Papers, 1853-1955.

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Papers, 1853-1955.

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Papers of Michael Harrington, a railroader and collector of railroad memorabilia. Correspondence deals with Harrington's position as chief dispatcher for the Milwaukee Road and his efforts to collect memorabilia. Collected letters include material on routine matters and arguments over rates. There is considerable material relating to hauling lumber and supplies for the John Arpin Lumber Company of Grand Rapids, Wisconsin. In addition, the collection contains agreements on rights of way; transcripts of litigation; bonds; pocket diaries kept by Harrington; and late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century time books, records, and policy statements of the Milwaukee Road. The processed portion of this collection is summarized above and described in the register. Additional accessions are described below.

2.4 c.f. (3 archives boxes including 24 volumes, and 3 flat boxes); plusadditions of 1429 photographs,106 pieces of ephemera, and1 booklet.

Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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SNAC Resource ID: 6926079

Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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Harrington, Michael, 1880-1961.

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Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul, and Pacific Railroad Company

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Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul, and Pacific Railroad Company or the "Milwaukee Road" opened in Montana in August, 1908. The company felt that to be competitive it had to expand its services to the Pacific Coast. Despite the fact that it had to buy most of its right away and avoid established areas, they were able to build 2,300 miles of track in three years. Along with building track from Glenham, South Dakota to Seattle, they absorbed local railways such as the famous Jawbone of Central Montana a...

John Arpin Lumber Company (Wisconsin Rapids, Wis.)

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