Letters and Family Papers

Long before the company’s history became a story, it survived in letters carried between family members, founders, station operators, employees, and distant communities.

This Collection Is Being Prepared

What this section will contain

This section will gather the personal correspondence surrounding Iron Passage. These papers will reveal how decisions made in company offices were understood by the people living with their consequences—and how loyalty, resentment, affection, and fear traveled alongside ordinary business.

The first correspondence set is being arranged by date and sender and will be added as the people behind the company are introduced.

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