Collection context
Summary
- Abstract:
- This collection consists of letters, documents and drawings pertaining to various railroads, particularly those in Australia and Great Britain in the 19th century.
- Extent:
- 20 Linear Feet (17 volumes)
- Language:
- Materials are in English.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item]. International railroad collection, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
Background
- Scope and content:
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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.
- Acquisition information:
- Purchased from Anderson Galleries, 1919.
- Processing information:
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Processed by Huntington Library Staff. In March 2024, Mari Khasmanyan added volume numbers, updated the call number and total linear feet of the collection.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- 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 - Names:
- 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
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.
- Terms of access:
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The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining necessary permissions rests with the researcher.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item]. International railroad collection, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
- Location of this collection:
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1151 Oxford RoadSan Marino, CA 91108, US
- Contact:
- (626) 405-2191