Subgroup 75: Burlington & Missouri River Railroad Company in Iowa, 1852-1913
Scope and Contents note
Materials related to the B&MRR-Iowa Land Department. Includes correspondence of Land Commissioners and other department officials, land examiners' reports and descriptive lists of lands, plats and maps, and financial materials. Also included are comprehensive records of the purchasing process, including applications, sales and payment records, and hundreds of contracts and deeds, including cancelled contracts and delinquents.
Dates
- Creation: 1852-1913
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 ten series: Correspondence – Land Commissioners, Agents, etc., 1856-1913 (75); Out-letters and In-letters by name of individual, 1856-1894 (751); Applications, 1857-1890 (752); Contracts, deeds, cancellations, delinquents, 1863-1896 (753); Sales and payments, 1863-1893 (754); Lists and field notes, Examiners’ reports, 1855-1890 (755); Plats and maps, n.d., 1860-1889 (756); Statements, 1863-1894 (757); Taxes and legal, 1852-1900 (758); and Miscellaneous, 1856-1897 (759).
General Physical Description note
191.6 linear feet (345 boxes, 79 oversize volumes, 4 oversize boxes, 1 oversize folder, and 1 flat file folder)
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