John Gibb Smith collection

John Gibb Smith was a Philadelphia resident who worked for the Atlantic City Railroad Company in various positions. He was a member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and also involved in local politics. This collection reflects his various interests and consists of seven scrapbooks c...

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Main Author: Smith, John Gibb (Creator)
Collection:John Gibb Smith Collection
Collection Number:3367
Format: Manuscript
Language:English
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100 1 |a Smith, John Gibb  |e creator 
245 1 |a John Gibb Smith collection  |f 1891-1936 
300 |a 2.0 Linear feet  |f 2 linear feet, 1 box, 8 volumes 
520 |a John Gibb Smith was a Philadelphia resident who worked for the Atlantic City Railroad Company in various positions. He was a member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and also involved in local politics. This collection reflects his various interests and consists of seven scrapbooks containing miscellaneous railroad material and columns entitled "Girard's Talk of the Day." There is also one volume of accident reports of 1891 for the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Company. There is also a box of miscellaneous residential bills including real estate taxes, utilities and other household expenses. 
650 7 |a Local Politics--Philadelphia--20th Century  |2 Local sources 
650 7 |a Newspaper Columns--Philadelphia--20th century  |2 Local sources 
650 7 |a Railroad History--Pennsylvania.  |2 Local sources 
852 |a The Historical Society of Pennsylvania  |b John Gibb Smith Collection  |l 3367