Charles Haskell
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Charles Haskell
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The Papers of Charles Haskell The following is a collection of papers from an early GN surveyor. Thanks to John Phillips III of NPRHA for this interesting resource tip. CUNY- GN Fans- National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections (NUCMC) http://lcweb.loc.gov/coll/nucmc/nucmctxt.html Author: Haskell, Charles Frederick Beals, 1856-1895. Title: Charles Frederick Beals Haskell papers, 1889-1892. Description: .5 linear foot (1 box) Notes: Charles Frederick Beals Haskell (1856-1895) was an engineer for the Great Northern Railroad. Collection consists of correspondence, account books, printed matter, and other papers. Letters, 1889-1891, include ones from Haskell to his wife while he was searching for a pass across the Rocky Mountains in Montana and the Cascades in Washington; and letters, 1889-1892, from Haskell's superior, E.H. Beckler. Also, account book kept while on trips; scrapbook of clippings concerning Haskell's death; account book related to the Montana Central Railroad Company; and loose items such as notes, letter and inventory. Apply in Special Collections Office. Haskell's letters to his wife were published in 1948 under the title: On Reconnaissance for the Great Northern. Subjects: Haskell, Charles Frederick Beals, 1856-1895. Great Northern Railway Company (U.S.) Montana Central Railroad Company. Railroads -- Montana. Railroads -- Washington (State) Northwest, Pacific -- Description and travel. Scrapbooks. aat Account books. aat Engineers. lcsh Other authors: Beckler, E. H. Location: Rare Books and Manuscripts Division, The New York Public Library, Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street, New York, NY 10018. Control No.: NYPW89-A545 Regards, JPhillips NPRHA
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