Processed by
Kurt Jung
July 19, 2007
Manuscript and Visual Collections Department
William Henry Smith Memorial Library
Indiana Historical Society
450 West Ohio Street
Indianapolis, IN 46202-3269
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VOLUME OF |
192 document cases, 44 bound volumes, 3 oversize folders, and artifacts |
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COLLECTION |
1849–1991 |
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PROVENANCE: |
Alvin Smith, 7205 Lindenwood Dr., Indianapolis, In 46227, Wednesday July 31, 2002 |
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RESTRICTIONS: |
None |
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COPYRIGHT: |
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REPRODUCTION |
Permission to reproduce or publish material in this collection must be obtained from the Indiana Historical Society. |
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ALTERNATE |
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RELATED |
M 0876, OMB 0143; M 0067, BV 0672–0712; M 0780, |
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ACCESSION |
2002.0631 |
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NOTES: |
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In 1847 the Madison & Indianapolis Railroad came to Indianapolis. This was followed by other railroads serving Indiana that also came to the city. With this influx of rail lines and service came two realizations. First, Indianapolis would be the first major city that would depend on railroads for its growth, rather than water transportation. Second, this dependence on rail transport and the increasing number of railroad companies serving the city would require an efficient means of linking these routes to allow for passenger and freight exchange between lines.
In 1850 the Union Track Railway was created. Three years later, in 1853, its name was changed to The Indianapolis Union Railway Company and a union depot was built for the multiple railroads coming into Indianapolis. This entity was officially incorporated in 1872 by an agreement between the following railroad companies: the Jeffersonville, Madison & Indianapolis Railroad Company; the Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati & Indianapolis Railway Company; the Columbus, Chicago and Indiana Central Railway Company, the Pittsburg, Cincinnati & St. Louis Railway Company; the Terre Haute & Indianapolis Railroad Company; and the Indianapolis, Cincinnati & Lafayette Railroad Company.
Since its creation, “The Indianapolis Union Railway Company” was its official name. This mutually created railroad entity was brought into existence for the purpose of easing and streamlining the exchange of freight and passengers between these railroad companies. On October 17, 1882 and May 1, 1884 the Union Railway obtained leases from the Belt Railroad and Stock Yard Company that allowed them to operate the Belt Railroad for a period of nine hundred, ninety-nine years. The incorporation of The Indianapolis Union Railway was officially recognized in on March 2, 1885 by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana. The Indianapolis Union Railway provided both terminal facilities for the railroads that incorporated it and owned part shares in it, and also provided switching services for these same railroads. In 1888 the union depot was replaced by Union Station which still stands today, but is looking for another long-term use of its space.
In April of 1976 The Indianapolis Union Railway Company changed ownership. It was transferred from its previous owner, Penn Central, to its new owner, Conrail. After this transfer of ownership, The Indianapolis Union Railway Company became a Conrail entity. By contrast, Penn Central had kept the Indianapolis Union Railway as a completely owned, but separately operated subsidiary.
Sources: Materials in the Collection; Simons, Richard S. and Parker, Francis H., Railroads of Indiana, HE 2771 .I6 S56 1997, p. 14–15.
Series 1: Accounting [1884–1967]: The Accounting Series contains a large volume of business transaction records of the Indianapolis Union Railway Company. A myriad of companies supplying all manner of material, especially coal suppliers, show up in the receipts detailing the specifics of the many transactions. This series contains mostly accounts payable records, but it also holds records of accounts receivable, canceled checks [mostly from more recent years], and other financial records.
Series 2: Ledgers [1893–1969]: This series is comprised of bound volumes. Within these volumes are letters, Maintenance of Way materials lists, Daily Material Reports, and Time Books from the operations of the Indianapolis Union Railway Company. Those volumes not small enough to fit into boxes have been given their own Bound Volume numbers. Each volume in this series is listed chronologically by the year and then month it begins. The end years and months of some volumes may overlap each other.
Series 3: Correspondence [1894–1990]: This series contains all general correspondence relating to the various business operations of the Indianapolis Union Railway Company. The letters and memoranda in this series touch, in varying degrees, on many aspects of the operation of the Indiana Union Railway Company. Communication with federal and state oversight authorities, with various vendors seeking the railway’s business, and internal communication indicating shifts in procedure are all represented in the series. There is some correspondence in Series 4, however it is a small quantity and is directly related to other non-correspondence materials surrounding a particular situation.
Series 4: Assorted Business Documents [1849–1991]: This series contains various business papers from the operations of the Indianapolis Union Railway Company. Of all the series, this one probably has the most variety. Contained within the series are sub-categories of board meeting minutes [1917–1984, 1950s & 1960s not available], legal claims from 1950–1952 that deal with many organized labor claims, various business contracts, incorporation documents from the later nineteenth century, various financial records and personnel records. The records from this series are organized chronologically within their categories.
Series 5: Photographs and Artifacts [1911–1964]: This is by far the smallest series. Contained within these 6 folders are black and white images of train tracks, train derailments, rail bridge advertisements, a real estate advertisement kiosk inside Union Station, and two photos of Indianapolis Union Railway Locomotives. The artifacts are numbered and stored separately from the manuscript materials.
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CONTENTS |
CONTAINER |
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Accounting Records 1884–1886 |
Box 1, Folder 1 |
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Accounting Records 1887–1889 |
Box 1, Folder 2 |
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Accounting Records 1890 |
Box 1, Folder 3 |
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Accounting Records 1891–1892 |
Box 1, Folder 4 |
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Accounting Records 1893 |
Box 1, Folder 5 |
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Accounting Records 1894–1895 |
Box 1, Folder 6 |
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Accounting Records 1896 |
Box 2, Folder 1 |
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Accounting Records 1896 |
Box 2, Folder 2 |
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Accounting Records 1896 |
Box 2, Folder 3 |
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Accounting Records 1896 |
Box 2, Folder 4 |
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Accounting Records 1896 |
Box 2, Folder 5 |
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Accounting Records 1896 |
Box 3, Folder 1 |
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Accounting Records 1896 |
Box 3, Folder 2 |
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Accounting Records 1897 |
Box 3, Folder 3 |
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Accounting Records 1897 |
Box 3, Folder 4 |
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Accounting Records 1897 |
Box 3, Folder 5 |
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Accounting Records 1897 |
Box 4, Folder 1 |
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Accounting Records 1897 |
Box 4, Folder 2 |
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Accounting Records 1897 |
Box 4, Folder 3 |
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Accounting Records 1897 |
Box 4, Folder 4 |
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Accounting Records 1898 |
Box 5, Folder 1 |
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Accounting Records 1898 |
Box 5, Folder 2 |
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Accounting Records 1898 |
Box 5, Folder 3 |
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Accounting Records 1898 |
Box 5, Folder 4 |
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Accounting Records 1898 |
Box 6, Folder 1 |
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Accounting Records 1899 |
Box 6, Folder 2 |
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Accounting Records 1899 |
Box 6, Folder 3 |
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Accounting Records 1899 |
Box 6, Folder 4 |
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Accounting Records 1899 |
Box 6, Folder 5 |
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Accounting Records 1899 |
Box 7, Folder 1 |
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Accounting Records 1899 |
Box 7, Folder 2 |
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Accounting Records 1899 |
Box 7, Folder 3 |
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Accounting Records 1899 |
Box 7, Folder 4 |
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Accounting Records 1900–1902 |
Box 8, Folder 1 |
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Accounting Records 1903 |
Box 8, Folder 2 |
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Accounting Records 1903 |
Box 8, Folder 3 |
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Accounting Records 1903 |
Box 8, Folder 4 |
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Accounting Records 1903 |
Box 8, Folder 5 |
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Accounting Records 1903 |
Box 9, Folder 1 |
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Accounting Records 1904 |
Box 9, Folder 2 |
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Accounting Records 1904 |
Box 9, Folder 3 |
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Accounting Records 1904 |
Box 9, Folder 4 |
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Accounting Records 1904 |
Box 10, Folder 1 |
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Accounting Records 1904 |
Box 10, Folder 2 |
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Accounting Records 1904 |
Box 10, Folder 3 |
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Accounting Records 1904 |
Box 10, Folder 4 |
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Accounting Records 1904 |
Box 11, Folder 1 |
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Accounting Records 1904 |
Box 11, Folder 2 |
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Accounting Records 1904 |
Box 11, Folder 3 |
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Accounting Records 1904 |
Box 11, Folder 4 |
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Accounting Records 1904 |
Box 12, Folder 1 |
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Accounting Records 1904 |
Box 12, Folder 2 |
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Accounting Records 1904 |
Box 12, Folder 3 |
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Accounting Records 1905 |
Box 12, Folder 4 |
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Accounting Records 1905 |
Box 13, Folder 1 |
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Accounting Records 1905 |
Box 13, Folder 2 |
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Accounting Records 1905 |
Box 13, Folder 3 |
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Accounting Records 1905 |
Box 13, Folder 4 |
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Accounting Records 1905 |
Box 14, Folder 1 |
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Accounting Records 1905 |
Box 14, Folder 2 |
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Accounting Records 1905 |
Box 14, Folder 3 |
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Accounting Records 1905 |
Box 14, Folder 4 |
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Accounting Records 1905 |
Box 15, Folder 1 |
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Accounting Records 1905 |
Box 15, Folder 2 |
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Accounting Records 1905 |
Box 15, Folder 3 |
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Accounting Records 1905 |
Box 15, Folder 4 |
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Accounting Records 1906 |
Box 16, Folder 1 |
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Accounting Records 1906 |
Box 16, Folder 2 |
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Accounting Records 1906 |
Box 16, Folder 3 |
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Accounting Records 1906 |
Box 16, Folder 7 |
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Accounting Records 1906 |
Box 17, Folder 1 |
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Accounting Records 1906 |
Box 17, Folder 2 |
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Accounting Records 1907 |
Box 17, Folder 3 |
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Accounting Records 1907 |
Box 17, Folder 4 |
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Accounting Records 1907 |
Box 18, Folder 1 |
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Accounting Records 1907 |
Box 18, Folder 2 |
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Accounting Records 1907 |
Box 18, Folder 3 |
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Accounting Records 1907 |
Box 18, Folder 4 |
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Accounting Records 1907 |
Box 19, Folder 1 |
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Accounting Records 1907 |
Box 19, Folder 2 |
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Accounting Records 1907 |
Box 19, Folder 3 |
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Accounting Records 1907 |
Box 19, Folder 4 |
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Accounting Records 1907 |
Box 20, Folder 1 |
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Accounting Records 1907 |
Box 20, Folder 2 |
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Accounting Records 1907 |
Box 20, Folder 3 |
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Accounting Records 1907 |
Box 20, Folder 4 |
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Accounting Records 1908 |
Box 21, Folder 1 |
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Accounting Records 1908 |
Box 21, Folder 2 |
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Accounting Records 1908 |
Box 21, Folder 3 |
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Accounting Records 1908 |
Box 21, Folder 4 |
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Accounting Records 1908 |
Box 22, Folder 1 |
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Accounting Records 1908 |
Box 22, Folder 2 |
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Accounting Records 1908 |
Box 22, Folder 3 |
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Accounting Records 1908 |
Box 22, Folder 4 |
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Accounting Records 1908 |
Box 23, Folder 1 |
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Accounting Records 1908 |
Box 23, Folder 2 |
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Accounting Records 1908 |
Box 23, Folder 3 |
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Accounting Records 1908 |
Box 23, Folder 4 |
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Accounting Records1909 |
Box 24, Folder 1 |
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Accounting Records 1909 |
Box 24, Folder 2 |
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Accounting Records 1909 |
Box 24, Folder 3 |
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Accounting Records 1909 |
Box 24, Folder 4 |
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Accounting Records 1909 |
Box 25, Folder 1 |
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Accounting Records 1909 |
Box 25, Folder 2 |
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Accounting Records 1909 |
Box 25, Folder 3 |
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Accounting Records 1909 |
Box 25, Folder 4 |
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Accounting Records 1909 |
Box 26, Folder 1 |
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Accounting Records 1909 |
Box 26, Folder 2 |
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Accounting Records 1909 |
Box 26, Folder 3 |
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Accounting Records 1909 |
Box 26, Folder 4 |
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Accounting Records 1909 |
Box 27, Folder 1 |
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Accounting Records 1909 |
Box 27, Folder 2 |
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Accounting Records 1909 |
Box 27, Folder 3 |
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Accounting Records 1910 |
Box 27, Folder 4 |
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Accounting Records 1910 |
Box 28, Folder 1 |
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Accounting Records 1910 |
Box 28, Folder 2 |
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Accounting Records 1910 |
Box 28, Folder 3 |
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Accounting Records 1910 |
Box 28, Folder 4 |
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Accounting Records 1910 |
Box 29, Folder 1 |
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Accounting Records 1910 |
Box 29, Folder 2 |
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Accounting Records 1910 |
Box 29, Folder 3 |
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Accounting Records 1910 |
Box 29, Folder 4 |
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Accounting Records 1910 |
Box 30, Folder 1 |
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Accounting Records 1910 |
Box 30, Folder 2 |
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Accounting Records 1910 |
Box 30, Folder 3 |
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Accounting Records 1910 |
Box 30, Folder 4 |
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Accounting Records 1910 |
Box 31, Folder 1 |
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Accounting Records 1910 |
Box 31, Folder 2 |
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Accounting Records 1911 |
Box 31, Folder 3 |
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Accounting Records 1911 |
Box 32, Folder 1 |
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Accounting Records 1911 |
Box 32, Folder 2 |
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Accounting Records 1911 |
Box 32, Folder 3 |
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Accounting Records 1911 |
Box 32, Folder 4 |
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Accounting Records 1911 |
Box 33, Folder 1 |
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Accounting Records 1911 |
Box 33, Folder 2 |
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Accounting Records 1911 |
Box 33, Folder 3 |
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Accounting Records 1911 |
Box 33, Folder 4 |
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Accounting Records 1911 |
Box 34, Folder 1 |
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Accounting Records 1911 |
Box 34, Folder 2 |
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Accounting Records 1911 |
Box 34, Folder 3 |
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Accounting Records 1911 |
Box 35, Folder 1 |
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Accounting Records 1911 |
Box 35, Folder 2 |
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Accounting Records 1911 |
Box 35, Folder 3 |
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Accounting Records 1911 |
Box 35, Folder 4 |
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Accounting Records 1912 |
Box 36, Folder 1 |
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Accounting Records 1912 |
Box 36, Folder 2 |
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Accounting Records 1912 |
Box 36, Folder 3 |
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Accounting Records 1912 |
Box 36, Folder 4 |
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Accounting Records 1912 |
Box 37, Folder 1 |
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Accounting Records 1912 |
Box 37, Folder 2 |
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Accounting Records 1912 |
Box 37, Folder 3 |
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Accounting Records 1912 |
Box 37, Folder 4 |
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Accounting Records 1912 |
Box 38, Folder 1 |
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Accounting Records 1912 |
Box 38, Folder 2 |
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Accounting Records 1912 |
Box 38, Folder 3 |
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Accounting Records 1912 |
Box 38, Folder 4 |
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Accounting Records 1912 |
Box 39, Folder 1 |
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Accounting Records 1912 |
Box 39, Folder 2 |
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Accounting Records 1912 |
Box 39, Folder 3 |
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Accounting Records 1912 |
Box 39, Folder 4 |
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Accounting Records 1912 |
Box 40, Folder 1 |
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Accounting Records 1912 |
Box 40, Folder 2 |
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Accounting Records 1912 |
Box 40, Folder 3 |
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Accounting Records 1913 |
Box 41, Folder 1 |
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Accounting Records 1913 |
Box 41, Folder 2 |
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Accounting Records 1913 |
Box 41, Folder 3 |
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Accounting Records 1913 |
Box 42, Folder 1 |
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Accounting Records 1913 |
Box 42, Folder 2 |
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Accounting Records 1913 |
Box 42, Folder 3 |
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Accounting Records 1913 |
Box 42, Folder 4 |
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Accounting Records 1913 |
Box 43, Folder 1 |
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Accounting Records 1913 |
Box 43, Folder 2 |
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Accounting Records 1913 |
Box 43, Folder 3 |
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Accounting Records 1913 |
Box 43, Folder 4 |
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Accounting Records 1913 |
Box 44, Folder 1 |
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Accounting Records 1913 |
Box 44, Folder 2 |
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Accounting Records 1913 |
Box 44, Folder 3 |
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Accounting Records 1913 |
Box 44, Folder 4 |
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Accounting Records 1913 |
Box 45, Folder 1 |
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Accounting Records 1913 |
Box 45, Folder 2 |
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Accounting Records 1913 |
Box 45, Folder 3 |
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Accounting Records 1913 |
Box 45, Folder 4 |
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Accounting Records 1914 |
Box 46, Folder 1 |
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Accounting Records 1914 |
Box 46, Folder 2 |
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Accounting Records 1914 |
Box 46, Folder 3 |
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Accounting Records 1914 |
Box 46, Folder 4 |
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Accounting Records 1914 |
Box 47, Folder 1 |
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Accounting Records 1914 |
Box 47, Folder 2 |
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Accounting Records 1914 |
Box 47, Folder 3 |
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Accounting Records 1914 |
Box 47, Folder 4 |
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Accounting Records 1914 |
Box 48, Folder 1 |
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Accounting Records 1914 |
Box 48, Folder 2 |
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Accounting Records 1914 |
Box 48, Folder 3 |
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Accounting Records 1914 |
Box 48, Folder 4 |
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Accounting Records 1914 |
Box 49, Folder 1 |
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Accounting Records 1914 |
Box 49, Folder 2 |
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Accounting Records 1914 |
Box 49, Folder 3 |
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Accounting Records 1914 |
Box 49, Folder 4 |
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Accounting Records 1915 |
Box 50, Folder 1 |
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Accounting Records 1914 |
Box 50, Folder 2 |
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Accounting Records 1915 |
Box 50, Folder 3 |
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Accounting Records 1915 |
Box 50, Folder 4 |
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Accounting Records 1915 |
Box 51, Folder 1 |
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Accounting Records 1915 |
Box 51, Folder 2 |
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Accounting Records 1915 |
Box 51, Folder 3 |
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Accounting Records 1915 |
Box 51, Folder 4 |
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Accounting Records 1915 |
Box 52, Folder 1 |
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Accounting Records 1915 |
Box 52, Folder 2 |
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Accounting Records 1915 |
Box 52, Folder 3 |
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Accounting Records 1915 |
Box 52, Folder 4 |
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Accounting Records 1915 |
Box 53, Folder 1 |
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Accounting Records 1915 |
Box 53, Folder 2 |
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Accounting Records 1915 |
Box 53, Folder 3 |
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Accounting Records 1915 |
Box 53, Folder 4 |
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Accounting Records 1915 |
Box 53, Folder 5 |
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Accounting Records 1915 |
Box 54, Folder 1 |
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Accounting Records 1915 |
Box 54, Folder 2 |
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Accounting Records 1916 |
Box 54, Folder 3 |
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Accounting Records 1916 |
Box 54, Folder 4 |
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Accounting Records 1916 |
Box 55, Folder 1 |
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Accounting Records 1916 |
Box 55, Folder 2 |
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Accounting Records 1916 |
Box 55, Folder 3 |
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Accounting Records 1916 |
Box 55, Folder 4 |
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Accounting Records 1916 |
Box 56, Folder 1 |
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Accounting Records 1916 |
Box 56, Folder 2 |
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Accounting Records 1916 |
Box 56, Folder 3 |
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Accounting Records 1916 |
Box 56, Folder 4 |
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Accounting Records 1916 |
Box 57, Folder 1 |
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Accounting Records 1916 |
Box 57, Folder 2 |
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Accounting Records 1916 |
Box 57, Folder 3 |
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Accounting Records 1916 |
Box 57, Folder 4 |
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Accounting Records 1916 |
Box 58, Folder 1 |
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Accounting Records 1916 |
Box 58, Folder 2 |
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Accounting Records 1916 |
Box 58, Folder 3 |
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Accounting Records 1916 |
Box 58, Folder 4 |
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Accounting Records 1917 |
Box 59, Folder 1 |
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Accounting Records 1917 |
Box 59, Folder 2 |
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Accounting Records 1917 |
Box 59, Folder 3 |
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Accounting Records 1917 |
Box 59, Folder 4 |
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Accounting Records 1917 |
Box 60, Folder 1 |
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Accounting Records 1917 |
Box 60, Folder 2 |
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Accounting Records 1917 |
Box 60, Folder 3 |
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Accounting Records 1917 |
Box 60, Folder 4 |
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Accounting Records 1917 |
Box 61, Folder 1 |
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Accounting Records 1917 |
Box 61, Folder 2 |
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Accounting Records 1917 |
Box 61, Folder 3 |
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Accounting Records 1917 |
Box 61, Folder 4 |
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Accounting Records 1917 |
Box 62, Folder 1 |
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Accounting Records 1917 |
Box 62, Folder 2 |
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Accounting Records 1917 |
Box 62, Folder 3 |
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Accounting Records 1917 |
Box 62, Folder 4 |
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Accounting Records 1917 |
Box 63, Folder 1 |
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Accounting Records 1917 |
Box 63, Folder 2 |
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Accounting Records 1917 |
Box 63, Folder 3 |
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Accounting Records 1917 |
Box 63, Folder 4 |
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Accounting Records 1917 |
Box 64, Folder 1 |
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Accounting Records 1917 |
Box 64, Folder 2 |
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Accounting Records 1917 |
Box 64, Folder 3 |
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Accounting Records 1918 |
Box 65, Folder 1 |
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Accounting Records 1918 |
Box 65, Folder 2 |
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Accounting Records 1918 |
Box 65, Folder 3 |
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Accounting Records 1918 |
Box 65, Folder 4 |
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Accounting Records 1918 |
Box 66, Folder 1 |
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Accounting Records 1918 |
Box 66, Folder 2 |
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Accounting Records 1918 |
Box 66, Folder 3 |
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Accounting Records 1918 |
Box 66, Folder 4 |
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Accounting Records 1918 |
Box 67, Folder 1 |
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Accounting Records 1918 |
Box 67, Folder 2 |
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Accounting Records 1918 |
Box 67, Folder 3 |
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Accounting Records 1918 |
Box 67, Folder 4 |
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Accounting Records 1918 |
Box 67, Folder 5 |
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Accounting Records 1918 |
Box 68, Folder 1 |
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Accounting Records 1918 |
Box 68, Folder 2 |
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Accounting Records 1918 |
Box 68, Folder 3 |
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Accounting Records 1918 |
Box 68, Folder 4 |
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Accounting Records 1918 |
Box 69, Folder 1 |
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Accounting Records 1918 |
Box 69, Folder 2 |
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Accounting Records 1919 |
Box 69, Folder 3 |
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Accounting Records 1919 |
Box 69, Folder 4 |
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Accounting Records 1919 |
Box 69, Folder 5 |
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Accounting Records 1919 |
Box 70, Folder 1 |
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Accounting Records 1919 |
Box 70, Folder 2 |
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Accounting Records 1919 |
Box 70, Folder 3 |
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Accounting Records 1919 |
Box 70, Folder 4 |
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Accounting Records 1919 |
Box 71, Folder 1 |
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Accounting Records 1919 |
Box 71, Folder 2 |
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Accounting Records 1919 |
Box 71, Folder 3 |
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Accounting Records 1919 |
Box 71, Folder 4 |
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Accounting Records 1919 |
Box 72, Folder 1 |
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Accounting Records 1919 |
Box 72, Folder 2 |
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Accounting Records 1919 |
Box 72, Folder 3 |
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Accounting Records 1919 |
Box 72, Folder 4 |
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Accounting Records 1920 |
Box 73, Folder 1 |
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Accounting Records 1920 |
Box 73, Folder 2 |
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Accounting Records 1920 |
Box 73, Folder 3 |
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Accounting Records 1920 |
Box 74, Folder 1 |
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Accounting Records 1920 |
Box 74, Folder 2 |
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Accounting Records 1920 |
Box 74, Folder 3 |
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Accounting Records 1920 |
Box 74, Folder |