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Hopkins (Timothy) Transportation Collection, 1816-1942
M0097
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Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Title: Timothy Hopkins Transportation Collection (M0097)
source:
Miller, E. H. , Jr. (Edward Hunting), 1824 or 1825-1892
Identifier/Call Number: M0097
Physical Description:
18 Linear Feet
(40 boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1816-1942
Open for research. Note that material must be requested at least 36 hours in advance of intended use.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Timothy Hopkins, M. A. Ives, Hazel Elizabeth Sullivan, Mrs. Carleton E. Miller, and others.
[Identification of item] Timothy Hopkins transportation collection, M0097, Dept. of Special Collections, Stanford Libraries,
Stanford, Calif.
The former Hopkins Transportation Library has been subdivided into several smaller collections and cataloged items.
One may browse a list of various Hopkins-originated material here: https://searchworks.stanford.edu/catalog?q=%22Hopkins+Transportation+Library.%22&search_field=subject_terms
Guides to the main Hopkins Transportation collections:
Leland Stanford correspondence has been transferred to Stanford University Archives, SC0033 Leland Stanford papers, 1840-1896:
https://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/4085326
Jan. 5, 1850 - June 19, 1893 "R. L. Wilbur to G. T. Clark, letter of transmittal. Letters to Mark Hopkins and various correspondents,
business and personal. Letters of George E. Gray to Stanford. The Stanford, Stillman, Osgood letters."
When the Hopkins Transportation Library was dispersed, most of the manuscript material was consolidated in this collection
(M0097).The most significant collection of letters extant on the subject of the Central Pacific is contained in the Hopkins-Huntington
correspondence. Some 2,500 letters and documents in 14 volumes cover the years 1860-1885 and are concentrated on the years
1872-1876. The letters are from Collis P. Huntington to Mark Hopkins, Leland Stanford, Alfred A. Cohen, and others. Several
volumes contain correspondence between E. B. Crocker, Alfred A. Cohen, W. C. Ralston, E. E. Hewitt and Mark Hopkins.
In addition there is a volume of letters by Leland Stanford to a variety of correspondents, 1850-1893. (Transferred to University
Archives).
Also in the collection are papers of Butler Ives, 1862-70, Central Pacific clipping books, 1872-92, and the papers of E. H.
Miller, Jr., 1859-92.
As a part of the Hopkins manuscripts, there are numerous miscellaneous items from English and Indian railroads, 1830-1868,
non-railroad transportation items, timetables, tickets, legal documents and the like.
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. When required,
it is the researcher's responsibility to obtain such permissions. However, most of these materials are believed to be in the
public domain. There are no restrictions on use of public domain materials.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Railroads -- History
Transportation -- History.
Railroads -- Great Britain -- History
Railroads -- United States.
Central Pacific Railroad Company
Southern Pacific Railroad Company
Miller, E. H. , Jr. (Edward Hunting), 1824 or 1825-1892