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Contributing Institution:
The Huntington Library
Title: International railroad collection
Identifier/Call Number: mssRailroad
Physical Description:
20 Linear Feet
(17 volumes)
Date (inclusive): 1812-1884
Abstract: This collection consists of letters,
documents and drawings pertaining to various railroads, particularly those in Australia and
Great Britain in the 19th century.
Language of Material: Materials are in
English.
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The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from
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responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining
necessary permissions rests with the researcher.
[Identification of item]. International railroad collection, The Huntington Library, San
Marino, California.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased from Anderson Galleries, 1919.
The collection consists of letters, documents and drawings pertaining to various railroads,
particularly those in Australia and Great Britain in the 19th century.
Specific railways represented in the collection include: Victorian Railways (Australia),
the Midland Great Western Company (Ireland), the Norwich and Spalding Railway (England), the
Southampton, Manchester, and Oxford Junction Railway (England), the Edinburgh, Glasgow and
Leith Railway (Scotland), and the Fond Du Lac of Lake Superior Railway (U.S.)
Cataloger's note: The original lot number was retained when purchased from Anderson
Galleries in 1919. It currently serves as the call number for the respected volume. The lot
number does not indicate the number of volumes in this collection.
Former call number: mssInternational railroad collection
Processed by Huntington Library Staff. In March 2024, Mari Khasmanyan added volume numbers,
updated the call number and total linear feet of the collection.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Civil engineers -- Great Britain -- Archives
Railroad engineers -- Great Britain -- Archives
Railroads -- Australia -- History -- 19th century -- Sources
Railroads -- France -- History -- 19th century -- Sources
Railroads -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century --
Sources
Railroads -- India -- History -- 19th century -- Sources
Railroads -- Ireland -- History -- 19th century -- Sources
Railroads -- Scotland -- History -- 19th century -- Sources
Railroads -- United States -- History -- 19th century --
Sources
Drawings -- 19th century
Letters (correspondence)--19th century
Baltimore and Port Deposite Rail Road Company
Chicago, St. Paul and Fond du Lac Rail-Road Company
Compagnie de chemin de fer de Paris a Rouen
Great Northern Railway (Great Britain)
London and North-Western Railway
Midland Great Western Railway of Ireland
Victorian Railways