Rural Free Delivery Service Map
c.00158

Summary Information

Repository
Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections
Title
Rural Free Delivery Service map
ID
c.00158
Date
1899
Extent
0.1 Cubic feet , 1 folder
Language
English

Preferred Citation

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: "Item title, Collection title, Collection Identifier, Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections, East Lansing, Michigan."

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Scope and Contents note

The Rural Free Delivery Service, established on December 20, 1899, was the first free delivery service in the United States. This collection consists of a hand-drawn map showing the original route of Rural Postal Wagon D, of Carroll County, Maryland. A list of families receiving mail in the route cities of Union Mill and Mayberry, Maryland, is written on the back of the map.

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Administrative Information

Publication Information

Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections March 1965

Conrad Hall
888 Wilson Road, Room 101
East Lansing , MI, 48824
517-355-2330
archives@msu.edu

Revision Description

  March 2000

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Legal Status

Copyright: Michigan State University. Property Rights: Michigan State University.

Conditions Governing Use

Permission to publish material from this collection must be obtained from University Archives & Historical Collections, Michigan State University.

Custodial History

Gift of Harlan Smith, 1962-06-27. Transferred by Michigan State University Museum.

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Controlled Access Headings

Corporate Name(s)

  • United States. Post Office Department.

Genre(s)

  • Maps

Geographic Name(s)

  • Carroll County (Md.)
  • Mayberry (Md.)
  • Union Mills (Md.)

Subject(s)

  • Postal service -- Maryland
  • Rural free delivery

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Collection Inventory

Oversized Materials 
Drawer

Rural Postal Delivery Map -- Carroll County, Md. 1899 

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