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Rogers E. M. Whitaker papers, 1878-1981
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Whitaker, Rogers E. M.
- Title
- Rogers E. M. Whitaker papers
- Dates
- 1878-1981 (inclusive)18781981
- Quantity
- 121.85 cubic feet (217 boxes)
- Collection Number
- 07800
- Summary
- Repository
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American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming
American Heritage Center
University of Wyoming
1000 E. University Ave.
Dept. 3924
Laramie, WY
82071
Telephone: 3077663756
ahcref@uwyo.edu - Access Restrictions
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Access Restrictions
There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes, and the collection is open to the public.
- Additional Reference Guides
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Additional Information
Finding aid available in repository.
- Languages
- English and , Multiple languages
Historical NoteReturn to Top
Rogers E. M. Whitaker (1900-1981) worked as editor and writer for "The New Yorker" and was also a railroad enthusiast. He started working for "The New Yorker" in 1926 as proofreader and copy editor and went on to write in the "Talk of the Town" section as E.M. Frimbo, the World's Greatest Railroad Buff.
Whitaker also covered college football and wrote restaurant reviews for "The New Yorker" before retiring as editor in 1975 and serving as a reporter until his death. He wrote under his pen name the book "All Aboard with E.M. Frimbo" about his experience in riding railroads around the world in 1974. Whitaker logged over 2.7 million miles worth of travel on trains.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Collection contains materials mostly related to Whitaker's interest in railroads and also his work in journalism. Materials relating to Whitaker's work for "The New Yorker" include articles written by Whitaker (1974-1979); newspaper clippings (1929-1981); and correspondence (1942-1981).
Railroad material includes booklets, guides, brochures, leaflets, pamphlets, rail passes, tickets, tokens, advertisements, uniform accessories, dining menus and time tables for railroads, steam locomotives and streetcars world-wide in numerous languages (1881-1980); the manuscript for "All Aboard with E.M. Frimbo"; and photographs and negatives of Whitaker, railroads, and trolleys (1903-1980).
Railroad material also includes 1 photograph album on trains; maps of railroad routes around the world (1909-1979); 2 scrapbooks of railroad tickets and passes (1878-1960); 8 33 1/3 rpm phonograph records on trains and locomotives; foreign and U.S. railway posters; 15 audio cassette tapes of interviews of Whitaker while traveling by train; and travel journals kept on rail journeys (1943-1975).
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
Copyright InformationThe researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright, property, and libel laws as they apply.
Preferred Citation
Preferred CitationItem Description, Box Number, Folder Number, Collection Name, Collection Number, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Preservation Note
System RequirementsWhitaker interviews -- Audio tapes -- cassette.
Train phonographs -- 33 1/3 rpm.
Related Materials
Related MaterialsThere are no known other archival collections created by Rogers E. M. Whitaker at the date of processing.
Acquisition Information
Acquisition InformationProcessing Note
Processing InformationDetailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Subordinate Component # 1Return to Top
The American Heritage Center is in the process of converting its older container lists to a more accessible format. This link is to an older version of a container list.
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Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Electric railroads -- Collectors and collecting.
- Journalism -- Authorship -- United States.
- Locomotives -- Collectors and collecting.
- Railroad travel.
- Railroads -- Collectors and collecting.
- Railroads.
- Street-railroads.
- Voyages and travels.
Form or Genre Terms
- Audiotapes.
- Ephemera.
- Journals.
- Maps.
- Phonograph records.
- Photograph albums.
- Photographs.
- Scrapbooks.
Occupations
- Journalists.
Titles within the Collection
- New Yorker.
Other Creators
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Personal Names
- Frimbo, E. M. -- All aboard with E.M. Frimbo, 1974.
