Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech
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Blacksburg, Virginia 24061
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Kira A. Dietz, Archivist, and Syndey Vaile, Student Assistant
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The collection is open for research.
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], John Palmer Fishwick Papers, Ms1987-053, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.
Source of Acquisition
The John Palmer Fishwick Papers were donated to Special Collections and University Archives in 1987.
Processing Information
The processing, arrangement, and description of the John Palmer Fishwick Papers was completed in December 2014.
Biographical Note
John Palmer Fishwich was born in Roanoke, Virginia, in 1916. He graduated from Roanoke College and Harvard Law School. After several years in a private law firm and then in the military, he went to work for Norfolk and Western in 1945. Duriig his long career with the railroad company, he spent a ten year term as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Norfolk and Western Railway Company from 1970-1980. He retired in 1981, but not before aiding in talks that led to the merger and formation of the Norfolk Southern Corporation. He was also a member of the Board of Directors for the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities. Fishwick died in Roanoke in August 2010 at the age of 93.
Scope and Contents
The papers include speeches; testimonies for the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, and other federal committees; committee/board minutes; memoranda; and reports created or collected by John Palmer Fishwick. Materials date from 1971-1981.
The majority of the collection consists of speeches and talks given by Fishwick between 1971 and 1981 at professional conferences, meetings, schools,graduations, dedications, and other events. The collection also contains testimony before the Senate, reports and minutes from board/committee meetings, newspaper articles and clippings, and professional memos.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged into four series by material type:
Subjects and Indexing Terms
- Fishwick, John Palmer, 1916-2010
- Local/Regional History and Appalachian South
- Railroad
Rights Statement for Archival Description
The guide to the John Palmer Fishwick Papers by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ ).
Container List
- box-folder 2 folder: 9
JPF Speech Before Twelfth Annual ConferenceMarch 15, 1972
- box-folder 2 folder: 6-8
Fishwick--SpeechesSeptember 27, 1972-May 15, 1973, October 10, 1973-May 8, 1974, April 30-October 10, 1974
- box-folder 5 folder: 9
JPF Speech-Dedication Water Treatment PlantNovember 15, 1974
- box-folder 5 folder: 10
JPF Remarks-NY Society of Security Analysts, Inc.January 8, 1975
- box-folder 5 folder: 8
JPF Speech at Annual Meeting of Traffic ClubJanuary 14, 1975
- box-folder 5 folder: 21
Remarks by JPF on "The Forum" at the Annual Joint Meeting of TMMF-RPIApril 8, 1975
- box-folder 5 folder: 6
JPF Address before 55th Membership MeetingApril 18, 1975
- box-folder 5 folder: 15
Remarks by JPF at Annual Meeting of the Great Lake ConferenceJuly 15, 1975
- box-folder 5 folder: 22
Remarks of JPF on Annual Meeting of the Great Lakes Conference of Public Utilities CommissionerJuly 15, 1975
- box-folder 5 folder: 12
Luncheon Speech before Annual Meeting of Railway Tie AssociationOctober 16, 1975
- box-folder 5 folder: 20
Remarks by JPF for the 1976 Industrial Transportation ConferenceJanuary 8, 1976
- box-folder 5 folder: 23
Remarks of JPF 30th Virginia Feed Convention and Nutrition ConferenceFebruary 19, 1976
- box-folder 5 folder: 27
Transportation Association of America 1976 National Transportation InstituteMarch 3, 1976
- box-folder 5 folder: 1
Address by JPF Public Forum on "Humanistic Education: The Public and the Changing College"April 22, 1976
- box-folder 5 folder: 4
Fallon Park Elementary SchoolMay 6, 1976
- box-folder 5 folder: 17
Remarks by JPF before Annual Meeting of American Railroad Development AssociationMay 10, 1976
- box-folder 5 folder: 18
Remarks by JPF before Annual Meeting of StockholdersMay 13, 1976
- box-folder 5 folder: 19
Remarks by JPF before the American Institute of MiningJune 4, 1976
- box-folder 5 folder: 13
Remarks by John Fishwick at Seminar of AAR Cash AnalystsSeptember 14, 1976
- box-folder 5 folder: 3
Delta Nu Alpha Transportation FraternityOctober 14, 1976
- box-folder 5 folder: 14
Remarks by John PF at Annual Meeting of Delta Nu Alpha Transportation FraternityOctober 14, 1976
- box-folder 3 folder: 6
Class at Northwestern UniversityNovember 1, 1976
- box-folder 2 folder: 2
Delaware and Hudson Railway Company Delaware and Hudson Railway CompanyMay 11, 1977
- box-folder 3 folder: 2-3
Annual Meeting of StockholdersMay 12, 1977, May 11, 1978
- box-folder 3 folder: 8
Fishwick--SpeechMay 25, 1977
- box-folder 3 folder: 7
Commencement AddressJune 17, 1977
- box-folder 3 folder: 1
Address before AAR-RPI luncheonOctober 13, 1977
- box-folder 3 folder: 34
55th Annual Conference of Association Railroad EditorsOctober 19, 1977
- box-folder 3 folder: 5
Before Annual MeetingMarch 21, 1978
- box-folder 3 folder: 22
Speech before Annual Dinner of the Greater Bluefield Chamber of the CommerceApril 14, 1978
- box-folder 3 folder: 21
Roanoke at Panel DiscussionApril 20, 1978
- box-folder 3 folder: 30
Talk before VPI SeminarDecember 5, 1978
- box-folder 3 folder: 26
Talk at News Maker BanquetJanuary 26, 1979
- box-folder 3 folder: 27
Talk before Annual meeting of NU StockholdersMay 10, 1979
- box-folder 3 folder: 29
Talk before Richmond Society of SecurityOctober 4, 1979
- box-folder 3 folder: 19
JPF talk before Antitrust and Trade Regulation LawOctober 11, 1979
- box-folder 3 folder: 9
Introduction of Senator Sam Ervin Jr.October 19, 1979
- box-folder 3 folder: 31
Talk prepared for Conference on "Financing the Capital Needs of Transportation Industries"February 19, 1980
- box-folder 3 folder: 15
NU Annual Meeting of StockholdersMay 8, 1980
- box-folder 3 folder: 16
Speech before St. Louis Railway Club Missouri Athletic Club Man of the Year BanquetMay 15, 1980
- box-folder 3 folder: 11
Talk before Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers-Southeast Regional MeetingJune 25, 1980
- box-folder 3 folder: 18
Talk before Southeastern Division of the Association of AmericaNovember 23, 1980
- box-folder 3 folder: 28
Talk before Annual Meeting of Roanoke Valley Chamber of CommerceJanuary 6, 1981
- box-folder 3 folder: 12-13
Lynchburg College-Gifford LectureApril 6, 1981
- box-folder 3 folder: 4
Washington, DC. AAR's "Coal and the Railroads" briefing for News Media [missing doc]April 22, 1981
- box-folder 3 folder: 14
Omni International-Norfolk, 61st Annual Banquet of Hampton Roads Maritime AssociationMay 7, 1981
- box-folder 3 folder: 10
Baltimore Hotel, NYC "Dynamics of World Coal Trade-A Buyer Seller Symposium"June 11, 1981
- box-folder 2 folder: 14
Physical Distribution Panel Talk
- box-folder 5 folder: 5
Firewall
- box-folder 5 folder: 16
Remarks by JPF at the Executive Seminar Loyola College
- box-folder 5 folder: 24
Shenandoah Life Insurance Co. Duplicate Speeches/Statements
- box-folder 2 folder: 1
Affadavit-Charles Shannon, HearingJune 14, 1974
- box-folder 5 folder: 11
JPF StatementJanuary 14, 1975
- box-folder 5 folder: 26
Statement of JPF to the Finance CompanyApril 6, 1976
- box-folder 5 folder: 25
Statement before Virginia Senate Committee on Commerce and LaborJanuary 31, 1979
- box-folder 3 folder: 17
Statement before Transportation and Commerce Subcommittee of the Interstate and Foreign Commerce of the US House of RepresentativesMay 31, 1979
- box-folder 3 folder: 24
Statement before Transportation and Commerce SubcommitteeMay 31, 1980
- box-folder 3 folder: 33
Testimony for Senate Committee on Energy and Natural ResourcesSeptember 19, 1980
- box-folder 3 folder: 20 October 29, 1980
- box-folder 3 folder: 23
Statement before Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee of the US House of Representatives
- box-folder 3 folder: 25
Statement of Fisherwick before Transportation and Capital Outlay Subcommittees of Virginia house of Representatives
- box-folder 3 folder: 32
Testimony before House Merchant Marine and Fishers Committee
- box 1
Conference Board: 0011971-1980
- box-folder 2 folder: 5
Fishwick-Seminar Meeting, Southern Coals Conference Inc.February 1971, February 1973
- box-folder 2 folder: 16-17
Report-Oak Island TerminalMay 4, 1977
- box 4
AAR Board of Directors-Executive Committee: Notices, Dockets, and Minutes of Meetings (AAR Vol. Nos. 4-5, 7-12)
- box 1
AAR Board of Directors--Executive Committee, Notices/Dockets and Minutes of Meetings (Vol. Nos. 13-16)
- box-folder 2 folder: 3
Economic Opportunities
- box-folder 2 folder: 4
Erie Lackawanna Railway Co., Presidential Office File (Vol. No. 2)
- box-folder 2 folder: 15
Railroad Annual Report Form A
- box-folder 5 folder: 2
Conference Board YAMA Conference
- box-folder 2 folder: 11
Memorandum-CoxFebruary 14, 1972
- box-folder 2 folder: 18
Scranton TimesJune 10, 1974
- box-folder 2 folder: 13
News Release-Delaware and Hudson Railway CompanyMay 25, 1977
- box-folder 2 folder: 10
Locomotive Engineer Newspaper (Vol. 108, No. 23)
- box-folder 2 folder: 12
Memorandum-McNamee and Cash Statement
- box-folder 2 folder: 19
Magazines
- box-folder 5 folder: 7
JPF Article "The Chief Executive and the Media"