James Cecil Nelson Papers, 1934-1975

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James Cecil Nelson
Papers, 1934-1975

The James Cecil Nelson papers were donated br Dr. Nelson to the Washington State University Libraries in January 1977 (UA 77-2). The papers were processed by George M. Armstrong from April through November 1978 and by Stephen E. Balzarini in April, August and September 1979.

Number of Containers: 25
Linear Feet of Shelf Space: 24.5
Approximate Number of Items: 8950

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH

Professor Emeritus James Cecil Nelson, internationally known transportation economist, was born in Bickleton, Washington, on October 5, 1908. Nelson received his B.A. from the University of Washington in 1930, his M.A. from Ohio State University in 1931, and his Ph.D. from the University of Virginia in 1934. Nelson was a Dupont fellow, 1932-1934, and also a research fellow at the Brookings Institution from 1933 to 1934. After receiving his doctorate, Nelson served on the faculties of several universities and also worked for more than a year with the Washington Department of Public Service. In 1938 Nelson joined the Bureau of Agricultural Economics, U.S. Department of Agriculture, as a senior transportation economist. In 1941 he became the principal transportation economist with the National Resources Planning Board.

During the Second World War, Nelson worked with a number of Federal agencies. He served first as assistant director in charge of regulatory policy studies, Division of Economic Studies, Board of Investigation and Research (1941-1944), and later as assistant director, Division of Review and Special Studies, Office of Defense Transportation (1944-1945). Before returning to academic life in 1947, he served as chief of the Transportation Division, Office of Domestic Commerce, U.S. Department of Commerce (1945-1947).

In 1947 Nelson joined the faculty of Washington State University as professor of economics and transportation in the Department of Economics, a position he held until his retirement in September 1974. In addition to his teaching, research, and writing at WSU, Nelson served as a consultant for the Washington State Legislature's Joint Fact-Finding Committee on Highways, Streets, and Bridges, as well as the Legislative Research Committee of the North Dakota Legislature (1948-1952). He also served as a consultant for, among others: the Royal Commission on Transportation, Alberta, Canada (1960); the Federation of Nigeria (1960-1961); the Royal Government of Afganistan (1963); Pembina Pipe Line Limited, Calgary, Alberta (1961, 1962); A.T.&S.F. Railway (1961-1968); American Automobile Manufacturers Association (1966); and the Pacific Island Tariff Bureau (1969). In 1956-1957, Nelson was a senior staff member at the Brookings Institution. He also served as visiting professor at the University of Wisconsin (1964), University of British Columbia (fall, 1975), and Monash University, Melbourne, Australia (1975). Nelson's research has resulted in numerous articles in professional journals and a number of books, among which are: Railroad Transportation and National Policy (1959), Transportation Problems and Policies in the Trans-Missouri West (1967), The Future of American Transportation (1971), Perspectives on Regional Transportation Planning (1973), Perspectives on Federal Transportation Policy (1975), and Railway Pricing under Commercial Freedom: The Canadian Experience (1977).

ARRANGEMENT AND DESCRIPTION

The papers of James Cecil Nelson are arranged in four series: Research Files, 1934-1947; Correspondence and Student Placement Files, 1938-1975; Instructional Material and Related Research Files, 1932-1974; and Professional Activities, 1947-1975. The first series, Research Files, 1934-1947, is divided into two subseries: Academic and State Appointments, 1934-1938; and the Federal Service, 1938-1947. Included in the Academic and State Appointments subseries are a transportation bibliography, employment correspondence for 1938, and a field book compiled by Nelson when he worked for the Washington Department of Public Services in 1936. The second series, Federal Service, 1938-1947 is arranged chronologically by the positions Nelson held with the federal government, that is, with the Bureau of Agricultural Economics, 1938-1941, the Board of Investigation and Research, 1941-1944, and the Department of Commerce, 1944-1947. This material is arranged alphabetically within each of these groups. Included in this subseries are some correspondence, reports, research materials, publications, and memoranda.

In the second series, Correspondence and Student Placement Files, 1938-1975, is divided into two subseries: Correspondence, 1938-1967, and student Placement Files, 1952-1975. The correspondence is arranged alpha betically by subject and includes both incoming and outgoing letters to individuals, professional and business organizations, federal agencies, state legislative committees, and publishers. The student placement files are arranged alphabetically by the name of the firm or corporation involved, such as Great Northern, New York Central, and Shell Oil. Included in this subseries are letters from Nelson to personnel officers and other executives on behalf of various students, as well as. information on the various companies and their policies and opportunities.

The third series, Transport Economics Courses and Research Files, 1932-1974 is arranged by course number. The material collected for use and research in the various courses is arranged alphabetically by subject within each particular course. The material for the ten different courses includes correspondence, reports, memoranda, published documents (federal, state and private), newspaper and magazine clippings, trade journals, court and Interstate Commerce Commission decisions, statistical surveys and professional reference papers, analysis of almost every aspect of transportation, research notes, projects, addresses, studies and student papers. One of Dr. Nelson's primary interests was rail transportation; consequently, the course entitled Land Transportation Agencies (Economics 464) which deals at length with rail transportation, comprises the majority of the material in this series.

The fourth series, Professional Activities, 1947-1975, is composed of two subseries: Consultation and Testimony, 1951-1967; and Publications, 1947-1975. The first subseries, Consultation and Testimony, is arranged alphabetically by subject and consists of material pertaining to Dr. Nelson's consulting work for private business, professional organizations, foreign countries, Canadian provinces, and states, as well as his testimony before various federal committees and commissions. This subseries includes Nelson's testimony before the Senate Select Committee on Small Businesses (1955) and the Interstate Commerce Commission (1970), consulting work for the Royal (Canadian) Commission on Transportation and the Province of Alberta, as well as documents, reports, legal decisions, correspondence, notes, publications, railroad rate information, and notes pertaining to both consultation and cases in which Dr. Nelson was interested. The second subseries, Publications, 1947-1975, pertains to Dr. Nelson's writing and publishing. The conferences are listed alphabetically by the sponsoring organization. The publications or papers which Nelson reviewed are listed alphabetically by author or generating body. Conference papers presented by Dr. Nelson are arranged alphabetically by the title of the paper, except under the folder heading "Conference Papers presented by Nelson, 1941-1973" in which the papers are arranged chronologically. Accompanying some of the conference papers are various research materials. Nelson's publications and accompanying research papers are arranged alphabetically by the title of the publication. With the majority of Dr. Nelson's publications are also correspondence (either with publisher, critics, or research sources), manuscripts, galley proofs, and other research material.

CONTAINER LIST

Box Folder   Description Number
of Items

Series 1: Research Files, 1934-1947

Academic and State Appointments, 1934-1938
1 1    Bibliography, Transport Topices, 1934-1937 14
2    Employment Correspondence, 1938 16
3    Field Book, Washington Department of Public Service, 1936 1
Federal Service, 1938-1947
    Bureau of Agricultural Economics, 1938-1941:
4       Freight Rates Behavior and Structure, ms. by John D. Summner, 1939 13
5       Interterritorial Rate Problem, 1939 16
6-7       Morrison, Hunter. Motor Carrier research and ms., 1940-1941 54
8-13       Motor Freight Carrier Cases, 1938-1940 60
2 14       Motor Freight Rate Proceedings of I.C.Q., n.d. 1
15       Motor Rate Study, 1940 10
16       Rate Policy, 1939-1940 28
17       Transportation Research Suggestions, 1939-1940 23
18       Trucking Industry, Economic Characteristics, 1940 46
   Board of Investigation and Research, 1941-1944:
19       Freight Rates: Outline, 1942-1943 30
20       Interstate Rate Problem Material 40
21       Railroad Financing Report, 1941 1
22-24       Rate Policy, 1941-1943 45
25       Research Program, 1942-1943 10
   United States Department of Commerce, 1945-1947:
26-28       Air Cargo Service Survey, Field Office Returns, February-March 1947 3
29-30       Air Transportation Research, 1946-1947 45
31       Mountain-Pacific Traffic Flows, 1946-1947 220
32-33       Publications, Transportation Division, 1946-1947 65
3 34       Rate and Traffic Pattern Analysis, 1945-1946 95
35       Transportation Economics Research Notebook, 1946-1947 1
36       Western United States Industrial Development, 1945-1947 60

Series 2: Correspondence and Student Placement Files, 1938-1975

Correspondence
37-38    American Association of University Professors, 1952-1955 95
39    American Council on Education, Highway Research Board, 1951-1952 6
40-42    American Economic Association, 1948-1950; 1954-1956 80
43    Carll, Richard, 1954-1955 15
44    Clay Committee Report, 1956 30
45    Commerce, U.S. Department, 1948-1957 40
46-47    Dodge, William, 1951-1955 70
48    Econometric Society, 1955 20
49    Highway Research Board: Current Committee on Highway Taxation and Finance, 1950-1957 70
50    Mater, Dan. H., 1947-1948 25
51    Pacific Logging Congress, 1950 5
52    Pacific Northwest Trade Association, 1955 40
53    Publishers, 1938-1949 60
54    Sillcox, L. K. Visit to WSU for American Society of Mchanical Engineers, 1951-1954 20
55    Spokane Chamber of Commerce, 1956 8
56    Transportation, Department of. Office of Economics, Research Program, 1967 1
57    Washington. Legislature, Joint Fact-Finding Committee on Highways, Streets, and Bridges, 1949-1951 70
58    Washington State University. Committees and Correspondence, 1951-1953 10
59-60    Western Economic Association, 1949-1955 65
Student Placement
4 61-67    Placement Files, 1952-1975 235

Series 3: Transport Economics Courses and Research Files, 1932-1974

Econ. 165: Current Transportation Problems:
68    Agricultural Commodities Rates, publications, 1934-1952 6
69-70    Canned Goods Rates, Northwest Canners Association, 1948-1952 20
71    Lumber Rate Structure, Pacific Northwest, 1952 13
72    Student Reports, Current Transportation Problems, 1952 10
73-74    Western States Council, 1948-1952 45
Econ. 167: Air and Water Transport:
75    Student Paper" "The Brief History of Through Routes and Joint Rates for Grain and Petroleum on the Columbia River", Erle O. Anderson, 1952 1
Econ. 184: Advanced Economic Theory:
76    Student Papers, 1948, 1952 6
Econ. 197: Problems in Economics:
77    Student Papers, "Economics of Navigation Subsidy in the Mid-Columbia River", James B. Willis, 1952 1
Econ. 364: Transport Economics:
78    Railroad Problems and Progress, 1948-1969 40
79    Student Papers, Inland Waterway Transport, 1959 and 1968 2
80    Transport Economics Readings, 1962-1971 10
Econ. 463: Current Transportation Problems:
81    Rate Structure, Rates, Traffic Flow, 1947-1962 20
Econ. 464: Land Transportation Agencies:
5 82-85    Congressional Documents on Transportation, 1932-1963 27
86    Economic and Business Research, Bureau of. Distribution and Service Industries Washington Transportation, 1955-1964 25
87    Federal Aid Highway Act of 1956, 1956-1958
Foreign Transport Files:
88       Bolivia and South America: Role of Transport in Development, 1963-1965 20
89       Nigerian Transport, 1961-1969 25
90       Pakistan Transport, 1959-1963 6
91       Transport in Foreign Countries, 1958-1966 30
92       Transport in Less Developed Countries, 1958-1962 45
93    Highway Research Board: Committee on Highway Taxation and Finance, 1960-1965 12
94    How Rails Can Meet Competition, 1961 and 1963 60
95    Inland Freight Traffic Service, Transportation Digest, 1967-1974 60
   Intermodal Transport:
6 96       Clipping File, 1967-1969 1
97       Columbia River Barge Transport; Rates and Traffic, 1933-1965 20
98       Columbia River Navigation Improvement, 1958-1959 20
99-100       Containerization, 1966-1971 110
101       Fair Sharing ICC Decisions - Rail Roads, 1957-1965 60
102       Federal Maritime Commission Documents, 1970-1974 20
103-104       ICC Documents, 1970 15
105       Overmyer, Daniel. Intermodal Transport Coordination, 1961-1969 50
106       Pipeline Transport; 1946-1952 20
107       Sea-Land, Seatrain Rate Case Decisions, 1961-1963 8
108       Sea-Land, Seatrain Rate Case Supreme Court Decisions, 1960-1967 15
109       Shipping week, 1969 5
110    Kaiser Aluminum and Chemical Corp., 1960-1965 25
111    Land Transportation Agencies, Notes, 1958-1962 1
7 112    Mater Testimony and ICC Report in Ex Parte No. 166, 1947-1951 2
113    McGillivary, Robert. Transport Economics Papers, 1969-1974 9
   Motor Transportation:
114       Highway Finance - Date, 1948-1955 30
115       Highway Studies, General, 1948-1962 3
116       Highway System, U.S., 1946-1955 40
117       Highway Transport Economics, 1947-1954 15
118       Motor Freight Rates Studies and Investigations, Washington, 1948-1953 5
119       Motor Rate Increase Cases, General, 1947-1966 25
120       Pacific Northwest Trucking Investigation, 1947-1951 4
121       Public Roads, Bureau of. Highway Capacity Studies, 1949-1971 10
122       Trucking Industry, 1954-1965 10
123       Trucking Rate Decisions, WPSC and ICC, 1949-1954 55
124    National Transportation Act of 1969 and Surface Transport Act of 1972, 1969-1972 15
8 125    Pacific Northwest, developments, 1949-1966 10
126-127    Pacific Northwest Transportation Economics Publications, 1926-1965 20
   Rail Transportation:
128       Commuter Railroads, 1958-1972 1
129       Finance and Regulations Publications, 1934-1963 8
130       Freight Car Shortages Conference, 1971 10
      Freight Rate Problems, Pacific Northwest:
131          Bull, Alex, M. Analysis for Mr. J. J. Frawley of Reports of the Interstate Commerce Commission Which Resulted in the Present Adjustment of Transcontinental Rates to Spokane, Washington, 1947 1
132          Burns, Bartlett. "Economic Study - Mountain-Pacific Territory: re. Docket No. 28300," (n.d.) 1
133          Class Rate Investigations: ICC Notices and Reports, 1948-1957 55
134          Class Rate Problem of Pacific Northwest, 1947-1948 10
135-136          Class Rates, Mountain Pacific Case, 1945-1955 15
137          Davey, V. H., Spokesman Review Data, 1958-1960 20
9 138-139          Fourth Section Material, 1911-1961 105
140          Grain Transport Related Studies, 1951-1972 4
141          Intercontinental Rate Traffic and Rail Rate, Western Traffic Association Research Committee, 1959-1960 10
142          Milwaukee Road Grain Rates, Rosalia to Seattle, 1968 55
143-144          Northern Pacific Multiple Car Grain Rates, 1966-1968 35
145          Rate Bureaus: Department of Justice, 1942-1946 20
146          Rate Problems: Pacific Northwest, 1947-1955 50
147          Rate Research: Class Rates in Pacific Northwest - Dan Mater and WSU, 1948-1949 15
148          Tolan, Fred. Freight Traffic Consultant on Grain Hauling Rates, 1965-1967 15

149       Full Crew Laws Investigation, 1960 1
150       High Speed Ground Transport, N.E. Corridor, 1960-1967 60
      Interstate Commerce Commission Documents:
151          Discontinuance of Service, 1966 and 1970 6
152          Increased Freight Rates, 1968-1970-1971 4
153          Increased Rail Passenger Fates, 1960 5
10 154          Ingot Molds Case: Competition between Railroads and Water Carriers, 1966 4
155          Mountain Pacific Class Rates, 1952 2
156          Per Diem, 1965 2
157          Rail Costs and Rate Studies, 1954-1961 3
158          Rail Costs Finding Procedures, 1948-1967 12
159          Rail Traffic Compared with Production, 1937-1952 6
160          Southeastern Association of Railroad and Utilities Commissioners vs. A.T. & S.F., 1959-1962 2
161       Northern Pacific Railway "Discovery Trip," 1969 30
162       Passenger Deficit Problem, 1951-1964 11
163       Passenger Problems, 1968-1971 85
11 164       Passenger Trains, 1966-1972 100
165       Penn Central Reorganization, 1973 6
      Piggyback Transport:
166          Addresses and Reports, 1958-1966 70
167          Carrier Facilities, Methods, Innovations, 1961-1963 20
168          Forgash, Morris, 1958-1962 15
169-170          ICC and Other Documents, 1961-1964 30
171          Lundy, Robert F. Ph.D. Project, 1963 8
172          Regulatory Cases and Issues, 1960-1972 35
173          Studies, 1959-1964 20
174          User Reaction, 1960-1963 50
175       Rail Line Solutions, 1969-1972 35
176       Rail Problems and Potentials, 1958-1970 65
177       Railpax Clipping File, 1971 1
178       Railroad Management, Pacific Northwest, 1970-1973 1
179       Railroad: Operation of Trucks, Pipelines, etc., 1954-1957 30
180       Railway Labor: Rules, Issues, Articles, 1949-1962 25
12 181-182       Railway Express Agency, 1954-1965 40
183       Rand Paper Clippings, 1970-1971 1
184       Rates and Pricing: Dr. Ford Edwards, 1950-1955 7
      Rate Topics:
185          Agreed Rates: NYC Rug Case and Others, 1959-1960 15
186          Canned Goods Rates Between Pacific Coast and East, 1954-1965 20
187          Cargill Case, 1966-1967 5
188          Competitive Rate Cases, 1957-1961 20
189          Competitive Rates and Decisions, 1959-1960 1
190          Impact of Competition on Railroads, Transcontinental Cases, 1947-1961 50
191          Interterritorial Freight Rates, 1929-1947 30
192          Quantity Rate Discount and Incentive Rate Cases, 1960-1970 50
13 193          Rail Rate Cases, 1950-1964 40
194          Rail Revenue Distribution, Contribution by,Commodity Groups, 1941-1965 15
195          Rail Traffic Flow and Rates, Publications, 1951-1960 15
196          Rail Level Cases, 1944-1962 15
197          Whitten, Herbert O. Testimony in Paint Case, 1955-1959 15
198       St. Lawrence Seaway and Related Projects, 1953-1959 35
199       Technology, 1958-1966 1
200       Transport Efficiency and Productivity, 1954, 1970-1972 12
201    Regional Transportation: New England, 1945-1954 20
202    Transport Data and Statistics, Current Trends, 1966-1971 30
14 203    Transport Research Foundation, 1957-1966 10
204    Transport Technology - New Developments, Implications for Progress and Social Welfare, 19-5-1975 50
205    Transport Theory Publications, 1958-1969 20
206    Transportation Association of America. Transportation Facts and Trends, 1964-1972 9
207    Transportation, Department of. 1966-1967 70
208    Transportation Events, 1965-1970 60
209    Transportation Policy Questions 11
210    Transportation Regulatory Modernization Act, 1972 5
211    Transportation Research: General Sources, 1957-1967 25
Econ. 465: Air and Water Transport:
212-213    Air Transport, 1950-1973 40
   Civil Aeronautics Board Document Files: 1944-1971
      Air Carriers
214          Foreign, Temporary. Cases, 1962 4
215-218          Large Irregular. Investigation, 1952-1965 34
15 219          Large Irregular, 1950-1954 14
220          Military Contract, 1962 2
221          Nonscheduled. Historical Files, 1948-1952 70
222-225          Supplemental, 1960-1968 45
226       Air Freight Cases, 1965 3
227       Air Freight, Domestic. Study Publication, 1957-1973 15
228       Air Service, Domestic. Cases, 1947-1962 4
229       Air Taxi Service, Regulations, 1970-1972
      Air Transport:
230          Connecticut General Public Symposium, Papers, 1961-1967 20
231          Federal Policy Reports, 1954-1961 8
232          Resource File, 1953-1954 7
16 233          Western Regional Reports, 1951-1970 4
Airlines:
234-235          Merger Cases, 1947-1964 26
236-237          Nonscheduled. Regulations and Cases, 1946-1955, 1966-1971 130
238       Airport and Air Service Study, Washington State, 1972 25
239       Alaskan Air Transport File, 1947-1949 8
      Coach-type Service Case:
240-241          Interstate, 1949-1950 11
242          Transcontinental, 1949-1951 13
243       Enforcement Proceedings, 1958-1964 8
244       Hawaii Common Fares Case, 1950 and 1962 4
245       Mail Payments to Domestic Air Carriers, Administrative Separation of Subsidy, 1952 and 1953 revisions 4
246       North Atlantic Charter Service, 1969 5
247       North Atlantic Route Case, 1945 1
248       Northwest Airlines Domestic Operation, 1947 and 1952 2
17 249-250       Pacific Northwest-Southwest Service investigation, re-opened, 1964-1968 7
      Passenger Fare Investigation:
251-252          Domestic, 1970-1972 5
253-255          General, 1953-1959 11
256       Quad-Cities Airport Historical File, 1971-1972 75
257       Regional Airports, New England Master Plan, Summary Report, 1961 2
258       Short Haul Coach Fare Investigation, 1953 1
259       Southern Service to the West Case, 1951-1954 9
18 260       Southern Transcontinental Service Case, 1961 2
261       Transpacific Service Cases, 1946-1966 15
262       Twin Cities-Milwaukee Long Haul Investigation, 1969-1970 6
263       United States-Europe-Middle East Cargo Service Case, 1950 1
264-265       West Coast File, 1944-1966 40
266       West Coast-Hawaii Service Cases, 1948 and 1955 2
267-269    Federal Maritime Board Documents, 1941-1963 145
270    Water Transport (Ocean), Economics, 1964-1974 65
Econ. 468: Public Utility Economics:
19 271    California Public Utilities Documents, 1958 3
272    Federal Documents on Public Utilities, 1944 and 1959 3
273-274    Federal Power Commission Documents, 1945-1955 30
275    Financial Problems of Public Utilities Seminar, 1959-1961 22
276    Public Utility Economics Seminar, 1962 1
277    Public Utility Topics, 1958-1963 2
Econ. 564: Rail Management Seminar:
278    Material for Rail Management Seminar, 1963-1968 30
279 Graduate and Senior Level Economics Papers (no course association), 1953 and 1964 2

Series 4: Professional Activities, 1947-1975

Consultation and Testimony, 1951-1971
280    Alberta and Canada Freight Rates, 1960 4
281    Auto Manufacturers Association, Consultation, 1966 3
282    Canadian Transport Policy, 1960-1963 40
283    Economic Effects of Changes in Legal Vehicle Weights and Dimensions on Highways, NCHRP Project Proposal, 1970-1971 9
284    Highway Improvement, Report on Economic Impact of, 1959 1
285    North Dakota Highway Finance Study, 1951 5
   Rail Mergers:
286       B&O-C&O Case, 1960-1963 20
      Documents:
287          Barringer, John W. Testimony, 1961 3
288          Crippen, C. E. Testimony, 1966 5
20 289-293          Interstate Commerce Commission Rail Merger Documents, 1956-1969 45
294          Supreme Court Briefs and Judgements, 1969-1970 3
295       Great Northern-Northern Pacific Case, 1965-1967 25
296       Norfold & Western-Nickle Plate-Wabash Case, 1962-1964 25
21 297-299       Publications, 1960-1967 12
300       Southern Clipping File, 1962-1965 12
   Royal Commission on Transportation:
301       Long-Short Haul Discrimination, Alberta, 1958-1962 22
302-303       Submissions of Provinces, Reports on Freight Regulation Effects, 1960 8
304       Submissions of Provinces, 1949 2
305       Testimony, James C. Nelson, 1960 25
306    Senate Select Committee on Small Business, Testimony, 1955 1
307    Statement by J. C. Nelson before the Interstate Commerce Commission, 1970 1
308    Transportation Improvements in Underdeveloped Countries, Publications, 1952-1971 10
309    Utah Study in Western Pacific Case, 1961 8
310    Volume Rates, Agreed Rates, 1956-1959 20
311    Western Pacific Acquisition of Control Case, 1961-1965 30
Publications, 1947-1975
   Conferences
312       American Economic Association, Boston Transportation and Research Forum, December 1964. 55
313       Association of Oil Pipe Lines, Educator's Tour, June 18-24, 1960 15
314       Committee for Economic Development Transit Policy Discussion, Developing Metropolitan Transportation Policies, May 1965 15
22 315       Forum on Optimizing Transport Potential, September 1966 15
316       Industrial and Economic Development Conference, 5th Annual, "Transportation," Walla Walla, WA, October 3-4, 1963 15
317       Washington State University, Wheat Marketing in the Northwest, 2nd Annual Workshop, January 1963 25
   Papers and Publications Reviewed by Nelson
318       Dearing, Charles L. "Transportation and Communications." Chapter XVI of Government Expenditures Study, 1956 2
319       Papers reviewed by Nelson, n.d. 3
320-321       Pendleton, William C. Economic Impact of Highway Improvement, 1958 45
322       SARC, Cost Based Freight Rates Study, 1966-1967 1
   Papers Presented by Nelson
23 323       "The Challenge of Transportation," Washington State University Invited Address, 1966 45
324-326       Conference Papers Presented by Nelson, 1941-1973 50
327-328       "Freight Trends and Policies and Some Implications for Metropolitan Regions," Conference on Urban Transportation at Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York, March 29, 1971; with accompanying research 20
329-332       "Some Continental Transport Problems Facing the Pacific Northwest," General Conference of the Pacific Northwest Trade Association, Seattle, Washington, October 31, 1955; with accompanying research 50
   Publications and Research:
333-337       Control of Entry into Surface Transport Under the Interstate Commerce Act, U.S. Government Sponsored Study, 1959. Manuscript and research 500
24 338       "A Critique of Governmental Intervention in Transport," for proposed anthology: Regional Transportation Planning: Problems and Prospects, 1971 3
339       General Economics of Transport Publications, 1940-1966 10
340-343       Interregional and Intraregional Traffic of the Mountain-Pacific Area in 1939, 1948; research material 95
344-358       Railroad Transportation and National Policy, Brookings Institute, 1959; manuscript, research, and publication material 1210
359       "Research Basis for Corrective Action with Respect to Inter-territorial Freight Rates, A," Law and Contemporary Problems 12 (Summer, 1947):532-48. Article and Correspondence 12
25 360       "Revision of National Transport Regulation Policy," The American Economic Review 45 (December 1955):910-18. Article, galley proofs, and correspondence 20
361-394       Taxing Washington's Motor Vehicles Equitably for Highway Services. Report submitted to the Joint Fact-Finding Committee on Highways, Streets, and Bridges. Washington State, 1950. Publication, galleys, manuscript, research, and correspondence 590

Box	Folder	Description	Number of Items

Series 1: Research Files, 1934-1947

		Academic and State Appointments, 1934-1938
1	1	Bibliography, Transport Topices, 1934-1937	14
	2	Employment Correspondence, 1938	16
	3	Field Book, Washington Department of Public Service, 1936	1
		Federal Service, 1938-1947
		Bureau of Agricultural Economics, 1938-1941:
	4	Freight Rates Behavior and Structure, ms. by John D. Summner, 1939	13
	5	Interterritorial Rate Problem, 1939	16
	6-7	Morrison, Hunter. Motor Carrier research and ms., 1940-1941	54
	8-13	Motor Freight Carrier Cases, 1938-1940	60
2	14	Motor Freight Rate Proceedings of I.C.Q., n.d.	1
	15	Motor Rate Study, 1940	10
	16	Rate Policy, 1939-1940	28
	17	Transportation Research Suggestions, 1939-1940	23
	18	Trucking Industry, Economic Characteristics, 1940	46
		Board of Investigation and Research, 1941-1944:
	19	Freight Rates: Outline, 1942-1943	30
	20	Interstate Rate Problem Material	40
	21	Railroad Financing Report, 1941	1
	22-24	Rate Policy, 1941-1943	45
	25	Research Program, 1942-1943	10
		United States Department of Commerce, 1945-1947:
	26-28	Air Cargo Service Survey, Field Office Returns, February-March 1947	3
	29-30	Air Transportation Research, 1946-1947	45
	31	Mountain-Pacific Traffic Flows, 1946-1947	220
	32-33	Publications, Transportation Division, 1946-1947	65
3	34	Rate and Traffic Pattern Analysis, 1945-1946	95
	35	Transportation Economics Research Notebook, 1946-1947	1
	36	Western United States Industrial Development, 1945-1947	60

Series 2: Correspondence and Student Placement Files, 1938-1975

		Correspondence
	37-38	American Association of University Professors, 1952-1955	95
	39	American Council on Education, Highway Research Board, 1951-1952	6
	40-42	American Economic Association, 1948-1950; 1954-1956	80
	43	Carll, Richard, 1954-1955	15
	44	Clay Committee Report, 1956	30
	45	Commerce, U.S. Department, 1948-1957	40
	46-47	Dodge, William, 1951-1955	70
	48	Econometric Society, 1955	20
	49	Highway Research Board: Current Committee on Highway Taxation and Finance, 1950-1957	70
	50	Mater, Dan. H., 1947-1948	25
	51	Pacific Logging Congress, 1950	5
	52	Pacific Northwest Trade Association, 1955	40
	53	Publishers, 1938-1949	60
	54	Sillcox, L. K. Visit to WSU for American Society of Mchanical Engineers, 1951-1954	20
	55	Spokane Chamber of Commerce, 1956	8
	56	Transportation, Department of. Office of Economics, Research Program, 1967	1
	57	Washington. Legislature, Joint Fact-Finding Committee on Highways, Streets, and Bridges, 1949-1951	70
	58	Washington State University. Committees and Correspondence, 1951-1953	10
	59-60	Western Economic Association, 1949-1955	65
		Student Placement
4	61-67	Placement Files, 1952-1975	235

Series 3: Transport Economics Courses and Research Files, 1932-1974

		Econ. 165: Current Transportation Problems:
	68	Agricultural Commodities Rates, publications, 1934-1952	6
	69-70	Canned Goods Rates, Northwest Canners Association, 1948-1952	20
	71	Lumber Rate Structure, Pacific Northwest, 1952	13
	72	Student Reports, Current Transportation Problems, 1952	10
	73-74	Western States Council, 1948-1952	45
		Econ. 167: Air and Water Transport:
	75	Student Paper" "The Brief History of Through Routes and Joint Rates for Grain and Petroleum on the Columbia River", Erle O. Anderson, 1952	1
		Econ. 184: Advanced Economic Theory:
	76	Student Papers, 1948, 1952	6
		Econ. 197: Problems in Economics:
	77	Student Papers, "Economics of Navigation Subsidy in the Mid-Columbia River", James B. Willis, 1952	1
		Econ. 364: Transport Economics:
	78	Railroad Problems and Progress, 1948-1969	40
	79	Student Papers, Inland Waterway Transport, 1959 and 1968	2
	80	Transport Economics Readings, 1962-1971	10
		Econ. 463: Current Transportation Problems:
	81	Rate Structure, Rates, Traffic Flow, 1947-1962	20
		Econ. 464: Land Transportation Agencies:
5	82-85	Congressional Documents on Transportation, 1932-1963	27
	86	Economic and Business Research, Bureau of. Distribution and Service Industries Washington Transportation, 1955-1964	25
	87	Federal Aid Highway Act of 1956, 1956-1958
		Foreign Transport Files:
	88	Bolivia and South America: Role of Transport in Development, 1963-1965	20
	89	Nigerian Transport, 1961-1969	25
	90	Pakistan Transport, 1959-1963	6
	91	Transport in Foreign Countries, 1958-1966	30
	92	Transport in Less Developed Countries, 1958-1962	45
	93	Highway Research Board: Committee on Highway Taxation and Finance, 1960-1965	12
	94	How Rails Can Meet Competition, 1961 and 1963	60
	95	Inland Freight Traffic Service, Transportation Digest, 1967-1974	60
		Intermodal Transport:
6	96	Clipping File, 1967-1969	1
	97	Columbia River Barge Transport; Rates and Traffic, 1933-1965	20
	98	Columbia River Navigation Improvement, 1958-1959	20
	99-100	Containerization, 1966-1971	110
	101	Fair Sharing ICC Decisions - Rail Roads, 1957-1965	60
	102	Federal Maritime Commission Documents, 1970-1974	20
	103-104	ICC Documents, 1970	15
	105	Overmyer, Daniel. Intermodal Transport Coordination, 1961-1969	50
	106	Pipeline Transport; 1946-1952	20
	107	Sea-Land, Seatrain Rate Case Decisions, 1961-1963	8
	108	Sea-Land, Seatrain Rate Case Supreme Court Decisions, 1960-1967	15
	109	Shipping week, 1969	5
	110	Kaiser Aluminum and Chemical Corp., 1960-1965	25
	111	Land Transportation Agencies, Notes, 1958-1962	1
7	112	Mater Testimony and ICC Report in Ex Parte No. 166, 1947-1951	2
	113	McGillivary, Robert. Transport Economics Papers, 1969-1974	9
		Motor Transportation:
	114	Highway Finance - Date, 1948-1955	30
	115	Highway Studies, General, 1948-1962	3
	116	Highway System, U.S., 1946-1955	40
	117	Highway Transport Economics, 1947-1954	15
	118	Motor Freight Rates Studies and Investigations, Washington, 1948-1953	5
	119	Motor Rate Increase Cases, General, 1947-1966	25
	120	Pacific Northwest Trucking Investigation, 1947-1951	4
	121	Public Roads, Bureau of. Highway Capacity Studies, 1949-1971	10
	122	Trucking Industry, 1954-1965	10
	123	Trucking Rate Decisions, WPSC and ICC, 1949-1954	55
	124	National Transportation Act of 1969 and Surface Transport Act of 1972, 1969-1972	15
8	125	Pacific Northwest, developments, 1949-1966	10
	126-127	Pacific Northwest Transportation Economics Publications, 1926-1965	20
		Rail Transportation:
	128	Commuter Railroads, 1958-1972	1
	129	Finance and Regulations Publications, 1934-1963	8
	130	Freight Car Shortages Conference, 1971	10
		Freight Rate Problems, Pacific Northwest:
	131	Bull, Alex, M. Analysis for Mr. J. J. Frawley of Reports of the Interstate Commerce Commission Which Resulted in the Present Adjustment of Transcontinental Rates to Spokane, Washington, 1947	1
	132	Burns, Bartlett. "Economic Study - Mountain-Pacific Territory: re. Docket No. 28300," (n.d.)	1
	133	Class Rate Investigations: ICC Notices and Reports, 1948-1957	55
	134	Class Rate Problem of Pacific Northwest, 1947-1948	10
	135-136	Class Rates, Mountain Pacific Case, 1945-1955	15
	137	Davey, V. H., Spokesman Review Data, 1958-1960	20
9	138-139	Fourth Section Material, 1911-1961	105
	140	Grain Transport Related Studies, 1951-1972	4
	141	Intercontinental Rate Traffic and Rail Rate, Western Traffic Association Research Committee, 1959-1960	10
	142	Milwaukee Road Grain Rates, Rosalia to Seattle, 1968	55
	143-144	Northern Pacific Multiple Car Grain Rates, 1966-1968	35
	145	Rate Bureaus: Department of Justice, 1942-1946	20
	146	Rate Problems: Pacific Northwest, 1947-1955	50
	147	Rate Research: Class Rates in Pacific Northwest - Dan Mater and WSU, 1948-1949	15
	148	Tolan, Fred. Freight Traffic Consultant on Grain Hauling Rates, 1965-1967	15

	149	Full Crew Laws Investigation, 1960	1
	150	High Speed Ground Transport, N.E. Corridor, 1960-1967	60
		Interstate Commerce Commission Documents:
	151	Discontinuance of Service, 1966 and 1970	6
	152	Increased Freight Rates, 1968-1970-1971	4
	153	Increased Rail Passenger Fates, 1960	5
10	154	Ingot Molds Case: Competition between Railroads and Water Carriers, 1966	4
	155	Mountain Pacific Class Rates, 1952	2
	156	Per Diem, 1965	2
	157	Rail Costs and Rate Studies, 1954-1961	3
	158	Rail Costs Finding Procedures, 1948-1967	12
	159	Rail Traffic Compared with Production, 1937-1952	6
	160	Southeastern Association of Railroad and Utilities Commissioners vs. A.T. & S.F., 1959-1962	2
	161	Northern Pacific Railway "Discovery Trip," 1969	30
	162	Passenger Deficit Problem, 1951-1964	11
	163	Passenger Problems, 1968-1971	85
11	164	Passenger Trains, 1966-1972	100
	165	Penn Central Reorganization, 1973	6
		Piggyback Transport:
	166	Addresses and Reports, 1958-1966	70
	167	Carrier Facilities, Methods, Innovations, 1961-1963	20
	168	Forgash, Morris, 1958-1962	15
	169-170	ICC and Other Documents, 1961-1964	30
	171	Lundy, Robert F. Ph.D. Project, 1963	8
	172	Regulatory Cases and Issues, 1960-1972	35
	173	Studies, 1959-1964	20
	174	User Reaction, 1960-1963	50
	175	Rail Line Solutions, 1969-1972	35
	176	Rail Problems and Potentials, 1958-1970	65
	177	Railpax Clipping File, 1971	1
	178	Railroad Management, Pacific Northwest, 1970-1973	1
	179	Railroad: Operation of Trucks, Pipelines, etc., 1954-1957	30
	180	Railway Labor: Rules, Issues, Articles, 1949-1962	25
12	181-182	Railway Express Agency, 1954-1965	40
	183	Rand Paper Clippings, 1970-1971	1
	184	Rates and Pricing: Dr. Ford Edwards, 1950-1955	7
		Rate Topics:
	185	Agreed Rates: NYC Rug Case and Others, 1959-1960	15
	186	Canned Goods Rates Between Pacific Coast and East, 1954-1965	20
	187	Cargill Case, 1966-1967	5
	188	Competitive Rate Cases, 1957-1961	20
	189	Competitive Rates and Decisions, 1959-1960	1
	190	Impact of Competition on Railroads, Transcontinental Cases, 1947-1961	50
	191	Interterritorial Freight Rates, 1929-1947	30
	192	Quantity Rate Discount and Incentive Rate Cases, 1960-1970	50
13	193	Rail Rate Cases, 1950-1964	40
	194	Rail Revenue Distribution, Contribution by,Commodity Groups, 1941-1965	15
	195	Rail Traffic Flow and Rates, Publications, 1951-1960	15
	196	Rail Level Cases, 1944-1962	15
	197	Whitten, Herbert O. Testimony in Paint Case, 1955-1959	15
	198	St. Lawrence Seaway and Related Projects, 1953-1959	35
	199	Technology, 1958-1966	1
	200	Transport Efficiency and Productivity, 1954, 1970-1972	12
	201	Regional Transportation: New England, 1945-1954	20
	202	Transport Data and Statistics, Current Trends, 1966-1971	30
14	203	Transport Research Foundation, 1957-1966	10
	204	Transport Technology - New Developments, Implications for Progress and Social Welfare, 19-5-1975	50
	205	Transport Theory Publications, 1958-1969	20
	206	Transportation Association of America. Transportation Facts and Trends, 1964-1972	9
	207	Transportation, Department of. 1966-1967	70
	208	Transportation Events, 1965-1970	60
	209	Transportation Policy Questions	11
	210	Transportation Regulatory Modernization Act, 1972	5
	211	Transportation Research: General Sources, 1957-1967	25
		Econ. 465: Air and Water Transport:
	212-213	Air Transport, 1950-1973	40
		Civil Aeronautics Board Document Files: 1944-1971
		Air Carriers
	214	Foreign, Temporary. Cases, 1962	4
	215-218	Large Irregular. Investigation, 1952-1965	34
15	219	Large Irregular, 1950-1954	14
	220	Military Contract, 1962	2
	221	Nonscheduled. Historical Files, 1948-1952	70
	222-225	Supplemental, 1960-1968	45
	226	Air Freight Cases, 1965	3
	227	Air Freight, Domestic. Study Publication, 1957-1973	15
	228	Air Service, Domestic. Cases, 1947-1962	4
	229	Air Taxi Service, Regulations, 1970-1972
		Air Transport:
	230	Connecticut General Public Symposium, Papers, 1961-1967	20
	231	Federal Policy Reports, 1954-1961	8
	232	Resource File, 1953-1954	7
16	233	Western Regional Reports, 1951-1970	4
	Airlines:
	234-235	Merger Cases, 1947-1964	26
	236-237	Nonscheduled. Regulations and Cases, 1946-1955, 1966-1971	130
	238	Airport and Air Service Study, Washington State, 1972	25
	239	Alaskan Air Transport File, 1947-1949	8
		Coach-type Service Case:
	240-241	Interstate, 1949-1950	11
	242	Transcontinental, 1949-1951	13
	243	Enforcement Proceedings, 1958-1964	8
	244	Hawaii Common Fares Case, 1950 and 1962	4
	245	Mail Payments to Domestic Air Carriers, Administrative Separation of Subsidy, 1952 and 1953 revisions	4
	246	North Atlantic Charter Service, 1969	5
	247	North Atlantic Route Case, 1945	1
	248	Northwest Airlines Domestic Operation, 1947 and 1952	2
17	249-250	Pacific Northwest-Southwest Service investigation, re-opened, 1964-1968	7
		Passenger Fare Investigation:
	251-252	Domestic, 1970-1972	5
	253-255	General, 1953-1959	11
	256	Quad-Cities Airport Historical File, 1971-1972	75
	257	Regional Airports, New England Master Plan, Summary Report, 1961	2
	258	Short Haul Coach Fare Investigation, 1953	1
	259	Southern Service to the West Case, 1951-1954	9
18	260	Southern Transcontinental Service Case, 1961	2
	261	Transpacific Service Cases, 1946-1966	15
	262	Twin Cities-Milwaukee Long Haul Investigation, 1969-1970	6
	263	United States-Europe-Middle East Cargo Service Case, 1950	1
	264-265	West Coast File, 1944-1966	40
	266	West Coast-Hawaii Service Cases, 1948 and 1955	2
	267-269	Federal Maritime Board Documents, 1941-1963	145
	270	Water Transport (Ocean), Economics, 1964-1974	65
		Econ. 468: Public Utility Economics:
19	271	California Public Utilities Documents, 1958	3
	272	Federal Documents on Public Utilities, 1944 and 1959	3
	273-274	Federal Power Commission Documents, 1945-1955	30
	275	Financial Problems of Public Utilities Seminar, 1959-1961	22
	276	Public Utility Economics Seminar, 1962	1
	277	Public Utility Topics, 1958-1963	2
		Econ. 564: Rail Management Seminar:
	278	Material for Rail Management Seminar, 1963-1968	30
	279	Graduate and Senior Level Economics Papers (no course association), 1953 and 1964	2

Series 4: Professional Activities, 1947-1975

		Consultation and Testimony, 1951-1971
	280	Alberta and Canada Freight Rates, 1960	4
	281	Auto Manufacturers Association, Consultation, 1966	3
	282	Canadian Transport Policy, 1960-1963	40
	283	Economic Effects of Changes in Legal Vehicle Weights and Dimensions on Highways, NCHRP Project Proposal, 1970-1971	9
	284	Highway Improvement, Report on Economic Impact of, 1959	1
	285	North Dakota Highway Finance Study, 1951	5
		Rail Mergers:
	286	B&O-C&O Case, 1960-1963	20
		Documents:
	287	Barringer, John W. Testimony, 1961	3
	288	Crippen, C. E. Testimony, 1966	5
20	289-293	Interstate Commerce Commission Rail Merger Documents, 1956-1969	45
	294	Supreme Court Briefs and Judgements, 1969-1970	3
	295	Great Northern-Northern Pacific Case, 1965-1967	25
	296	Norfold & Western-Nickle Plate-Wabash Case, 1962-1964	25
21	297-299	Publications, 1960-1967	12
	300	Southern Clipping File, 1962-1965	12
		Royal Commission on Transportation:
	301	Long-Short Haul Discrimination, Alberta, 1958-1962	22
	302-303	Submissions of Provinces, Reports on Freight Regulation Effects, 1960	8
	304	Submissions of Provinces, 1949	2
	305	Testimony, James C. Nelson, 1960	25
	306	Senate Select Committee on Small Business, Testimony, 1955	1
	307	Statement by J. C. Nelson before the Interstate Commerce Commission, 1970	1
	308	Transportation Improvements in Underdeveloped Countries, Publications, 1952-1971	10
	309	Utah Study in Western Pacific Case, 1961	8
	310	Volume Rates, Agreed Rates, 1956-1959	20
	311	Western Pacific Acquisition of Control Case, 1961-1965	30
		Publications, 1947-1975
		Conferences
	312	American Economic Association, Boston Transportation and Research Forum, December 1964.	55
	313	Association of Oil Pipe Lines, Educator's Tour, June 18-24, 1960	15
	314	Committee for Economic Development Transit Policy Discussion, Developing Metropolitan Transportation Policies, May 1965	15
22	315	Forum on Optimizing Transport Potential, September 1966	15
	316	Industrial and Economic Development Conference, 5th Annual, "Transportation," Walla Walla, WA, October 3-4, 1963	15
	317	Washington State University, Wheat Marketing in the Northwest, 2nd Annual Workshop, January 1963	25
		Papers and Publications Reviewed by Nelson
	318	Dearing, Charles L. "Transportation and Communications." Chapter XVI of Government Expenditures Study, 1956	2
	319	Papers reviewed by Nelson, n.d.	3
	320-321	Pendleton, William C. Economic Impact of Highway Improvement, 1958	45
	322	SARC, Cost Based Freight Rates Study, 1966-1967	1
		Papers Presented by Nelson
23	323	"The Challenge of Transportation," Washington State University Invited Address, 1966	45
	324-326	Conference Papers Presented by Nelson, 1941-1973	50
	327-328	"Freight Trends and Policies and Some Implications for Metropolitan Regions," Conference on Urban Transportation at Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York, March 29, 1971; with accompanying research	20
	329-332	"Some Continental Transport Problems Facing the Pacific Northwest," General Conference of the Pacific Northwest Trade Association, Seattle, Washington, October 31, 1955; with accompanying research	50
		Publications and Research:
	333-337	Control of Entry into Surface Transport Under the Interstate Commerce Act, U.S. Government Sponsored Study, 1959. Manuscript and research	500
24	338	"A Critique of Governmental Intervention in Transport," for proposed anthology: Regional Transportation Planning: Problems and Prospects, 1971	3
	339	General Economics of Transport Publications, 1940-1966	10
	340-343	Interregional and Intraregional Traffic of the Mountain-Pacific Area in 1939, 1948; research material	95
	344-358	Railroad Transportation and National Policy, Brookings Institute, 1959; manuscript, research, and publication material	1210
	359	"Research Basis for Corrective Action with Respect to Inter-territorial Freight Rates, A," Law and Contemporary Problems 12 (Summer, 1947):532-48. Article and Correspondence	12
25	360	"Revision of National Transport Regulation Policy," The American Economic Review 45 (December 1955):910-18. Article, galley proofs, and correspondence	20
	361-394	Taxing Washington's Motor Vehicles Equitably for Highway Services. Report submitted to the Joint Fact-Finding Committee on Highways, Streets, and Bridges. Washington State, 1950. Publication, galleys, manuscript, research, and correspondence	590