Alben Barkley. Esch-Cummins Bill Correspondence. Microfilm.

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Alben Barkley. Esch-Cummins Bill Correspondence. Microfilm.

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Original copies of papers are located at the University of Kentucky. Selected correspondence on Railroad Legislation. Includes correspondence relative to the Transportation Act of 1920 (Esch-Cummins Act) and the Barkley-Howell Bill of 1924.

1 reel of negative film, 1 reel of positive film

Cornell University Library

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Cornell University Library

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