Papers (1845-1960).

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Papers (1845-1960).

Papers include correspondence, historical works, photographs, newsclippings, and miscellaneous materials providing information on the social, economic, and political conditions in mid-19th century America, the Civil War and 20th century Pittsburgh.

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Nixon, Lily Lee, (1889-1979)

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Lily Lee Nixon was a Pittsburgh Public School teacher and historian of Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania history whose family settled in the region in the early nineteenth century. From the description of Papers (1845-1960). (Historical Society of W Pennsylvania). WorldCat record id: 30820659 ...

Allegheny County Railroad Company.

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Wright, W. D. (William David), 1906-

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United States. Army. Illinois Infantry. 19th Regiment.

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Burd, James, 1765-1793

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