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Kansas. Governor (1885-1889 : Martin). Kansas Governor John A. Martin records, 1884-1889.

Title: Kansas Governor John A. Martin records, 1884-1889.

Correspondence & other items received as well as an associated subject index and proclamations & messages from the administration of John A. Martin, governor of the State of Kansas from 12 Jan. 1885 to 14 Jan. 1889. Correspondence files, 1884-1889, include general letters, official response letters from & letters concerning State departments, applications & endorsements for jobs, subject files, and "private" or "personal" letterpress books. Major subjects are cities; claims; county affairs; expositions, centennials, & conventions; Ulysses S. Grant; justices of the peace; the Legislature; notaries public; relief; requests; Missouri Pacific Railway strikes; military relations; counties; criminals & criminal justice; Prohibition; and public institutions, lands, & welfare. The Subject index, ca. 1885-ca. 1889, provides information on topics of correspondence. The proclamations & messages include a Proclamation received volume, 1885, pertaining to the death of President Ulysses S. Grant and Proclamations received, 1886-1888, relating to Arbor Day. There is also an Officers of state institutions register, 1887-1889, containing listings for the Board of Regents of the State University (now the University of Kansas) (Lawrence) and State Penitentiary wardens. Additional records of Governor Martin are in separate series common to several governors including Miscellaneous volumes, 1885-ca. 1929; Executive proclamations, 1861-1980; Applications for requisitions, ca. 1870-1953; a Letter register, 1871-1895; a Record of death sentences, 1872-1906; Death sentence warrants, 1872-1908; Requisitions on governor from governors of other states for persons accused of crimes, 1873-1960; County organizational censuses, ca. 1873-ca. 1886; Prisoners in Kansas State Penitentiary, ca. 1875-ca. 1897; Citizenship pardons, 1876-1960; a Record of pardons, 1877-1888; Executive messages & proclamations, 1877-1914; Extraditions, 1877-1960; Final discharge of paroled prisoners, 1879-1913; an Appointments register, 1883-1885; Letter press books, 1865-1904; and a Record of pardons & commutations, 1887-1911.

ArchivalResource: 14 ft. (33 boxes + 5 v.)

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Leavenworth Depot and Railroad Company. Leavenworth Depot and Railroad Company collection, 1885-1959 bulk (1900-1925).

Title: Leavenworth Depot and Railroad Company collection, 1885-1959 bulk (1900-1925).

This collection includes a variety of materials. There are minutes of stockholder and board of directors meetings which give information about the election of directors, company officers, general policies, and salary changes. This material also includes calls for meetings and proxies for those directors who were not able to attend the meetings. Most of the information about this company is found in the correspondence files of the depot superintendent and company officials. Topics discussed include payments to retire the company's debt, personnel problems, accident and damage claims against the depot company, and correspondence with the United States Railroad Administration during World War One. Also in these files are letters about a lengthy controversy between the depot company and the Chicago and Great Western Railroad Company about its failure to pay its bills assessed by the depot company. Several letters show the procedure for investigating and settling claims regarding accidents and damages. There are letters for health officials recommending changes when threatened with a typhoid epidemic. Other correspondence illustrate the day to day problems of depot operations such as requests for passes, selection of paper drinking cups, handling rail from the trains, installing coin operated stalls in the restrooms, bonding employees, and purchasing insurance covering depot property and operations. The general files also include correspondence with federal (ICC) and various state regulatory and taxing agencies. There is some correspondence relating to depot maintenance and to the activities of the ticket agent. There are leases and contracts for depot concessions or repair or remodeling work required at the depot.

ArchivalResource: 40 boxes.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/50816075 View

John H. Cockrell Papers, 1856-1919

Title: John H. Cockrell Papers, 1856-1919

ArchivalResource: 1 linear feet

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Round Rock Depot. Round Rock Depot Records, 1881-1928

Title: Round Rock Depot Records, 1881-1928

Letterpresses, business documents, and a ledger comprise the Round Rock Depot Records, 1881-1928, relating to the operation of the Round Rock Railroad Depot.

ArchivalResource: 11 in.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/752530219 View

Missouri Pacific Railway Company. Manuscript. Minute book of Division 48 of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, St. Louis, Missouri, 1885-1889 holograph

Title: Manuscript. Minute book of Division 48 of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, St. Louis, Missouri, 1885-1889 holograph

Record of the minutes of Division 48 of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers with routine entries including matters of business and finance, appropriations to families of deceased members, loans to distressed member, and acceptances and withdrawals to the order. Mentions switchmen strike in 1888.

ArchivalResource: 1 item 240 p. 32 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/71356712 View

Stevens, Mr. (Robert Smith), 1824-1893. Papers, 1856-1875.

Title: Papers, 1856-1875.

This collection contains more than 1,800 documents. Most are of a business nature although there is some of a personal nature. Some of the correspondence relates to Stevens peripherally and there are several newspaper articles relating to him and his work. Most of the collection pertains to his work and association with Kansas: as an attorney and land agent in Lecompton and as general manager of the M-K-T Railroad. The earlier material included in this collection provides valuable insights into his personal, political, and professional life in Kansas immediately prior to the Civil War. There is also information on his work at the Sac & Fox Indian Agency, Quantrill's Raid on Lawrence, Kan., and the Atlantic & Pacific and Missouri Pacific railroads. Since the collection ends in 1875, there is no information about his term as a Congressman, nor earlier and later careers. Correspondents include George Denison and Levi Parsons.

ArchivalResource: 2 ft. (4 boxes)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/53311543 View

American Car and Foundry Company. Jackson & Sharp Plant. Job files, 1898-1905.

Title: Job files, 1898-1905.

Accession 1130 contains a total of 75 envelopes of customer order files from the period 1898-1905. Each file contains a specification sheet and notes relating to the order. Some also contain copies of the builder's photograph and blueprint floor plans.

ArchivalResource: 2.6 linear ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/123380155 View

Missouri Pacific Railroad Company : [collection] ; 1882-1960.

Title: Missouri Pacific Railroad Company : [collection] ; 1882-1960.

ArchivalResource: linear ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/28413716 View

Gibson, Charles. Papers, ca. 1973.

Title: Papers, ca. 1973.

Consists of research materials used in the writing of Gibson's Master's thesis on organized labor in Texas from 1890-1900. Includes photocopies of materials from the Barker Texas History Collection at the University of Texas at Austin and from the Archives and Manuscripts Division of the University of Texas at Arlington.

ArchivalResource: 459 leaves

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/24282144 View

Kentucky. Governor (1883-1887 : Knott). Governor's correspondence, 1883-1887.

Title: Governor's correspondence, 1883-1887.

These letters document the administrative activities of Governor J. Proctor Knott. Included are many requests for printed copies of his famous "Duluth Speech," delivered to congress on January 27, 1871; a number of letters and telegrams regarding the devastating flood of 1884; several invitations prevailing upon the governor to speak; correspondence pertaining to the severe epidemic of pleuro-pneumonia that required many of the state's cattle to be quarantined or destroyed; and a large body of correspondence regarding the Missouri Pacific Railroad Strike of 1886.

ArchivalResource: .5 cubic ft.

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Carpenter, M. J. M.J. Carpenter collection, 1906.

Title: M.J. Carpenter collection, 1906.

Special homeseekers excursion ticket, good for one first class passage from Woodward, O.T., and return on Missouri Pacific Railway Company.

ArchivalResource: 1 folder.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/70971116 View

Jackson and Sharp Company. Records, 1869-1946 (bulk 1898-1905).

Title: Records, 1869-1946 (bulk 1898-1905).

The records consist of six lots of miscellaneous material acquired from different individuals who salvaged them from the plant after its closing. At that time, the builder's negatives were given to the Delaware State Archives.

ArchivalResource: 4.1 linear ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/86119252 View

Missouri Pacific Railway Company. [Pamphlets].

Title: [Pamphlets].

ArchivalResource: v. 25 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/701744248 View

[Missouri broadside collection].

Title: [Missouri broadside collection]. 1836-1942.

ArchivalResource: 75 pieces : ill.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/34294164 View

Round Rock Depot Records 70-115. 752530219., 1881-1928

Title: Round Rock Depot Records 1881-1928

Letterpresses, business documents,and a ledger comprise the Round Rock Depot Records, 1881-1928, relating to theoperation of the Round Rock Railroad Depot.

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Ernest R. Olson, Jr. Railroad Collection., 1890-1979.

Title: Ernest R. Olson, Jr. Railroad Collection. 1890-1979.

Ernest R. Olson, Jr. worked for the Interstate Commerce Commission as Associate Director in the Office of Policy and Analysis and as Assistant Director of Traffic. The collection contains a variety of materials pertaining to railroads beyond the New England area.

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Missouri Pacific Railway Company. [Pamphlets].

Title: [Pamphlets].

ArchivalResource: v. 30 cm.

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Missouri Pacific Railway Company. [Pamphlets. Financial history.].

Title: [Pamphlets. Financial history.].

ArchivalResource: v.

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Cockrell, John H. John H. Cockrell papers, 1856-1919.

Title: John H. Cockrell papers, 1856-1919.

Summary: Series I consists of probate records, case files, and correspondence. Some pertain to work with the Missouri Pacific Railway Co. Series II consists of various documents relating to work with the Feliz Cattle Co.; the Old Abe Co. (mining); the Taliaferro Mercantile Co.; and land claim cases filed with the U.S. Land Offices in Las Cruces and Roswell, New Mexico, and Glenwood Springs, Colorado. Series III consists of personal and business correspondence. Series IV consists of legal documents, mining records, and land conveyances in Lincoln County, New Mexico.

ArchivalResource: 1 linear feet.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/37653475 View

Goebel, Charles, 1898-1987. Charles "Bud" Goebel collection, 1871-1976.

Title: Charles "Bud" Goebel collection, 1871-1976.

This collection consists of various kinds of railroad records.

ArchivalResource: 24 boxes.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/49733258 View