Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company Records - Securities
Scope and Content of the Collection
Papers and oversize volumes primarily concerning stocks and bonds, showing the history of sales and transfers. Also includes some miscellaneous financial material. Original organization also included a second Miscellaneous Series (4.9). New England Trust-related materials previously housed in 4.9 were integrated into Mortgages (4.4); remaining 4.9 materials were integrated into Miscellaneous 4.8.
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: 1856-1922
Creator
- Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company (Organization)
Language
Materials are in English.
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).
Ownership and Literary Rights
The Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company Records 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 at reference@newberry.org.
Extent
106.7 Linear Feet (39 boxes, 1 oversize box, and 137 volumes)
Abstract
Financial materials of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company (CB&Q), primarily papers and oversize volumes concerning stocks and bonds, showing the history of sales and transfers. Forms part of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company Records.
Organization
Papers are organized in eight series:
- Series 4.1: Ledgers, 1865-1908
- Volumes +1-+44
- Series 4.2: Bonds, 1858-1909
- Boxes 1-7; Volumes +1-+37
- Series 4.3: Stocks, 1856-1920s
- Boxes 8-10; Volumes +1-+39
- Series 4.4: Mortgages, 1860-1922
- Boxes 11-17; Box +1; Volume +1
- Series 4.5: Circulars & Warrants, 1857-1922
- Box 18
- Series 4.6: Lists of Securities, 1880-1920
- Boxes 18-37; Volumes +1-+3
- Series 4.7: Records, Settlements of Rights, etc., 1866-1906
- Volumes +1-+13
- Series 4.8: Miscellaneous, 1869-1917
- Box 38-39
Collection Stack Location
4a 38 10-11; 4a 41 4-10
Provenance
Deposit of the Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy Company, 1943, with subsequent additions, 1948-onward. Ownership transferred to Newberry Library by Burlington Northern Company, 1975.
Processed by
Martha Briggs, Alison Hinderliter, Lisa Janssen, Kelly Kress, Emma Martin, Andrew Olofsson, and Pamela Olson, 2014.
Subject
- Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company (Organization)
- Title
- Inventory of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company Records - Securities, 1856-1922
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Alison Hinderliter and Kelly Kress
- Date
- ©2014.
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
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