Sprague Electric Railway and Motor Company Records,
Scope and Content
The collection includes two diagrams for setting up Sprague Electric Motors, and two completed motor cards for automatic motors. The materials are undated.
Dates
- Creation: n.d.
Creator
- Sprague Electric Railway and Motor Company (Organization)
Access Restrictions
Collection is open for research.
Use Restrictions
Permission to publish material from Sprague Electric Railway and Motor Company Records must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.
Adminstraitve History
The Sprague Electric Railway and Motor Company was founded in 1884 in New York by Frank J. Sprague, a former employee of Thomas Edison. Eventually the company merged into Edison General Electric, later becoming General Electric.
Full Extent
0.1 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Sprague Electric Railway and Motors collection includes two diagrams for setting up Sprague Electric Motors, and two completed motor cards for automatic motors.
Acquisition Information
The collection was acquired by Special Collections prior to 1987.
Processing Information
The processing, arrangement, and description of the Sprague Electric Railway and Motor Company Records was completed in October 2013.
Subject
- Sprague Electric Railway and Motor Company (Organization)
Topical
- Title
- Sprague Electric Railway and Motor Company Records, n.d.
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Special Collections Staff
- Date
- © 2014 Virginia Tech. All rights reserved.
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections, Virginia Tech Repository
Special Collections, University Libraries (0434)
560 Drillfield Drive
Newman Library, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg Virginia 24061 US
540-231-6308
specref@vt.edu