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Edenborn, William, 1848-1928

 Person

Biography

Edenborn was the first president of the American Steel and Wire Co. and founder of the Louisiana Railway and Navigation Co.

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William Edenborn papers

 Collection
Identifier: SC-92-MS
Scope and Contents

These are photocopies of typewritten letters signed by Edenborn along with some typewritten transcripts of additional letters to and from him. All were written in 1898 and deal with railroad construction, negotiations for purchases of right of way, purchases of steamboats, and the railway and steamboat freight business in general. Also included are copies of patents for various wiremaking machines invented by Edenborn and miscellaneous materials collected by Glen Coleman.

Dates: 1881-1900