| Creator |
Dudden, Arthur Power, 1921- 2009, collector. |
| Title |
Arthur Power Dudden collection of railroad, steamboat, and omnibus passes, 1865-1876. |
| Physical Description |
48 items ; 4 x 9 cm. to 8 x 12 cm. |
| Description |
The collection consists of forty-two transportation passes, one telegraph pass, two membership cards, a business card, and
two calling cards (Edward Hoopes, Philadelphia; and J. Knight). The passes were all issued to members of the Charles J. Clarke
family and date from 1865 to 1876. Clarke was the principal of Clarke and Company, an agency that facilitated transfer of
freight between lines. He is probably most remembered for being a founding member of the South Fork Fishing and Hunting Club,
owners of the dam that failed in 1889, causing the Johnstown Flood.
|
| Biographical / historical note |
Collected by Arthur Power Dudden, professor of history and American studies at Bryn Mawr College. Dudden was born on Oct.
26, 1921. He graduated with a B.A. from Wayne State University in 1942, then served in the Navy during World War II. After
the war, he attended the University of Michigan, obtaining a Ph.D. in history in 1950. He joined the faculty of Bryn Mawr
College that same year, and became a full professor in 1965. He retired from Bryn Mawr in 1992. Dudden authored 9 books, and
was actively involved in several professional associations. He died on Oct. 14, 2009.
|
| Subject |
Clarke, Charles J. (Charles John), 1833-1899. |
|
Pennsylvania Railroad. |
|
Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne, and Chicago Railway Company. |
|
Cleveland and Pittsburgh Railroad Company. |
|
Chicago and North Western Railway Company. |
|
Columbus & Indianapolis Central Railway Company. |
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Little Miami, Columbus & Xenia Rialroad Company. |
|
Ohio and Mississippi Railway Company (1861-1867). |
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Pittsburgh, Columbus & Cincinnati Railroad. |
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St. Louis, Alton, and Terre Haute Railroad. |
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U.S. Mail Line. |
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Terre Haute & Indianapolis Railroad Company. |
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Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta Railroad Company. |
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Wilmington, Columbia & Augusta Railroad Company. |
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Richmond & Petersburg Railroad Company. |
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Northern Central Railway Company. |
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Wilmington and Weldon Rail Road |
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Atlantic and Great Western Railway Company. |
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Burlington, Cedar Rapids, and Minesota Railroad Company. |
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Cairo and Vincennes Railroad Company. |
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Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Company (1866-1880). |
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Cincinnati Railroad Omnibus Co. |
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Cleveland, Mount Vernon & Delaware Railroad Co. |
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Evansville & Crawfordsville Rail Road Company. |
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Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad Company. |
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Illinois Midland Railway Company (1874-1886). |
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Indianapolis, Bloomington and Western Railway Company. |
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Jeffersonville, Madison and Indianapolis Railroad Company. |
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Peoria, Pekin and Jackonsville Railroad Company. |
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Louisville and Nashville and Great Southern Rail Road |
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South and North Ala. Rail Road |
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Peoria & Rock Island Railway |
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St. Louis, Vandalia, Terre Haute & Indianapolis Rail Road |
|
Toledo, Peoria & Warsaw Railway |
|
Indianapolis & St. Louis Rail Road |
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Western Union Telegraph Co. |
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Friendship Driving Park |
|
Allegheny County Humane Society |
|
Stevenson, W. H. |
|
Railroads -- United States. |
| Genre |
Passes (tickets) |
|
Tickets. |
|
Ephemera. |
| Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Books & Other Texts| Rare| Coll Dudden Passes 113143.D (Dudden) |
| Accession number |
113143.D (Dudden) |
