University of Wyoming
"On the Move", Japanese National Railways -- film -- 35 mm.
Alfred E. Perlman (1903-1983) was a railroad executive, known for his ability to trouble shoot and rescue failing companies. He began his career in 1923 and worked for the Northern Pacific, Burlington and Quincy, and Denver and Rio Grande railroads. He was also a railroad consultant in Israel in 1950. He was president of the New York Central Railroad, 1954-1968, until it merged with Penn Central; then he was president and chairman of Western Pacific Railroad during the 1970s. He focused on research and modernization of the companies he headed. He was a member of the National Defense Transportation Association and served on the Military Airlift Command in the 1960s among other organizational involvements.
The collection contains corporate financial records, business files, clippings, and correspondence that document Perlman's career. Biographical material includes: clippings, photographs, magazine articles, testimonials, and awards. There are numerous reports covering a wide range of Perlman's activities, from information on the 1935 Republican Valley Flood that impacted the Chicago, Burlington, Quincy Railroad to a 1949 rail transport facilities report on South Korean railways to capital equipment programs for the New York Central in the 1960s. Ephemera include: appointment calendars, slides, and programs for meetings.
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There are no known other archival collections created by Alfred E. Perlman at the date of processing.
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