Railroad companies -- United States -- Correspondence
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
American Short Line Railroad Association correspondence
File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230321322]
Identifier: MSS SC 2292
Scope and Contents
Typewritten correspondence. The items relate to circular letters and to the operation of the association.
Dates:
1922
Charles B. Stuart letters to Nathaniel B. Baker
Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197239244913]
Identifier: MSS 9103
Scope and Contents
Contains two letters from Charles Stuart, railroad designer, to Nathaniel B. Baker, Adjutant General of the Iowa Militia. Both letters concern the building of railroads in Iowa that would connect with the transcontinental railroad, which was about to be built, beginning in Omaha, Nebraska. The first letter, dated January 15, 1860, is on “Office of the American Railroad Bureau” letterhead, and discusses the Lyons Railroad. The second letter, dated March 30, 1860, is also on “Office of the...
Dates:
1860
LeGrand Young Jr. letters to Fern Scott Young
File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197232593423]
Identifier: MSS 8780
Content Description
Contains ten handwritten letters from Young to his fiance (and later wife) Fern Tolman Scott. Topics include courtship, working with railroad companies, and setting up their household in Salt Lake City. Many of the letters were written on paper with letterhead for Oregon Short Line Railroad Company and Emigration Canon Railroad Company, both of which Young worked for during this time. Dated 1900-1915.
Dates:
1900-1915