Railway Mail Service, 4th Division, United States Post Office
Scope and Content
This collection consists of fourteen volumes of material relating to the Railway Mail Service, 4th Division of the United States Post Office. Included are appointment records and superintendent's general correspondence. The appointment books include the name of the employees, their ages, where appointed, salary, how appointed, reason for termination, date of appointment, commenced service, ceased service, pay office, and their key number to the iron mail lock. Most of the volumes are divided into groups according to the route and route mileage. The superintendent's general correspondence ledger is a group of carbon copies of letters sent by the superintendent.
Dates
- 1887-1945
Creator
- United States. Railway Mail Service (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use
Unpublished manuscripts are protected by copyright. All requests to publish, quote, or reproduce must be submitted through the Kenan Research Center.
Administrative/Biographical History
Administrative information about the Railway Mail Service, 4th Division, United States Post Office has not been determined.
Extent
15.29 linear ft. (10 oversize boxes)
Language
English
- Title
- Railway Mail Service, 4th Division, United States Post Office
- Author
- Melanie Stephan
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center Repository