Letterbooks, 1880-1919.

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Letterbooks, 1880-1919.

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Letterbooks and correspondence of Gardiner M. Lane concerning his business interests, investments, and associations with various railroads, including the Northern Pacific Railroad and the Union Pacific Railroad, in behalf of the Drainage Construction Co.; as well as a record book, 1911-1918, listing beers, wines, liquors and cigars in Lane's possession. Correspondents include Charles Francis Adams, Frederick Lothrop Ames, George M. Pullman, and Henry M. Whitney.

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Massachusetts Historical Society

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Massachusetts Historical Society

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Adams, Charles Francis, 1835-1915

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Soldier, businessman, civic leader and historian. Descendant of two presidents and the son of a noted diplomat, Adams served with distinction as a Union officer during the Civil War. After the war, he became a nationally recognized authority on the railroad industry, chairing the Massachusetts Railroad Commission from 1869 to 1879, and ultimately taking on the presidency of the Union Pacifc Railroad for six stormy years, 1884-1890. From 1890 to 1915, Adams was content to be a man of a...

Northern Pacific Railroad Company

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These documents are duplicate copies from the papers of George A. Brackett, now part of the Northern Pacific Railroad collection at the Minnesota Historical Society. From the description of Papers. 1864-1914. (Tri-College Library). WorldCat record id: 18832082 Isaac "Ike" Gravelle was born in Canada in October 1871. He came to the United States in 1886. He was sent to the Montana State Prison in May 1891 on a conviction for horse stealing. After his release in 1893 he worked...

Pullman, George Mortimer, 1831-1897

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Ames, Frederick L. (Frederick Lothrop), 1835-1893

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Lane, Gardiner Martin.

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Union Pacific railroad company

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Served Oklahoma and other Western states. From the description of Union Pacific collection, 1930-1932. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70972329 The story of the Union Pacific Railroad's involvement with oil and the Tidelands goes back to at least 1911 when the State of California granted the City of Long Beach its tidelands properties for development of commerce, navigation, fisheries, and recreation under a public trust doctine, meaning any development and revenues from such...

Drainage Construction Company (Newport, R.I.)

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Whitney, Henry M., 1839-1923.

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