Frank H. Waring Papers
name: label: Creator
content: Waring, Frank H., 1925-
label: Collector
content: National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of History of Technology
label: Names
content: RHM Consultants, Inc.
label: Names
content: Virginia and Maryland Railroad Company
label: Names
content: Waring Group, Inc.
label: Names
content: Maryland and Delaware Railroad Company
topic: label: Topic
content: Railroads
label: Topic
content: Railroads -- 20th century
label: Topic
content: Transportation -- History
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Donated by Frank H. Waring to the Archives Center in 2005.
creator: label: Creator
content: Waring, Frank H., 1925-
setName: label: See more items in
content: Frank H. Waring Papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: Collection documents transportation analyst, consultant and planner Frank H. Waring and his consulting firm The Waring Group, Inc.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Transportation analyst, consultant and planner Frank H. Waring (b. 1925-) has over fifty years of experience in railroad transportation management and in general transportation consulting. Waring was employed by the Virginia and Maryland Railroad Company (VAMD) and the Maryland and Delaware Railroad Company (MDDE) where he served as Vice President both companies.  Also, Waring worked for the Delaware-Maryland-Virginia Company (DMV). Waring founded an independent firm RHM Consultants, Inc. in January 1981 to dedicate more of his time to diverse consulting projects and to become less involved with the Delmarva Railroads. In September 1981, Waring's employment with VAMD and MDDE was terminated and he became a fulltime consultant. In 1983, the name of the firm was changed from RHM Consultants, Inc. to The Waring Group, Inc.  In 1987, Printo, Kane Research, Inc. (PKRI) acquired the Waring Group.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 4 Cubic feet (4 boxes)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1912-1997
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NMAH.AC.0895
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Blueprints
label: Type
content: Reports
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The collection is arranged into nine series. 

SPapers are arranged into nine series.

Series 1, The Waring Group Inc., Business Plans, 1976-1989

Series 2, Project Reports, 1949-1989

Series 3, Proposals, 1979-1988


Series 4, Studies, 1979-1983

Series 5, Other, 1964-1987, undated 

Series 6, Blueprints and Maps, 1912-1991

Series 7, Subject Files, circa 1923-1997

Series 8, Photographs, circa 1931-1935, 1963, 1965

Series 9, Miscellaneous, 1951-1996
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: Collection processed by Adrienne Cain; supervised by Alison Oswald, April 2007.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Blueprints -- 1950-2000
label: Genre/Form
content: Reports
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Papers include reports, proposals, studies, and blueprints for projects on which Waring worked during the course of his consulting career. The subject matter includes railroad tariffs and rail abandonment to coal transportation. There are three blueprints, two photographs of Cloverdale and Colpitts annual dinner at the University Club and a roster of officers and members for the Traffic Club of New York.