The collection is open for research.
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Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Sprague Electric Railway and Motor Company Records, Ms1987-041, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.
The collection was acquired by Special Collections prior to 1987.
The processing, arrangement, and description of the Sprague Electric Railway and Motor Company Records was completed in October 2013.
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.
The Sprague Electric Railway and Motor Company Records includes two diagrams for setting up Sprague Electric Motors, and two completed motor cards for automatic motors. The materials are undated.
The guide to the Sprague Electric Railway and Motor Company Records by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/).