UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND
Archives and Manuscripts Department, Maryland Room, Hornbake Library, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742
Entry #1
Author: Various.
Title: Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company Collection, 1880-1945.
Description: 4 ft.
Summary: Records of lawsuits and claims filed against the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company. Includes legal records, correspondence, financial records, and reports. Among the significant correspondents represented in the collection are Daniel K. Stewart, George S. Brown, Rinehart S. Cohill, William Preston Lane, John P. Poe, R.S.B. Hartz, William H. Gorman, and Stephen Gambrill.
Location: Archives and Manuscripts Department, Maryland Room, Hornbake Library, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742.
Source: NUCMC/OCLC.
Entry #2
Author: Alexander, John H.
Title: Papers of John H. Alexander, 1824-1850.
Description: 3 linear ft.
Summary: John H. Alexander (1812-1867) had a varied career as a lawyer, civil engineer, surveyor, geologist, and teacher at the universities of Pennsylvania and Maryland. Important subjects documented in the collection include the C&O Canal, slack water navigation, canal legislation, surveys, contracts, railroads, Indian tribes, real estate, and Alexander's family life. The collection consists of reports, pamphlets, essays, and correspondence.
Location: Archives and Manuscripts Department, Maryland Room, Hornbake Library, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742.
Source: http://www.lib.umd.edu/archivesum.
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