William C. McChord Collection, 1824-1926 1901-1917.

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William C. McChord Collection, 1824-1926 1901-1917.

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The William C. McChord Collection documents the work done by McChord while a lawyer for the Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company. The collection has been divided into two series. Series 1 (Correspondence) includes the business correspondence received and sent by McChord. Most of these letters were found in letterboxes and remain in original order, organized according to letterbox and section within the box. A small group of documents were found loose, and have been arranged alphabetically and then chronologically. Series 2 (Books and Ledgers) includes copybooks, account books, a casebook and a docket book. This collection includes 5 cubic feet of material in 7 mss boxes and 44 volumes. Items in the collection range in date from 1824-1926, with the bulk of the material dating from 1901-1917. Pamphlets have been removed from this collection and placed within the pamphlet files. This collection remains in original order, except where noted.

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Kentucky Historical Society, Martin F. Schmidt Research Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7975553

Kentucky Historical Society, Martin F. Schmidt Research Library

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