St. Paul and Duluth Railroad Company records

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: S2393

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of time schedules for both the Lake Superior and Mississippi Railroad and the St. Paul and Duluth Railroad. It also contains St. Paul and Duluth Railroad passes and a livestock contract, a stock certificate for the Lake Superior and Mississippi Railroad and a letter from Northern Pacific Railroad concerning the value of Lake Superior and Mississippi stock, and a letter from Marvin and Luce of Duluth concerning the terminus of the line in either Superior, Wisconsin or Duluth, Minnesota.

The collection also contains a list of subscribers of a proposed line between the head of Lake Superior and St. Paul, Minnesota. This line is referred to as the St. Paul and Lake Superior. According to the subscription statement the construction of this line was to be under the control of James Starkey. Subscription lists consists of a statement followed by names of subscribers and amount subscribed. It is quite possible that the St. Paul and Lake Superior is a predecessor line to the Lake Superior and Mississippi Railroad and the St. Paul and Duluth Railroad.

Dates

Creation: 1895-1910
Creation: Majority of material found in 1895, 1910

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

Lake Superior and Mississippi Railroad established the first rail connection between Duluth and St. Paul Minnesota in 1870. In 1877 the line went into receivership and was reorganized as the St. Paul and Duluth Railroad Company. It was bought by the Northern Pacific in 1900.

Extent

2.00 Linear Inches

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

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.