Cyrus W. Brown, Florence D. Batchelder, and Benjamin F. Batchelder Papers, 1871-1949

Title:

Cyrus W. Brown, Florence D. Batchelder, and Benjamin F. Batchelder Papers, 1871-1949

Creator:

Brown, Cyrus W., 1847-1919
Batchelder, Florence D,-1978
Batchelder, Benjamin F., 1871-1959

Accession / Call Number:

1979.020 (m)

Object ID:

M 1979-020 (M)

Date:

1871-1949

Physical Description:

2 folders ; appoximately 50 items

Scope and Content:

This miscellaneous collection consists of railroad material of Cyrus W. Brown and Benjamin Forest Batchelder, personal correspondence, and Florence D. Brown Batchelder's record of work at the Pittsfield, NH, post office and her inquiries to the Civil Service Commission. There are personal railroad passes for Brown, a conductor, and his mother, Mrs. L.W. Batchelder, and Brown's receipts for assessments and dues to the Order of Railway Conductors (1910-1912). There are three letters to Cyrus W. Brown from John Horne and his brother Stuart L. Brown concerning the activity and work on the Mt. Washington Railroad and work at the Summit (1900). There are other items of personal correspondence (1910-1934) and miscellaneous papers. A very detailed list for leather shoe parts (1888) at a Pittsfield factory is included.

Subjects:

Shoe industry , Railroads , Railroad passes , Correspondence

Locations:

Mount Washington, NH
Pittsfield, NH

People:

Brown, Cyrus W., 1847-1919 , Batchelder, Florence D,-1978 , Batchelder, Benjamin F., 1871-1959

Organizations:

Boston and Maine Railroad
Mount Washington Cog Railway
Passumpsic Railroad
Boston, Concord, and Montreal Railroad
Concord Railroad Corporation
Portland and Ogdensburg railroad
Boston, Concord, Montreal and White Mountains Railroad
Eastern Railroad Company
Burlington, Cedar Rapids, and Northern Railway Company of Iowa

Credit Line:

New Hampshire Historical Society purchase.

Restrictions:

Available for research.

Level Description:

Collection