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| | Lemelson Center: Archives: Western Union Collection |
 | | The Secretary's office notebook, 1953-[1987?] includes a brief history of Western Union and lists the names and dates of employment of all chairman of the board, vice chairmen of the board, presidents, vice presidents, treasurers, secretaries, executive committee members, and directors. |
 | | Broad geographic regions of the United States are represented by the agreements which cover the east, west, northwest (including Alaska), south, and midwest. |
 | | These lists reveal the name of the railroad, date of the contact, date of expiration, and other names the railroad used. |
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