Louise Gaffney Flannigan Papers. undated, 1887-1897, 1911, 1915, 1932.

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Louise Gaffney Flannigan Papers. undated, 1887-1897, 1911, 1915, 1932.

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Louise Gaffney Flannigan (1867-1949) of New Haven, Connecticut, was the sister and wife of railroad brakemen, and frequently wrote poems and other writings about railroad workers, particularly those who were members of the Brotherhood of Railroad Brakemen Elm City Lodge #201 in New Haven, in memorial to those who died while in service to the railroad, or in celebration of their good work and bravery. The Papers consist of poems and writings, including about train trips she took to Orlando, Florida in 1888, and to California in 1897.

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