Guide to the The Delaware and Hudson, 1823-1860 : the story of coal, a canal, and a railroad, 1956

Summary Information

Title:

The Delaware and Hudson, 1823-1860 : the story of coal, a canal, and a railroad

Creator:

Spence, Thomas Lutton, 1935-

ID:

M194.S676

Date [inclusive]:

1956

Extent:

124 leaves: ill.; 29 cm

Repository:

George J. Mitchell Department of Special Collections & Archives, Bowdoin College Library, Brunswick, Maine 04011

Abstract:

College essay presented in competition for the Class of 1875 Prize in American History of Bowdoin College.

Using These Materials

Conditions Governing Access:

No restrictions

Conditions Governing Use:

If not in the public domain, copyright is retained by the author of the items in this collection, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.

Preferred Citation:

Cite as: Spence, Thomas L., The Delaware and Hudson, 1823-1860, Miscellaneous Manuscript Collection, George J. Mitchell Department of Special Collections & Archives, Bowdoin College Library, Brunswick, Maine

Acknowledgment of non-neutrality:

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Scope and Contents

College essay presented in competition for the Class of 1875 Prize in American History of Bowdoin College.

Controlled Access Headings

Corporate Name(s):

Bowdoin College -- Students.
Delaware and Hudson Canal Company.

Subject(s):

College students' writings, American -- Maine -- Brunswick.
Coal trade -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
Railroads -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
Canals -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
Stourbridge Lion (Steam locomotive).

Note

Forms part of the Miscellaneous Manuscript collection in the Bowdoin College Special Collections & Archives.