Barkley, Alben. Esch-Cummins Bill Correspondence. Microfilm.

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Barkley, Alben. Esch-Cummins Bill Correspondence. Microfilm.

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Selected correspondence on Railroad Legislation. Includes correspondence relative to the Transportation Act of 1920 (Esch-Cummins Act) and the Barkley-Howell Bill of 1924.

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Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives

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