Morgan's Louisiana and Texas Railroad and Steamship Company Collection, 1879 - 1917

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Summary

Title:
Morgan's Louisiana and Texas Railroad and Steamship Company collection
Dates:
1879 - 1917
Abstract:
This collection includes a bond ledger from 1883 to 1917, a bond register and index from 1879 to 1913, first mortgage bonds of 7% and 6% from 1879 to 1917, and miscellaneous correspondence from 1905 to 1907.
Extent:
1 Linear Feet 1 half-box + 4 volumes.
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Morgan's Louisiana and Texas Railroad and Steamship Company Collection, MS 130, California State Railroad Museum Library & Archives, Sacramento, California.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection includes a bond ledger from 1883 to 1917, a bond register and index from 1879 to 1913, first mortgage bonds of 7% and 6% from 1879 to 1917, and miscellaneous correspondence from 1905 to 1907.

Biographical / historical:

Incorporated April 1, 1878, as successor to the New Orleans, Opelousas and Great Western. About 1883 the Morgan's Louisiana and Texas Railroad and Steamship Company came under the influence of Central Pacific management and on March 1, 1885, was leased to the Southern Pacific Company, but was operated as a separated company until title transferred to the Texas and New Orlean on March 1, 1927. The road had about fifty locomotives, which, in 1884, went into the T&NO roster, although the initials ML&T, indicating corporate ownership, remained on the engines until 1916.

[Guy Dunscomb, A CENTURY OF SOUTHERN PACIFIC STEAM LOCOMOTIVES, 1862-1962 (Modesto, California: 1967), pp. 424-426].

Acquisition information:

Gift of Gladys C. McCarty [Correspondence]

Southern Pacific Company, New York Collection

Processing information:

Formerly part of MS 10

Arrangement:

Arranged chronologically by date.

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

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Library Archives staff
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-12-19 17:53:33 +0000 .

Access and use

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research by appointment. Contact Library Staff.

Terms of access:

Copyright has been assigned to the California State Railroad Museum. Permission for publication must be submitted in writing to the CSRM Library & Archives.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Morgan's Louisiana and Texas Railroad and Steamship Company Collection, MS 130, California State Railroad Museum Library & Archives, Sacramento, California.

Location of this collection:
111 I Street
Sacramento, CA 95814, US
Contact:
(916) 323-8073
Library.CSRM@parks.ca.gov
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