Papers, 1855-1901.

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Papers, 1855-1901.

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The collection includes correspondence of railroad executives with Trask in his capacity as a railroad columnist, two contractual agreements, and one Civil War-era letter. Correspondents include: Elijah Walker Halford, secretary to President Benjamin Harrison; George C. Hitt, vice- and deputy consul of the United States in London, England; F.A. Murray of the Wall Street Journal; M.E. Ingalls of the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago, and St. Louis Railway Company; and Harry S. New. The papers are arranged chronologically. A detailed list of the individual items is available in Folder 1.

5 manuscript folders, 1 oversize folder.

Indiana Historical Society Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7716427

Indiana Historical Society Library

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Trask, George Kellogg, -1911

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George Kellogg Trask was a journalist who was credited at the time of his death as being the originator of the railroad column in the American press. His first railroad column was published in the Evansville, Ind., "Evening Journal" in 1870, and he went on to write railroad columns for the Indianapolis, Ind., "Journal" and the Indianapolis "Star" from 1871 to 1911. Trask was born and grew up in Massachusetts, and moved to Indiana around 1860. He worked on the Indianapolis, Peru, and Chicago Rail...

Trask family.

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New, Harry S. (Harry Stewart), 1858-1937

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Halford, Elijah Walker, 1843-1938

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Soldier and newspaper editor. From the description of Elijah Walker Halford papers, 1848-1938. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70979819 ...