| Date Span: | 1857-1957 |
| Creator: | Carr and Carr |
| Extent: | linear feet. |
| Collection Number: | MSC0130 |
| Repository: | University of Iowa Special Collections |
| Summary: | Complete records of a pioneer law firm and several of its predecessors, including correspondence, account books, ledgers, cases, journals, and receipts. |
The pioneer law firm Carr and Carr was located in Manchester Iowa. Several firm members were active in state and local politics and in the founding and administration of the Manchester and Oneida Railroad. The donor of the collection, Hubert Carr, was a graduate of the University of Iowa and received his law degree from Drake University in Des Moines. He was admitted to the bar in 1901 and succeeded his father, E. M. Carr, as president of the Manchester and Oneida Railroad until its dissolution in 1956. Hubert Carr died in 1967.
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Acquisition: These papers were given to the University of Iowa Libraries by Hubert Carr in 1959 and 1960.=================CRLF==================Guide posted to Internet: June 2004=================CRLF==================
Preferred Citation: Records of Carr and Carr, The University of Iowa Libraries, Iowa City, Iowa.
| Repository: | University of Iowa Special Collections |
| Address: | Special Collections Department University of Iowa Libraries Iowa City, IA 52242 |
| Phone: | 319-335-5921 |
| Curator: | Greg Prickman |
| Email: | lib-spec@uiowa.edu |
| Website: | http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/spec-coll/ |
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