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Contributing Institution:
The Huntington Library
Title: Cyrus Kurtz Holliday papers
Creator:
Holliday, Cyrus Kurtz, 1826-1900
Identifier/Call Number: mssHolliday
Physical Description:
1.17 Linear Feet
(1 box)
Date (inclusive): 1854-1949
Date (bulk): 1854-1883
Abstract: Papers belonging to 19th century Kansas railroad builder and politician Cyrus Kurtz Holliday.
Language of Material: Materials are in English.
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[Identification of item]. Cyrus Kurtz Holliday papers, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased from Mrs. George W. Burpee, May 1960.
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.
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.
Processed by Huntington Library staff. In 2021, Brooke M. Black created a finding aid.
Former call number: mssHolliday papers.
Existence and Location of Originals
The photocopied typescripts of 86 letters in the collection are copies of original materials held in the Kansas State Historical
Society.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Businessmen -- Kansas -- Archives
Legislators -- Kansas -- Archives
Railroad companies -- West (U.S.)
Railroads -- West (U.S.) -- History -- Sources
Kansas -- History -- 19th century -- Sources
Kansas -- Politics and Government -- 19th century
Topeka (Kan.) -- History -- 19th century -- Sources
Letters (correspondence) -- Kansas -- 19th century
Photographs -- Kansas -- 19th century
Scrapbooks -- Kansas -- 19th century
Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company -- History -- Sources