William Cary Hattan Collection, 1889-1940 and undated

Title

Description

The William Cary Hattan Collection, held by the Archives of Appalachia at East Tennessee State University, consists of 5.5 linear feet of material, including over 500 photographic negatives and prints along with a range of subject files. These materials focus primarily on Hattan's career as a railroad engineer and on his personal involvement in the construction of two railroads in the early 20th century: the Western Maryland Railway, which operated between Baltimore and Pittsburgh, and the Carolina, Clinchfield and Ohio Railway (commonly known as the Clinchfield Railroad), which connected the coal fields of Southern Appalachia with the Atlantic coast ports, crossing the very difficult terrain of the Appalachian Mountains. Material in the collection also documents his education and training and other personal affairs. The digital collection featured here includes over 500 jpegs of digitized photographic negatives or prints along with pdf versions of three photographic scrapbooks.

Creator

Hattan, William Cary, 1875-1929

Source

William Cary Hattan Collection, Archives of Appalachia, East Tennessee State University

Date

1889-1940 and undated

Rights

The Archives of Appalachia at East Tennessee State University provides access to the materials on this website for the purposes of research and education, provided that proper citation is used (e.g. [identification of item], [identification of collection], Archives of Appalachia, East Tennessee State University). Any commercial uses of the materials or any uses that exceed the limits of fair use and other relevant statutory exceptions require the permission of the Archives of Appalachia and the copyright holder(s). It is the user's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright or other use restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials.

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