Series 32.15: H.C. Murphy - Monthly letters to Directors, 1954-1965
Scope and Contents note
Monthly statements of earnings, car loadings, operating conditions, weather and crops, labor, employees, mail traffic, and expenditures. Lacking years 1959-1960. This series is not in the original printed guide to the collection.
Dates
- Creation: 1954-1965
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
H.C. Murphy was the president of the CB&Q from 1949 to at least 1965. Born in Canton, Illinois in 1892, he began his railroad career working nights at the Old Iowa Central Railroad depot at Eldora while attending high school. From 1914 to 1927 he was in the Engineering Department, and from 1927 to 1945 he served in the Operating Department in various capacities. He became vice President of Operations of the CB&Q and Colorado & Southern Railway in 1945.
Extent
1 box
Arrangement note
Arranged chronologically.
Repository Details
Part of the The Newberry Library - Modern Manuscripts and Archives Repository
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Chicago Illinois 60610 United States
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