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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 10 Collections and/or Records:

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

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

Union Pacific, 1941

 Item — Box 7: Series 2 [Barcode: 31197233621926], Folder: 8
Identifier: MSS 1608 Series 2 Item 783

Union Pacific Railroad Company Utah and Wyoming surveys

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197227645808]
Identifier: MSS 4181
Scope and Contents

Utah and Wyoming surveys, 1865-1868 contains five land surveys used by the Union Pacific Railroad. Two surveys relate to Echo and Weber Canyons in Utah; three surveys relate to Camp Walbach and Crow Creek in Wyoming.

Dates: 1865-1868

Brigham Young letters

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Vault MSS 409
Scope and Contents

Includes sixteen handwritten and signed letters addressed to officials of the Union Pacific Railroad Company, including Thomas Clark Durant, C. L. Frost, and S. B Reed. Young writes about his role as a contractor for the construction of the Union Pacific Railroad through Utah. Photocopies of items also included in collection.

Dates: 1863-1870

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Letters 3
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1000 Mile Tree (Weber Canyon, Utah) -- Photographs 2
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