Chicago, St. Louis and New Orleans Railroad Company Records, 1873-1951
Scope and Contents note
Correspondence, financial records, reports, minutes, and other official records of the subsidiary lines operating in the southern United States.
Dates
- Creation: 1873-1951
Creator
- From the Collection: Illinois Central Railroad Company (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
The Illinois Central Railroad Company Archives are open for research; they are available a box at a time in the Special Collections Reading Room (Priority III).
Biographical/Historical note
The Chicago, St. Louis and New Orleans Railroad Company (CStL&NO) was formed Nov. 7, 1877, by the consolidation of the New Orleans, Jackson & Great Northern RR Company (NOJ&GN) and the Mississippi Central RR Company (MissCen). By 1913, the IC operated under lease all the properties of the CStL&NO. Its 1421 miles of track traversed Kentucky, Mississippi, Louisiana, Tennessee, and Alabama. The CStL&NO's first President was W. H. Osborn, and the first Executive Committee consisted of Osborn, W. K. Ackerman, Stuyvesant Fish (Secretary), B.F. Ayer, and L.V.F. Randolph.
Arrangement note
The Chicago, St. Louis and New Orleans Railroad Company records are arranged in the following 15 subseries: Clarke, J.C. Out-letters, Mar. 1880-May 1883; Clarke, J.C. Out-letters, Apr. 1879-Jan. 1880; Fentress, James. Out-letters, Mar.-Dec. 1882; Fentress, James. Out-letters, May-Nov. 1887; Fish, Stuyvesant. In-letters, Oct.-Dec. 1881 and Oct.-Dec. 1882; Osborn, W.H. In-letters, Apr. 1880-Jan. 1883; Laws and documents, 1873-1881; Contracts and agreements, 1873-1882; Minute books, May 1877-Jul. 1951; Papers accompanying Board meetings, 1877-1950; Sundry statements, Jan. 1878-Dec. 1882; Dividend, July 1883; 5% Gold Coupon book, due Jun. 15, 1887; Accounting records, Nov. 1877-Nov. 1886; and Comparative statement of force employed, 1878-82.
General note
Note: See also IC 2.13, Reports, Legal, Miscellaneous Reports, 1882-1905, for Reports from Ackerman et al., 1882-1883.
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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