Series 769: Miscellaneous, 1865-1930
Scope and Contents note
Contains a variety of materials related to the Land Department, including advertising papers, scrapbooks, pamphlets, and correspondence concerning land grants, rates & rebates, taxes, grasshoppers, and miscellaneous other issues. Scrapbooks and pamphlets include advertisements in other languages, including German, Czech, and Swedish.
Dates
- Creation: 1865-1930
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
Arrangement note
Arranged in 21 subseries: Advertising papers, 1878-1883 (769.1); Rates and rebates, 1874-1882 (769.2); Nebraska land grant papers, 1865-1901 (769.3); Nebraska land grant papers, 1884-1903 (769.4); Investigations of land grants, 1919-1930 (769.41); Apportionment of land tickets sold, 1876-1877 (769.5); Letters & memos, 1872-1879 (769.7); Land Department matters, 1872-1873 (769.71); Miscellaneous papers, 1873-1876 (769.72); Miscellaneous papers, 1873-1882 (769.73); Miscellaneous papers, 1872-1890 (769.74), Miscellaneous papers, 1874 (769.75); Miscellaneous papers, 1877 (769.76); Miscellaneous papers, n.d. (769.77); Miscellaneous papers, 1890-1901 (769.78); Scrapbook, 1867-1878 (769.8); Scrapbook of newspaper clippings, 1871-1872 (+769.81); Scrapbook of legislation, 1873-1875 (769.82); Scrapbook of Nebraska lands, 1877-1880 (769.83); Scrapbook of forms, 1883-1893 (+769.84); and Pamphlets, 1880-1930 (769.91).
General Physical Description note
5.5 boxes, 1 oversize box, and 2 oversize volumes
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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