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New York, New Haven, and Hartford Railroad Company. Records, 1822-1964 (inclusive), 1822-1927 (bulk).

Title: Records, 1822-1964 (inclusive), 1822-1927 (bulk).

A selection of account books of lines which went to make up the railroad. The most extensive series are for the Central New England Railroad (1899-1927), the Hartford and New Haven (1835-1872), and the New York and New Haven (1845-1887). Ledgers and occasionally other volumes for the following: Boston and New York Air Line Railroad; Boston and New York Central Railroad; Boston, Hartford and Erie Railroad; Central New England and Western Railroad; Charles River Branch Railroad; Charles River Railroad; Hampshire and Hampden Canal Co.; Housatonic Railroad; Hudson Connecting Railroad Co.; Joy Steamship Co.; Maine Steamship Co.; Naugatuck Railroad; New York and Boston Railroad; New York and New England Railroad; New York, Providence and Boston Railroad; New England Railroad; New England Terminal; New England Transfer; Old Colony Railroad; Old Colony Steamboat Co.; Pennsylvania, Poughkeepsie and Boston Railroad; Philadelphia, Reading and New England Railroad; Poughkeepsie, Hartford and Boston Railroad; Providence and Springfield Railroad; Providence and Stonington Steamship Co.; Rhode Island and Massachusetts Railroad; Shore Line Railway Co.; and Union Wharf Co. Also included are letters to Charles F. Pond, president of the New York and New Haven Railroad (1847-1852) and daily record of engines (1868-1882). There is also an extensive file of miscellaneous materials on the various lines which made up the New Haven. An additional group of papers are the files of Prof. Kent T. Healy who taught transportation at Yale and was a member of the New Haven reorganization committee, ca. 1947-1953; these relate to the reorganization and finances of the railroad from 1947 to 1964.

ArchivalResource: 69 linear ft. (394 v., 5 cases)

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Brugger, Samuel, 1830-1903. Samuel Brugger diaries and genealogy, 1857-1947 (bulk 1857-1903).

Title: Samuel Brugger diaries and genealogy, 1857-1947 (bulk 1857-1903).

Diaries kept by Brugger relating chiefly to his work as a farmer, railroad engineer, and schoolteacher living in Unionville, Pa. Subjects include local schools; the Methodist Church; the migration of birds; Brugger's collection of minerals, plants, and preserved animals; natural history; and railroads. Brugger discusses his work as railroad surveyor as well as his work as engineer on the construction of the Boston, Hartford, and Erie Railroad Company; the Western Maryland Railroad Company; and the Bald Eagle Valley Railroad Company which was built during the Civil War. Includes a genealogy (1947) of the Brugger family originating in Switzerland.

ArchivalResource: 48 items.2 containers.

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New York, New Haven, and Hartford Railroad Company. Records, 1822-1964 (inclusive), 1822-1927 (bulk) [microform].

Title: Records, 1822-1964 (inclusive), 1822-1927 (bulk) [microform].

A selection of account books of lines which went to make up the railroad. The most extensive series are for the Central New England Railroad (1899-1927), the Hartford and New Haven (1835-1872), and the New York and New Haven (1845-1887). Ledgers and occasionally other volumes for the following: Boston and New York Air Line Railroad; Boston and New York Central Railroad; Boston, Hartford and Erie Railroad; Central New England and Western Railroad; Charles River Branch Railroad; Charles River Railroad; Hampshire and Hampden Canal Co.; Housatonic Railroad; Hudson Connecting Railroad Co.; Joy Steamship Co.; Maine Steamship Co.; Naugatuck Railroad; New York and Boston Railroad; New York and New England Railroad; New York, Providence and Boston Railroad; New England Railroad; New England Terminal; New England Transfer; Old Colony Railroad; Old Colony Steamboat Co.; Pennsylvania, Poughkeepsie and Boston Railroad; Philadelphia, Reading and New England Railroad; Poughkeepsie, Hartford and Boston Railroad; Providence and Springfield Railroad; Providence and Stonington Steamship Co.; Rhode Island and Massachusetts Railroad; Shore Line Railway Co.; and Union Wharf Co. Also included are letters, 1847-1852, to Charles F. Pond, president of the New York and New Haven Railroad, and daily record of engines, 1868-1882. There is also an extensive file of miscellaneous materials on the various lines which made up the New Haven. An additional group of papers consists of the files of Prof. Kent T. Healy who taught transportation at Yale and was a member of the New Haven reorganization committee, ca. 1947-1953. These relate to the reorganization and finances of the railroad from 1947 to 1964.

ArchivalResource: 69 linear ft. (394 v., 5 cases)

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Boston, Hartford and Erie Railroad Collection., 1863-1885.

Title: Boston, Hartford and Erie Railroad Collection. 1863-1885.

The Railroad was chartered in May 1863 and reorganized in 1873 as the New York and New England Railroad Company.

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Boston and New York Air Line Railroad. Connecticut railroad collection, 1839-1902.

Title: Connecticut railroad collection, 1839-1902.

Primarily financial records, including bills, receipts, correspondence, and payrolls, produced by 27 railroad companies in Connecticut, New York, Rhode Island and Massachusetts. These records document the railroad companies' relationships with foundries, utilities, steamboat companies, other railroads, and businesses that shipped goods by rail and also document the services they purchased, such as construction of rail lines and depots, repair of rail lines, cars and engines, and equipment needed to keep the railroads running. Also included is business correspondence, legal agreements, deeds, inventories, and profit and loss statements. The bulk of the records represent the Hartford & New Haven Railroad, the Housatonic Railroad, the Naugatuck Railroad, and the Norfolk County Railroad. Other companies represented are the Boston, Hartford & Erie; the Boston & New York; the Boston & New York Air Line; the Canal Railroad; the Charles River Railroad; the Hampden Railroad; the Hampshire & Hampden line; Hartford & Providence; Hartford, Providence & Fishkill Railroad; New York & New Haven; New York & New England; New Haven, Hartford & Springfield; Newburgh, Dutchess & Connecticut; Philadelphia, Reading & New England; and several smaller lines that were predecessors of the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad.

ArchivalResource: 2.25 linear feet (5 1/2 boxes).

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Boston, Hartford and Erie Railroad collection, 1863-1885.

Title: Boston, Hartford and Erie Railroad collection, 1863-1885.

The collection contains correspondence, financial and legal records primarily concerning the railroad's bankruptcy prior to 1873.

ArchivalResource: 2.25 linear ft.

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