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This very detailed letter is from William Strong to Thomas Nickerson, President of the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad, Boston, Massachusetts. Strong informs Nickerson of the developments in the engineers strike. Strong was using letterhead from the "Office of the Vice President and General Manager" in Topeka, Kansas. Strong describes various incidents and also indicated the men/engineers that organized the strike. He also describes effort to keep the trains running when possible.
Creator: Strong, William
Date: April 08, 1878
Item Number: 220808
Call Number: Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Coll. RR, Box 309, Folder 22
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 220808
Business and Industry - Labor - Strikes
Business and Industry - Railroad - Companies - Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Business and Industry - Railroad - Employees - Engineers
Date - 1870s - 1878
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Letter
Places - Cities and towns - Emporia
Places - Cities and towns - Topeka
Places - Counties - Lyon
Places - Counties - Shawnee
Places - Other States - Massachusetts - Boston
Thematic Time Period - Industrialization and the National Economy, 1870 - 1920
Transportation - Railroads - Companies - Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Transportation - Railroads - Employees - Engineers
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
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