Series 8 C4: Chicago, Burlington & Kansas City Railway Company, 1880-1917
Scope and Content of the Collection
Most series include a volume of corporate records detailing articles of incorporation, meeting minutes, resolutions, and notice of acquisition or dissolution. Other materials include annual reports, financial statements, correspondence, journals, ledgers, legal papers, contracts, construction statements, equipment reports, and memos. Many series contain materials concerning relations with other roads, and correspondence on the company’s acquisition by CB&Q. Also included are a few non-railroad entities, such as bridge, coal, and construction companies. This record group contains some of the earliest materials in the CB&Q collection, and offers a unique look at the rapid expansion of the railroad, as well as the interconnected relationships between the major players– including James F. Joy, J. M. Forbes, C. E. Perkins, and J. W. Brooks.
Forms part of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company Records.
This finding aid supersedes the Guide to the Burlington Archives in the Newberry Library, 1851-1901 (Chicago: Newberry Library, 1949), and incorporates subsequent additions to the company records. Certain materials have been deaccessioned and donated to the Burlington Route Historical Society; see curator for details.
Dates
- Creation: 1880-1917
Creator
- From the Record Group: Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
The Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company Records are open for research in the Special Collections Reading Room; 1 box at a time (Priority III).
Biographical/Historical note
This company was formed in 1881 by the consolidation of the Chicago, Burlington and Kansas City Railway (original company) and the Kansas City, St. Joseph and Burlington Railway. The purpose of the consolidation was to acquire the Burlington and Southwestern Railway and the Linneus Branch, whose main line went from Viele, west through Bloomfield and Moulton, Iowa, then southwest to Unionville, Missouri. The Linneus Branch ran from Unionville to Laclede, Missouri, and a later extension ran from Laclede to Carrollton. The road was leased to the CB&Q in 1900, and deeded to same company in 1901.
General Physical Description note
5 boxes, 3 folders, and 18 oversize volumes
Repository Details
Part of the The Newberry Library - Modern Manuscripts and Archives Repository
60 West Walton Street
Chicago Illinois 60610 United States
312-255-3512
reference@newberry.org