Pamphlets, ca. 1856-1970s
Scope and Contents note
Printed booklets on various topics: historical essays and dissertations, rule books for affiliated roads and companies, directories, guides, advertisements, and some legal arguments and remarks. This series has been greatly expanded from its original grouping as listed in the 1951 printed guide by Mohr, and includes the company's miscellaneous publications and offprints. One item, a commemorative book on the Railroad's 50th anniversary, is oversize.
Dates
- Creation: ca. 1856-1970s
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).
Existence and Location of Copies note
The pamphlet "The IaF&SC", by R.L. Wattling (Harvard University honors thesis, typescript) Apr. 7, 1948, is also available on microfilm.
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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