The Yazoo & Mississippi Valley Railroad Company (Consolidated Corp.) records, 1831-1943
Scope and Contents note
Correspondence, financial records, reports, minutes, and other official records of the subsidiary lines operating in the southern United States.
Dates
- Creation: 1831-1943
Creator
- From the Collection: Illinois Central Railroad Company (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
The Illinois Central Railroad Company Archives are open for research; they are available a box at a time in the Special Collections Reading Room (Priority III).
Biographical/Historical note
The Yazoo & Mississippi Valley Railroad Company consolidated with the Louisville, New Orleans & Texas Railway Company (LNO&T) on October 24, 1892. The newly consolidated Y&MV comprised over 946 miles of railroad, and by 1915, it had grown to over 1381 miles, by acquiring and leasing other lines through Tennessee, Mississippi, and Louisiana.
Arrangement note
The Yazoo & Mississippi Valley Railroad Company (Consolidated Corp.) records are arranged into the following eleven subseries: Hayden, W.W. Out-letters, Aug. 1899-Apr. 1900 ; Jaquith, A.L. Out-letters, Sept. 1895-Sept. 1901; King, W.S. Out-letters, Jun.-Jul. 1893 and Sept.1894; Laws and documents, 1831-1890; Miscellaneous papers, 1882-1903; Engineer's blueprints, Mississippi, Feb. 15, 1899; Annual reports for years ending Jun. 30,1894-Jun. 30,1910 ; Dispatchers' Record of Movement of Trains, Memphis Division, May 1943 ; Accounting records, Oct.1882-June 1907; Appointment circulars, Jan. 1893 -Nov. 1913; and Plat book, 1909.
Repository Details
Part of the The Newberry Library - Modern Manuscripts and Archives Repository
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Chicago Illinois 60610 United States
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