Letters, nos. 107-138, May 1899
Scope and Contents note
About 200 letters in 7 folders. Includes correspondence from committee members, newsclippings on Fish's handling of the money after the celebration, programs, accounts, and details of the grand ball held in New York's Metropolitan Opera House on Apr. 30, 1899.
Originally documents had been glued into a bound volume; volume was disbound and documents inside were cleaned, flattened, and separated into folders.
Dates
- Creation: May 1899
Creator
- From the Collection: Illinois Central Railroad Company (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
The Illinois Central Railroad Company Archives are open for research; they are available a box at a time in the Special Collections Reading Room (Priority III).
Repository Details
Part of the The Newberry Library - Modern Manuscripts and Archives Repository
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Chicago Illinois 60610 United States
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