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Letter of W.J. Burton, St. Louis, to Charles van Ravenswaay, St. Louis. Photostat of article, “Locomotives in St. Louis.” Information on various persons connected with railroads. Individuals mentioned: Mr. O’Sullivan, Mr. Hudson E. Bridge, E.B. Cordell, and Beverly Cordell Stevens. Places mentioned: Jefferson City., 1952 Feb 18

 Item — Box: 2

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

The Railroads Collection is a subject-based collection that contains correspondence regarding the building of various railroads, traveling on railroads, etc. It also includes timetables and printed matter pertaining to railroads in the United States, mainly in the Midwest and western United States, and a scrapbook of fronts of railroad timetables from the United States dated 1881. In addition, this collection contains a report relating to the transcontinental railroad. Probably a draft, and of unidentified origin, this report relates to plans in the mid-nineteenth century to construct a national Pacific railroad, and, citing the potential of American development in California and Oregon, focuses on the construction of the Missouri portion of this proposed transcontinental railroad.

Dates

  • 1952 Feb 18

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research use.

Extent

From the Collection: 1.1 Cubic Feet ( (2 boxes; 1 volume; 1 oversize item))

Language of Materials

English

Repository Details

Part of the Missouri Historical Society Library and Research Center Repository

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