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Series I: Photographs and copies of documents compiled by Elmer F. Farnham, undated
Elmer F. Farnham Railroad Collection
405 Babbidge Road, Unit 1205
Storrs, Connecticut 06269-1205
Overview of the Collection |
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| Repository: | Archives & Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center. |
| Creator: | Farnharm, Elmer F. (collector). |
| Title: | Elmer F. Farnham Railroad Collection. |
| Dates: | undated, 1966. |
| Quantity: | .5 linear feet. |
| Identification: | MSS19990032 |
| Language: | English. |
| Abstract: | Elmer F. Farnham was a resident of Norwich, Connecticut, and a features writer for the Norwich Bulletin. He was author of The Quickest Route: The History of the Norwich & Worcester Railroad, published in 1973 by Pequot Press. The collection consists of photographs of locomotives and railroad scenes of the Norwich & Worcestor Railroad, the Central Vermont Railway, and other southern New England railroads. |
History
Elmer Frost Farnham was born on January 21, 1893, in the Collinsville section of Canton, Connecticut, the son of Charles A. and Sarah (Beckwith) Farnham, and received his early education in the Canton public schools. He graduated from Collinsville High School in 1911 and then from the Connecticut Agricultural College, now the University of Connecticut, in 1915. In 1917 he enlisted in the Officers Training Corps program and was commissioned a second lieutenant in the 303rd Field Artillery during World War I. He was discharged in 1919.
In the early 1920s Mr. Farnham was a tobacco grower in Simsbury and South Windsor, Connecticut. He moved to Norwich, Connecticut, in 1927 and worked as a security salesman with the Aspinook Company in Jewett City, Connecticut. By the late 1930s and early 1940s he was a clerk with the Selective Service System board, until 1947.
In 1952 he joined the Editorial staff of the Norwich Bulletin and retired in 1964. After his retirement he was a features writer at the paper. In 1973 his book The Quickest Route, A History of the Norwich & Worcester Railroad was published by Pequot Press.
Elmer F. Farnham married Frances Murphy on July 1, 1922. He had two daughters, Jane and Elinor, and one son, David. He died on November 11, 1974, in Backus Hospital in Norwich, Connecticut.
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Scope and Content
The collection consists of photographs gathered by Elmer F. Farnham for his book The Quickest Route: The History of the Norwich & Worcester Railroad, and other photographs of locomotives and scenes of southern New England railroads and Norwich, Connecticut.
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Restrictions
Restrictions on Access
There are no access restrictions on this collection.
Restrictions on Use
Permission to publish from these Records must be obtained in writing from both the University of Connecticut Libraries and the owner(s) of the copyright.
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Related Material
Archives & Special Collections has a substantial collection of materials pertaining to southern New England railroads. For detailed information on these collections please contact the curator or ask at the reference desk.
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Index Terms
This record series is indexed under the following controlled access subject terms.
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Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
[Item description, #:#], Elmer F. Farnham Railroad Collection, Archives & Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center, University of Connecticut Libraries.
Acquisition Information
The Elmer F. Farnham Railroad Collection was donated in 1999 by Mr. Robert McCall.
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Detailed Description
| Series I: Photographs and copies of documents compiled by Elmer F. Farnham, undated | |||||||||||
| 1:1 | Photographs and copies of documents about the history of the Norwich & Worcester Railroad that Elmer F. Farnham used for his book The Quickest Route, undated | ||||||||||
| 1:2 | Photographs of locomotives and scenes of assorted New England railroads and street railroads, including the Lyman Viaduct in East Hampton, Connecticut, the Canadian National Railway, the Central Vermont Railway, the Danbury & Norwalk Railroad, the Monadnock Northern Railroad, the New London Northern Railroad, the New York and New England Railroad, the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad, the Norwich & Westerly Traction Company, and the Norwich & Worcester Railroad, undated | ||||||||||
| 1:3 | Photographs of locomotives of the Boston & Maine Railroad, the Canadian National Railway, the Central New England Railway, the Central Vermont Railway, and the Connecticut Valley Railroad, undated | ||||||||||
| 1:4 | Photographs of locomotives of the Norwich & Worcester Railroad and railroad scenes of Norwich, Connecticut, undated | ||||||||||
| 1:5 | "Last Sunday was a Day of Nostalgia," an article written by Elmer F. Farnham for the Norwich Bulletin, about an excursion ride of Engine 6218, a steam train owned by the Central Vermont Railway, 1966, June 5 | ||||||||||