Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company Records - Securities, 1856-1922

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.

Papers and oversize volumes primarily concerning stocks and bonds, showing the history of sales and transfers. Also includes some miscellaneous financial material. Original organization also included a second Miscellaneous Series (4.9). New England Trust-related materials previously housed in 4.9 were integrated into Mortgages (4.4); remaining 4.9 materials were integrated into Miscellaneous 4.8.

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 eight series:

Title Box Series 4.1: Ledgers, 1865-1908 Volumes +1-+44 Series 4.2: Bonds, 1858-1909 Boxes 1-7; Volumes +1-+37 Series 4.3: Stocks, 1856-1920s Boxes 8-10; Volumes +1-+39 Series 4.4: Mortgages, 1860-1922 Boxes 11-17; Box +1; Volume +1 Series 4.5: Circulars & Warrants, 1857-1922 Box 18 Series 4.6: Lists of Securities, 1880-1920 Boxes 18-37; Volumes +1-+3 Series 4.7: Records, Settlements of Rights, etc., 1866-1906 Volumes +1-+13 Series 4.8: Miscellaneous, 1869-1917 Box 38-39

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