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Union Pacific Railroad Company

 Organization

Biography

The Union Pacific Railroad Company was established in 1862. It later merged with the Kansas Pacific Railway Company and the Denver Pacific Railway and Telegraph Company to form the Union Pacific Railway Company.

Found in 13 Collections and/or Records:

Arizona Co-operative Mercantile Institution business records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 5854
Abstract

Shipping receipts, receipts, order forms and correspondence of the Arizona Co-operative Mercantile Institution.

Dates: 1890-1909

Robert W. Edwards collection of railroad materials

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 3156
Scope and Contents

Collection consists primarily of images relating to the Union Pacific Railroad taken by George Edward Anderson between 1880 and 1920. Also includes manuscripts of Union Pacific Railroad condensed profile, Union Pacific Railroad 1969 Annual Report, 80 yr. Anniversary of Auerbach Co. (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1864-1944, Union Pacific Locomotive Vol. 1 and 2, 12 packets and loose papers of Railroad Articles and Blueprints, and a Panorama of Salt Lake City done in half-tone (newsprint).

Dates: approximately 1880-1920

Engineering survey report

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230236918]
Identifier: MSS SC 280
Scope and Contents

Handwritten report which relates to the engineering problems concerning the Union Pacific Railroad construction in Utah and the work completed in laying railway lines immediately east of Salt Lake City, Utah during 1867.

Dates: 1868

Joseph Smith Larkin diary

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230335926]
Identifier: MSS 1244
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a handwritten diary. Larkin writes about his experiences and abservations while working for the railroad. He also tells about his family, friends, local residents, and life at Kelton, Utah.

Dates: 1876-1878

Thomas B. Morris letter

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230319730]
Identifier: MSS SC 2148
Scope and Contents

Handwritten letter addressed to "My dear Father." Morris writes about the search for timber and coal for the railroad.

Dates: 1868

William Wollerton Riter letter

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230333871]
Identifier: MSS 1156
Scope and Contents

Handwritten and signed letter, dated September 12, 1876, and addressed to George Reynolds. The item was written in Echo, Utah. Riter instructs Reynolds to request information of Union Pacific Railroad Company directors to see if sufficient transportation would be furnished during the fall and winter.

Dates: 1876 September 12

State of Idaho et al. v. Oregon Short Line Railroad, et al.

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230324425]
Identifier: MSS SC 2521
Scope and Contents

Western American business and labor history (20th Century Western & Mormon Manuscripts collection development policy, 5.II, 2007).

Dates: 1985

The 1000 Mile Tree, Weber Canon

 Digital Record
Identifier: MSS_1608_p66_b6_f3_862a

The 1000 Mile Tree, Weber Canon, approximately 1866-1929

 Item — Box 8: Series 2 [Barcode: 31197233621934], Folder: 3
Identifier: MSS 1608 Series 2 Item 862

Union Pacific

 Digital Record
Identifier: MSS_1608_p66_b5_f8_783a

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Business, Industry, Labor, and Commerce 4
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Railroads -- Utah -- History 3
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