Southern Pacific Company Drawings and Maps, ca. 1870-1965

Collection context

Summary

Title:
Southern Pacific Company drawings and maps
Dates:
ca. 1870-1965
Creators:
Southern Pacific Company.
Abstract:
The collection includes 78 maps produced by Southern Pacific Railroad of lines, sidings, stations, and rail yards in California, primarily in the San Francisco Bay Area but also including the Santa Barbara region.
Extent:
78 maps
Language:
Languages represented in the collection: English
Preferred citation:

Southern Pacific Company drawings and maps, MSS PRINTS 0007. Dept. of Special Collections, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

Background

Scope and content:

Contains 78 maps produced by Southern Pacific Railroad of lines, sidings, stations, and rail yards in California, primarily in the San Francisco Bay Area but also including the Santa Barbara region.

Acquisition information:
Purchased, 2000.
Rules or conventions:
Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Special Collections staff
Date Prepared:
© 2008
Date Encoded:
Machine-readable finding aid created by Steve Mandeville-Gamble and Bill O'Hanlon. Machine-readable finding aid derived from FileMaker Pro database. Date of source: February 5, 2009.

Access and use

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research; materials must be requested at least 24 hours in advance of intended use.

Terms of access:

Property rights reside with the repository. Literary rights reside with the creators of the documents or their heirs. To obtain permission to publish or reproduce, please contact the Public Services Librarian of the Dept. of Special Collections.

Preferred citation:

Southern Pacific Company drawings and maps, MSS PRINTS 0007. Dept. of Special Collections, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

Location of this collection:
Department of Special Collections, Green Library
557 Escondido Mall
Stanford, CA 94305-6004, US
Contact:
(650) 725-1022