Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Oregon Railroad / Railway and Navigation Company collection
- Dates:
- 1886 - 1908
- Abstract:
- The materials from the Oregon Railroad / Railway and Navigation Company collection is comprised of bills of lading, freight bills, general release, shipping orders, telegrams, receipts, and correspondence forms.
- Extent:
- .333 Linear Feet (1 half-box)
- Language:
- English .
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Oregon Railroad / Railway and Navigation Company collection, MS 93, California State Railroad Museum Library & Archives, Sacramento, California.
Background
- Scope and content:
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The materials from the Oregon Railroad / Railway and Navigation Company collection is comprised of bills of lading, freight bills, general release, shipping orders, telegrams, receipts, and correspondence forms.
- Biographical / historical:
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The Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company (OR&N) was a rail and steamboat transport company that operated a rail network of 1,143 miles running east from Portland, Oregon, United States, to northeastern Oregon, northeastern Washington, and northern Idaho. It operated from 1896 as a consolidation of several smaller railroads.
OR&N was initially operated as an independent carrier, but Union Pacific (UP) purchased a majority stake in the line in 1898. It became a subsidiary of UP titled the Oregon–Washington Railroad and Navigation Company in 1910. In 1936, Union Pacific formally absorbed the system, which became UP's gateway to the Pacific Northwest.
- Arrangement:
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Arranged alphabetically by type of material.
- Physical location:
- Statewide Museum Collection Center
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-10-10 20:47:01 +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], Oregon Railroad / Railway and Navigation Company collection, MS 93, 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