Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Southern Pacific Company
- Abstract:
- Records of the Southern Pacific Railroad.
- Extent:
- .02 Linear Feet (1 folder)
- Language:
- Materials are in English.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item]. Southern Pacific Company records, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
Background
- Scope and content:
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Two files of documents for line improvements on tracks in Alhambra and Duarte, California. The files include correspondence, blueprints, bills of sale, work orders, and other document types.
- Biographical / historical:
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The Southern Pacific Railroad was created in 1865 as a landholding and railroad company; it later acquired the Central Pacific Railroad and several other smaller railroad companies throughout the United States. The company changed its name to the Southern Pacific Company, and in 1969, the Southern Pacific Transportation Company was established and took over the Southern Pacific Company.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of Ron Rutherford, February 1983.
- Processing information:
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Processed by Brooke M. Black in December 2023.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
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]. Southern Pacific Company records, 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