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Size | 2 items |
Abstract | Henry Stevens Haines was a railroad engineer and executive. The collection contains records of Haines, including an operating log, 1856, for railroad runs from Wilmington, N.C., through the South Carolina low country, and between Montgomery, Ala., and West Point, Ga. The log includes records of mechanical and track troubles, personnel, times of arrival and departure, and other matters. It also contains notes on philosophy and German vocabulary by D. W. Haines, possibly a brother. The later volume contains private reports, 1871-1872, from Haines to John Screven, president and receiver, concerning the financial and operating position of the Atlantic & Gulf Railroad and the Brunswick & Albany Railroad. |
Creator | Haines, Henry S. (Henry Stevens), 1836-1923. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
Processed by: SHC Staff
Encoded by: Noah Huffman, December 2007
Updated by: Kathryn Michaelis, March 2011
This collection was processed with support from the sponsorship of a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, Office of Preservation, Washington, D.C., 1990-1993.
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Henry Stevens Haines was a railroad engineer and executive.
Back to TopThe collection contains records of Haines, including an operating log, 1856, for railroad runs from Wilmington, N.C., through the South Carolina low country, and between Montgomery, Ala., and West Point, Ga. The log includes records of mechanical and track troubles, personnel, times of arrival and departure, and other matters. It also contains notes on philosophy and German vocabulary by D.W. Haines, possibly a brother. The later volume contains private reports, 1871-1872, from Haines to John Screven, president and receiver, concerning the financial and operating position of the Atlantic & Gulf Railroad and the Brunswick & Albany Railroad.
Back to TopFolder 1 |
Original finding aid |
Volume 1: Operating log, 1856 |
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Folder 2 |
Volume 2: Reports, 1871-1872 |
Reel M-3283/1 |
Microfilm |