Papers, 1939-1950.

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Papers, 1939-1950.

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Correspondence, bulletins, newsletters, cards, photographs and news clippings. Correpondence with employees and friends during his tenure as acting Postmaster, several from state Congressman Peter Mack, who appointed him to the position. Postal bulletins. Copies of The Relay, the newsletter of the National Association of Letter Carriers, Branch 80. Congratulatory cards and postcards from friends especially from Florida where Steiger had lived. News clippings related to the Post Office and postal service. News clippings from the Springfield Journal from 1939-1940 related to the war in Europe.

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Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library

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Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library

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National Association of Letter Carriers (U.S.). Branch #80.

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Steiger, William A.

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Retired postal bookkeeper and cashier who came back as Acting Postmaster for Springfield, Ill. from April 1, 1949 through October 1, 1950. Had worked for the Post Office since 1912 and was instrumental in getting air mail in and out of Springfield in 1926. Was a past president of the Lincoln's Home Collectors Club and had large collections of historical airmail and autographs. From the description of Papers, 1939-1950. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 48528...

Mack, Peter F., 1916-

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U.S. representative (Democratic) from Illinois' twenty-first district (1949-1962). Third-ranking Democratic member of Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, chairman of its Commerce and Finance Subcommittee, and member of Subcommittee on Legislative Oversight. Sponsor of annual Washington, D.C. educational tour for handicapped and underprivileged school children. From the description of Papers, 1948-1962. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 22200661 ...

United States Post Office (Springfield, Ill.)

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