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President's Office

American History Museum

Object Details

Collection Creator

Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company

Collection Author

Garrett, John W. (John Work), 1820-1884
Latrobe, Benj. H. (Benjamin Henry), 1807-1878

Collection Citation

Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Records, Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Scope and Contents

Series 3, President's Office, 1826-1880, consists primarily of correspondence created in the President's Office of the B&O Railroad. The documentation was originally tri-folded and arranged by serial and subject numbers. A stamp bearing the B&O Railroad Company, the serial number and the subject number can be found on each document. For example, materials bearing the subject 6499 all relate to a B&O Railroad property in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. Also included is the correspondence of Benjamin Henry Latrobe, II (1806-1878) an American civil engineer, best known for his railway bridges and as assistant engineer for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, and John Work Garrett (1820–1884) president of the B&O railroad. The materials are arranged by the subject number.
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Sponsor

Digitization of Series 9: Negatives was made possible by Andrew and Anya Shiva.

Date

1826-1880

Archival Repository

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Identifier

NMAH.AC.1086, Series 3

Type

Archival materials

Collection Rights

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Collection Restrictions

Collection is open for research but is stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.
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Record ID

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