Series 63 1870: Decade Subject File 1870, 1869-1896
Scope and Contents note
Miscellaneous materials related to the Burlington & Missouri River Railroad Company in Nebraska, placed in subject files according to the decade in which they were created. Similar in content to the Decade Subject Files in Record Group 33, but smaller in scope and specific to B&MRR-Nebraska.
Dates
- Creation: 1869-1896
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).
Biographical/Historical note
Materials related to B&MRR-Nebraska operations in the 1870s. Of note are some payroll records, extensive documentation of the Quintuple Agreement, the Kearney connection, and relationships with other Pacific railroads.
Arrangement note
The series is arranged in seven subseries: Statements, 1871-1879 (63 1870 1); Equipment, 1872-1878 (63 1870 2); Personnel, 1873-1878 (63 1870 3); Legal, 1872-1879 (63 1870 4); Contracts, 1869-1880 (63 1870 5); New Lines, 1873-1896 (63 1870 6); and Miscellaneous, 1869-1895 (63 1870 8).
General Physical Description note
16 boxes, 48 oversize volumes, and 2 oversize folders
Repository Details
Part of the The Newberry Library - Modern Manuscripts and Archives Repository
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