Box 4
Container
Contains 22 Results:
Contract, U. S. Postal Service and CB&Q Railroad Company, 1885
File — Box: 4, Folder: 18
Identifier: CB&Q A-4-3
Scope and Contents note
From the Series:
The collection includes extensive correspondence, written between 1884 and 1911, among W. H. Gordon and former railway and post office employees, attesting that the idea of a railway mail car originated with William A. Davis. There is one letter written by Davis to G. W. McLellan, Postmaster General, in 1862, describing his method of distributing mail on train cars. There are photographic portraits of Davis, Gordon, and other men connected with the Railway Mail Service who were acquaintances...
Dates:
1885
Correspondence - Davis, W. A. to G.W. McLellan, Assistant Postmaster General (copy), 1862
File — Box: 4, Folder: 19
Identifier: CB&Q A-4-3
Scope and Contents note
From the Series:
The collection includes extensive correspondence, written between 1884 and 1911, among W. H. Gordon and former railway and post office employees, attesting that the idea of a railway mail car originated with William A. Davis. There is one letter written by Davis to G. W. McLellan, Postmaster General, in 1862, describing his method of distributing mail on train cars. There are photographic portraits of Davis, Gordon, and other men connected with the Railway Mail Service who were acquaintances...
Dates:
1862
Extract from "A Life Span and Reminiscences of Railway Mail Service," by James E. White, 1910
File — Box: 4, Folder: 20
Identifier: CB&Q A-4-3
Scope and Contents note
From the Series:
The collection includes extensive correspondence, written between 1884 and 1911, among W. H. Gordon and former railway and post office employees, attesting that the idea of a railway mail car originated with William A. Davis. There is one letter written by Davis to G. W. McLellan, Postmaster General, in 1862, describing his method of distributing mail on train cars. There are photographic portraits of Davis, Gordon, and other men connected with the Railway Mail Service who were acquaintances...
Dates:
1910
Material re: Bronze Tablet honoring W. A. Davis, 1905, 1914
File — Box: 4, Folder: 21
Identifier: CB&Q A-4-3
Scope and Contents note
From the Series:
The collection includes extensive correspondence, written between 1884 and 1911, among W. H. Gordon and former railway and post office employees, attesting that the idea of a railway mail car originated with William A. Davis. There is one letter written by Davis to G. W. McLellan, Postmaster General, in 1862, describing his method of distributing mail on train cars. There are photographic portraits of Davis, Gordon, and other men connected with the Railway Mail Service who were acquaintances...
Dates:
1905, 1914
Memos from the Advertising Agent, 1934
File — Box: 4, Folder: 22
Identifier: CB&Q A-4-3
Scope and Contents note
From the Series:
The collection includes extensive correspondence, written between 1884 and 1911, among W. H. Gordon and former railway and post office employees, attesting that the idea of a railway mail car originated with William A. Davis. There is one letter written by Davis to G. W. McLellan, Postmaster General, in 1862, describing his method of distributing mail on train cars. There are photographic portraits of Davis, Gordon, and other men connected with the Railway Mail Service who were acquaintances...
Dates:
1934
Newsclippings, 1925-1927
File — Box: 4, Folder: 23
Identifier: CB&Q A-4-3
Scope and Contents note
From the Series:
The collection includes extensive correspondence, written between 1884 and 1911, among W. H. Gordon and former railway and post office employees, attesting that the idea of a railway mail car originated with William A. Davis. There is one letter written by Davis to G. W. McLellan, Postmaster General, in 1862, describing his method of distributing mail on train cars. There are photographic portraits of Davis, Gordon, and other men connected with the Railway Mail Service who were acquaintances...
Dates:
1925-1927
Photographs - Davis's home and post office, St. Joseph, Missouri, ca. 1875
File — Box: 4, Folder: 24
Identifier: CB&Q A-4-3
Scope and Contents note
From the Series:
The collection includes extensive correspondence, written between 1884 and 1911, among W. H. Gordon and former railway and post office employees, attesting that the idea of a railway mail car originated with William A. Davis. There is one letter written by Davis to G. W. McLellan, Postmaster General, in 1862, describing his method of distributing mail on train cars. There are photographic portraits of Davis, Gordon, and other men connected with the Railway Mail Service who were acquaintances...
Dates:
ca. 1875
Photographs - First mail service ferry boat and train car, ca. 1865
File — Box: 4, Folder: 25
Identifier: CB&Q A-4-3
Scope and Contents note
From the Series:
The collection includes extensive correspondence, written between 1884 and 1911, among W. H. Gordon and former railway and post office employees, attesting that the idea of a railway mail car originated with William A. Davis. There is one letter written by Davis to G. W. McLellan, Postmaster General, in 1862, describing his method of distributing mail on train cars. There are photographic portraits of Davis, Gordon, and other men connected with the Railway Mail Service who were acquaintances...
Dates:
ca. 1865
Photographs - Portraits - Guy C. Barton, Assistant Postmaster at St. Joseph, Missouri, ca. 1865
File — Box: 4, Folder: 26
Identifier: CB&Q A-4-3
Scope and Contents note
From the Series:
The collection includes extensive correspondence, written between 1884 and 1911, among W. H. Gordon and former railway and post office employees, attesting that the idea of a railway mail car originated with William A. Davis. There is one letter written by Davis to G. W. McLellan, Postmaster General, in 1862, describing his method of distributing mail on train cars. There are photographic portraits of Davis, Gordon, and other men connected with the Railway Mail Service who were acquaintances...
Dates:
ca. 1865
Photographs - Portraits - Hon. John M. Bittinger, postmaster, St. Joseph, Missouri, ca. 1865
File — Box: 4, Folder: 27
Identifier: CB&Q A-4-3
Scope and Contents note
From the Series:
The collection includes extensive correspondence, written between 1884 and 1911, among W. H. Gordon and former railway and post office employees, attesting that the idea of a railway mail car originated with William A. Davis. There is one letter written by Davis to G. W. McLellan, Postmaster General, in 1862, describing his method of distributing mail on train cars. There are photographic portraits of Davis, Gordon, and other men connected with the Railway Mail Service who were acquaintances...
Dates:
ca. 1865
Photographs - Portraits - Capt. Blackstone, ferry boat operator between St. Joseph and Elwood, Missouri, ca. 1865
File — Box: 4, Folder: 28
Identifier: CB&Q A-4-3
Scope and Contents note
From the Series:
The collection includes extensive correspondence, written between 1884 and 1911, among W. H. Gordon and former railway and post office employees, attesting that the idea of a railway mail car originated with William A. Davis. There is one letter written by Davis to G. W. McLellan, Postmaster General, in 1862, describing his method of distributing mail on train cars. There are photographic portraits of Davis, Gordon, and other men connected with the Railway Mail Service who were acquaintances...
Dates:
ca. 1865
Photographs - Portraits - Addison Clark and Geo. A. Chapin, Engineers on first railway postal car, ca. 1865
File — Box: 4, Folder: 29
Identifier: CB&Q A-4-3
Scope and Contents note
From the Series:
The collection includes extensive correspondence, written between 1884 and 1911, among W. H. Gordon and former railway and post office employees, attesting that the idea of a railway mail car originated with William A. Davis. There is one letter written by Davis to G. W. McLellan, Postmaster General, in 1862, describing his method of distributing mail on train cars. There are photographic portraits of Davis, Gordon, and other men connected with the Railway Mail Service who were acquaintances...
Dates:
ca. 1865
Photographs - Portraits - William A. Davis, inventor of first railway mail car, ca. 1870
File — Box: 4, Folder: 30
Identifier: CB&Q A-4-3
Scope and Contents note
From the Series:
The collection includes extensive correspondence, written between 1884 and 1911, among W. H. Gordon and former railway and post office employees, attesting that the idea of a railway mail car originated with William A. Davis. There is one letter written by Davis to G. W. McLellan, Postmaster General, in 1862, describing his method of distributing mail on train cars. There are photographic portraits of Davis, Gordon, and other men connected with the Railway Mail Service who were acquaintances...
Dates:
ca. 1870
Photographs - Portraits - W. H. Gordon, son-in-law of W. A. Davis, ca. 1910
File — Box: 4, Folder: 31
Identifier: CB&Q A-4-3
Scope and Contents note
From the Series:
The collection includes extensive correspondence, written between 1884 and 1911, among W. H. Gordon and former railway and post office employees, attesting that the idea of a railway mail car originated with William A. Davis. There is one letter written by Davis to G. W. McLellan, Postmaster General, in 1862, describing his method of distributing mail on train cars. There are photographic portraits of Davis, Gordon, and other men connected with the Railway Mail Service who were acquaintances...
Dates:
ca. 1910
Photographs - Portraits - Fred Harvey and John M. Patton, two mail clerks, ca. 1865
File — Box: 4, Folder: 32
Identifier: CB&Q A-4-3
Scope and Contents note
From the Series:
The collection includes extensive correspondence, written between 1884 and 1911, among W. H. Gordon and former railway and post office employees, attesting that the idea of a railway mail car originated with William A. Davis. There is one letter written by Davis to G. W. McLellan, Postmaster General, in 1862, describing his method of distributing mail on train cars. There are photographic portraits of Davis, Gordon, and other men connected with the Railway Mail Service who were acquaintances...
Dates:
ca. 1865
Photographs - Portraits - Jonathan Hendricks, patroller of railroad during the civil war, ca. 1930
File — Box: 4, Folder: 33
Identifier: CB&Q A-4-3
Scope and Contents note
From the Series:
The collection includes extensive correspondence, written between 1884 and 1911, among W. H. Gordon and former railway and post office employees, attesting that the idea of a railway mail car originated with William A. Davis. There is one letter written by Davis to G. W. McLellan, Postmaster General, in 1862, describing his method of distributing mail on train cars. There are photographic portraits of Davis, Gordon, and other men connected with the Railway Mail Service who were acquaintances...
Dates:
ca. 1930
Photographs - Portraits - A. S. Lucas, C. H. Leaport, H. L. Anderson, and George Douns, retired engineers of the Hannibal & St. Joseph Railroad, ca. 1930
File — Box: 4, Folder: 34
Identifier: CB&Q A-4-3
Scope and Contents note
From the Series:
The collection includes extensive correspondence, written between 1884 and 1911, among W. H. Gordon and former railway and post office employees, attesting that the idea of a railway mail car originated with William A. Davis. There is one letter written by Davis to G. W. McLellan, Postmaster General, in 1862, describing his method of distributing mail on train cars. There are photographic portraits of Davis, Gordon, and other men connected with the Railway Mail Service who were acquaintances...
Dates:
ca. 1930
Photographs - Portraits - I. N. Wilbur, fireman on the first westbound mail car, ca. 1865
File — Box: 4, Folder: 35
Identifier: CB&Q A-4-3
Scope and Contents note
From the Series:
The collection includes extensive correspondence, written between 1884 and 1911, among W. H. Gordon and former railway and post office employees, attesting that the idea of a railway mail car originated with William A. Davis. There is one letter written by Davis to G. W. McLellan, Postmaster General, in 1862, describing his method of distributing mail on train cars. There are photographic portraits of Davis, Gordon, and other men connected with the Railway Mail Service who were acquaintances...
Dates:
ca. 1865
Photographs - Portraits - unidentified
File — Box: 4, Folder: 36
Identifier: CB&Q A-4-3
Scope and Contents note
From the Series:
The collection includes extensive correspondence, written between 1884 and 1911, among W. H. Gordon and former railway and post office employees, attesting that the idea of a railway mail car originated with William A. Davis. There is one letter written by Davis to G. W. McLellan, Postmaster General, in 1862, describing his method of distributing mail on train cars. There are photographic portraits of Davis, Gordon, and other men connected with the Railway Mail Service who were acquaintances...
Railway post office newsletter, 1905-1906
File — Box: 4, Folder: 37
Identifier: CB&Q A-4-3
Scope and Contents note
From the Series:
The collection includes extensive correspondence, written between 1884 and 1911, among W. H. Gordon and former railway and post office employees, attesting that the idea of a railway mail car originated with William A. Davis. There is one letter written by Davis to G. W. McLellan, Postmaster General, in 1862, describing his method of distributing mail on train cars. There are photographic portraits of Davis, Gordon, and other men connected with the Railway Mail Service who were acquaintances...
Dates:
1905-1906
Testimonial letters, 1884-1885
File — Box: 4, Folder: 38-44
Identifier: CB&Q A-4-3
Scope and Contents note
From the Series:
The collection includes extensive correspondence, written between 1884 and 1911, among W. H. Gordon and former railway and post office employees, attesting that the idea of a railway mail car originated with William A. Davis. There is one letter written by Davis to G. W. McLellan, Postmaster General, in 1862, describing his method of distributing mail on train cars. There are photographic portraits of Davis, Gordon, and other men connected with the Railway Mail Service who were acquaintances...
Dates:
1884-1885
Testimonial letters, 1905-1911, n.d.
File — Box: 4, Folder: 45-48
Identifier: CB&Q A-4-3
Scope and Contents note
From the Series:
The collection includes extensive correspondence, written between 1884 and 1911, among W. H. Gordon and former railway and post office employees, attesting that the idea of a railway mail car originated with William A. Davis. There is one letter written by Davis to G. W. McLellan, Postmaster General, in 1862, describing his method of distributing mail on train cars. There are photographic portraits of Davis, Gordon, and other men connected with the Railway Mail Service who were acquaintances...
Dates:
1905-1911, n.d.