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H. H. Copeland Maps and Tables

 Collection
Identifier: TL001

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Scope and Contents

The Transportation Library's collection of H. H. Copeland and Son's maps consist of 74 maps and tables on U. S. railways dating from the early 1930s to the mid 1950s. H. H. Copeland and Sons were an investment house, in existence from the late 19th century to at least the mid 1950s.

H. H. Copeland and Sons ordered the compilations for the maps and tables to support their own business interests and would not allow the items to be copied. This is probably why there are only a handful of Copeland maps scattered around the country. The Transportation Library's holdings are significant enough to draw researchers from all over the country.

The Copeland maps consist of traffic density maps and tables on ton miles, freight density and traffic distribution and other railway related tables and calculations.

Dates

  • 1924-1956

Creator

Extent

74.00 items

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

The Transportation Library's collection of H. H. Copeland and Son's maps consist of 74 maps and tables on U. S. railways dating from the early 1930's to the mid 1950's. The Copeland maps consist of traffic density maps and tables on ton miles, freight density and traffic distribution and other railway related tables and calculations.


H. H. Copeland and Sons were an investment house, in existence from the late 19th century to at least the mid 1950's. The company ordered the compilations for the maps and tables to support their own business interests and would not allow the items to be copied.

Arrangement

The maps are arranged in alphabetical order by the name of the railroad.

Processing Information

Compiled by Ron Glas in 1990.

Title
Guide to the H. H. Copeland Maps and Tables
Author
Ron Glas
Date
01/01/1990
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
eng

Library Details

Part of the Northwestern University Transportation Library Repository

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