Railroad Commission railroad history files 1836-1996, undated bulk 1850-1960

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Railroad Commission railroad history files, 1836-1996, undated, bulk 1850-1960

Railroad Commission railroad history files 1836-1996, undated bulk 1850-1960

http://www.lib.utexas.edu/taro/tslac/20086/20086-P.html

The Railroad Commission of Texas had jurisdiction over the rates and operations of railroads, terminals, wharves and express companies. This series contains correspondence, reports, charters, laws, agreements, clippings, articles, publications, photographs, maps, and other records documenting the history of rail companies in Texas and the role of the Railroad Commission of Texas in railroad regulation and rail history. Dates covered are 1836-1996, and undated, most items dating 1850-1960. According to a Railroad Commission staff memo from 1982, the Rail Division staff was encouraged to create an archives of rail company records to preserve the history of the Commission's rail activities. Topics listed in the memo for consideration include when railroad lines were constructed and abandoned, when companies were chartered, a history of the Commission's rail activities, and a history of railroads in Texas. The files gathered in this series cover some of this information. The bulk of the records are railroad company files prepared for all railroads created and/or chartered in Texas. Following the railroad company files are a group of rail history-related files created by the Railroad Commission to document its rail activities and railroad history.

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