Things to Talk About, 1920-1958
Scope and Contents note
18 folders in 1 box. Includes typed cumulative index from 1938-1958.
Dates
- Creation: 1920-1958
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).
Biographical/Historical note
Things to Talk About was a newssheet begun in 1920 as a monthly bulletin issued to officers of the Illinois Central and its affiliated companies. Its intent was to brief officers with news throughout the company that they can use to prepare them to speak to the press or to their employees. Originally numbered and mimeographed, by Jul. 1927 they were monthly printed single sheets containing only an essay from the President of the company.
Repository Details
Part of the The Newberry Library - Modern Manuscripts and Archives Repository
60 West Walton Street
Chicago Illinois 60610 United States
312-255-3512
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