Letcher railroad collection, 1887-1889.

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Letcher railroad collection, 1887-1889.

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Business correspondence of the Southern Pacific Railroad between December 1887 and May 1889. The majority of letters are addressed to William McKenzie, Assistant General Master Mechanic, Sacramento, and H. J. Small, Superintendent M.P & M., Sacramento. The letters include daily reports of the operations of the railroad, employee problems, maintenance, and purchases. Of special interest are the letters by G. J. Perkins, Engineer, about the engine El Gobernador No. 237.

.25 linear ft.

Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives

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SNAC Resource ID: 6767280

Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives

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Carrole, G. W.

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Perkins, G. J.

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M'Kenzie, William

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Stillman, H.

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Stevens, A. J. (Andrew Jackson), 1833-1888.

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Heintzelman, J. W.

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Southern Pacific Company

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What started as a boycott by the American Railway Union against Pullman's Palace Car Co. in 1894 escalated to a strike covering the area from Chicago to the Pacific Coast. On the premise of interfering with the mails the federal government intervened and crushed the strike. From the description of Journal of incidents in San Francisco resulting from the American Railway Union strike, 1894 June 27-Aug. 31. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record ...

Cooley, M. W.

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Pratt, R. H. M

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Towne, A. N

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Bronte, C. C.

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Gregg, G.

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Small, H. J.

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Letcher, Howard T., d. 1974.

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Dr. Howard T. Letcher worked for the Shasta Division of the Southern Pacific Railroad in 1940 and 1941; he was a noted railroad historian and in 1971 was asked by then California Governor Ronald Reagan to serve on the board of directors of the Transportation museum in Sacramento, California. From the description of Letcher railroad collection, 1860-1889. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122585655 From the description of Letcher railroad collection, 1887-1889. (Unknown). WorldC...

Crosby, M. J.

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