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Pullman boycott strike, May-Jul. 1894

 File — Box: 43, Folder: 434
Identifier: CB&Q 31 C1.2

Scope and Contents note

From the Sub-Series:

Telegrams to and from various CB&Q officials including G. B. Harris, C. M. Higginson, J. J. Hill, and others concerning the movement of trains, railroad buildings and equipment, personnel issues, and travel plans. 1894 telegrams include subject files on the Great Northern and Pullman strikes as well as the march of “Coxey’s Army” led by Jacob Coxey. Coxey was an activist who organized a march to Washington to demand that the government provide work for the unemployed.

Dates

  • Creation: May-Jul. 1894

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

The Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company Records are open for research in the Special Collections Reading Room; 1 box at a time (Priority III).

Repository Details

Part of the The Newberry Library - Modern Manuscripts and Archives Repository

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