Series 759: Miscellaneous, 1856-1897
Scope and Contents note
Miscellaneous papers related to the land grant, as well as routine Land Department business regarding homesteads, swamp lands, relationships with other railroads, and a collection of memos to employees.
Dates
- Creation: 1856-1897
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 nine subseries: Abstracts of letters about land grant, 1864-1866 (+759.1); Correspondence and papers, 1856-1857, 1866 (759.2); Iowa land bill papers, 1864-1865 (759.3); Land scrip certificates, 1874-1879 (759.4); Papers, 1863-1888 (759.5); Papers, 1864-1875 (759.6); Papers, 1872-1897 (759.7); Other railroads, 1873-1885 (759.71); and Memos to clerks, 1874-1876 (759.9).
General Physical Description note
2 boxes and 1 oversize volume
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