Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company Records - Auditor's Office
Scope and Content of the Collection
Records in this record group break down into four basic subject areas: Ledgers, Journals, Construction Accounts, and Miscellaneous Accounts, Cash Balances, etc. Records are very scattered and incomplete. Most of the financial information for the railroad company is summarized in annual reports: see CB&Q 32.12, Annual Reports, for these summaries.
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: 1855-1914
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.
History of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company Auditor's Office
The auditor's office was responsible for maintaining the detailed financial accounts of the CB&Q, and collecting reports of expenses from the various departments and affiliated corporations. Expenses could include repairs, new building, rent, advertising, train service, station service, and fuel.
Extent
43.9 Linear Feet (7.5 boxes and 85 oversize volumes)
Abstract
Financial records (Ledgers, Journals, Construction Accounts, and Miscellaneous Accounts) of the CB&Q Railroad Company. Mostly detailed financial records kept in large ledger books. Forms part of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company Records.
Organization
Papers are organized in the following series:
- Series +36.1: Expenditures Ledgers, Oct. 1866-Dec. 1901
- Volumes 1-14
- Series +36.12: Construction Ledgers, May 1867-Jul. 1881
- Volumes 1-3
- Series +36.2: Expenditures Journals, Jan. 1873-Dec. 1901
- Volumes 1-15
- Series +36.24: Journal, Apr. 1869-Apr. 1871
- Volume 1
- Series +36.3: Construction Accounts, May 1871-Dec. 1883
- Volumes 1-3
- Series +36.34: Construction Account Books, Ledgers, Oct. 1880-Feb. 1886
- Volumes 2-4
- Series +36.35: Construction Accounts, Journals, Chicago, May 1882-Feb. 1886
- Volumes 1-2
- Series 36.36: Construction Accounts, Jan. 1879-Jul. 1882 and 1898
- Box 1
- Series 36.37: Construction Estimates, Dec. 1879-Oct. 1880
- Box 1
- Series 36.38: Construction Accounts, Appropriations and Charges, 1890-Jun. 1901
- Box 2
- Series 36.39: Memorandum of Charges for New Work, 1882-1884, 1888
- Box 2
- Series 36.391: Material Reports, Feb. 1891-Dec. 1892
- Box 3
- Series +36.6 - Trial Balances and Miscellaneous Statements, 1855-1863
- Volume 1
- Series +36.61: General Balances, 1887-1914
- Volumes 1-32
- Series +36.62: Daily Cash Balances, Apr. 1, 1880-Jun. 4, 1901
- Volumes 1-10
- Series 36.64: Daily Morning Statements, 1890-1901
- Boxes 3-7
- Series 36.9: Treasurer's Earnings, Jan. 1879-Jun. 1892
- Box 8
- Series +36.92: Lease Records, Dec. 1895-Jan. 1913
- Volume 1
- Series 36.98: Auditor's Book, 1888-1890
- Box 8
Collection Stack Location
4a 38 11, 4a 41 2-4
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 - Auditor's Office, 1855-1914
- 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