Iowa Falls & Sioux City Railroad Company Records, 1869-1891
Scope and Contents note
See also IC 8 D8, Records of the Dubuque & Sioux City Railroad Company (D&SC).
Dates
- Creation: 1869-1891
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 Iowa Falls & Sioux City Railroad Company (IaF&SC) was incorporated in Iowa on Oct. 1, 1867. Its purpose was to complete the work of the Dubuque & Sioux City Railroad Company (D&SC) by finishing the railroad from Iowa Falls to the Missouri river, and also taking over the unused Iowa land grant (approximately 641,000 acres). The entire line, from Iowa Falls to Sioux City (183.57 miles), was completed on Oct. 10, 1870. By 1887, most of the company's capital stock was owned by the IC, and by 1888 the company had sold and conveyed all of its property to the D&SC.
Arrangement note
Iowa Falls & Sioux City Railroad Company Records are organized into the following seven subseries: Reports, Dec. 1878-Jun. 1886; Stock ledgers, Sept. 1869-May 1887; Stock transfers, Sept. 1869-Jun. 1891; Lists of stockholders, May 1873-Jan. 1888; Stock registers, Jun. 1871-May 1887 ; Accounting records, Mar. 1870-Oct. 1888; and Statements - Gross Earnings and Rental of the Iowa Falls & Sioux City Railroad, Apr. 1874-Feb. 1881.
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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