Canadian Pacific Railway correspondence, 1891-1893

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Summary

Abstract:
Correspondence.
Extent:
.167 Linear Feet
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Canadian Pacific Railway Correspondence, MS 196, California State Railroad Museum Library & Archives, Sacramento, California.

Background

Scope and content:

Correspondence primarily addressed to E.W. Wright, agent, in Astoria, Oregon. There is additional correspondence addressed to John Bell in San Jose, California. Some of the correspondence is concerning the movements of Chinese passengers from Hong Kong to Astoria, Oregon.

The correspondence refers to the "Empress of Japan" steam ship. The 'Empress of Japan', also known as 'The Queen of the Pacific', was a Canadian Pacific Railroad (CPR) Steamship that travelled from Vancouver to Asia more than 300 times.

Biographical / historical:

The Canadian Pacific Railway (French: Chemin de fer Canadien Pacifique) (reporting marks CP, CPAA, MILW, SOO), also known simply as CPR or Canadian Pacific and formerly as CP Rail (1968–1996), is a Canadian Class I railway incorporated in 1881. The railway is owned by Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited, known until 2023 as Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, which began operations as legal owner in a corporate restructuring in 2001.

Processing information:

Formerly part of MS 100

Arrangement:

1 folder

Physical location:
Statewide Museum Collections Center
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research by appointment. Contact Library Staff

Terms of access:

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], Canadian Pacific Railway Correspondence, MS 196, California State Railroad Museum Library & Archives, Sacramento, California.

Location of this collection:
111 I Street
Sacramento, CA 95814, US
Contact:
(916) 323-8073
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