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Client correspondence

 Series
Identifier: MSS 275 Series 1

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

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

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Open for public research.

Conditions Governing Use

It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to use material from this collection must be obtained from Reference Services at specialcollections@byu.edu.

Biographical / Historical

From the Collection:

The Bamberger Railroad Company was organized in 1939 after the reorganization of its predecessor, the Bamberger Electric Railway. The Railroad provided passenger and freight transportation between Ogden and Salt Lake City, Utah. The company and its assests were sold in 1956.

Extent

From the Collection: 12 boxes (6 linear ft.)

From the Collection: 13 v.

Language of Materials

English

Other Finding Aids

Finding aid available in repository.

Other Finding Aids

File-level inventory available online. http://files.lib.byu.edu/ead/XML/MSS275.xml

Repository Details

Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository

Contact:
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States