence
Date span: 06/07/1927 - 12/19/1927

Description: 29 letters to JFS concerning a Mississippi River Flood Control project involving federal and local governments and the American Society of Civil Engineers, of which JFS was President. Includes 1 TLS from Dwight F. Davis, Secretary of War (7 Jun 1927) and 1 copy TL; 3 TLSs and 3 carbons from Arthur E. Morgan, President of Antioch College; 1 TLS from Henry Clay Ripley; 6 TLSs from George T. Seabury; and 1 TLS from Daniel W. Mead.

2 - 31 Mississippi River Flood Control - Correspondence
Date span: 01/19/1928 - 04/09/1929

Description: 21 letters to JFS concerning the Mississippi River Flood Control project involving federal and local governments and the American Society of Civil Engineers. Includes 1 TLS from J. D. Galloway, 1 TLS from John C. Hoyt, 3 TLSs from George T. Seabury, 1 TLS from F. E. Schmitt of Engineering News Record, 1 carbon from JFS, 1 TLS and 1 copy TL from Senator Harry B. Hawes, 1 TLS from Senator Wesley L. Jones, 1 TLS from L. T. Berthe and 2 TLSs (copies?) from Senator Lynn J. Frazier.

2 - 32 Mississippi River Flood Control - Telegrams
Date span: 06/06/1927 - 02/25/1928

Description: 32 telegrams to and from JFS concerning the Mississippi Flood Control project involving federal and local governments and the American Society of Civil Engineers. Includes 1 telegram from Dwight Davis, 6 telegrams from Congressmember Frank R. Reid, 10 telegrams from George T. Seabury, 6 copy telegrams from JFS and 2 telegrams from Daniel W. Mead.

2 - 33 Mississippi River Flood Control - Printed Material
Date span: 10/27/1927 - [02/01/1929]?

Description: Newsclippings and printed material concerning the Mississippi River Flood Control project, all collected by JFS. Includes clippings from the Engineering News-Record and a pamphlet, "Problems in Design, Bonnet Carre Spillway."

2 - 34 Mississippi River Flood Control - Printed Material
3/2/1929

Description: 1 hard back copy and 1 paper bound copy of a booklet, "Control and Utilization of the Mississippi and the Drainage of its Valley," by Carroll Livingston Riker, concerning the proposed Riker Overland Seaway.

2 - 35 Mississippi River Flood Control - Reports
Date span: 12/14/1927 - 12/31/1928

Description: 1 copy typed report sent to JFS, "Preliminary Report on Mississippi River Flood Control Project as Affecting the City of Cairo, Illinois," prepared by the Berthe Engineering Company.

2 - 36 Mississippi River Flood Control - Reports
Date span: 12/14/1927 - 12/31/1928

Description: 7 typescript reports collected by JFS on the Mississippi River Flood Control project. Includes materials relating to H. R. 8219, 70th Congress, 1st Session regarding flood control; a draft report by the American Society of Civil Engineers; a speech by Maj. General Edgar Jadwin, "Mississippi River Flood Control," delivered at Flood Control Congress; minutes of the Committee on Rivers and Harbors of the House of Representatives with 1 TLS from D. H. Sawyer; and 1 TMs by JFS, "The Mississippi River Flood of 1927."

2 - 37 Nicaragua Canal Survey - Report
1929 - 1931

Description: 1 typed report, "Nicaragua Canal Survey, 1929 - 1931," by Lieut. Col. Dan I. Sultan, Corps of Engineers.

2 - 38 Transbay Bridge, San Francisco - Report
May 1927

Description: 1 printed report, "Report of the Board of Engineers, Transbay Bridge, San Francisco," by Robert Ridgway, Arthur N. Talbot and John D. Galloway.

3 - 1 Colorado River/Boulder Dam - Correspondence
Date span: 08/15/1928 - 11/01/1929

Description: 30 letters to JFS regarding the Colorado River Commission of Arizona and the proposed construction of the Boulder Dam. Includes 6 carbon TLs from JFS, 5 TLSs from Mulford Winsor, 7 TLSs from Thomas Maddock and 2 TLSs from Charles H. Rutherford.

3 - 2 Colorado River/Boulder Dam - Telegrams
Date span: 08/05/1928 - 02/06/1929

Description: 22 telegrams to and from JFS regarding the Colorado River Commission of Arizona and Boulder Dam. Includes 11 telegrams from JFS, 7 telegrams from Mulford Winsor, 2 telegrams from Thomas Maddock and 1 telegram from Governor George W. P. Hunt.

3 - 3 Colorado River/Boulder Dam - Printed Materials
Date span: 02/20/1923 - 04/27/1929

Description: Newsclippings, 2 pamphlets and a blueprint chart, all relating to the Colorado River Commission of Arizona and the Boulder Dam. Includes 1 pamphlet, "Remarks of Hon. Ralph H. Cameron of Arizona in the Senate of the United States" and "Speech of Hon. Charles H. Rutherford;" 1 pamphlet, "The Matter of the Colorado River," by JFS; and 1 chart of Marble Canyon.

3 - 4 Colorado River/Boulder Dam - Report
11/21/1928

Description: 1 typed report on the Colorado River and the Boulder Dam project by La Rue and Jakobsen, Consulting Engineers.

3 - 5 Wyoming-Montana Railroad - Report
5/1/1928

Description: 1 typed report by the Bemis Company, "Report on Proposed Development Program of the Wyoming-Montana Company in Wyoming, Montana and Colorado." Folder also includes 1 TLS from Charles T. Brown to JFS.

3 - 6 North-South Railway (Wyoming) - Report
10/11/1926

Description: 1 typed report by D. C. Fenstermaker on the North-South Railway of Wyoming. Folder also includes 1 TLS from J. H. Roberts of Roberts Brothers to JFS.

3 - 7 North-South Railway (Wyoming) - Report
Date span: 10/11/1926 - 02/14/1928

Description: 1 typeset report by D. C. Fenstermaker on the North & South Railway Company in Wyoming.

3 - 8 New Haven Railway - Notes & Reports
November 1915

Description: Miscellaneous typed reports and handwritten notes regarding the New Haven Railway. Includes 2 reports by JFS for G. H. Dorr of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad.

3 - 9 New Haven Railway - Notes & Reports
August - September, 1915

Description: Miscellaneous typed reports sent to JFS concerning the New Haven Railway and the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad. Includes 2 TLSs from E. G. Pearson.

3 - 10 Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway - Correspondence
Date span: 10/26/1926 - 04/12/1929

Description: 7 TLSs and 2 telegrams to JFS regarding the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railway. Includes 1 TLS from Chester E. Oliphant, 6 TLSs from Frederick H. Wood and 2 telegrams from H. S. Hensel.

3 - 11 Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway - Reports
[1926] - [1929]

Description: Various reports, memoranda and transcribed testimonies concerning the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railway. Includes the testimonies of A. G. Holt and of C. F. Loweth in a civil case concerning the railway.

3 - 12 Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway - Reports
[1925]

Description: 1 printed report, 1 ledger and 1 chart concerning the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railway. Includes "Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway, Milage Statement for year ending December 31, 1925."

3 - 13 Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway - Charts & Maps
Date span: 11/18/1924 - 10/21/1926

Description: Blueprint charts and maps of the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railway.

3 - 14 Aerocrete Corporation of America - Correspondence
Date span: 07/28/1927 - 10/26/1929

Description: 37 letters to and from JFS relating to JFS' involvement in the Aerocrete Corporation of America. JFS served briefly as the Corporation's President and a member of the Board of Directors. Includes 3 carbons from JFS, 1 TLS from F. D. Underwood, 8 TLSs from Samuel Hill, 7 TLSs from Karl P. Billner and 6 TLSs from J. W. Blabon.

3 - 15 Aerocrete Corporation of America - Telegrams
Date span: 06/04/1928 - 06/14/1928

Description: 5 telegrams to and from JFS concerning his involvement with the Aerocrete Corporation of America. Includes 2 carbon telegrams from JFS, 1 telegram from Samuel Hill, 1 telegram from F. D. Underwood and Samuel Hill, and 1 telegram from Karl P. Billner.

3 - 16 Aerocrete Corporation of America - Printed Material, etc.
Date span: 03/12/1929 - 03/12/1929

Description: 1 pamphlet, 2 business cards and 1 financial statement of the Aerocrete Corporation of America. Pamphlet describes the company and the product, aerocrete.

3 - 17 House & Senate Bills Related to Defense (1940)
Date span: 11/19/1940 - 12/02/1940

Description: Multiple copies of five bills in the U. S. House and Senate relating to the defense industry and labor.

Series: 3. Manuscripts Series
Description: Diaries and manuscripts of JFS.


3 - 18 Diaries, 1917 - 1918
1917 - 1918

Description: 2 small leatherbound diaries kept by JFS, both referring to his stay in East Asia (Japan, China, Siberia).

3 - 19 Diary, 1919
1919

Description: 1 hard bound diary kept by JFS while in East Asia (Japan, China, Siberia).

3 - 20 Diaries, 1920 - 1921
1920 - 1921

Description: 2 small leatherbound diaries kept by JFS while in East Asia (Japan, China, Siberia). Entries mostly refer to the weather.

3 - 21 Diary, 1922
1922

Description: 1 small leatherbound diary kept by JFS while in East Asia (China and Siberia). Most entries refer to the weather.

3 - 22 Address Book
(1917?) - (1925?)

Description: 1 address book probably belonging to JFS containing names and addresses of friends and associates including many from his time spent in East Asia and on the East Coast of the United States.

3 - 23 Autobiography, Chapters 1 - 8
(1925?) - (1940?)

Description: 1 TMs of an autobiography by JFS, chapters 1 to 8.

3 - 24 Autobiography, Chapters 9 - 18
(1925?) - (1940?)

Description: 1 TMs of an autobiography by JFS, chapters 9 to 18.

3 - 25 Autobiography, Chapters 19 - 22
(1925?) - (1940?)

Description: 1 TMs of an autobiography by JFS, chapters 19 to 22.

3 - 26 Autobiography, Chapters 23 - 26
(1925?) - (1940?)

Description: 1 TMs of an autobiography by JFS, chapters 23 to 26.

3 - 27 Autobiography, Chapters 26 - 31
(1925?) - (1940?)

Description: 1 TMs of an autobiography by JFS, chapters 26 to 31.

3 - 28 Autobiography, Miscellaneous
(1925?) - (1940?)

Description: Miscellaneous AMs sheets (12 pp.) of an autobiography by JFS.

3 - 29 Autobiography, Chapters 1 - 9 (Copies)
(1925?) - (1940?)

Description: 1 xerox copy TMs of an autobiography by JFS, chapters 1 to 9. (Originals can be found in Box 3).

4 - 1 Autobiography, Chapters 15 - 18 (Copies)
(1925?) - (1940?)

Description: 1 xerox copy TMs of an autobiography by JFS, chapters 15 to 18. (Originals are in Box 3).

4 - 2 Autobiography, Chapters 19 - 22 (Copies)
(1925?) - (1940?)

Description: 1 xerox copy TMs of an autobiography by JFS, chapters 19 to 22. (Originals are in Box 3).

4 - 3 Autobiography, Chapters 23 - 25 (Copies)
(1925?) - (1940?)

Description: 1 xerox copy TMs of an autobiography by JFS, chapters 23 to 25. (Originals are in Box 3).

4 - 4 Autobiography, Chapters 26 - 31 (Copies)
(1925?) - (1940?)

Description: 1 xerox copy TMs of an autobiography by JFS, chapters 26 to 31. (Originals are in Box 3).

4 - 5 Speeches, etc.
July, 1930

Description: 2 TMs of speeches by JFS, "The Opening of Central Oregon" and "A Momentous Hour at Panama."

4 - 6 "Along the Stevens Trail" Part I
1937

Description: 1 hardbound typescript by Eugene C. Stevens, I, "Along the Stevens Trail, Part I," discussing the history of the Stevens family in America. Includes photos of JFS, ECS and their parents.

4 - 7 "Along the Stevens Trail" - Part II
1937

Description: 1 hardbound typescript by Eugene C. Stevens, I, "Along the Stevens Trail, Part II," discussing the history of the Stevens family in America. Includes many photos of JFS, ECS and other members of the Stevens family.

4 - 8 Nellie O'Brien Young's Diary
Date span: 01/01/1878 - 09/23/1890

Description: 1 typed transcription of the diary of Nellie O'Brien Young kept from January 1878 to September, 1890. Young was the sister of Harriet O'Brien Stevens, wife of JFS.

4 - 9 Autograph Book - O'Brien Family
1860's

Description: 1 small leatherbound autograph book kept by A. B. O'Brien, father of Harriett T. O'Brien Stevens, wife of JFS. Contains signatures of various members of the O'Brien family.

4 - 10 Manuscripts About Panama - Not by JFS
Date span: 05/19/1951 - 10/21/1962

Description: 2 TMss and 1 AMsS by John F. Stevens, III about JFS and the Panama Canal.

4 - 11 Miscellaneous Manuscripts - Not by JFS
Date span: [01/01/1920]? - 08/19/1950

Description: 2 TMss and many fragment TMss and AMss not by JFS. 2 typed copy TMss of a speech probably by John F. Stevens, III, "West Gardiner Centennial." Includes an inventory of a household's dishes (c. 1920).

Series: 4. Printed Materials Series
Description: Printed material by and about JFS.


4 - 12 American Academy of Arts & Sciences
1940

Description: 1 pamphlet by the American Academy of Arts & Sciences detailing the history of the organization.

4 - 13 American Society of Civil Engineers
Date span: 07/13/1927 - 06/02/1943

Description: 1 xerox copy of a article by JFS in the Papers & Discussion of the American Society of Civil Engineers. Also includes the obituaries of JFS and Arthur Appleton Young in the same publication.

4 - 14 B & O Magazine
September, 1955

Description: 1 copy of the B & O Magazine.

4 - 15 The Baltimore Engineer
September, 1938

Description: 1 copy of the Baltimore Engineer put out by the Engineers Club of Baltimore, listing JFS as a member.

4 - 16 Congressional Record
Date span: 05/12/1956 - 05/22/1972

Description: 4 excerpts from the Congressional Record including a speech by Hon. Daniel J. Flood about JFS and the Panama Canal and other memorials to JFS.

4 - 17 Down East
October, 1974

Description: 1 issue of Down East containing an article about JFS.

4 - 18 Engineering Magazine
March, 1906

Description: 2 excerpts from Engineering Magazine, both about the Panama Canal.

4 - 19 Engineers & Engineering
January, 1927

Description: 2 copies of Engineers & Engineering containing an article by JFS, "Russia During the World War."

4 - 20 Explorers Journal
March, 1970

Description: 1 issue of the Explorers Journal containing an article on JFS.

4 - 21 Independent
Date span: 01/04/1906 - [04/05/1906]?

Description: 5 excerpts from the Independent regarding the construction of the Panama Canal.

4 - 22 Journal of the Assn. of Chinese & American Engineers
September, 1929

Description: 1 issue of the Journal of the Association of Chinese & American Engineers.

4 - 23 Military Engineer
November - December, 1926

Description: 1 issue of Military Engineer, November - December, 1926.

4 - 24 Military Engineer
January - February, 1927

Description: 1 issue of Military Engineer, January - February, 1927.

4 - 25 Military Engineer
May - June, 1927

Description: 1 issue of Military Engineer, May - June, 1927.

4 - 26 Military Engineer
July - August, 1927

Description: 1 issue of Military Engineer, July - August, 1927.

4 - 27 National Geographic
February, 1906 - February, 1912

Description: 4 clippings from National Geographic Magazine containing articles on the Panama Canal.

4 - 28 The New Russia
12/9/1922

Description: 1 issue of The New Russia.

4 - 29 The Oriental Engineer
March, 1926

Description: 1 issue of The Oriental Engineer, published by the Journal of the Association of Chinese & American Engineers. Contains an article by JFS.

4 - 30 Panama Canal Review
Date span: 02/02/1962 - [08/31/1970]?

Description: 4 issues of Panama Canal Review, 3 from 1962 and 1 from 1970.

4 - 31 Panama This Month
October, 1962

Description: 1 issue of Panama This Month.

4 - 32 Proceedings of the World Engineers Conference, 1929
Date span: 10/29/1929 - [12/31/1931]?

Description: 1 hardbound copy of the Proceedings of the World Engineers Conference in Tokyo, October 29 to November 7, 1929; printed in 1931.

4 - 33 Railway & Marine News
January, [1929]

Description: 1 issue of Railway & Marine News.

4 - 34 Russian Daily News
Date span: 07/24/1917 - 10/18/1917

Description: 5 issues of the Russian Daily News of Petrograd from July and October, 1917 containing accounts of the World War and Revolutionary events.

4 - 35 Russian Daily News
Date span: 10/06/1917 - 10/23/1917

Description: 4 issues of the Russian Daily News from Petrograd in October, 1917 containing accounts of events in the World War and the Revolution.

5 - 1 Russian Daily News
Date span: 10/11/1917 - 10/28/1917

Description: 3 issues of the Russian Daily News of Petrograd from October, 1917 containing accounts of the World War and the Revolution.

5 - 2 Washington Historical Quarterly
January - April, 1929

Description: 2 issues of the Washington Historical Quarterly.

5 - 3 Maps - Arkansas & Arizona
(1930?)

Description: 2 small map booklets of Arkansas and Arizona by Rand-McNally.

5 - 4 Maps - California & Colorado
(1930?)

Description: 2 small map books of California and 1 map book of Colorado by Rand-McNally.

5 - 5 Maps - Florida & Georgia
(1930?)

Description: 2 small map booklets of Florida and Georgia by Rand-McNally.

5 - 6 Maps - Illinois & Indiana
(1930?)

Description: 2 small map booklets of Illinois and Indiana by Rand-McNally.

5 - 7 Maps - Kentucky
(1930?)

Description: 2 small map booklets of Kentucky by Rand-McNally.

5 - 8 Maps - Louisiana & Missouri
(1930?)

Description: 2 small map booklets of Louisiana and Missouri by Rand-McNally.

5 - 9 Maps - Montana & Ohio
(1930?)

Description: 2 small map booklets of Montana and Ohio by Rand-McNally.

5 - 10 Maps - Oregon & South Dakota
(1930?)

Description: 2 small map booklets of Oregon and South Dakota by Rand-McNally.

5 - 11 Maps - Texas
(1930?)

Description: 2 small pocket maps of Texas by Rand-McNally.

5 - 12 Maps - Washington
(1930?)

Description: 2 small map booklets of Washington State by Rand-McNally.

5 - 13 Maps - Wisconsin & Wyoming
(1930?)

Description: 2 small map booklets of Wisconsin and Wyoming by Rand-McNally.

5 - 14 Maps - Canada & Central America
(1930?)

Description: 2 small map booklets of Canada and Central America by Rand-McNally.

5 - 15 Maps - Japan
August, 1917

Description: 3 maps of Japan, including 2 tourist maps of Yokohama, Japan both printed by the Japan Tourist Bureau.

5 - 16 Map - Chinese Empire
(1917?) - (1920?)

Description: 1 map booklet of the Chinese Empire by Philip's Authentic Maps. Undated.

5 - 17 Tourism Literature - Manchuria
November, 1917 - June, 1921

Description: 4 tourism brochures for Manchuria collected by JFS, including: 2 schedules for the South Manchuria Railway, 1 map of Dairen, and 1 pamphlet, "Hot Springs in Manchuria" printed by the Japan Tourist Bureau.

5 - 18 Tourism Literature - Manchuria
August, 1917

Description: 1 "Handbook of Information" on tourism in Manchuria printed by the South Manchuria Railway.

5 - 19 Tourism Literature - Manchuria
August, 1918

Description: 1 "Handbook of Information" on tourism in Manchuria printed by the South Manchuria Railway.

5 - 20 Tourism Literature - Manchuria
1910 - 1920

Description: 2 pamphlets on tourism in Port Arthur, Manchuria: "Descriptive and Historical Sketch of Port Arthur" with a map and "Seaside Health and Holiday Resorts in South Manchuria, Ogondai, Near Port Arthur."

5 - 21 Tourism Literature - Manchuria
1917 - 1920

Description: 2 tourism brochures on Manchuria by the Japan Tourist Bureau: 1 pamphlet on Darien and 1 pamphlet on Changchun.

5 - 22 Tourism Literature - Korea
1917 - (1920?)

Description: 2 tourism brochures on Korea (Chosen): 1 pamphlet, "Chosen from the Carriage Window," by the Railway Bureau of the Government General of Chosen; and 1 pamphlet, "Heijo (Seoul), Chosen" by the Japan Tourist Bureau.

5 - 23 Tourism Literature - Korea
(1917?) - (1920?)

Description: 2 tourism brochures on Korea (Chosen): 1 booklet, "A Trip in Chosen" by the Government Railways of Chosen; and 1 pamphlet, "Heijo, Chosen" by the Japan Tourist Bureau.

5 - 24 Postcards - Japan
(1917?) - (1920?)

Description: 2 sets of hand colored postcards of Japan, including many of Yokohama. (19 cards with original wrappers).

5 - 25 Postcards - Japan
(1917?) - (1920?)

Description: 2 sets of photographic postcards of Japan, "Post Cards of Famous Places in Moji." (24 cards in the original wrappers)

5 - 26 Postcards - Japan
(1917?) - (1920?)

Description: 12 postcards, probably hand colored, of views of Mount Fuji in Japan.

5 - 27 Postcards - Japan
(1917?) - (1920?)

Description: 15 postcards, probably hand colored, mostly of views of Mount Fuji in Japan.

5 - 28 Postcards - Japan
(1917?) - (1920?)

Description: 7 postcards, probably hand colored, of views of Mount Fuji in Japan; includes 1 original wrapper.

5 - 29 Postcards - China
(1917?) - (1920?)

Description: 22 photographic postcards of China, mainly Manchuria. Includes 1 postcard of JFS.

5 - 30 Postcards - China
(1917?) - (1920?)

Description: 23 photographic postcards of China, mainly Darien, Manchuria; one with its original wrapper.

5 - 31 Postcards - China
(1917?) - (1920?)

Description: 7 postcards, some photographic, of China.

5 - 32 Postcards - Korea
(1917?) - (1920?)

Description: 8 tinted photographic postcards of the countryside of Korea (Chosen), printed by the Government Railways of Chosen.

5 - 33 Postcards - Russia
(1917?) - (1920?)

Description: 2 blank postal cards from Russia.

5 - 34 Postcards - North America
1904 - (1930?)

Description: 30 postcards, some photographs and some sketches of the countryside, all of North America. Includes 1 photographic postcard of Theodore Roosevelt and his family and 1 photographic postcard of Alice Roosevelt.

5 - 35 Postcards - Panama
(1909?) - (1970?)

Description: 12 postcards of Panama. Includes 2 photographic postcards of Theodore Roosevelt inspecting the Panama Canal and several sketch postcards of JFS' house in Panama and of Canal workers at leisure.

5 - 36 Panama Canal - Ephemera
(1910?) - (1965?)

Description: 15 pamphlets and leaflets from the Panama Canal Zone, mainly tourism brochures and souvenirs. Includes 3 programs for the dedication of Stevens Circle (Plaza Stevens) in Balboa and ephemera from the Panama Railroad.

5 - 37 Panama Canal - Ephemera
Date span: [11/28/1906]? - [11/30/1906]?

Description: 1 coupon book (cancelled, 1 ticket missing) printed up by the Isthmian Canal Commission good for a hotel payment. 1 empty coupon book also in folder. Both books signed out to JFS, November 30, 1906 (back cover).

5 - 38 Panama Canal Society - Ephemera
Date span: [01/01/1947]? - 10/21/1972

Description: 1 booklet and several programs of the Panama Canal Society of the United States. Includes 1 souvenir yearbook and directory, programs at dinners honoring JFS and Maurice H. Thatcher.

5 - 39 Panama Canal Company - Annual Report
1961

Description: 1 issue of the Annual Report of the Panama Canal Company, 1961.

5 - 40 Panama Line - Ephemera
1960's

Description: Cocktail napkins and a drink coaster from a Panama Line ship.

5 - 41 Panama Line - Stationery
1960's

Description: Stationery with envelopes from a Panama Line ship. Also in the folder is stationery from a guest house in Ancon, Panama.

5 - 42 Marias Pass - Ephemera
(1925?) - (1940?)

Description: 2 booklets on the history of Marias Pass and 1 mini-scrapbook of ephemera of the Great Northern Railway about JFS and Marias Pass.

5 - 43 Chicago, Milwaukee & St Paul Railway - Ephemera
1923 - October, 1925

Description: 2 booklets printed by the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway, including 1 report, "Comparative Cost of Electrical and Steam Operation on the Rocky Mountain, Missoula and Coast Divisions."

5 - 44 Delta Airlines - Ephemera
Date span: [01/01/1961]? - 10/12/1962

Description: Miscellaneous ephemera from Delta Airlines including postcards and airline tickets.

5 - 45 Moffat Tunnel - Booklet
1927

Description: 1 booklet, "The Contractors' Story of the Moffat Tunnel," about a tunnel built through James Peak, Colorado, by Hitchcock & Tinkler, Inc., Contractors.

5 - 46 New Orleans - Ephemera
1962

Description: 1 menu from Antoine's of New Orleans (1940), 1 menu from Pat O'Brien's and 1 leaflet from the Jung Hotel of New Orleans.

5 - 47 Pacific Ships - Ephemera
April, 1922

Description: 1 passenger list of the T. K. S. S. Siberia Maru containing the names of JFS and Eugene C. Stevens, II and 1 passenger list form the S. S. President Lincoln containing the name of Eugene C. Stevens, II.

5 - 48 T. W. Snow Construction Co. - Ephemera
1922

Description: 1 catalog of the T. W. Snow Construction Company, 1922.

5 - 49 Upper Missouri Historical Expedition - Ephemera
Date span: [07/16/1925]? - [07/21/1925]?

Description: 1 program of the Upper Missouri Historical Expedition of the Great Northern Railway, and 1 metal reproduction of the Verendrye Lead Plate (2" x 4").

5 - 50 Printed Addresses by JFS
Date span: 05/22/1925 - 07/01/1930

Description: 3 pamphlets of addresses by JFS: "Engineers' Day," "The Future of the Engineer" and "A Momentous Hour at Panama."

6 - 1 Bookplate of JFS
(1900?) - (1940?)

Description: 1 large mounted reproduction of JFS' bookplate and a number of small original bookplates, all the same design.

6 - 2 Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Hall - Pamphlet
1944

Description: 1 pamphlet, "The Murals in the Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Hall," from the American Museum of Natural History in New York, written by William Mackay and A. A. Canfield. The pamphlet contains a description of JFS' appearance in the murals depicting the life of Theodore Roosevelt.

6 - 3 Yearbook - John F. Stevens, III
Date span: [01/01/1925]? - [06/01/1925]?

Description: 1 yearbook of the Shattuck School of Faribault, Minnesota containing a photograph of John F. Stevens, III.

6 - 4 Graduate Catalogue - State Normal School, Maine
1930

Description: 1 booklet, "Graduate Catalogue of the State Normal School of Farmington, Maine," listing JFS as an alumnus.

6 - 5 Currency - Korea/Manuchuria
(1912?) - (1920?)

Description: 2 10-Sen notes of Korea, printed in several languages by the Japanese Government.

6 - 6 Reports & Press Releases - U. S. State Department
Date span: 08/04/1931 - 11/18/1932

Description: 2 press releases prepared by the U. S. Department of State, one focusing on U. S. involvement in the Russian railway system and one focusing on how the Panama Canal has effected U. S. foreign policy.

6 - 7 Press Release - U. S. State Department
11/21/1932

Description: 1 large paper bound press release by the U. S. State Department, "Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, 1917, The World War."

6 - 8 Press Release - U. S. State Department
11/21/1932

Description: 1 paper bound press release by the U.S. State Department, "Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, 1917, The World War, Volume II." Volume I is in the preceding folder.

6 - 9 Business Cards - JFS
(1917?) - (1922?)

Description: Business cards of JFS printed in English on one side and Russian on the other.

6 - 10 Business Cards - Various
(1905?) - (1925?)

Description: Business cards collected by JFS of various engineers around the world, with many from East Asia. Includes 1 signed card of Hampei Nagao, Director of the Imperial Government Railways of Japan; and 1 signed card of Viscount Kentaro Kaneko, H. I. Majesty's Privy Coucillor (Japan).

6 - 11 Membership Cards & Railway Passes
1919 - 1942

Description: 8 membership cards of JFS to various organizations and 4 railway passes belonging to JFS. Organizations include Society of American Military Engineers, the Franklin Institute and the North Carolina Society of Engineers.

6 - 12 Scrapbook of Clippings
Date span: 03/01/1903 - 04/14/1915

Description: 1 scrapbook of newsclippings regarding JFS and his wife, with many references to Theodore Roosevelt and James J. Hill.

6 - 13 Clippings - Panama Canal
Date span: 03/15/1906 - [01/01/1926]?

Description: Miscellaneous articles about the Panama Canal with many references to JFS; most were written during the Canal's construction. Includes articles from The American Magazine, The World Today, The National Review, Harper's Weekly, the North American Review and Engineering Magazine.

6 - 14 Clippings - Panama Canal
Date span: 07/29/1905 - [12/31/1908]?

Description: Miscellaneous articles about the Panama Canal with many references to JFS, most were written during the Canal's construction. Includes articles from The Outlook, Engineering Magazine, Harper's Weekly and Saxby's.

6 - 15 Clippings - Panama Canal
[1905]

Description: Clippings form the Army and Navy Magazine focusing on the construction of the Canal and the personalities heading the project, including JFS.

6 - 16 Clippings - Panama Canal
Date span: [04/01/1930]? - 08/15/1939

Description: Miscellaneous articles about the Panama Canal, including 2 articles by JFS.

6 - 17 Clippings - Marias Pass
Date span: 07/26/1925 - 10/14/1952

Description: 1 small scrapbook containing newsclippings and a few photos commemorating the discovery of Marias Pass of Montana by JFS in 1889.

6 - 18 Clippings
1927 - 10/14/1962

Description: Miscellaneous clippings mostly concerning JFS and his brother, Eugene C. Stevens, I. References to the Panama Canal and Mississippi River Flood Control.

6 - 19 Clippings
Date span: 10/12/1962 - 10/13/1962

Description: 2 English language newspapers from Panama mainly giving news of U.S.-Cuban relations.

6 - 20 Clippings
Date span: 08/16/1909 - 10/14/1962

Description: 2 newspapers: 1 English language paper from Panama concerning U.S.-Cuban relations and 1 Oregon paper with a story about JFS, James J. Hill and the Oregon Trunk on the front page.

6 - 21 Clippings
Date span: 06/03/1911 - 01/05/1969

Description: Miscellaneous newsclippings regarding JFS and various subjects, including the Panama Canal and the Canal Zone postage stamp featuring JFS.

6 - 22 Clippings
1907 - 10/10/1913

Description: 1 newspaper with front page headline about the first opening of the Panama Canal and other clippings regarding JFS.

6 - 23 Clippings
Date span: 05/24/1917 - 03/10/1970

Description: Miscellaneous newsclippings regarding JFS with many references to JFS' work in Russia and elsewhere in East Asia, 1917 - 1923.

6 - 24 Scrapbook
(1900?) - (1930?)

Description: 1 large scrapbook containing photographs, clippings and correspondence of JFS. Includes the following items: numerous photos of the dedication ceremonies of the statute of JFS at Marias Pass and photos of a Native American ceremony; 1 TLS from William Howard Taft to Harriett Stevens (26 Dec 1907); 2 printed invitations from Theodore Roosevelt to JFS; 1 printed invitation from William Howard Taft to JFS; 1 TLS from William Howard Taft to JFS (23 Dec 1910); 1 TLS from Woodrow Wilson to JFS asking JFS to go to Siberia with the American Commission (27 Apr 1917) and 1 TLS from Wilson concerning the same position (1 May 1917) with JFS' reply (carbon); 1 TLS from Ira E. Bennett, editor of the Washington Post, to JFS (9 Jul 1926); 1 telegram from Queen Marie of Romania to JFS (8 Nov 1926) with JFS'reply (carbon); 1 cartoon of JFS from (1905); 1 ALS from Margaret Roosevelt to Harriett Stevens (undated, "Sagamore Hill"); 2 TLSs from Robert Bliss of the U. S. State Department to JFS (6 Apr 1923, 20 Apr 1923); and 4 TLSs from secretaries of U. S. Presidents at the White House to JFS.

7 - 0 Marias Pass Dedication - Speeches & Ephemera
Date span: 07/21/1925 - 07/10/1991

Description: 19 TMss and TLSs relating to JFS, his discovery of Marias Pass and various ceremonies dedicated to him at Marias Pass. Includes 2 TMss of a speech by JFS at the dedication of his statue at Marias Pass in 1925, 1 TLS from J. A. Lengby of the Great Northern Railway Co. to JFS regarding Oliver Wendell Holmes, a memo by JFS concerning his search for Marias Pass sent to Holmes, 3 carbon TLSs from JFS to Ralph Budd, 1 copy TL from A. H. Hogeland to Ralph Budd, 1 copy TL from E. H. Beckler to JFS, 1 copy TMs of a speech by Ralph Budd about JFS, 1 copy TMs of a speech by Pierce Butler, 1 copy TMs by Alfred D. Flinn about JFS, 2 TLSs from Ralph Budd to JFS, 1 TMs of a speech by Donald F. Stevens at the rededication ceremony of the Marias Pass monuments in July, 1991.

Series: 5. Photographs Series
Description: Photographs of JFS and his family.


7 - 1 John F. Stevens - Portraits
(1900?) - 5/21/1930

Description: 9 photographs of JFS including a photo of him in his office in Panama, a photo of him wearing all his awarded medals and a photo of him receiving the Franklin Medal.

7 - 2 John F. Stevens - Portraits
(1900?) - August, 1941

Description: Miscellaneous photos of JFS including shots of him in Panama during the construction of the Canal and photos of JFS in his final years.

7 - 3 John F. Stevens - Statue
(1925?) - (1930?)

Description: 26 photos of JFS and others taken at the unveiling ceremony for the JFS memorial at Marias Pass, Montana. Includes many shots of the statue of JFS at the site.

7 - 4 John F. Stevens - Statue
(1925?) - (1930?)

Description: Miscellaneous photos taken at the unveiling ceremony of the memorial to JFs at Marias Pass, Montana showing the statue of JFS at the site. Includes photos of Gaetano Cecere, the sculptor.

7 - 5 John F. Stevens - Statue - Postcards
(1925?) - (1930?)

Description: 25 copies of a postcard of the statue of JFS at Marias Pass, Montana printed by the Great Northern Railway.

7 - 6 Eugene C. Stevens
(1855?) - (1940?)

Description: 13 photos of Euguene C. Stevens, I (1848 - 1944), from his childhood to his late years.

7 - 7 Harriett O'Brien Stevens
(1870?) - (1915?)

Description: 10 photos of Harriett O'Brien Stevens (1854 - 1917), wife of JFS, from her teenage years forward.

7 - 8 Stevens Family - Photo Album
(1901?) - (1905?)

Description: 1 photo album of the Stevens family at leisure and on vacation. Includes photos of Harriett O'Brien Stevens, JFS and their friends, Mr. & Mrs. Val J. Rothschild.

7 - 9 Stevens Family - Group Photos
(1890?) - (1930?)

Description: Miscellaneous group photos of the Stevens family including photos of JFS, Harriet O'Brien Stevens and Eugene C. Stevens.

7 - 10 Stevens Family - Group Photos
(1890?) - (1930?)

Description: Miscellaneous group photos of the Stevens family including photos of JFS, Harriett O'Brien Stevens and Eugene C. Stevens.

7 - 11 Stevens Family - Ancestors
(1850?) - (1870?)

Description: 6 copies of 2 portrait photos of John Smith Stevens and Harriet French Stevens, parents of JFS, and 1 photo of William H. Stevens (possibly a painting) grandfather of JFS. Folder also includes a photo of the tombstone of JFS' parents.

7 - 12 Stevens Family - Miscellaneous Individuals
(1930?) - (1945?)

Description: 7 photos of young members of the Stevens Family in the 1930's and 1940's, with several photos of William Yeaton Stevens.

7 - 13 Stevens Family - Miscellaneous Individuals
Date span: 05/17/1936 - [01/01/1945]?

Description: 6 photos of miscellaneous members of the Stevens family in the 1930's and 1940's.

7 - 14 Stevens Family - Houses
(1870?) - (1940?)

Description: 8 photographs of houses belonging to various members of the Stevens Family, including the original home of JFS in West Gardiner, Maine.

7 - 15 Panama
Date span: [01/01/1907]? - 02/21/1927

Description: 37 photographs of Panama, probably few taken by JFS and few from the period when JFS worked on the Canal. Includes several photos of the opening of the Canal in August, 1914 with other photos of roads and piers in Panama.

7 - 16 Panama
(1905?) - (1920?)

Description: 30 photos of Panama taken at the time of the construction of the Panama Canal, mainly consisting of photos of villages and buildings. 1 photo may be of Theodore Roosevelt viewing the Canal from an open railway car. It is unknown who took the photos.

7 - 17 Panama
(1907?) - (1920?)

Description: 10 photos of Panama taken during the construction of the Panama Canal. All photos are of the village, Taboga, taken by an unknown person.

7 - 18 East Asia
(1917?) - (1923?)

Description: 23 photos of East Asia taken during JFS' stay in Japan, Siberia and China. Includes 1 photo of JFS.

7 - 19 East Asia
(1917?) - (1923?)

Description: 38 photos of East Asia taken during JFS' stay in Japan, China and Russia. Includes photos of JFS, funeral processions after battles of the Russian Revolution in Vladivostok, Verkniudinsk and Sludianka in Siberia, and photos of Harbin, China.

7 - 20 Native Americans
(1910?) - (1917?)

Description: 24 photos of a Native American celebration which JFS attended. Date, place, tribes and occasion are unidentified (probably Montana or the Dakotas, 1915).

7 - 21 American West
(1880?) - (1929?)

Description: 45 photos of the American West, most undated and many unidentified. Includes many photos of the Colorado River and Stevens Pass and engineering projects taking place near them.

7 - 22 Trains & Boats
(1890?) - (1950?)

Description: 3 photos of trains of the Great Northern Railway Company and 2 photos of the "John F. Stevens," a boat probably used for work in the Panama Canal Zone.

7 - 23 Stevens Family Friends??
(1890?) - (1940?)

Description: 7 portrait photos of friends of the Stevens family, most of them signed. Includes photos of Vera Yakavenko, George G. Young, Lord Strallicona (Donald Smith), A. M. Hunt, Arthur Appleton Young and Isham Henderson.

7 - 24 Stevens Family Friends??
(1890?) - (1940?)

Description: 4 portrait photos mostly of friends of the Stevens family. Includes a copy photo of Herbert Hoover and photos of Rufus Young, W. S. Campbell and Agnes Campbell.

7 - 25 Miscellaneous Photos
(1900?) - (1925?)

Description: 27 photos, mostly unidentified, of miscellaneous subjects. Some photos are of JFS, Pamplona, and World War I tanks in East Asia.

7 - 26 Miscellaneous Photos
(1900?) - (1938?)

Description: 9 miscellaneous photos, mostly of unidentified individuals.

Series: 6. Books Series
Description: Books in this series were collected primarily by John F. Stevens, Jr. and consist of novels and non-fiction books on the Panama Canal, East Asia and the American Northwest, all of which have references to JFS.


7 - 27 "The Panama Canal Twenty Fifth Anniversary"
1939

Description: 1 copy of "The Panama Canal Twenty Fifth Anniversary" with numerous references to JFS.

7 - 28 "American Heritage"
June, 1971

Description: 1 copy of "American Heritage" (June, 1971) with references to JFS.

7 - 29 "Granger Country"
1949

Description: 1 copy of "Granger Country: a Pictorial Social History of the Burlington Railroad" edited by Lloyd Lewis and Stanley Pargellis, copy signed by Ralph Budd, containing a copy of the telegram sent by Queen Marie of Romania to JFS and containing many other references to JFS.

8 - 1 Books Referring to John F. Stevens
(1920) - (1950)

Description: 22 books about Panama, East Asia and the American Northwest most of them with references to JFS: "Pictorial Chosen and Manchuria" (October, 1919) by the Bank of Chosen; "The Panama Canal" of "Panama and the Canal in Picture and Prose" (1914) by Willis J. Abbot; "James J. Hill" (1955) by Stewart H. Holbrook; "The Panama Canal" (1914) by Frederic J. Haskin; William Crawford Gorgas: His Life and Work" (1924) by Marie D. Gorgas and Burton J. Hendrick; "The Story of American Railroads" (1947) by Stewart H. Holbrook; "One Hundred Years of American Railroading (1928) by John W. Starr, Jr.; "Explorers Club Tales" (1936); "Panama Passage" (1946) by Donald Barr Chidsey; "Trails, Rails and War: The Life of General G. M. Dodge" (1929) by J. R. Perkins; "China and the Soviet Union" (1950) by Aitchen K. Wu; "Russia from the American Embassy" (1921) by Donald R. Francis; "Montana: The Geological Survey" (1935) by Daniel E. Willard; "The Eight-Mile Cascade Tunnel, Great Northern Railway: A Symposium" (1931) by D. J. Kerr, Frederick Mears and J. C. Baxter; "The Centennial of Gardiner (Maine)" (1903) probably by Josiah Maxcy; "Manchu and Muscovite" (1907) by B. L. Putnam Weale; "The Land Divided" (1944) by Gerstle Mack; "China's Struggle for Railroad Development" (1943) by Chang Kai-Ngao; "South to Panama" (1960) by Amy V. McCormack (signed first edition); "Major General William Crawford Gorgas, M. C., U.S.A." (1920?) by Franklin Martin; and 2 registers of the Engineer's Club (1939 & 1942).

Series: 7. Oversize Materials Series
Description: Miscellaneous oversize materials including maps, photographs, newspapers and ledgers.


9 - 1 Photographs - John F. Stevens in Panama
(1927)

Description: 7 large photos of JFS and others taken during a trip to Panama in the 1920's.

9 - 2 Photograph - "Paternal Forebears of JFS IV"
(1850?) - 1936

Description: 1 group photo of JFS, Donald F. Stevens, Thomas Stevens and John F. Stevens, IV with inset photos of William Stevens and John S. Stevens.

9 - 3 Photographs - Portraits of Unidentified Women
(1910?) - 1937

Description: 2 large portraits of unidentified women holding babies.

9 - 4 Photograph - Unidentified Man
(1910?) - (1930?)

Description: 1 large portrait photo of an unidentified young man in military uniform.

9 - 5 Photograph - John F. Stevens
(1940) - (1942)

Description: 1 portrait photo of John F. Stevens, signed by JFS.

9 - 6 Newspaper - Marias Monument Rededication
7/11/1991

Description: 1 issue of the Hungry Horse News featuring a front page article on the rededication of the John F. Stevens Memorial Statue at Marias Pass in July, 1991.

9 - 7 Railway Ledger Sheets
1926

Description: Miscellaneous ledger sheets from the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul and the Great Northern Railway Companies and others, most of them being combined reports on several railroad systems.

10 - 1 Maps - East Asia & American West
(1917?) - (1925?)

Description: 4 maps: 1 map of "territory to be served by The Wyoming-Montana Railroad Company; 1 very large map of the Siberian Railway by the Stanford Geographical Establishment (c. 1917); 1 map of the South Manchuria Railway; and 1 map of Chosen Railways (Korea).

10 - 2 Broadsides
(1907?) - (1930?)

Description: 2 broadsides, including 1 article by Judge E. C. Bumpus reprinted from the Boston Sunday Herald, "The United States in Panama" and 1 advertisement for a "Hallowe'en Conclave" in St. Andrews, NY naming JFS as a participant.

10 - 3 Award Certificates
1925

Description: 2 award certificates honoring work done by JFS, including 1 certificate from the Upper Missouri Historical Expedition given to Donald F. Stevens for JFS signed by Ralph Budd and 1 award certificate for the John Fritz Medal given to JFS in 1925.

10 - 4 Engineering Ledger
January, 1925

Description: 1 loose bound copy of the "Statement of Engineering Information" for the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway.

10 - 5 Scrapbook - "First Train into Central Oregon"
2/15/1911

Description: 1 leather bound scrapbook featuring newsclippings from the first train into central Oregon of which JFS was Chief Engineer. The cover of the scrapbook is embossed, "The Trip of Our Lives with John F. Stevens" by local newspaper reporters.

11 - 1 Wide Angle Group Photo
(1925?) - (1935?)

Description: 1 large, wide angle photo rolled up of a group of men, probably the group worked on a large project together. The photographer was from Rochester, NY; otherwise unidentified.

11 - 2 Map - California
1913

Description: 1 large, canvass-backed U.S. Geological Survey map of California, printed in 1913.

11 - 3 Map - Arkansas
(1910?) - (1930?)

Description: 1 large, folded topographical map of Arkansas, very fragile and partially fragmented.

11 - 4 Blueprint Design - "Silvertip to Columbia Falls"
9/4/1929

Description: 1 rolled up and then flattened blueprint design of the "Silvertip to Columbia Falls," a railway line.

11 - 5 Photos - China
(1917?) - (1923?)

Description: 25 damaged, curled photos of China, mainly of an unidentified city.

12 - 1 Franklin Institute Medal
(1923?) - (1935?)

Description: 1 medal (bronze?) of the Franklin Institute given to JFS (about 3" diameter).

12 - 2 Hoover Medal
1938 - 1939

Description: The Hoover Medal given to JFS in January, 1939 (bronze?, about 3" diameter).

12 - 3 John Fritz Medal
1925

Description: The John Fritz Medal given to JFS in 1925 (bronze?, about 3" in diameter).

12 - 4 John Fritz Medal
1925

Description: The John Fritz Medal given to JFS in 1925 (2nd copy, identical to medal in preceding folder) (bronze?, about 3" diameter).

12 - 5 James J. Hill Memorial Medallion
(1916?) - (1925?)

Description: 1 medallion in memorial of James J. Hill (1838 - 1916) (bronze?, 3" diameter).

12 - 6 San Gabriel Dam Medallion
7/21/1937

Description: 1 medallion commemorati8ng the dedication of the San Gabriel Dam Number One (bronze?, about 3" diameter).

12 - 7 Panama Canal Commemorative Medal
(1914?)

Description: 1 small medallion commemorating the opening of the Panama Canal, serial number 13836 (bronze?, about 1 1/2" diameter).

12 - 8 John F. Stevens - Cartoon Charicature Plate
(1915?)

Description: 1 metal plate of a cartoon charicature of JFS for a newspaper.

12 - 9 American Society of Civil Engineers - Gavel
1927

Description: 1 gavel of the American Society of Civil Engineers inscribed to JFS in honor of his presidency of the organization in 1927.

12 - 10 Tortoise Shell Bifocals
(1900?) - (1930?)

Description: 1 pair of tortoise shell bifocals of JFS.

12 - 11 Wire Rimmed Glasses
(1900?) - (1930?)

Description: 1 pair of wire rimmed glasses belonging to JFS.

12 - 12 Jewelry & Tokens
(1860?) - (1940?)

Description: 26 small pieces of jewelry (brooches, cufflinks, buttons, a necklace, etc.) belonging to JFS and his wife, Harriett O'Brien Stevens in a small box.

Series: 8. Map Case Series
Description: Extra large oversize materials housed in the Map Case of Special Collections. This series includes large maps and engineering designs collected by JFS.


13 - 1 Map - C.M. & ST. P Railway in Chicago
(1910?) - (1930?)

Description: 1 large blueprint map of Chicago terminals of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway showing the railway's connections to other lines. 20" x 43".

13 - 2 Map - C.M. & ST. P Railway in Chicago
(1910?) - (1930?)

Description: 1 large blueprint map of "Chicago and vicinity, 3 miles" showing the Chicago terminals of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway.

13 - 3 Map - C.M. & ST. P Railway in Milwaukee
(1910?) - (1930?)

Description: 1 large map of the Milwaukee terminals of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St.Paul Railway. 57" x 24 1/2".

13 - 4 Map - C.M. & ST. P Railway - Freight Traffic Density
(1910?) - (1930?)

Description: 1 large blueprint map of the entire Chicago, Milwaukee & St.Paul Railway showing freight traffic density. 29 3/4" x 11 3/4".

13 - 5 Map - C.M. & ST. P Railway
January, 1925

Description: 1 large diagrammatic map of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway system showing the location of operating districts, hand colored. 48 1/2" x 17".

13 - 6 Map - C.M. & ST. P Railway
January, 1925

Description: 1 large map of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway showing the classification of track, hand colored. 48 1/2" x 17".

13 - 7 Map - Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad
October, 1919

Description: 1 large map of the Chicago and Calumet District of the Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad. 45" x 34".

13 - 8 Map - C.M. & ST. P Railway
Date span: [01/01/1925]? - [01/31/1925]?

Description: 1 large map of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St.Paul Railway showing the weight of the track, hand colored. 48 1/2" x 17".

13 - 9 Map - C.M. & ST. P Railway
Date span: [01/01/1925]? - [01/31/1925]?

Description: 1 large map of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway showing the character of ballast, hand colored. 48 1/2" x 17".

13 - 10 Map - Railroads of Eastern Pennsylvania
(1920?) - (1930?)

Description: 1 large map of the "Railroads of Eastern Pennsylvania," probably hand colored. 26" x 23.5".

13 - 11 Proposed Design - Manhattan Railway & Expressway
1/16/1929

Description: 1 large drawing of a street scene in Manhattan depicting a "freight belt line railroad, new elevated street & automobile speedway for Manhattan, proposed by T. Kennard Thomson." 31 1/4" x 19 1/2".

13 - 12 Maps - Panama Canal Railway Terminal Cities
June, 1960 - July, 1961

Description: 5 large maps of terminal cities for the Panama Canal Railway (?), including 2 maps of Balboa (35" x 22 1/2"), 2 maps of Colon (?) (29" x 22") and 1 map of Panama City (29" x 22"). All the maps are from 1960 - 61.

13 - 13 Map - Shanghai (1919)
1919

Description: 1 large map of Shanghai from 1919, no printer identification. Also, 1 Postal map of the Manchuria District printed by the Manchurian or Chinese gevernments (42" x 39").

13 - 14 Map - "Asiatic Russia"
(1915?) - (1919?)

Description: 1 large map of "Asiatic Russia" in Russian, showing the trans-Siberian Railroad and having many handwritten notes in Russian. Undated. (35" x 11").

13 - 15 Map - Private Railroads of Russia
(1915?) - (1919?)

Description: 1 large map of "private railroads of Russia." A map of Russia in Russian with railroad systems hand drawn and labeled in English. (32 3/4" x 24 1/2").

13 - 16 Map - Eastern Coast of Siberia
1920

Description: 1 large map of the eastern coast of Siberia inincluding Vladivostok. Some sections hand colored with a handwritten note in Russian. 75" x 31 1/2".


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