Peter W. Copeland papers, 1905-1939.

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Peter W. Copeland papers, 1905-1939.

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Letters, diary, post cards, photographs, and biographical material, relating primarily to Copeland's experiences in 1917-1918 with the Russian Railway Service Corps, a semimilitary unit under the direction of the U.S. Army chief of engineers, organized to restore order along the Trans-Siberian Railway in Russia. Contains information on Copeland's trip from St. Paul to Vladivostok and the corps' detainment in Japan (December 1917-August 1918) because of political disturbances in Russia.

4 folders, containing 88 items and 2 v.

Minnesota Historical Society Library

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