Subgroup 5: Correspondence, 1839-1884
Scope and Contents note
Outgoing and incoming correspondence related to B&MRR-Iowa operations, including the letters of maters mechanic George Chalender, treasurer and secretary J.N. Denison, secretary T.S. Howland, and legal counsel David Rorer. There is also a small series of letters to C.E. Perkins, who was general superintendent of the B&MRR-Iowa in 1872.
Dates
- Creation: 1839-1884
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).
Arrangement note
Arranged in five series: Chalender, George – In-letters, 1866-1870 (5 C6); Dennison, J. N. – Out-letters, 1857-1875 (5 D4.1); Howland, T. S. – In-letters, 1876-1879 (5 H6.1); Perkins, C. E. – In-letters, 1872 (5 P4.1); and Rorer, David, 1839-1884 (5 R6).
General Physical Description note
4 linear feet (9 boxes and 3 folders)
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
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