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Christisen railroad collection, 1880-1999.

Title: Christisen railroad collection, 1880-1999.

This collection was donated to the University of Iowa Libraries by D. M. Christisen between 2002 and 2005. The collection was donated in memory of Locomotive Engineers H. L. Christisen and Glenn Linn, employees of the Milwaukee Road. The collection contains records for the Milwaukee Road, Amtrak, and the B&O railroads, with some materials from the Elgin, Joliet and Eastern (EJ&E), the Central Railroad of New Jersey (CNJ) , the Nickel Plate Railroad (NKP), and Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe (AT&SF) lines. The collected materials are employee timetables, images of locomotives, instructional materials for the use and maintenance of locomotives, periodicals devoted to railroads, public timetables, union information, etc. The collection dates from the 1880s to the early 1990s.

ArchivalResource: 10.0 linear ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/233535222 View

Robison, Harry V. Harry V. Robison papers, 1905-1934.

Title: Harry V. Robison papers, 1905-1934.

Collection contains: correspondence of railroad employee Harry ("Bob") V. Robison with his wife, family and employers. The main topics include his courtship of his wife Alma (née Voge), his daughter Ione, the health and daily life of his family, the nature of his duties as a railroad worker, and speculation about his next post.

ArchivalResource: 1.5 linear feet.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/706073816 View

Terre Haute & Indianapolis Railroad Company. Railroad company waybills collection, 1896-1904.

Title: Railroad company waybills collection, 1896-1904.

The collection consists of nine railroad waybills from the following companies: Terre Haute & Indianapolis Railroad Company (1901-02); Toledo, St. Louis, and Kansas City Railroad Company (1899-1900); Toledo, St. Louis, and Western Railroad Company (1904); Wabash Railroad (1897); Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway Company (1896).

ArchivalResource: 1 oversize folder.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/68710559 View