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George M. Cope correspondence
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  • Descriptive Summary
  • Access
  • Publication Rights
  • Preferred Citation
  • Acquisition Information
  • Biography/Administrative History
  • Scope and Content of Collection
  • Indexing Terms

  • Descriptive Summary

    Title: George M. Cope correspondence
    Dates: 1951
    Collection Number: MS 584
    Creator/Collector: Cope, George M.
    Extent: 1 folder
    Repository: California State Railroad Museum Library and Archives
    Sacramento, California 95814
    Abstract: Two letters of appreciation to George M. Cope from the the U.S. Post Office Department Postmaster General (signature illegible) and Railway Mail Service, District Superintendent, Denver, E. J. Hilburger, upon his retirement (effective June 30, 1951).
    Language of Material: English

    Access

    This collection is open for research at our off-site storage facility with one week's notice. Contact Library & Archives staff to arrange for access.

    Publication Rights

    Copyright has not been assigned to the California State Railroad Museum. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the CSRM Archivist. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the CSRM 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.

    Preferred Citation

    George M. Cope correspondence. California State Railroad Museum Library and Archives

    Acquisition Information

    Gift of Virgil Vawter, 1982

    Biography/Administrative History

    Mr. Cope worked more than 31 years for the Postal Transportation Service, ending his career along the Ellis and Denver RPO. He was the uncle of the donor.

    Scope and Content of Collection

    Two letters of appreciation to George M. Cope from the the U.S. Post Office Department Postmaster General (signature illegible) and Railway Mail Service, District Superintendent, Denver, E. J. Hilburger, upon his retirement (effective June 30, 1951).