Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Nevada railroads valuation reports
- Dates:
- 1914 - 1928
- Abstract:
- The collection is from the Nevada Railroad Commission and these reports contain information on several Western railroads, with an emphasis on Nevada lines, as well as the Western Union Telegraph Company.
- Extent:
- 1 Linear Feet 4 oversize boxes
- Language:
- English.
- Preferred citation:
-
[Identification of item], Nevada railroads valuation reports, MS 18, California State Railroad Museum Library & Archives, Sacramento, California.
Background
- Scope and content:
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The collection is from the Nevada Railroad Commission and these reports contain information on several Western railroads, with an emphasis on Nevada lines, as well as the Western Union Telegraph Company. The reports consist of three categories: engineering, land, and accounting.
The Engineering Reports contain descriptions of the roadbed, track, bridges, yards, stations, and other facilities owned by the railroads, as well as description of the countryside through which the line passes. The documents also give mileage, locations of connections with other railroads and summaries of equipment. Locomotive road numbers are listed with wheel arrangement, builder and date, cylinder dimensions and weight. For cars, the road numbers are given along with information on the builders and the capacities of the cars.
The land reports provide information on the amount and value of rural and urban properties owned by the railroads. They also contain more detailed listings of property and improvement values. The one accounting report provides a financial analysis of the company.
- Acquisition information:
- Grahame H. Hardy Collection
- Arrangement:
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The documents are arranged alphabetically by corporate name.
- Physical location:
- Statewide Museum Collection Center
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Corporation reports--U.S.
- Places:
- Nevada
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-01-10 19:29:09 +0000 .
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Collection is open for research by appointment. Contact Library Staff.
- Terms of access:
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Copyright has not been assigned to the California State Railroad Museum. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the CSRM Library & Archives. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the CSRM as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the reader.
- Preferred citation:
-
[Identification of item], Nevada railroads valuation reports, MS 18, California State Railroad Museum Library & Archives, Sacramento, California.
- Location of this collection:
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111 I StreetSacramento, CA 95814, US
- Contact:
- (916) 323-8073