Vols. 1-3, Mar. 1876-Dec. 1877
unspecified — Box: 105, Folder: 1637-1639
Identifier: CB&Q 3 H4.2
Scope and Contents note
From the Sub-Series:
4 letterpress copybooks containing letters written when Harris was president of CB&Q. Correspondence deals with relations with other roads, especially the Union Pacific and B&MR, which was engaged at the time in a struggle with CB&Q over “Iowa Pool” freight rates. Letters from July of 1877 deal with the brief but significant “Great Railroad Strike of 1877.”
Dates
- Creation: Mar. 1876-Dec. 1877
Creator
- From the Record Group: Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
The Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company Records are open for research in the Special Collections Reading Room; 1 box at a time (Priority III).
Repository Details
Part of the The Newberry Library - Modern Manuscripts and Archives Repository
Contact:
60 West Walton Street
Chicago Illinois 60610 United States
312-255-3512
reference@newberry.org
60 West Walton Street
Chicago Illinois 60610 United States
312-255-3512
reference@newberry.org