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Chicago and North Western Railway Company records

 Collection
Identifier: Midwest-MS-CNW

Scope and Content Note

Records of the Chicago and North Western Railway, including abstracts of title for Cook County, Illinois, properties of this company and its predecessor firms, together with personnel records. Personnel records include applications for employment for the Eastern Division of Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railroad "Omaha" (1895-1925), C&NW employment applications (1894-1936), Chicago, St. Paul and Fond du Lac payroll records (1856-1864), various personnel volumes, C&NW employment record cards; C&NW work card records, "Omaha" employment cards and deceased pensioner cards; C&NW and "Omaha" social security application cards (1936-1960).

Also 3 boxes of "North Western Line" quarterly publications, approximately 300 black and white 8x10 prints from the mid 20th century of railroad scenes from Chicago area communities, and scattered annual reports of the C&NW Railroad from 1861-1969.

Dates

  • Creation: 1847-1970s

Creator

Language

Materials are in English.

Conditions Governing Access

This material is unprocessed and is available by appointment only. Please contact reference@newberry.org at least 5 business days in advance to request an appointment.

Extent

102 Linear Feet (43 boxes and 17 file cabinets)

Abstract

Records of the Chicago and North Western Railway, including abstracts of title for Cook County, Illinois, properties of this company and its predecessor firms, together with personnel records. Also 3 boxes of "North Western Line" quarterly publications, approximately 300 black and white 8x10 prints from the mid 20th century of railroad scenes from Chicago area communities, and scattered annual reports of the C&NW Railroad from 1861-1969.

Stack Location

1 58 1-5; 1A link

Title
Chicago and North Western Railway Company records, 1847-1970s
Status
Unprocessed
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the The Newberry Library - Modern Manuscripts and Archives Repository

Contact:
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Chicago Illinois 60610 United States
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