Hopkins Transportation Collection (M0175), 1711-1977, bulk 1880-1950

Collection context

Summary

Abstract:
Material on transportation, principally railroads, originally collected by the Hopkins Transportation Library at Stanford.
Extent:
60 Linear Feet (112 boxes, 2 map-folders)
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item] Hopkins transportation collection, M0175, Dept. of Special Collections, Stanford Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

Background

Scope and content:

Material concerning transportation which was once part of the Hopkins Transportation Library at Stanford. This collection contains multiple accessions from various donors over many years, including a ledger from an English sailing vessel dated 1711-1757, railroad stock and bond certificates signed by Hopkins Huntington, deeds and legal documents involving a variety of rail companies (including a list of founding stockholders for the Oakland Railroad Co. in 1868), and a great deal of Southern Pacific Railroad material, some of which was sent directly to the Hopkins Library while it was under the care of director Jeanette Hitchcock in the 1940s. Stanford also holds Southern Pacific's archive (M1010).

In 2022-2023, approximately 30 linear feet of formerly-circulating railroad, shipping & aviation pamphlet files were added to M0175. This material dates from 1845 to 1977, with the majority from the early to mid-20th century.

Most represented in this addendum is material concerning railroads, including volumes dedicated to regulation and commerce (especially freight tariffs and other tax and legal matters).Some railroad publications such as those published by the Association of American Railroads are devoted to advocacy. There are also many company reports (Some Annual Reports are cataloged individually), tourist brochures and guides, timetables, maps, promotions and advertisements (including proofs), employee handbooks, and maunfacturer catalogs and promotional brochures. Many of the mid-to-late 1930s travel pamphlets were obtained from Palo Alto travel agencies.

Acquisition information:
Transferred from the Hopkins Transportation Library at Stanford when it closed. Various sources originally.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

Open for research. Note that material must be requested at least 36 hours in advance of intended use.

Terms of access:

While Special Collections is the owner of the physical and digital items, permission to examine collection materials is not an authorization to publish. These materials are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study. Any transmission or reproduction beyond that allowed by fair use requires permission from the owners of rights, heir(s) or assigns. Some of these materials are believed to be in the public domain. There are no restrictions on use of public domain materials

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item] Hopkins transportation collection, M0175, Dept. of Special Collections, Stanford 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