Duluth Union Depot and Transfer Company records
Scope and Contents
The collection contains payroll books, 1892-1900; general journal vouchers for repairs, stock dividends, insurance supplies and sundries, 1892-1894; correspondence regarding normal business activities and train accident reports, 1933-1947; and a 1921 lease. The collection also includes architectural specifications for the building, and payroll records, and casualty reports.
Dates
- 1892-1947
Creator
- Duluth Union Depot and Transfer Company (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Open for use in the Kathryn A. Martin Library, Archives and Special Collections.
Conditions Governing Use
This collection may be protected by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S. Code). It is the user's responsibility to verify copyright ownership and to obtain all necessary permissions prior to the reproduction, publication, or other use of any portion of these materials. Researchers may quote from the collection under the fair use provision of the copyright law.
Biographical / Historical
The Duluth Union Depot Company was incorporated on March 12, 1889. On June 26, 1890, a warranty deed for the site of a new depot conveyed title of land from the Northern Pacific Railroad and the St. Paul Railroad to the Depot Company. The Duluth Union Depot was put into operation at 506 W. Michigan St. in Duluth, Minnesota on March 1, 1892. That same year the company changed its name to the Duluth Union Depot and Transfer Company. It was a subsidiary to the railroads which used the facility.
Extent
0.50 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collection contains payroll books, 1892-1900; general journal vouchers for repairs, stock dividends, insurance supplies and sundries, 1892-1894; correspondence regarding normal business activities and train accident reports, 1933-1947; and a 1921 lease. The collection also includes architectural specifications for the building, and payroll records, and casualty reports.
Physical Location
This collection is located at the University of Minnesota Duluth Archives. For more information about this collection or to make an appointment, contact us at libarchives@d.umn.edu or 218-726-8526.
General
This collection is part of the Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections, which are housed in the University of Minnesota Duluth Archives at the Kathryn A. Martin Library, and are on permanent loan from the St. Louis County Historical Society.
- Buildings Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Contracts Subject Source: Local sources
- Duluth (Minn.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Financial records Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Letters Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Northern Pacific Railroad Company
- Northern Pacific Railway Company
- Personnel records Subject Source: Local sources
- Railroad depots Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Railroad stations Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Railroads Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Reports Subject Source: Local sources
- St. Paul and Duluth Railroad Company
- Title
- Guide to the Duluth Union Depot and Transfer Company records
- Author
- Finding Aid Authors: Staff.
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Collecting Area Details
Contact The University of Minnesota Duluth Archives and Special Collections Collecting Area
Kathryn A. Martin Library
University of Minnesota Duluth
416 Library Drive
Duluth MN 55812-3001
(218) 726-8526
libarchives@d.umn.edu
