The Yazoo & Mississippi Valley Railroad Company (Original Company) Records, 1882-1955
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: 1882-1955
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 original Yazoo & Mississippi Valley Railroad Company (Y&MV) was chartered in the state of Mississippi on Feb. 17, 1882. The company was authorized to construct and run a rail line from Jackson to Yazoo, MS as well as run other railroads, branches, and extensions. The company was organized in the interests of the Illinois Central. The company consolidated with the Louisville, New Orleans & Texas Railway Company (LNO&T) on October 24, 1892, but maintained its name (differentiated in this guide and in the original guide as the Yazoo & Mississippi Valley Railroad Company (Consolidated Corp)).
Arrangement note
The Yazoo & Mississippi Valley Railroad Company Records (Original company) are arranged into the following two subseries: Papers accompanying Board meetings, Mar. 4, 1882-Nov. 2, 1946 and Aug. 22, 1955; and Rates of Pay, 1901-1943.
Note: Both subseries contain documents created after the Oct. 24, 1892 consolidation; they are maintained here for the sake of continuity. See also IC 6 Y3 for related records.
Repository Details
Part of the The Newberry Library - Modern Manuscripts and Archives Repository
60 West Walton Street
Chicago Illinois 60610 United States
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