Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company Records - Auditor's Office, 1855-1914

Deposit of the Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy Company, 1943, with subsequent additions, 1948-onward. Ownership transferred to Newberry Library by Burlington Northern Company, 1975.

The Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company Records are open for research in the Special Collections Reading Room; 1 box at a time (Priority III).

The Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company Records are the physical property of the Newberry Library. Copyright may belong to the authors or their legal heirs or assigns. For permission to publish or reproduce any materials from this collection, contact the Roger and Julie Baskes Department of Special Collections.

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company Records, The Newberry Library, Chicago.

Martha Briggs, Alison Hinderliter, Lisa Janssen, Kelly Kress, Emma Martin, Andrew Olofsson, and Pamela Olson, 2014.

The auditor's office was responsible for maintaining the detailed financial accounts of the CB&Q, and collecting reports of expenses from the various departments and affiliated corporations. Expenses could include repairs, new building, rent, advertising, train service, station service, and fuel.

Records in this record group break down into four basic subject areas: Ledgers, Journals, Construction Accounts, and Miscellaneous Accounts, Cash Balances, etc. Records are very scattered and incomplete. Most of the financial information for the railroad company is summarized in annual reports: see CB&Q 32.12, Annual Reports, for these summaries.

Forms part of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company Records.

This finding aid supersedes the Guide to the Burlington Archives in the Newberry Library, 1851-1901 (Chicago: Newberry Library, 1949), and incorporates subsequent additions to the company records. Certain materials have been deaccessioned and donated to the Burlington Route Historical Society; see curator for details.

Papers are organized in the following series:

Title Box Series +36.1: Expenditures Ledgers, Oct. 1866-Dec. 1901 Volumes 1-14 Series +36.12: Construction Ledgers, May 1867-Jul. 1881 Volumes 1-3 Series +36.2: Expenditures Journals, Jan. 1873-Dec. 1901 Volumes 1-15 Series +36.24: Journal, Apr. 1869-Apr. 1871 Volume 1 Series +36.3: Construction Accounts, May 1871-Dec. 1883 Volumes 1-3 Series +36.34: Construction Account Books, Ledgers, Oct. 1880-Feb. 1886 Volumes 2-4 Series +36.35: Construction Accounts, Journals, Chicago, May 1882-Feb. 1886 Volumes 1-2 Series 36.36: Construction Accounts, Jan. 1879-Jul. 1882 and 1898 Box 1 Series 36.37: Construction Estimates, Dec. 1879-Oct. 1880 Box 1 Series 36.38: Construction Accounts, Appropriations and Charges, 1890-Jun. 1901 Box 2 Series 36.39: Memorandum of Charges for New Work, 1882-1884, 1888 Box 2 Series 36.391: Material Reports, Feb. 1891-Dec. 1892 Box 3 Series +36.6 - Trial Balances and Miscellaneous Statements, 1855-1863 Volume 1 Series +36.61: General Balances, 1887-1914 Volumes 1-32 Series +36.62: Daily Cash Balances, Apr. 1, 1880-Jun. 4, 1901 Volumes 1-10 Series 36.64: Daily Morning Statements, 1890-1901 Boxes 3-7 Series 36.9: Treasurer's Earnings, Jan. 1879-Jun. 1892 Box 8 Series +36.92: Lease Records, Dec. 1895-Jan. 1913 Volume 1 Series 36.98: Auditor's Book, 1888-1890 Box 8

• NamesChicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company.
• Subject
  • Chicago
  • Manuscripts, American -- Illinois -- Chicago
  • Railroads
  • Railroads -- Finance
  • Railroads -- Management