Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Institute Archives and Special Collections
Josiah Vincent Meigs Notebook
MC.0083
Table of Contents
Summary Information
- Repository
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Institute Archives and Special Collections
- Creator -
- Meigs, Josiah Vincent, 1840-1907
- Title
- Josiah V. Meigs notebook
- ID
- MC.0083
- Date [inclusive]
- 1854-1866
- Extent
- 0.3 cubic feet (1 flat storage box, 1 microfilm box)
- Location
- Materials are stored off-site. Advance notice is required for use.
- Language
- English
- Abstract
- This collection contains a notebook created by Josiah Vincent Meigs, including sketches and notes related to various of his inventions including sketches of cartridges and guns produced by the United States Cartridge Company in Lowell, Massachusetts; and sketches of railway chairs and couplings later used as part of the Meigs Elevated Railway (built in the 1880s). The notes and sketches are dated from 1854 to 1866. Josiah Meigs grew up in Tennessee, was an appretice to his brother James, an engineer; and also served in the Union Army before moving to Massachusetts in 1866.
Citation
Josiah Vincent Meigs notebook, MC 83. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Institute Archives and Special Collections, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Biography
Josiah Vincent Meigs, 1840-1907, was an inventor, widely known for the Meigs Elevated Railway built in Cambridge, Massachusetts in the 1880s. Josiah Meigs was born and grew up in Tennessee, was an appretice to his brother James, an engineer; and also served in the Union Army before moving to Massachusetts in 1866.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Institute Archives and Special Collections (Copyright 1981)
MIT LibrariesBuilding 14N-118
77 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, Massachusetts, 02139-4307
617.253.5690
mithistory@mit.edu
Revision Description
2009, 2013
Access note
The collection is open for research.
Intellectual Property Rights
Access to collections in the Institute Archives and Special Collections is not authorization to publish. Separate written application for permission to publish must be made to the Institute Archives.
Source of Acquisiton
The notebook was given to the MIT Libraries by the Friends of the Library in 1954. It was originally cataloged as a rare book, then recataloged as a manuscript in 1981.
Related Materials
Related Materials
Yale University Manuscripts and Archives, Sterling Memorial Library, Josiah Vincent Meigs papers, http://mssa.library.yale.edu/findaids/stream.php?xmlfile=mssa.ms.0334.xml
Meigs, Joe V. (Joe Vincent). The Meigs railway : the reason for its departures from the ordinary practice, its departures, and how and why a safe railway is possible : a general description of it, a crucial discussion of its mechanics : its comparison with the ordinary surface and elevated road : the report of, and its approval by, the state engineer appointed by the honorable Board of Railroad Commissioners : a parallelism between the Meigs and ordinary 4 foot 8 1/2 inch gauge railways : the recital of the tests at East Cambridge, which proved that no fatal accident can occur from ordinary breakage of rail or parts. Boston: C.H. Whiting ..., 1887. Location: MIT Institute Archives TF695.M55 1887
Controlled Access Headings
Corporate Name(s)
- Meigs Elevated Railway Project
- United States Cartridge Company
Personal Name(s)
- Meigs, Josiah Vincent, 1840-1907
Bibliography
Robert Campbell and Peter Vanderwarker. "Meigs Elevated Railway, Changing Tracks." Boston Globe Cityscapes column, Sunday, February 23, 1992.
Collection Inventory
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No. 1, A Few Miscellaneous Inventions, J.V.M. |
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Microfilm: No. 1, A Few Miscellaneous Inventions, J.V.M. |
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