Harold Eugene Cox
Born1931 (1931)
Lynchburg, Va.
DiedSeptember 8, 2021(2021-09-08) (aged 89–90)
Exeter, Pennsylvania
Occupation(s)Educator, historian
SpouseRobert Reite
ChildrenMichael
Parent(s)James Alfred Cox and Margaret Ethel Trent

Harold Eugene Cox (1931 – 2021) was Professor of History Emeritus and University Archivist at Wilkes University, Pennsylvania[1] serving over 52 years.[2] as department chair of the University Department of History.[3] In 2015, the university renamed one its buildings as Dr. Harold Cox Hall.[4] Cox specialized in the history of 19th and 20th century urban transportation and historical transportation maps.[3] In 1976, he was an editor for the Pennsylvania Historical Association's journal, "Pennsylvania History".[5]

In 1996, Cox inquired about 19th century election statistics for Pennsylvania, only to find that the data would cost $1,000 to produce.[6] He then organized and created the Wilkes University Election Statistics Project as a free online resource documenting Pennsylvania political election results dating back to 1796.[7] The project has been cataloged by the Pennsylvania State University Libraries[8] and the Van Pelt Library at the University of Pennsylvania.[9] It has been cited as a source in academic books about the Supreme Court of the United States,[10] Communist politicians in Pennsylvania,[11] and a survey of state-level political parties.[12]

Cox served in the United States Army from 1954 to 1984, retiring as a command sergeant major.[2]

Cox died in 2021 and was eulogized as a "true renaissance man" with passions and interests ranging from politics to creative writing, trolleys, and LGBTQ rights.[2] He was interred at Spring Hill Cemetery, Lynchburg, Va.[2]

Bibliography and collections

Journals

  • Cox, Harold E. "Jim Crow in the City of Brotherly Love; The Segregation of Philadelphia Horse Cars." Negro History Bulletin 26.3 (1962): 119–123.
  • Cox, Harold E. "daily Except Sunday:" Blue Laws and the Operation of Philadelphia Horsecars." The Business History Review. 39.2 (1965): 228-242. Print.
  • Cox, Harold E., and John F. Meyers. "The Philadelphia Traction Monopoly and the Pennsylvania Constitution of 1874: The Prostitution of an Ideal." Pennsylvania History: A Journal of Mid-Atlantic Studies 35.4 (1968): 406–423.
  • Cox, Harold E. "The Wilkes-Barre Street Railway Strike of 1915." The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography. 94.1 (1970): 75–94. Print.

Books and published materials

  • Cox, Harold E. PCC Cars of North America. Philadelphia: J.W. Boorse Jr., 1963. Print.
  • Cox, Harold E. The Tram Subways of Philadelphia: A History and a Forward Look. Light Railway Transport League, London: W.J. Fowler & Sons, Ltd. 1964. Print.
  • Cox, Harold E. Surface Cars of Philadelphia, 1911-1965. Forty Fort, Pa., 1965. Internet resource.
  • Cox, Harold E. The Birney Car. Forty Fort, Pa., 1966. Internet resource.
  • Charlton, Elbridge H, and Harold E. Cox. Electric Railway Car Trucks. Forty Fort, Pa: H.E. Cox, 1967. Print.
  • Cox, Harold E, and Jack May. The Road from Upper Darby: The Story of the Market Street Subway-Elevated. Forty Fort, PA (80 Virginia Terr., Forty Fort 18704: H.E. Cox, 1967.
  • Foesig, Harry, and Harold E. Cox. Trolleys of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. Forty Fort, Pa.: Harold E. Cox, 1968. Print.
  • Cox, Harold E. Early Electric Cars of Philadelphia, 1885-1911. Forty Fort - Pa, 1969. Print.
  • Cox, Harold E. The Fairmount Park Trolley: A Unique Philadelphia Experiment. Forty Fort, Pa, 1970.
  • Cox, Harold E. Utility Cars of Philadelphia, 1892-1971. Forty Fort, Pa, 1972. Print.
  • Bowman, Stanley F, and Harold E. Cox. Trolleys of Chester County, Pennsylvania. , 1975. Print.
  • Hudson, Alvin W, and Harold E. Cox. Street Railways of Birmingham. Birmingham, Ala: Printed and sold by Alvin W. Hudson, 1976. Print.
  • Schieck, Paul J, and Harold E. Cox. West Branch Trolleys: Street Railways of Lycoming & Clinton Counties. Forty Fort, Pa: H.E. Cox, 1978. Print.
  • Cox, Harold E. Early Electric Cars of Baltimore. Forty Fort, Pa: The Author, 1979.
  • Cox, Harold E. Philadelphia Car Routes: Horse, Cable, Electric. Forty Fort (Pa.: H.E. Cox, 1982. Print.
  • Sachs, Bernard J, George F. Nixon, and Harold E. Cox. Baltimore Streetcars, 1905-1963: The Semi-Convertible Era. Baltimore: Baltimore Streetcar Museum, 1984. Print.
  • Foesig, Harry, Barker Gummere, and Harold E. Cox. Trolleys of Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Forty Fort, PA: Harold E. Cox, 1985. Print.
  • Cox, Harold E. Wyoming Valley Trolleys: Street Railways of Wilkes-Barre, Nanticoke and Pittston, Pennsylvania. Forty Fort, PA: H.E. Cox, 1988. Print.
  • Cox, Harold E. Diamond State Trolleys: Electric Railways of Delaware. Forty Fort, PA: H.E. Cox, 1991. Print.
  • Cox, Harold E, and Jack May. The Road from Upper Darby: The Story of the Market Street Subway-Elevated. Forty Fort, PA (80 Virginia Terr., Forty Fort 18704: H.E. Cox, 2000.
  • Bailey, David C, Joseph M. Canfield, and Harold E. Cox. Trolleys in the Land of the Sky: Street Railways of Asheville, N.c. and Vicinity. Forty Fort, Pa: Harold E. Cox, 2000. Print.
  • Cox, Harold E. The Barber Car: Electric Traction's Ugly Duckling. Forty Fort, PA (80 Virginia Terrace, Forty Fort 18704: Printed and sold by H.E. Cox, 2002. Print.
  • Cox, Harold E, Mary M. Adams, and Nancy Marion. Hill City Trolleys: Street Railways of Lynchburg, Va. Lynchburg, Va: Blackwell Press, 2018. Print.

Reports

  • Cox, Harold E. Pennsylvania Election Statistics, 1789–2000. Wilkes-Barre, Pa.: Wilkes University, 1996.

Collections

  • Harold E. Cox transportation collection (Collection 3158), The Historical Society of Pennsylvania.[13]

Notes and references

  1. ↑ Anon. "Harold E. Cox transportation collection, Collection". Historical Society of Pennsylvania. Historical Society of Pennsylvania. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Cox, Harold E (September 16, 2021). "A true Renaissance man, passions ranged from politics and creative writing to trolleys and LGBTQ rights". Times Leader media group. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
  3. 1 2 Anon. "Harold E. Cox". MacMillan publishers. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
  4. ↑ Anon. (June 24, 2015). "Wilkes University building named after professor emeritus Harold Cox". Times Leader media group. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
  5. ↑ Anon. "Pennsylvania History: A Journal of Mid-Atlantic Studies". Pennsylvania Historical Association-Officers since 1933. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
  6. ↑ "Pennsylvania Election Statistics". staffweb.wilkes.edu. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
  7. ↑ Jones, Mark E. (July 26, 2004). "Free election history database a feast for party animals". Times Leader. Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania: The Wilkes-Barre Publishing Company. Archived from the original on 2011-07-16.
  8. ↑ "Pennsylvania Statistics & Data". Penn State Research Guides - Politics & Elections. Pennsylvania State University Libraries. 2009-02-24.
  9. ↑ "U.S.Elections: Historical and Contemporary - Research Guide". Penn Research Guides - Election Statistics. Van Pelt Library at University of Pennsylvania. 2008-04-23.
  10. ↑ Marcus, Maeva; James R. Perry (2007). "Irvine v. Sims's Lessee". The Documentary History of the Supreme Court of the United States, 1789-1800: Cases, 1798-1800 (8th ed.). Columbia University Press. p. 176. ISBN 978-0-231-13976-2.
  11. ↑ Howard, Walter T. (January 28, 2005). Forgotten Radicals: Communists in the Pennsylvania Anthracite, 1919-1950. Lanham, Maryland: University Press of America. p. 282. ISBN 978-0-7618-3090-0.
  12. ↑ Dubin, Michael J. (July 18, 2007). Party Affiliations in the State Legislatures: A Year by Year Summary, 1796-2006. McFarland & Company. p. 223. ISBN 978-0-7864-2914-1.
  13. ↑ "Harold E. Cox transportation collection, 1803-1967 3158". www2.hsp.org.
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