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Thomas O. Russell papers
Russell, Thomas O.
Ax 059
27 linear feet
23 containers
1908-1954
Thomas O. Russell was a designer and builder of railroad lines and railroad facilities. He moved to Oregon in 1909. From 1929 to 1935, Russell was chief engineer for the Companhia Itabira do Brasil, and planned the Itabira Railroad. The collection consists of designs and plans made for the Southern Pacific Railroad and minor railroad lines in Oregon and California as well as documents and correspondence on the Itabira Railroad project. From 1943, the files consist of records of privately contracted engineering projects for the California Oregon Power Company, G. F. Atkinson Company, and other projects.
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Russell, Thomas O.
Southern Pacific Railroad Company
Sugar Pine Lumber Company
Itabira Railway
Minarets & Western Railroad
Companhia Itabira do Brasil
G.F. Atkinson Company
California Oregon Power Company
Railroads--Oregon--Design and construction
Railroads--Brazil--Design and construction
Railroads--California--Design and construction
Photographs
Maps
Transportation
Oregon
Architectural Drawings
Correspondence
Designs
Plans
Thomas O. Russell was born in Nashville, Tennessee, and came to Oregon in 1909. He was a designer and builder of railroad lines and railroad facilities. From 1929 to 1935, Russell was chief engineer for the Companhia Itabira do Brasil, working for Percival Farquhar, planning the Itabira Railroad.
The collection consists of designs and plans made for the Southern Pacific Railroad and minor railroad lines in Oregon and California, 1908-1918; the Minarets & Western Railroad, Fresno, California, and the Sugar Pines Lumber Company, Madera, California, 1921-1926. It also contains documents and correspondence on the Itabira Railroad project from 1929 to 1935. From 1943, the files consist of records of privately contracted engineering projects for the California Oregon Power Company, G. F. Atkinson Company, and other projects.
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