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Collection of Cuban railroad documents
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  • Conditions Governing Access
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  • Preferred Citation
  • Immediate Source of Acquisition
  • Processing Information
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  • Biographical / Historical
  • Content Description
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  • Contributing Institution: UCLA Library Special Collections
    Title: Collection of Cuban railroad documents
    Identifier/Call Number: LSC.2334
    Physical Description: 1.2 Linear Feet (3 boxes)
    Date (inclusive): 1841-1867
    Abstract: Cuban railway history began in 1834 with the Compañía de Caminos de Hierro de La Habana, which primarily transported sugar from Güines to Havana. The Collection of Cuban railroad documents range from 1841-1867 and contains manuscript documents from the Compañía de Caminos de Hierro de la Habana and other Cuban railway companies, covering over twenty years of history of the Cuban railway system. Documents include concessions for the creation of new lines, agreements, records of meetings, shareholder lists, and financial reports. Most documents contain letterhead seals and engravings of the railway companies and government offices, with signatures of notable Cuban functionaries and politicians. Source: "Cuban Railroadiana: A manuscript archive, 1841-1867." Libros Latinos.
    Physical Location: Stored off-site. All requests to access special collections material must be made in advance using the request button located on this page.
    Language of Material: Spanish; Castilian .

    Conditions Governing Access

    Open for research. All requests to access special collections materials must be made in advance using the request button located on this page.

    Conditions Governing Use

    Property rights to the physical objects belong to UCLA Library Special Collections. All other rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.

    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item], Collection of Cuban railroad documents (Collection 2334). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

    Immediate Source of Acquisition

    Purchased from Libros Latinos, 2016.

    Processing Information

    Collections are processed to a variety of levels depending on the work necessary to make them usable, their perceived user interest and research value, availability of staff and resources, and competing priorities. Library Special Collections provides a standard level of preservation and access for all collections and, when time and resources permit, conducts more intensive processing. These materials have been arranged and described according to national and local standards and best practices.
    Processed by Jasmine Jones with assistance from Alex Adame in 2019. Additional collection and file level notes description by Kelly Besser with assistance from Tess Livesley-O'Neill in 2020.

    UCLA Catalog Record ID

    UCLA Catalog Record ID: 9351061 

    Biographical / Historical

    Cuban railway history began in 1834 with the Compañía de Caminos de Hierro de La Habana, which primarily transported sugar from Güines to Havana.
    Source: "Cuban Railroadiana: A manuscript archive, 1841-1867." Libros Latinos.

    Content Description

    The Collection of Cuban railroad documents range from 1841-1867 and contain manuscript documents from the Compañía de Caminos de Hierro de La Habana and other Cuban railway companies, covering over twenty years of history of the Cuban railway system. Documents include concessions for the creation of new lines, agreements, records of meetings, shareholder lists and financial reports. Most documents contain letterhead seals and engravings of the railway companies and government offices, with signatures of notable Cuban functionaries and politicians.
    Source: "Cuban Railroadiana: A manuscript archive, 1841-1867." Libros Latinos.

    Arrangement

    This collection is arranged according to its existing order.

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    Railroads -- Cuba
    Compañía de Caminos de Hierro de La Habana