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1Title:  My Three Careers in Forty Years     
 Creator:  Wenneman, William H. 
 Dates:  1978 
 Abstract:  William H. Wenneman was a Cleveland, Ohio, railroad executive who served with the Chesapeake and Ohio, the Pere Marquette, and the Nickel Plate railroads. He was vice-president of the C&O and the Nickel Plate in 1946, but resigned over conflicts with chairman Robert R. Young. In 1950 he became vice-president of finance for the Nickel Plate after it was separated from Robert Young enterprises. He retired in 1959. The collection consists of autobiographical memoirs describing Wenneman's years with the Nickel Plate (New York, Chicago, and St. Louis Railroad) and the Chesapeake and Ohio, his friendship with the Van Sweringen Brothers, the Cleveland business community, and personalities within the Cleveland transportation industry. 
 Call #:  MS 4230 
 Extent:  0.10 linear feet (1 container) 
 Subjects:  Wenneman, William H., 1902- | Young, Robert Ralph, 1897-1958. | Van Sweringen, Mantis James, 1881-1935. | Van Sweringen, Oris Paxton, 1879-1936. | New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad. | Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company. | Railroads -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History. | Railroads -- United States -- History. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Economic conditions.
 
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2Title:  Material on the Nickel Plate Road     
 Creator:  Hampton, Taylor 
 Dates:  1869-1960 
 Abstract:  Taylor Hampton (Virginia Taylor) was a personal friend of the Van Sweringen brothers who shared their interest in railroads. The collection consists of manuscript notes and copies or originals of magazine and newspaper articles, pamphlets, blueprints, maps, annual reports, financial statements, stock certificates, time tables, charts, and letters used by Hampton to research her book, The Nickel Plate Road, the history of a great railroad. The book was published in 1947. 
 Call #:  MS 3114 
 Extent:  2.80 linear feet (7 containers) 
 Subjects:  Van Sweringen, Mantis James, 1881-1935. | Van Sweringen, Oris Paxton, 1879-1936. | Hampton, Taylor, (Virginia Taylor), 1910- | New York, Chicago, and St. Louis Railroad Co. | Lafayette, Bloomington and Muncie Railroad. | Toledo, St. Louis and Western Railroad Co. | Northern Ohio Food Terminal. | Nickel Plate Road. | Railroads -- United States. | Railroads -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Stations. | Railroad terminals -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
 
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