Arizona and Colorado Railroad Records, 1902-1918

Collection context

Summary

Title:
Arizona and Colorado Railroad records
Dates:
1902-1918
Abstract:
Records created by the Arizona and Colorado Railroad.
Extent:
5 Volumes
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Arizona and Colorado Railroad Records, MS 107, California State Railroad Museum Library & Archives, Sacramento, California.

Background

Scope and content:

Volumes include a deed record, a freight claim suspense account, a cash book, and two records of cash receipts and payments.

Biographical / historical:

The Arizona and Colorado Railroad ran from Cochise to Kelton, AZ, where it branched off to the west and went across the mountain above Gleeson, AZ, and served the Copper Belle and El Tejon mines, among others. In 1910 it became part of the Arizona Eastern system, itself a subsidiary of the Southern Pacific Railroad.

After the 1924 consolidation by the Southern Pacific it was simply called the Gleeson Branch.

Acquisition information:
The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley and Southern Pacific Railroad, New York Collection
Processing information:

Previously was part of MS 10

Arrangement:

Arranged chronologically by date.

Physical location:
Statewide Museum Collections 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 2025-06-23 23:01:07 +0000 .

Access and use

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research by appointment. Contact Library Staff

Terms of access:

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:

[Identification of item], Arizona and Colorado Railroad Records, MS 107, California State Railroad Museum Library & Archives, Sacramento, California.

Location of this collection:
111 I Street
Sacramento, CA 95814, US
Contact:
(916) 323-8073