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John Barton Payne Personal Papers (SC-31)

0.4 Linear Feet 1 box; 10 folders; 73 items
The collection documents parts of John Barton Payne's varied professional career. It contains correspondence, including letters from President Woodrow Wilson and federal agencies including the White House, Senate, House of Representatives, and Postmaster General, as well letters from Payne's former employer, invitations, letters of thanks, and requests from private entities. The collection also contains photographs from trips that Payne took during his tenure as Secretary of the Interior, most of which were taken at Mt. Washburn in Yellowstone National Park, but also a photo album from a trip to Alaska as part of the Alaskan Engineering Commission (AEC).
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John Barton Payne Personal Papers (SC-31) 0.4 Linear Feet 1 box; 10 folders; 73 items

Payne, John Barton, 1855-1935‏
The collection documents parts of John Barton Payne's varied professional career. It contains correspondence, including letters from President Woodrow Wilson and federal agencies including the White House, Senate, House of Representatives, and Postmaster General, as well letters from Payne's former employer, invitations, letters of thanks, and requests from private entities. The collection also contains photographs from trips that Payne took during his tenure as Secretary of the Interior, most of which were taken at Mt. Washburn in Yellowstone National Park, but also a photo album from a trip to Alaska as part of the Alaskan Engineering Commission (AEC).

Views Along the U.S. Government Railroad in Alaska 16 pages Box SC-31 Box 1, Folder Folder 9, Item SC31.04.F02.001

Series level description: This series contains prints from trips that Payne took during his tenure as Secretary of the Interior, most of which were taken at Mt. Washburn in Yellowstone National Park. This series also includes Payne's photo album from a trip to Alaska as part of the Alaskan Engineering Commission (AEC). Most of the photographs in the album are attributed to "HGK."

  1. Series 4: Photographic Materials
  2. Folder 9: Photograph Album

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