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D.E. Burley telegrams

 Collection
Identifier: UUS_COLL MSS 522

Scope and Contents

D. E. Burley of Salt Lake, Utah, and William. W. Woodside of Logan, Utah sent three telegrams in which they discuss a group of women emigrants at Idaho Falls who claimed that they were supposed to have beeen sent to Logan. These telegrams were sent in an effort to contact a Mr. J. Smith of Logan, whom the emigrants knew, to make further travel arrangements.

Dates

  • 1894

Language of Materials

Material in English

Conditions Governing Access

No restrictions on use, except: not available through interlibrary loan.

Conditions Governing Use

It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.

Permission to publish material from the D.E. Burley telegrams must be obtained from the Special Collections Manuscript Curator and/or the Special Collections Department Head.

Biographical Note

Burley was a General Passenger and Ticket Agent for the Oregon Short Line Railroad in Salt Lake City. W. W. Woodside refers to William W. Woodside of Logan Utah who was a local agent for the Oregon Short line Railroad.

In the 1904 Polk Directory, there is a James M. Smith in Logan Utah of the Smith Brothers Lumber Co., but it is not confirmed as to whether or not this is the same individual referred to in these telegrams.

Extent

1 box (0.25 linear feet)

Abstract

D.E. Burley and William W. Woodside were agents for the Oregon Short Line Railroad. Burley of Salt Lake, Utah, and Woodside of Logan, Utah exchanged these three telegrams in which they discussed a group of women emigrants at Idaho Falls who claimed that they were supposed to have beeen sent to Logan.

Arrangement

This collection is arranged chronologically.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

These materials were purchased by Special Collections and Archives in March 2013 from Benchmark Books.

Bibliography

Processing Information

Processed in May of 2014

Title
Guide to the D.E. Burley telegrams 1894
Author
Finding aid/Register created by Adam Gifford and Clint Pumphrey
Date
©2014
Description rules
Finding Aid Based On Dacs (Describing Archives: A Content Standard, 2nd Edition)
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Finding aid encoded in English.

Revision Statements

  • 2009: Template information was updated to reflect Archives West best practice guidelines.

Repository Details

Part of the Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives Repository

Contact:
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Utah State University
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Logan Utah 84322-3000 United States
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