LeRoy Blommaert Collection of Chicago Suburban Timetables
Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-Blommaert
Scope and Content of the Collection
The LeRoy Blommaert Collection of Chicago Suburban Timetables includes timetables for railroad lines in Chicago and its suburbs from the late nineteenth century to early twenty first century. The railroad lines featured in the collection are: Burlington Route, Illinois Central, North Shore Line, Rock Island, and South Shore Line.
Dates
- 1883-2009
Creator
- Blommaert, LeRoy (Person)
Language
Materials are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
The LeRoy Blommaert Collection of Chicago Suburban Timetables are open for research in the Special Collections Reading Room; 1 box at a time (Priority III).
Ownership and Literary Rights
The LeRoy Blommaert Collection of Chicago Suburban Timetables are the physical property of the Newberry Library. Copyright may belong to the authors or their legal heirs or assigns. For permission to publish or reproduce any materials from this collection, contact the Roger and Julie Baskes Department of Special Collections.
Biography of LeRoy Blommaert,
Blommaert lives in Chicago's Edgewater neighborhood and researches Chicago's history in various capacities.
Extent
1 Linear Feet (3 boxes)
Abstract
The LeRoy Blommaert Collection of Chicago Suburban Timetables contains timetables for Chicago suburban railroad lines. The collection highlights the corresponding railroad lines: Burlington Route, Illinois Central, North Shore Line, Rock Island, and South Shore Line.
Arrangement
Materials are arranged alphabetically and chronologically.
Collection Stack Location
1 38 4
Provenance
Gift of LeRoy Blommaert, 2014.
Processed by
Samantha Smith 2015.
- Blommaert, LeRoy
- Chicago & Milwaukee Railroad Co
- Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company
- Chicago, Rock Island, and Pacific Railroad Company (1948- )
- Chicago, South Shore and South Bend Railroad
- Illinois Central Railroad Company
- Manuscripts, American -- Illinois -- Chicago
- Railroads -- Illinois -- Chicago
- Suburbs -- Illinois -- Chicago
- Transportation -- Illinois
- Transportation timetables -- 1851-1900
- Transportation timetables -- 1901-1950
- Transportation timetables -- 1951-2000
- Transportation timetables -- 2001-2050
Creator
- Blommaert, LeRoy (Person)
- Title
- Inventory of the LeRoy Blommaert Collection of Chicago Suburban Timetables, 1883-2009
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Samantha Smith
- Date
- ©2015.
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the The Newberry Library - Modern Manuscripts Repository
Contact:
60 West Walton Street
Chicago Illinois 60610 United States
312-255-3512
reference@newberry.org
60 West Walton Street
Chicago Illinois 60610 United States
312-255-3512
reference@newberry.org