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From: Steve and Barb <>
Subject: Re: Lackawanna RR Company - records?
Date: Thu, 11 Jun 1998 10:17:47 -0400


I'm not sure about the railroads in the Scranton area but I do know I ran
across a website - I believe in NARA -that said any records after 1940 they
did not have - most railroads didn't keep employee records until social
security. Perhaps that's why you can't find it :o(

barbara

Jim Dolan wrote:

> At 09:46 PM 6/10/98 EDT, wrote:
> >Hi folks,
> >My ggf Matthias BUGNO worked for the Lackawanna Railroad Company
> >c. 1880 when he first arrived in the US. Does anyone know if employment
> >records would be available for the company?
> >Thanks,
> >Cat
>
> A few months ago when I was at the Anthracite Museum of off Kyser (sp?) Ave
> in Scranton I asked if they had any records for the Delaware, Lackawanna
> and Western Railroad Company. They did not, but they thought that the
> libraries at Syracuse University and Penn State had some records. I
> contacted Syracuse and they had high level financial records and not
> employee records. I never did contact Penn State.
>
> Hope that helps.
>
> Jim Dolan
>
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