The Mears family papers, 1865-1985, bulk 1906-1923.

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The Mears family papers, 1865-1985, bulk 1906-1923.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/21951984

Contains: biographical information (1878-1939); official correspondence (1909-1939); personal correspondence (1906-1941); speeches (1923-1933); military commission certificates (1920-1923); newspaper clippings (1906-1985); pamphlets on railroads and tunnels (1920-1967). Coverage of Frederick Mears, Jr.'s railroad engineering projects is substantial.

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