Melvin Hutchins diaries, 1883-1912.

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Melvin Hutchins diaries, 1883-1912.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/694146222

This collection consists of the diaries of Melvin Hutchins from 1883 to 1912. The diary entries concisely detail his professional daily life as the field supervisor of pole setters, linemen, and telephone installers of the New England Telephone and Telegraph Company, as well as brief references to personal affairs.

.5 linear ft. (1 index card box)

Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7995268

Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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Hutchins, Melvin.

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Melvin Hutchins served as the field supervisor for the New England Telephone & Telegraph Company in the late 19th and early 20th century. Residing in Springfield, MA, Mr. Hutchins made frequent train trips in the course of his work, venturing across New England and New York as well as between the company's two offices in Boston and Springfield. From the description of Melvin Hutchins diaries, 1883-1912. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 694146222 ...

New England Telephone and Telegraph Company

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Telephone wires, near Becket, Mass. Approximately every twenty years, western New England suffers from devastating ice storms, leaving heavy ice coating on trees and buildings and hazardous conditions. Major storms struck in 1921, 1942, 1961, 1983, 1998, and 2008, with the storm of December 29-30, 1942, disrupting power and closing roads throughout a broad swath of the northeast. In northern New York state, ice depths reached six inches. From the guide to th...