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Title: Pittsburg, Shawmut & Northern Railroad letterpress book
Dates: 1904
Collection Number: MS 477
Creator/Collector:
Pittsburg, Shawmut & Northern Railroad
Extent: 1 oversize box
Repository:
California State Railroad Museum Library and Archives
Sacramento, California 95814
Abstract: A letterpress book containing copies of the Company President's outgoing correspondence for 1904 illustrates the day-to-day
operation of the Pittsburg, Shawmut & Northern Railroad. This internal correspondence includes letters to the Auditor/Comptroller,
Chief Controlling Officer, Superintendent, Chief Engineer and company Vice-President. Subjects include: administrative/personnel
matters and internal disputes, purchase of land, new construction, bridges, joint leases, and finances.
Language of Material: English
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Copyright has not been assigned to the California State Railroad Museum. All requests for permission to publish or quote from
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as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must
also be obtained by the reader.
Pittsburg, Shawmut & Northern Railroad letterpress book. California State Railroad Museum Library and Archives
Scope and Content of Collection
A letterpress book containing copies of the Company President's outgoing correspondence for 1904 illustrates the day-to-day
operation of the Pittsburg, Shawmut & Northern Railroad. This internal correspondence includes letters to the Auditor/Comptroller,
Chief Controlling Officer, Superintendent, Chief Engineer and company Vice-President. Subjects include: administrative/personnel
matters and internal disputes, purchase of land, new construction, bridges, joint leases, and finances.