Railroads – Pennsylvania – History.

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These letters give a brief glimpse into the mining business in the early Nineteenth Century. Alexander McIntyre to whom these letters are addressed was an ambitious entrepreneur in the coal and iron country of New York and Pennsylvania with his name being passed on to many sites in these states.

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A collection of financial records, including receipts, bills, statements, etc., in four separate Estate Accounts, administered by the trustees of the estate of Asa Packer, and Lehigh University covering the period May 1879 through 1972.

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Delaware and Hudson Railway booklets of maps used by a railroad inspector for valuation of railroad property to determine transportation costs for freight shipments.

Abstract This collection comprises the congressional papers of Fred B. Rooney, documenting his service as a Democratic U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania's 15th District from 1963 to 1979. The materials primarily consist of legislative files, subject files covering local and national issues, extensive constituent correspondence and casework ("public activities"), invitations, press releases, speeches, voting records, and clippings related to his congressional duties and interests, particularly...