Henry A. Erikson papers, 1919-1928.

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Henry A. Erikson papers, 1919-1928.

The materials in the collection are limited to the brief time Erikson served as chairman of the first Distinguished Alumni Committee (1927/28). In addition, the collection includes a few items of souvenir character, and a few letters and clippings regarding the removal of the Northern Pacific Railroad tracks from the campus.

1 folder.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7885362

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

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Great Northern Railway Company (U.S.)

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The Rexford, Mont., station of the Great Northern Railway was established in 1903. It was closed in 1972 when the railroad was rerouted due to the flooding of the area behind the Libby Dam. The building was moved to Eureka where it became part of the Tobacco Valley Historical Village Museum. From the description of Records of the Rexford Station, Rexford, Mont., 1952-1970. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70962045 On 23 Feb. 1910 two Great Northern Railway trains--the "Seattle...

University of Minnesota. Distinguished Alumni Committee.

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Erikson, Henry A. (Henry Anton), 1869-

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Erikson died in 1957. From the description of A history of the Department of Physics at the University of Minnesota, 1870-1938. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 78113868 Henry A. Erikson, B.E.E. (1896), Ph.D. (1908) University of Minnesota. Professor and chair of the department of physics at the University of Minnesota (1915-1938). Known for his research on the ionization of gases. Henry Anton Erikson was born on July 30, 1869 in Mount Morris, Wisconsin. He attended the Univer...