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COLLECTION SUMMARY
Title:
Chicago,
Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway Company collection
Dates:
1913-1918
Creator:
Chicago,
Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway Company
Physical
Description:
1.47 linear feet—4 containers
Collection number:
MA
33
Language:
Collection
material in English.
Repository:
South
Dakota State University Archives, Hilton M. Briggs Library, South Dakota
State University, Brookings, S.D.
Abstract:
Collection
is composed of a compilation of various communications of the Chicago,
Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railroad during 1913 to 1918, including regular
daily telegraph correspondence as well as way-bill information and
communication with shipping customers.
ADMINISTRATIVE
INFORMATION
Provenance:
The collection originated from the Madison, S.D. Railway Depot and was
then donated to Prairie Village of Madison. The barn in which Prairie
Village kept the records burned down but the records were salvaged. The
collection was then donated to SDSU Archives in 2003.
Access Restrictions:
This collection is open to research without restrictions.
Items in this collection do
not circulate and may be used in-house only.
Copyright Status:
Copyright 2008 by South Dakota State University and SDSU Archives.
Please credit the SDSU Archives if you copy or reproduce material from
this finding aid.
It is the
responsibility of anyone reproducing material to determine the copyright
holders and obtain permission from them if necessary. Archives staff
will provide available copyright information on request. Please note
that most collections, especially those received before 1997, may not
have complete information on file. (Revised 15 SEP 2003)
Preferred Citation:
[Identification of item]. Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway
Company collection, MA 33, South Dakota State University Archives, South
Dakota State University, Brookings, S. D.
Processing
Information:
This collection was damaged in a fire and so most records were
difficult to handle. Because of this, all records received were
photocopied and only a few samples of the originals were kept from each
category of the collection. Some unique samples were encapsulated for
easier handling and display.
This collection was
processed by Megan Sikkink on 26 February 2003 with revisions on July 9,
2008 (cjg).
SELECTED SEARCH TERMS
The following
terms have been used to index the description of this collection
in the subject guide.
They are grouped
by name of person or organization, by subject or location, and by
occupation and listed alphabetically therein.
Subjects:
BACKGROUND NOTE
The Milwaukee Road,
officially the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad (CMSP&P
RR) was a Class I railroad that operated in the Midwest and northwest of
the United States from 1847 until its acquisition by and merger with the
Soo Line railway in 1985–1986. The company went through several official
names and faced bankruptcy several times in that period. While the
railroad does not exist as a separate entity anymore, it is still
commemorated in buildings like the historic Milwaukee Road Depot in
Minneapolis, Minnesota and in railroad hardware still maintained by rail
fans, such as the Milwaukee Road 261 steam locomotive.
The Milwaukee Road
appeared as the Milwaukee and Waukesha Railroad when incorporated in
1847, but soon changed its name to Milwaukee and Mississippi. After
three years, the first train ran from Milwaukee to Wauwatosa, Wisconsin,
and the first passenger train ran on February 25, 1851. In 1874 the name
was changed to Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul. By 1887, the railroad
had lines running through Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, South Dakota, and
the upper peninsula of Michigan.
SCOPE and CONTENTS
NOTE
This collection is
composed of a compilation of various communications of the Chicago,
Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railroad during 1913 to 1918, including regular
daily telegraph correspondence as well as way-bill information and
communication with shipping customers.
ARRANGEMENT of the
RECORDS
The collection
provides a variety of different communications and report information,
and is an excellent source to view original documentation. However, the
collection is not a complete record of all communications and so is not
an effective source for researching specific transactions, etc.
The collection is
organized into folders each containing a different form of communication
used by the railroad company. The beginning of the collection contains
all photocopied material. The middle of the collection contains the
encapsulated material, and the end of the collection contains the
samples of original records.
Box
1.
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7 Reports, [n.d.]
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37 Daily Telegraph Car Report, 1914
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49 Report, 1914
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Accident and Injury Report, 1915
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Bill of Loading Memorandum, 1915
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Cannon Ball Coal Company Flyer, [n.d.]
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Cars Departing Station, 1913-1918
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C.D. Report, [n.d.]
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Claim Ticket, [n.d.]
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Clearance Card, 1918
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Conductor Connections Report, 1913-1918
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Conductor Delay Report, 1913-1917
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Correspondence, 1913-1917
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Daily Connections Report (32 Report),
1913-1918
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Daily Crop and Car Report, 1917
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Daily Report of Cars on Hand, 1918
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Diversion Form, 1917
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Empty Car Slip, 1913
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F.C.O. Car Request Form, [n.d.]
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Foreign Car Disposition, 1913
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Freight Agent Form, 1917
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Inner-Company Correspondence, [n.d.]
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Load and Empty Report, 1918
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L.P.T. Car Request, 1917
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Operator's Order Blank, [n.d.]
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Report of Car and Engine Failure,
1914-1918
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5pm Company Coal Report, 1918
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Telegrams, 1913-1918
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Telegrams, 1913-1918
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Telegrams, 1913-1918
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Telegrams, 1913-1918
Box
2.
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Telegrams, 1913-1918
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Telegrams, [n.d.]
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Train List, [n.d.]
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Train Order Forms, [n.d.]
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Train Register Check, [n.d.]
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Unloading Tally, [n.d.]
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Way-Bill Correction Form, 1917
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Work Sheet Madison, SD, 1913
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Standard Way Bill, [n.d.]
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CM&SP Railroad Samples Encapsulated,
[n.d.]
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CM&SP Railroad Samples Encapsulated,
[n.d.]
Box
3.
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32 Report—Sample, [n.d.]
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49 Report—Sample, [n.d.]
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Cars Departing Station—Sample, 1913-1918
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Conductor Connection Report—Sample,
[n.d.]
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Conductor Connection Report—Sample,
[n.d.]
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Conductor Delay Report—Sample, [n.d.]
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Correspondence, [n.d.]
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Daily Crop and Car Report—Sample, 1917
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Diversion Form—Sample, 1917
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Foreign Car Disposition—Sample, 1913
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Inner-Company Correspondence—Sample, 1917
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Load and Empty Report—Sample, [n.d.]
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L.P.T. Car Request—Sample, 1917
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Operator's Order Blank—Sample, 1914
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Report of Cars Arriving—Sample, 1917
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Report of Car and Engine Failures—Sample,
[n.d.]
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Telegrams—Sample, 1913-1918
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Telegrams—Sample, 1913-1918
-
Telegrams—Sample, 1913-1918
Box
4.
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Telegrams—Sample, 1913-1918
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Telegrams—Sample, 1913-1918
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Telegraphic Report of Accident—Sample,
[n.d.]
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Train List—Sample, [n.d.]
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Train Order Reports—Sample, [n.d.]
-
Unloading Tally—Sample, [n.d.]
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Work Sheet Madison, SD—Sample, 1913
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