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Railroads--United States

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

Lyle H. Boren Collection

 Collection
Identifier: CAC-CC-007
Scope and Contents The Boren Collection comprises more than 48 linear feet of papers dating 1885-1949, although the overwhelming majority date from 1933 to 1947. Most of the documents were created in or maintained by Boren's congressional offices (Washington, D.C., and Oklahoma), although items in the Personal and Family Files may have been kept at the congressman's home. Over the years a number of secretaries and assistants maintained the files, and the names of these people appear in the Office Files series....

Notes and a letter pertaining to the potential viability of rail systems as transportation for the United States livestock industry from James M. Mason to Synar, 1984 , April 5, 1984

 Item
Identifier: CAC_CC_051_3_10_41_0001
Scope and Contents Contains materials including handwritten notes and correspondence with Jim Mason, president of MASSCO, pertaining to tests enacted by the USDA on the viability of using rail systems to transport livestock.

William B. Pine Collection

 Collection
Identifier: CAC-CC-045
Scope and Contents The Pine Collection occupies only 0.5 cubic feet and contains little related to his Senate career. There are a few reprints of Senate speeches and copies of printed materials that he made available to constituents. There also is limited correspondence regarding his opposition to the Federal Reserve System, which he blamed for causing the Depression. Otherwise, the political materials are few and relate to his 1934 and 1942 campaigns. Most of the collection involves Pine's oil...