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Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
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1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
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Manuscripts
Railroadiana (Western U.S.A.), Part 2 consists primarily of correspondence from various railroad officials on behalf of their companies, including the Union Pacific Railroad Company (4 letters, 1878-1890) and the Denver, Texas and Fort Worth Railroad Company (10 letters, 1890). The collection also includes 12 letters (1879-1901) from various manufacturers offering to sell equipment and six letters (1874-1890) that discuss potential new legislation that would affect the railroad industry.
mssRR2
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Manuscripts
The collection includes letters and documents (including 8 scrapbooks and 2 volumes of transcripts) chiefly related to the years following the failure of Adams & Co., especially as they affected Alfred A. Cohen, who was appointed first receiver of the company. Other subjects covered in the collection include Cohen's business and legal associations (1864-84) with the Central Pacific Railroad Company and the 1876 trial, Central Pacific Railroad Co. vs. Alfred A. Cohen. Significant persons represented in the collection include: Alfred A. Cohen, Frederick Cohen, Augustus G. Richardson, H. A. Whiting, and Isaiah Churchill Woods. There is also an affidavit by James King of William and some materials related to the firm of Hoge & Wilson.
AM 29 (Volume 1)
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Manuscripts
The collection includes letters and documents (including 8 scrapbooks and 2 volumes of transcripts) chiefly related to the years following the failure of Adams & Co., especially as they affected Alfred A. Cohen, who was appointed first receiver of the company. Other subjects covered in the collection include Cohen's business and legal associations (1864-84) with the Central Pacific Railroad Company and the 1876 trial, Central Pacific Railroad Co. vs. Alfred A. Cohen. Significant persons represented in the collection include: Alfred A. Cohen, Frederick Cohen, Augustus G. Richardson, H. A. Whiting, and Isaiah Churchill Woods. There is also an affidavit by James King of William and some materials related to the firm of Hoge & Wilson.
mssAM
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Manuscripts
The collection includes letters and documents (including 8 scrapbooks and 2 volumes of transcripts) chiefly related to the years following the failure of Adams & Co., especially as they affected Alfred A. Cohen, who was appointed first receiver of the company. Other subjects covered in the collection include Cohen's business and legal associations (1864-84) with the Central Pacific Railroad Company and the 1876 trial, Central Pacific Railroad Co. vs. Alfred A. Cohen. Significant persons represented in the collection include: Alfred A. Cohen, Frederick Cohen, Augustus G. Richardson, H. A. Whiting, and Isaiah Churchill Woods. There is also an affidavit by James King of William and some materials related to the firm of Hoge & Wilson.
mssAM
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Manuscripts
The collection includes letters and documents (including 8 scrapbooks and 2 volumes of transcripts) chiefly related to the years following the failure of Adams & Co., especially as they affected Alfred A. Cohen, who was appointed first receiver of the company. Other subjects covered in the collection include Cohen's business and legal associations (1864-84) with the Central Pacific Railroad Company and the 1876 trial, Central Pacific Railroad Co. vs. Alfred A. Cohen. Significant persons represented in the collection include: Alfred A. Cohen, Frederick Cohen, Augustus G. Richardson, H. A. Whiting, and Isaiah Churchill Woods. There is also an affidavit by James King of William and some materials related to the firm of Hoge & Wilson.
mssAM
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Manuscripts
The collection includes letters and documents (including 8 scrapbooks and 2 volumes of transcripts) chiefly related to the years following the failure of Adams & Co., especially as they affected Alfred A. Cohen, who was appointed first receiver of the company. Other subjects covered in the collection include Cohen's business and legal associations (1864-84) with the Central Pacific Railroad Company and the 1876 trial, Central Pacific Railroad Co. vs. Alfred A. Cohen. Significant persons represented in the collection include: Alfred A. Cohen, Frederick Cohen, Augustus G. Richardson, H. A. Whiting, and Isaiah Churchill Woods. There is also an affidavit by James King of William and some materials related to the firm of Hoge & Wilson.
AM 27