Peoria, Decatur & Mattoon Railroad Company Records, 1901-1911
Scope and Contents note
Documents and records pertaining to railroad companies owned or purchased by the IC, mostly in Illinois, Indiana, and Iowa.
Dates
- Creation: 1901-1911
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 Peoria, Decatur & Mattoon Railroad Company (PD&M) was incorporated in Illinois on Aug. 6, 1900, in the interest of the IC. Its purpose was to manage the portion of the foreclosing Peoria, Decatur & Evansville Railroad (PD&E) from Pekin to Mattoon, Illinois (106.41 miles). In April 1905, the PD&M conveyed all property, rights, etc., to the IC.
Arrangement note
The Peoria, Decatur & Mattoon Railroad Company Records are organized into the following two subseries: Stock ledger, preferred and. common stock, Jun. 1901-Jul. 1905; and Accounting records, Jun. 1901-Nov.1911.
Repository Details
Part of the The Newberry Library - Modern Manuscripts and Archives Repository
60 West Walton Street
Chicago Illinois 60610 United States
312-255-3512
reference@newberry.org