Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company Records - Master Mechanic's Records
Scope and Content of the Collection
Record group consists of a set of minutes from the Association’s first meeting in 1886 through its 25th meeting in 1895, and a very scattered set of subject files. The minutes provide an in-depth description of the various repairs and improvements needed to keep the rail lines running efficiently, and the subject files offer a glimpse into the correspondence and reporting necessary to keep records of accidents, improvements to facilities, etc.
For blueprints and technical drawings, see Record Group A-6.
Forms part of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company Records.
This finding aid describes additions to the original deposit of records inventoried in the Guide to the Burlington Archives in the Newberry Library, 1851-1901 (Chicago: Newberry Library, 1949).
Dates
- Creation: 1886-1966
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1886 - 1895
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.
History of the Master Mechanics
The first meeting of Master Mechanics of the CB&Q and its proprietary lines was held on March 10, 1886, in Aurora, Illinois. Attendees to the meeting consisted of not just Master Mechanics in the various railway line divisions, but also superintendents, mechanics, engineers, and chemists. The purpose of the initial meeting was to organize an Association and to discuss standards and changes to those standards. The Association would then make recommendations and report those recommendations to the management of the railroad. This and subsequent meetings focused on very specific issues to rail cars, equipment, tools, and rail lines, their maintenance and repair, and the costs involved.
Extent
0.8 Linear Feet (2 boxes)
Abstract
Meeting minutes and scattered subject files relating to the Master Mechanics Association of the CB&Q. The association was formed to make recommendations to the management about construction, maintenance, and repair of all rail cars, equipment, tools, and rail lines. Forms part of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company Records.
Organization
Papers are organized in the following series
- Series A-8-1: Minutes, 1886-1895
- Boxes 1-2
- Series A-8-2: Subject Files, 1925-1966, bulk 1959-1966
- Box 2
Collection Stack Location
4a 37 2
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 - Master Mechanic's Records, 1886-1966, bulk 1886-1895CB&Q.A-8
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by 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