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Railroads -- Colorado -- History -- Sources

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

S. W. Beck letter

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197231045110]
Identifier: MSS 1030
Scope and Contents

Handwritten and signed letter dated June 7, 1879 and addressed to G. H. Bowen. The item was written in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Beck writes about railroad construction in Colorado.

Dates: 1879 June 7
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / S. W. Beck letter

William Abraham Bell letter

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233293577]
Identifier: Vault MSS 625
Scope and Contents

Handwritten and signed letter addressed to Mr. Walker and dated August 10, 1900. It concerns the expected arrival of Bell's family in New York enroute to England. It also states that Bell accepts Walker's offer to leave Bell's son Archie in Walker's care during the abscence of their family. Bell also writes about the market for "mobiles."

Dates: 1900 August 10
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / William Abraham Bell letter

David C. Dodge ledger

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197227605430]
Identifier: MSS 4075
Scope and Contents

Ledger provides an account of the miles of railway line laid by the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad between 1881 and 1882 for a line between Denver and Alamosa, Colorado.

Dates: 1882
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / David C. Dodge ledger

William Jackson Palmer letter

 Item — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233293601]
Identifier: Vault MSS 627
Scope and Contents

Handwritten and signed letter addressed to Mr. Walker and dated November 3, 1896. It discusses a previous request made by Mr. Walker for historical data he wishes to use in an article.

Dates: 1896 November 3
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / William Jackson Palmer letter

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