Major Railroad Archival Collections
Item
Title
Major Railroad Archival Collections
Description
Major railroad archival collections at the Nebraska State Historical Society and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln include corporate records of the Union Pacific Railroad and its subsidiary lines (1862-1980s); field books, maps, drawings, and other materials of the Chicago Burlington & Quincy(CB&Q)Railroad--Lines West collection(1869-1950s)relating to land development in Nebraska; the Charles Kennedy Collection of U.S. railroad annual reports to stockholders and to state railroad commissions (1826-1930); and the Val Kuska Collection relating to agricultural development of the area served by the Burlington route (late 19th century through the mid-twentieth century). Among these important historical materials are several thousand photographs, advertising posters, scrapbooks,and time tables.
Program
Date
Temporal Coverage
1826 - 1950
Spatial Coverage
Railroad archival materials in these collections are for rail lines mostly west of Chicago, though the Kennedy Collection is national in scope.
Extent
1700 linear feet
2100000 objects
Identifier
Primary Contact
Katherine Walter