Charles Blanton Roberts : papers, 1881-1938.

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Charles Blanton Roberts : papers, 1881-1938.

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Papers include correspondence, 1906-1938, about the publication of his articles concerning the building of Middlesboro, Ky., a proposed monument to Middlesboro's founder, Alexander A. Arthur, the defacement of Pinnacle Mountain at Cumberland Gap, and Roberts genealogy; drafts of his published articles; a 1 Dec. 1887 contract between the Cumberland Gap Tunnel Co., the Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company, and Powell's Valle Railroad Co. for building a tunnel through Cumberland Mountain; a report of a mass meeting of Middlesboro's citizens, 19 Mar. 1881; and newspaper clippings regarding his articles, Colonel David Grant Colson, Middlesboro, and the Cumberland Gap.

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Blake, Valentine Joseph, 1871-1889.

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Author of Knoxville, Tenn., and New York, N.Y. From the description of Charles Blanton Roberts : papers, 1881-1938. (Filson Historical Society, The). WorldCat record id: 49307690 ...

Colson, David Grant, 1861-1904.

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Cumberland Gap Tunnel Co.

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Arthur, Alexander Alan, 1846-1912

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