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Subject Files, 1901-1982

 Series
Identifier: IC:A 3.4

  • Staff Only

Scope and Contents note

News releases, correspondence, newsclippings, publications, and ephemera related to a particular topic. Topics include general historical information about the road and about events having an impact upon it (e.g. the Civil War), as well as people and places that are historically significant to the history of the company (e.g. Abraham Lincoln, Casey Jones, R.B. Mason). There is also some information on specific railroad cars, such as the car equipped with an exhibit on the history of the IC, that went on tour in the company's centennial year; in addition to files about the Green Diamond and the Panama Limited.

Dates

  • Creation: 1901-1982

Creator

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).

Arrangement note

Arranged alphabetically by subject topic.

Repository Details

Part of the The Newberry Library - Modern Manuscripts and Archives Repository

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