Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Holliday, Cyrus Kurtz, 1826-1900
- Abstract:
- Papers belonging to 19th century Kansas railroad builder and politician Cyrus Kurtz Holliday.
- Extent:
- 1.17 Linear Feet (1 box)
- Language:
- Materials are in English.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item]. Cyrus Kurtz Holliday papers, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
Background
- Scope and content:
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The collection consists of letters (52 original manuscript letters and 86 photocopies of typescripts), documents, 24 photographs, and a scrapbook related to the life and business activities of Cyrus K. Holliday. There are materials related to the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad Company and its business matters, the development of the city of Topeka, and politics in Kansas.
- Biographical / historical:
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Cyrus K. Holliday (1826-1900) was a promoter and railroad builder. He graduated from Allegheny College in 1852 and moved to Kansas, where he founded the city of Topeka and succeeded in having it declared the territorial capital. Holliday secured the charter for the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad, which was organized in 1860. He was elected its first president and was director until the time of his death. Holliday was a leader in Republican politics, served in the Kansas state legislature, and was active in many business enterprises.
- Acquisition information:
- Purchased from Mrs. George W. Burpee, May 1960.
- Processing information:
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Processed by Huntington Library staff. In 2021, Brooke M. Black created a finding aid.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Businessmen -- Kansas -- Archives
Legislators -- Kansas -- Archives
Railroad companies -- West (U.S.)
Railroads -- West (U.S.) -- History -- Sources
Letters (correspondence) -- Kansas -- 19th century
Photographs -- Kansas -- 19th century
Scrapbooks -- Kansas -- 19th century - Names:
- Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company -- History -- Sources
- Places:
- Kansas -- History -- 19th century -- Sources
Kansas -- Politics and Government -- 19th century
Topeka (Kan.) -- History -- 19th century -- Sources
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]. Cyrus Kurtz Holliday papers, 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