Series 8 Q47: Quincy, Omaha and Kansas City Railway Company, 1897-1939
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: 1897-1939
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 incorporated in 1887 to acquire the rights and properties of the Quincy, Missouri and Pacific Company, which included a line from West Quincy to Trenton. The company foreclosed in 1896 and was conveyed to investors in 1897 and then was acquired later that same year by the newly incorporated Quincy, Omaha and Kansas City Railroad Company. The latter company is included in this series as the original volume of corporate records was filed under the previous name in original donation. This series is an addition to the original donation and includes papers compiled by legal council in the company’s application for abandonment in 1939. These materials include notes, research, and legal documents as well as clippings and flyers made by citizens and employees of the line supporting an anti-abandonment stance.
General Physical Description note
6 boxes, 2 folders, and 9 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