Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- United Railroads of San Francisco records
- Dates:
- Circa 1902 - 1910
- Abstract:
- The collection consists of financial documents from the organization of the company to 1910. They relate to the initial financing of the United Railroads as well as later income and expenses.
- Extent:
- 3 Linear Feet 12 volumes + 1 folder
- Language:
- English.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], United Railroads of San Francisco Records, MS 62, California State Railroad Museum Library & Archives, Sacramento, California.
Background
- Scope and content:
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The collection consists of financial documents from the organization of the company to 1910. They relate to the initial financing of the United Railroads as well as later income and expenses. In particular, they contain information on damages suffered and expenses incurred as a result of the 1906 earthquake and fire and the strike of 1907, including a loan for $10,000 they received from Thomas C. Berry at the Crocker National Bank of San Francisco and paid in full in 1909.
- Biographical / historical:
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Organized in 1902, the United Railroads combined the Market Street Railway, Sutter Street Railroad, and San Francisco & San Mateo Railroad. The company survived the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire and a protracted and bitter strike the following year. It continued to operate streetcars in the city and down the San Mateo Peninsula until 1921. In that year, the United Railroads was succeeded in business by a new Market Street Railway.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of Fred N. Holabird, 1993
- Physical location:
- Statewide Museum Collection Center
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Financial accounting
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-03-18 15:09:39 +0000 .
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Collection is open for research by appointment. Contact Library Staff.
- Terms of access:
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Copyright has not been assigned to the California State Railroad Museum. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the CSRM Library & Archives. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the CSRM as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the reader.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], United Railroads of San Francisco Records, MS 62, California State Railroad Museum Library & Archives, Sacramento, California.
- Location of this collection:
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111 I StreetSacramento, CA 95814, US
- Contact:
- (916) 323-8073