William Phelps Eno (1848-1945) – STAFF

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1 awmsflweb 10/24/2025 12:05 PM awmsflweb 10/24/2025 12:05 PM MS 003 2019.005 William Phelps Eno ARC 1.1.5.1 1 of 3 2/17 MS 003 - Reload Nov 2024 Donated Nov 26, 2019, Paul Lewis, V.P. Policy and Finance, Eno Center for Transportation Processing and Finding Aid by Sarah Neagoy, 2019 & 2023 Loaded onto Website by Alison Watson Maston, Nov 2023 1 Series 1: Personal Papers Bill of Lading 1753 Bill of lading for a DPC Chariot and Harness shipped by T. Hanbury on the ship Baltimore, from London, to Daniel Park Custis, Esquire, Port of Virginia, Mar 12, 1753. This original document was found in William Phelps Eno's 1877 bible, which is also in this collection.
2 awmsflweb 10/24/2025 12:05 PM awmsflweb 10/24/2025 12:05 PM MS 003 1992.001 William Phelps Eno LIB 3.8.2.3 NA NA MS 003 - Reload Nov 2024 Eno Transportation Trust - 1992 Donation. Processing and Finding Aid by Sarah Neagoy, 2019 & 2023. Loaded onto Website by Alison Watson Maston Nov 2023 2 Series 1: Personal Papers Certificate: Traffic Squad Benevolent Association 1909 Framed certificate from the Traffic Squad Benevolent Association of the Police Department of the City of New York.
Dimensions: 14 1/4" X 18"
"This is to certify that William Phelps Eno has been elected an Honorary Member of the Traffic Squad Benevolent Association and is entitled to all the privileges set forth in the by-laws . . . " Dated January 10, 1909.
3 awmsflweb 10/24/2025 12:05 PM awmsflweb 10/24/2025 12:05 PM MS 003 1992.001 William Phelps Eno LIB 3.15.2.1 NA NA MS 003 - Reload Nov 2024 Eno Transportation Trust - 1992 Donation. Processing and Finding Aid by Sarah Neagoy, 2019 & 2023. Loaded onto Website by Alison Watson Maston Nov 2023 3 Series 1: Personal Papers Certificate: American Chamber of Commerce in Paris 1912 Framed certificate of membership from the American Chamber of Commerce in Paris, for William Phelps Eno, elected active member July 31, 1912.
Dimensions: 14" X 18 1/2"
4 awmsflweb 10/24/2025 12:05 PM awmsflweb 10/24/2025 12:05 PM MS 003 1992.001 William Phelps Eno LIB 3.10.4.1 NA NA MS 003 - Reload Nov 2024 Eno Transportation Trust - 1992 Donation. Processing and Finding Aid by Sarah Neagoy, 2019 & 2023. Loaded onto Website by Alison Watson Maston Nov 2023 4 Series 1: Personal Papers Certificate: United States Council of National Defense 1919 Framed certificate from the United States Council of National Defense in "acknowledgement of services rendered by William Phelps Eno to its organization, and through it, to the country, in the course of the Great War." Dated June 28, 1919 and signed by the Secretaries of War, Navy, Interior, Agriculture, Commerce and Labor as well as the Director of the Council of National Defense.
Dimensions: 18 1/4" X 12 1/4"
5 awmsflweb 10/24/2025 12:05 PM awmsflweb 10/24/2025 12:05 PM MS 003 1992.001 William Phelps Eno LIB 3.11.4.1 NA NA MS 003 - Reload Nov 2024 Eno Transportation Trust - 1992 Donation. Processing and Finding Aid by Sarah Neagoy, 2019 & 2023. Loaded onto Website by Alison Watson Maston Nov 2023 5 Series 1: Personal Papers Certificate: Alexander I of Croats, Serbs and Slovenes 1922 Framed certificate, No. 24118, dated 25 Jyna 1922, from the Ministry of Interior, DeCriocia Piopoobat which translated reads:
We, Alexander I, and the Desire of the People, The Croats Serbs and Slovenes Wish to Bestow the Cross of Our Lady of Succor to William Phelps Eno, For His Humanitarian Deeds to The Wounded and Helpless War Veterans from 1914 to 1920.
Dimensions: 17 1/2" X 12 1/2"
6 awmsflweb 10/24/2025 12:05 PM awmsflweb 10/24/2025 12:05 PM MS 003 1992.001 William Phelps Eno LIB 3.9.3.1 NA NA MS 003 - Reload Nov 2024 Eno Transportation Trust - 1992 Donation. Processing and Finding Aid by Sarah Neagoy, 2019 & 2023. Loaded onto Website by Alison Watson Maston Nov 2023 6 Series 1: Personal Papers Certificate: Inter-American Highway Engineering Conference 1923 Framed certificate of the Inter-American Highway Engineering Conference sponsored by The American Road Builder's Association, Certificate of Appreciation to Eno Foundation for Highway Traffic Control, Inc., 1923.
Dimensions: 12 1/2" X 10 1/2"
7 awmsflweb 10/24/2025 12:05 PM awmsflweb 10/24/2025 12:05 PM MS 003 1992.001 William Phelps Eno LIB 3.11.2.1 NA NA MS 003 - Reload Nov 2024 Eno Transportation Trust - 1992 Donation. Processing and Finding Aid by Sarah Neagoy, 2019 & 2023. Loaded onto Website by Alison Watson Maston Nov 2023 7 Series 1: Personal Papers Certificate: Universitatis Yalensis 1923 Framed certificate in Latin from Universitatis Yalensis, 1923.
Dimensions: 16" X 19 1/2"
8 awmsflweb 10/24/2025 12:05 PM awmsflweb 10/24/2025 12:05 PM MS 003 1992.001 William Phelps Eno ARC 1.1.4.2 2 of 4 3/4 MS 003 - Reload Nov 2024 Eno Transportation Trust - 1992 Donation. Processing and Finding Aid by Sarah Neagoy, 2019 & 2023. Loaded onto Website by Alison Watson Maston Nov 2023 8 Series 1: Personal Papers Eno Foundation: Framed Decree from University of Oxford 1968 University of Oxford Decree passed by the congregation of the University on Monday, 12 February 1968, That the University accept with gratitude from the Eno Foundation a grant not exceeding $5,000 in connection with an analysis daily travel in the West Midland Area, to be carried out during the year 1968 under the direction of C. G. Clark, M.S., fellow of Brasenose College, Director of the Institute for Research in Agricultural Economics, Feb 21, 1968.
9 awmsflweb 10/24/2025 12:05 PM awmsflweb 10/24/2025 12:05 PM MS 003 1992.001 William Phelps Eno ARC 1.1.4.2 2 of 4 4/4 MS 003 - Reload Nov 2024 Eno Transportation Trust - 1992 Donation. Processing and Finding Aid by Sarah Neagoy, 2019 & 2023. Loaded onto Website by Alison Watson Maston Nov 2023 9 Series 1: Personal Papers Eno Foundation: Ex Chao Ordo Limestone Seal 1991 From Roland A. Ouellette to Harold E. Davis of Metcalf, Tobey and Partners, dated May 17, 1991, regarding the dimensions of the Eno Foundation seal, EX CHAO ORDO, made of limestone, which was removed from the building in Westport.
10 awmsflweb 10/24/2025 12:05 PM awmsflweb 10/24/2025 12:05 PM MS 003 2019.005 William Phelps Eno ARC 1.1.5.1 1 of 3 1/17 MS 003 - Reload Nov 2024 Donated Nov 26, 2019, Paul Lewis, V.P. Policy and Finance, Eno Center for Transportation Processing and Finding Aid by Sarah Neagoy, 2019 & 2023 Loaded onto Website by Alison Watson Maston, Nov 2023 10 Series 1: Personal Papers Eno Foundation: Simsbury Historical Society 1992 A letter from the Simsbury Historical Society, dated April 28, 1992, listing the release of six publications that were a part of the organizations William Phelps Eno's collection. It documents the transfer of items to the Eno Foundation for Transportation. The original envelope and a newsletter from the Simsbury Historical Society are included.
11 awmsflweb 10/24/2025 12:05 PM awmsflweb 10/24/2025 12:05 PM MS 003 2014.009 William Phelps Eno ARC 1.1.3.6 1 of 1 8/20 MS 003 - Reload Nov 2024 Accession # 2014.009 is originally part of the 1992 Eno Transportation Trust donation. Mary Jane Springman pulled the genealogical notes from the collection and processed them prior to 2014. The Print Finding Aid was created by Al 11 Series 1: Personal Papers Eno Genealogy: Brown, Peter (Mayflower Brown) 1893 1893 April 19, 1893 - Genealogy on the oldest branch of the Brown Family in Rye, New York. It contains an historical sketch of Rye, New York and Rye, Sussex, England, written by Mrs. Mary Pamela Brown Satterlee.
Undated - "Mayflower Brown" Peter Brown.
Undated - Peter Brown, handwritten notes.
12 awmsflweb 10/24/2025 12:05 PM awmsflweb 10/24/2025 12:05 PM MS 003 2014.009 William Phelps Eno ARC 1.1.3.6 1 of 1 7/20 MS 003 - Reload Nov 2024 Accession # 2014.009 is originally part of the 1992 Eno Transportation Trust donation. Mary Jane Springman pulled the genealogical notes from the collection and processed them prior to 2014. The Print Finding Aid was created by Al 12 Series 1: Personal Papers Eno Genealogy: Eno, Alice Rathbone 1892 1902 Genealogical notes regarding Alice Rathbone's ancestry. Alice Rathbone was William Phelps Eno's first wife. Families researched include Rathbone, Forstall, Turner, and Lopez.
Undated - Envelope with notes on Reverend John Rathbone.
1902 - Envelope with notes on Rathbone tombstones on Block Island.
Undated - Envelop marked "Ancestres" with notes inside on Gallia Hotel, Paris stationary.
Undated - "Six Domination on Louisiana Soil" article about a Louisiana Historical Society Meeting.
[1892] - "Louisiana Families" XXXV newspaper article on Forstall Family. November 6, 1892 - "Louisiana Families" XXXVI newspaper article on Forstall Family.
13 awmsflweb 10/24/2025 12:05 PM awmsflweb 10/24/2025 12:05 PM MS 003 2014.009 William Phelps Eno ARC 1.1.3.6 1 of 1 9/20 MS 003 - Reload Nov 2024 Accession # 2014.009 is originally part of the 1992 Eno Transportation Trust donation. Mary Jane Springman pulled the genealogical notes from the collection and processed them prior to 2014. The Print Finding Aid was created by Al 13 Series 1: Personal Papers Eno Genealogy: Eno, Alice Rathbone 1893 1893 Forstall, Mac-Carthy, Rathbone, Genealogies, Compiled by A.Z. of the Heraldic Bureau, New Orleans, LA, March 1893.
14 awmsflweb 10/24/2025 12:05 PM awmsflweb 10/24/2025 12:05 PM MS 003 2014.009 William Phelps Eno ARC 1.1.3.6 1 of 1 12/20 MS 003 - Reload Nov 2024 Accession # 2014.009 is originally part of the 1992 Eno Transportation Trust donation. Mary Jane Springman pulled the genealogical notes from the collection and processed them prior to 2014. The Print Finding Aid was created by Al 14 Series 1: Personal Papers Eno Genealogy: Eno, Armes, Phelps 1912 1919 1912 – Eno Family Arms, genealogy, documentary references, and notes. April 12, 1919 – Biographical Notes by Arthur L. Eno. (5 copies)
[1912] – Famille Eno: Armes Généalogie, Références documentaires, notes, complementaires. (3 copies)
Undated – Eno/Phelps Ancestry: One handwritten page on William Phelps Eno’s Ancestry.
Undated – Eno notes, Salmon Eno to William Phelps Eno.
15 awmsflweb 10/24/2025 12:05 PM awmsflweb 10/24/2025 12:05 PM MS 003 2014.009 William Phelps Eno ARC 1.1.3.6 1 of 1 1/20 MS 003 - Reload Nov 2024 Accession # 2014.009 is originally part of the 1992 Eno Transportation Trust donation. Mary Jane Springman pulled the genealogical notes from the collection and processed them prior to 2014. The Print Finding Aid was created by Al 15 Series 1: Personal Papers Eno Genealogy: Biography Correspondence, Yale's 25th Reunion of the Class of 1882 1907 1907 Undated - Booklet "25th Anniversary of Class of 1882" (Yale): Contains four page biography of William Phelps Eno.
May 11, 1907 - Sketch [of the career] of William Phelps Eno, written by William Phelps Eno. (4 handwritten pages)
[1907] - Sketch of William Phelps Eno by William Phelps Eno. (2 typed pages)
16 awmsflweb 10/24/2025 12:05 PM awmsflweb 10/24/2025 12:05 PM MS 003 2014.009 William Phelps Eno ARC 1.1.3.6 1 of 1 2/20 MS 003 - Reload Nov 2024 Accession # 2014.009 is originally part of the 1992 Eno Transportation Trust donation. Mary Jane Springman pulled the genealogical notes from the collection and processed them prior to 2014. The Print Finding Aid was created by Al 16 Series 1: Personal Papers Eno Genealogy: Biography Correspondence with National Americana Society 1912 1914 April 10, 1914 - William Phelps Eno to National Americana Society
April 10, 1914 - William Phelps Eno to Henry Lane Eno
March 10, 1914 - National Americana Society to William Phelps Eno
December 8, 1913 - National Americana Society to William Phelps Eno
December 11, 1913 - William Phelps Eno to National Americana Society
December 18, 1913 - National Americana Society to William Phelps Eno
December 11, 1913 - Henry Lane Eno to William "Billy" Phelps Eno
September 24, 1912 - William Phelps Eno to sister "Nattie" (Antoinette)
17 awmsflweb 10/24/2025 12:05 PM awmsflweb 10/24/2025 12:05 PM MS 003 2014.009 William Phelps Eno ARC 1.1.3.6 1 of 1 3/20 MS 003 - Reload Nov 2024 Accession # 2014.009 is originally part of the 1992 Eno Transportation Trust donation. Mary Jane Springman pulled the genealogical notes from the collection and processed them prior to 2014. The Print Finding Aid was created by Al 17 Series 1: Personal Papers Eno Genealogy: Biography Correspondence with Town Topics Publishing Co. 1913 1914 January 10, 1914 - William Phelps Eno to Town Topics, Publishing Co. (5 copies)
December 24, 1913 - Town Topics Publishing Co. to William Phelps Eno
January 7, 1914 - Town Topics Publishing Co. to William Phelps Eno
Undated - Biography of William Phelps Eno (1 handwritten copy, 3 typed versions from February 1914)
Undated - Biography of William Phelps Eno (3 typed copies of attachment sent to Town Topics)
18 awmsflweb 10/24/2025 12:05 PM awmsflweb 10/24/2025 12:05 PM MS 003 2014.009 William Phelps Eno ARC 1.1.3.6 1 of 1 4/20 MS 003 - Reload Nov 2024 Accession # 2014.009 is originally part of the 1992 Eno Transportation Trust donation. Mary Jane Springman pulled the genealogical notes from the collection and processed them prior to 2014. The Print Finding Aid was created by Al 18 Series 1: Personal Papers Eno Genealogy: Biography Correspondence with Appleton's Cyclopedia of American Biography 1914 1914 March 27 1914 - Letter from William Phelps Eno to Appleton's Cyclopedia of American Biography, Russell Radford, Managing Editor
March 27, 1914 - Letter from William Phelps Eno to S.W. Taylor
Undated - 7 page biography of William Phelps Eno
February 19, 1914 - Letter from (unnamed) to Herbert N. Linen, Cyclopedia of American Biography. Short biography accompanied letter.
19 awmsflweb 10/24/2025 12:05 PM awmsflweb 10/24/2025 12:05 PM MS 003 2014.009 William Phelps Eno ARC 1.1.3.6 1 of 1 5/20 MS 003 - Reload Nov 2024 Accession # 2014.009 is originally part of the 1992 Eno Transportation Trust donation. Mary Jane Springman pulled the genealogical notes from the collection and processed them prior to 2014. The Print Finding Aid was created by Al 19 Series 1: Personal Papers Eno Genealogy: Biography Correspondence with American Historical Society's American Biography 1915 1916 Undated - Advertisement for "American Biography: A New Cyclopedia" (The American Historical Society
November 26, 1915 - William Phelps Eno to Henry Lane Eno (unsigned)
November 16, 1915 - The American Historical Society (M.L. Linis) to William Phelps Eno
November 3, 1915 - The American Historical Society (M.L. Linis) to William Phelps Eno
December 22, 1915 - William Phelps Eno to American Historical Society (unsigned)
January 8, 1916 - William Phelps Eno to American Historical Society (unsigned)
January 11, 1916 - The American Historical Society (M.L. Linis) to William P. Eno
20 awmsflweb 10/24/2025 12:05 PM awmsflweb 10/24/2025 12:05 PM MS 003 2014.009 William Phelps Eno ARC 1.1.3.6 1 of 1 6/20 MS 003 - Reload Nov 2024 Accession # 2014.009 is originally part of the 1992 Eno Transportation Trust donation. Mary Jane Springman pulled the genealogical notes from the collection and processed them prior to 2014. The Print Finding Aid was created by Al 20 Series 1: Personal Papers Eno Genealogy: Correspondence with Allen, William Halle 1826 1905 October 27, 1905 - Letter from William Halle Allen to Mr. William P. Eno
October 27, 1905 - Smith Ancestry
October 27, 1905 - Relationship to Bulkley Family
July 3, 1826 - Letter from Elisha Phelps to Hon. Henry Clay, Secretary of State, Washington (typed)
21 awmsflweb 10/24/2025 12:05 PM awmsflweb 10/24/2025 12:05 PM MS 003 2014.009 William Phelps Eno ARC 1.1.3.6 1 of 1 10/20 MS 003 - Reload Nov 2024 Accession # 2014.009 is originally part of the 1992 Eno Transportation Trust donation. Mary Jane Springman pulled the genealogical notes from the collection and processed them prior to 2014. The Print Finding Aid was created by Al 21 Series 1: Personal Papers Eno Genealogy: Correspondence with Allen, William Halle 1905 1905 December 22, 1905 – Letter from Wm Hall Allen to William P. Eno
December 22, 1905 – “Recollections of Our Ancestors, Phelps, Part 1”
December 22, 1905 – “Recollections of Our Ancestors, Phelps, Part 2”
December 22, 1905 – The Ancestry of Lydia Griswold, wife of Gen. Noah Phelps
December 22, 1905 – Military Records of Gen. Noah Phelps, Lieut. David Phelps, Ensign Joseph Phelps
August 3, 1905 – Letter from W. Hall Allen to William P. Eno
22 awmsflweb 10/24/2025 12:05 PM awmsflweb 10/24/2025 12:05 PM MS 003 2014.009 William Phelps Eno ARC 1.1.3.6 1 of 1 11/20 MS 003 - Reload Nov 2024 Accession # 2014.009 is originally part of the 1992 Eno Transportation Trust donation. Mary Jane Springman pulled the genealogical notes from the collection and processed them prior to 2014. The Print Finding Aid was created by Al 22 Series 1: Personal Papers Eno Genealogy: Correspondence with Eno, Henry Lane 1910 1910 January 14, 1910 – Henry Lane Eno to William Phelps Eno (Henno Family) Undated – “Henno, etc. Family” (typed page)
23 awmsflweb 10/24/2025 12:05 PM awmsflweb 10/24/2025 12:05 PM MS 003 2014.009 William Phelps Eno ARC 1.1.3.6 1 of 1 19/20 MS 003 - Reload Nov 2024 Accession # 2014.009 is originally part of the 1992 Eno Transportation Trust donation. Mary Jane Springman pulled the genealogical notes from the collection and processed them prior to 2014. The Print Finding Aid was created by Al 23 Series 1: Personal Papers Eno Genealogy: Daughters of American Revolution 2001 2001 Photocopied pages sent 01/26/2001 from Nancy Pexas of the Connecticut Daughters of the American Revolution library. They include:
• A letter from Mary Louise Pardee to Mrs. Morat.
• 1 page of handwritten notes.
• 2 postcards.
• Several pages with images of houses from Washington, D.C. believed to be William Phelps Eno's residence as well as other's in the same area.
24 awmsflweb 10/24/2025 12:05 PM awmsflweb 10/24/2025 12:05 PM MS 003 2014.009 William Phelps Eno ARC 1.1.3.6 1 of 1 14/20 MS 003 - Reload Nov 2024 Accession # 2014.009 is originally part of the 1992 Eno Transportation Trust donation. Mary Jane Springman pulled the genealogical notes from the collection and processed them prior to 2014. The Print Finding Aid was created by Al 24 Series 1: Personal Papers Eno Genealogy: Envelope NA Envelope of "REES & REES" marked "Family History."
Pieces of envelope addressed to William Phelps Eno marked "Family History, etc."
25 awmsflweb 10/24/2025 12:05 PM awmsflweb 10/24/2025 12:05 PM MS 003 1992.001 William Phelps Eno LIB 3.1.2.1 NA A MS 003 - Reload Nov 2024 Eno Transportation Trust - 1992 Donation. Processing and Finding Aid by Sarah Neagoy, 2019 & 2023. Loaded onto Website by Alison Watson Maston Nov 2023 25 Series 1: Personal Papers Financial Records "A" 1904 1907 William Phelps Eno, Personal Ledger, 1904 - 1907, "A"
14 1/4" x 9 1/2" x 2", 353 pgs., red leather bound ledger,
Includes transactions for dates prior to 1904, as early as 1885.

Language: English
The collection is open for research.
The collection is in good condition.

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