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Series A-1-1: Ralph Budd -Correspondence, 1939-1942

 Series
Identifier: CB&Q A-1-1

  • Staff Only

Scope and Contents note

Correspondence with President Franklin D. Roosevelt, regarding Budd's resignation as Transportation Commissioner, U.S. Office of Defense Transportation. Budd recommended Joseph B. Eastman, the chairman of the Interstate Commerce Commission, and President Roosevelt appointed Eastman immediately after Budd's recommendation. Also includes correspondence with CB&Q historian Richard C. Overton.

Dates

  • Creation: 1939-1942

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).

Extent

0.5 boxes

Arrangement note

Arranged alphabetically.

Repository Details

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

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