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Letter from Morris Jastrow, Jr. to the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad Company Requesting Reports, March 23, 1901
One-page typed letter signed (TLS) on University of Pennsylvania Library stationery, measuring 8" x 10 1/2", dated March 23, 1901. Addressed to the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad Company, the letter requests a complete file of the company's reports for the University of Pennsylvania Library. Morris Jastrow Jr. explains that the reports are of great value to professors and students, highlighting the Library's interest in acquiring such collections from private railroad companies in the United States. This letter represents an early example of the development of business archives within a US university.
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- Jastrow, Morris Jr.
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Ms. Coll. 1410, M, Box 6, Folder 48