Northern Pacific Railroad Company records

Collection — Box: SC

Identifier: S3087

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The collection contains journals, timetables, contracts and miscellaneous records of the Northern Pacific's operations in Duluth, Minnesota. The journals include abstracts of contracts and agreements, 1884-1898, of the railroad's construction department. Most of the contracts concern northeastern Minnesota land and bridge agreements. Also included are reports of vessels passing through bridges, 1908-1915, and accidents and delay reports, 1905-1909. Both reports are in poor condition, but generally legible.

Dates

1873-1932

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 Northern Pacific Railroad was chartered in 1864 with the aim of providing a rail connection from the Great Lakes to the Pacific. Construction of the railroad began in 1870 at Thomson, Minnesota. Northern Pacific was backed by financier Jay Cooke until 1873 when it went bankrupt and was reorganized. The railroad was reorganized again in the early 1900s by James J. Hill. In 1970 Northern Pacific merged with the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy, Great Northern, and Spokane, Portland and Seattle and their subsidiaries to become the Burlington Northern.

Extent

4.00 Linear Inches

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

The collection contains journals, timetables, contracts and miscellaneous records of the Northern Pacific's operations in Duluth, Minnesota.

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.