Papers of Thomas Lord Kimball, 1859-1901.

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Papers of Thomas Lord Kimball, 1859-1901.

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The collection consists chiefly of letters, but there are also documents, manuscripts (including 53 volumes of diaries kept by Kimball and his wife, Mary Porter Rogers Kimball), newspaper clippings and other printed ephemera. Subject matter represented in the collection include: the railroad business and related industries; Kimball's wife and family; the expansion of the Union Pacific into northern Utah and Idaho; mining in Idaho and Montana; railroad competition; political intrigue involving railroads on both local and national levels; and the prevalent evils of the free-pass system. Significant persons represented in the collection include Sidney Dillon, Jay Gould, and Thomas Alexander Scott.

Approximately 1,175 pieces.10 boxes.1 volume.

Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens

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SNAC Resource ID: 6736959

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Gould, Jay, 1836-1892

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Kimball, Mary Porter Rogers.

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Kimball, Thomas Lord, 1831-1899.

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