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Railroads -- Utah -- History

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 241 Collections and/or Records:

Bamberger Railroad Company records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 275
Scope and Contents

General correspondence, financial records, surveys, and other papers relating to electrification, equipment, operation, and maintenance of the railroad line; legal papers and agreements dealing with rights of way; Bamberger family papers (1905-1919); and ledgers dealing with family interests in Utah and Nevada mines. The collections include maps relating to various railroad lines in Utah, California, and Nevada.

Dates: 1882-1953

Bamberger Railroad Oral History Project case files, 1976

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 7752 Series 13 Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents

Includes contracts, contact information, and biographical information for the participants, as well as the original audio recordings of the oral history interviews conducted by the Bamberger Railroad Oral History Project, 1976.

Dates: 1976

Bamberger Railroad Oral History Project transcripts and case files, 1976

 Series
Identifier: MSS 7752 Series 13
Scope and Contents

Includes contracts from and contact information for participants in the Bamberger Railroad Oral History Project, as well as the original audio recordings of the oral history interviews, and transcripts for those interviews, 1976.

Dates: 1976

Bills

 Series
Identifier: MSS 278
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Tax papers (1904-1947), company correspondence (1909-1947), financial records including incoming statements and bank statements (1914-1929), financial papers for individual companies (1907-1953), mining bulletins (1926-1928), and over 200 maps and plans. The materials relate to the operations of the company and to the corporations in which it invested. Most of these companies were involved either in mining or in railroads.

Dates: 1885-1957

D R G and W Railway Company bills

 Collection — Oversize 1: [Barcode: 31197233244083]
Identifier: MSS 294
Scope and Contents

Way bills, freight bills, and general bills of lading at Bingham Station in Utah. The items were issued in 1895, 1896, and 1902.

Dates: 1895-1902

Sidney Alphonso Brady interview

 Item — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197239282590]
Identifier: MSS SC 1389
Scope and Contents

Typed transcript of an oral history interview of Sidney Alphonso Brady. The interview was conducted by Albert Winkler between August 1973 and April 1974. The transcript notes that during the interview, "Wendell, Leota, and Sidney were present." Sidney tells anecdotes of working on the railroads, ranching, and growing up in the early 20th century in Fairview, Utah.

Dates: 1973-1974

Cards

 Series
Identifier: MSS 278
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Tax papers (1904-1947), company correspondence (1909-1947), financial records including incoming statements and bank statements (1914-1929), financial papers for individual companies (1907-1953), mining bulletins (1926-1928), and over 200 maps and plans. The materials relate to the operations of the company and to the corporations in which it invested. Most of these companies were involved either in mining or in railroads.

Dates: 1885-1957

Charles W. Hardy correspondence, 1874-1914

 Series
Identifier: MSS 997 Series 1
Scope and Contents note From the Collection: The collection consists of the following, arranged in order listed: Correspondence, diaries, financial records, legal documents, irrigation and canal documents, pipeline descriptions, railroad advertisements, building receipts, legal documents, cross section notes, estimates of grading, survey notes, level notes, transit notes and alignment notes from the following railroads: Denver and Rio Grande Western, Emigration Canyon, Salt Lake and Eastern, Salt Lake and Fort Douglas, Salt Lake and...
Dates: Other: 1874-1914

Charles W. Hardy diaries, 1869, 1864

 Series
Identifier: MSS 997 Series 2
Scope and Contents note From the Collection: The collection consists of the following, arranged in order listed: Correspondence, diaries, financial records, legal documents, irrigation and canal documents, pipeline descriptions, railroad advertisements, building receipts, legal documents, cross section notes, estimates of grading, survey notes, level notes, transit notes and alignment notes from the following railroads: Denver and Rio Grande Western, Emigration Canyon, Salt Lake and Eastern, Salt Lake and Fort Douglas, Salt Lake and...
Dates: Other: 1869; Other: 1864

Charles W. Hardy financial records, bulk 1872-1917

 Series
Identifier: MSS 997 Series 3
Scope and Contents note From the Collection: The collection consists of the following, arranged in order listed: Correspondence, diaries, financial records, legal documents, irrigation and canal documents, pipeline descriptions, railroad advertisements, building receipts, legal documents, cross section notes, estimates of grading, survey notes, level notes, transit notes and alignment notes from the following railroads: Denver and Rio Grande Western, Emigration Canyon, Salt Lake and Eastern, Salt Lake and Fort Douglas, Salt Lake and...
Dates: Other: Majority of material found within 1872-1917