Edwin W. Winter papers, 1870-1923.

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Edwin W. Winter papers, 1870-1923.

Correspondence and related papers of this railroad official in Wisconsin, St. Paul, and New York, largely documenting his years as assistant president and general manager of the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis, and Omaha Railway Company (1880-1896), as president of the Northern Pacific Railway Company (1896-1897), and as president of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company (1903-1911).

1.25 cu. ft. (3 boxes, incl. 5 v.; 17 oversize items).

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SNAC Resource ID: 6708933

Minnesota Historical Society Library

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