| Description |
.5 linear foot (1 box). |
| Reproduction |
Account book related to the Montana Central Railroad Company; available on microfilm; New York Public Library; *ZL-485 |
| Restricted Access |
Restricted access; Manuscripts and Archives Division; Permit must be requested at the division indicated. |
| Access |
Microfilm must be used in lieu of originals. |
| Summary |
Collection consists of correspondence, account books, printed matter, and other papers. Letters, 1889-1891, include ones from Haskell to his wife while he was searching for a pass across the Rocky Mountains in Montana and the Cascades in Washington; and letters, 1889-1892, from Haskell's superior, E.H. Beckler. Also, account book kept while on trips; scrapbook of clippings concerning Haskell's death; account book related to the Montana Central Railroad Company; and loose items such as notes, letter and inventory. |
| Biography |
Charles Frederick Beals Haskell (1856-1895) was an engineer for the Great Northern Railroad. |
| Publications |
Haskell's letters to his wife were published in 1948 under the title: On Reconnaissance for the Great Northern. |
| Subject |
Haskell, Charles Frederick Beals, 1856-1895.
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Great Northern Railway Company (U.S.)
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Montana Central Railroad Company.
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Railroads -- Montana.
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Railroads -- Washington (State).
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Northwest, Pacific -- Description and travel.
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| Genre/Form |
Scrapbooks.
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Account books.
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| Occupation |
Engineers. |
| Added Author |
Beckler, E. H.
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| LCCN |
ms 71001220 |
| Call No. |
MssCol 1347
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| Research Call Number |
MssCol 1347
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