Central Elevator and Warehouse Company, New Orleans Records, 1894-1908
Scope and Contents note
Companies other than rail lines owned or operated by the IC, including railroad bridges, steamships, depots, mining, eating houses, railroad hotels, and construction. Also includes one series pertaining to President Stuyvesant Fish's (1887-1906) involvement in the planning of the Centennial Celebration of the Inauguration of George Washington as President of the United States.
Dates
- Creation: 1894-1908
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 company was officially dissolved by the IC on Jul. 31, 1953; see IC Addenda, call number IC:A 1 J1 for Minutes and Certificates of Dissolution.
Arrangement note
The Central Elevator and Warehouse Company, New Orleans Records are organized into the following two subseries: Lease to The Mississippi Valley Company, Apr. 30, 1894; and Accounting records, Jan. 1894-Jun. 1908.
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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