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Subject | • | New York, Chicago, and St. Louis Railroad Co. | [X] | | • | Nickel Plate Road. |
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| | • | Railroads -- United States. | [X] | | • | Hampton, Taylor, (Virginia Taylor), 1910- |
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| | • | Lafayette, Bloomington and Muncie Railroad. |
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| | • | Northern Ohio Food Terminal. |
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| | • | Railroad terminals -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| | • | Railroads -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Stations. |
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| | • | Toledo, St. Louis and Western Railroad Co. |
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| | • | Van Sweringen, Mantis James, 1881-1935. |
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| | • | Van Sweringen, Oris Paxton, 1879-1936. |
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| | Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 1 | Title: | New York, Chicago, and St. Louis Railroad Co. Records
| | | | Creator: | New York, Chicago, and St. Louis Railroad Company | | | | Dates: | 1846-1961 | | | | Abstract: | The New York, Chicago, and St. Louis Railroad Company was founded in 1881 to connect Buffalo and Chicago via Cleveland, Ohio. It was nicknamed the Nickel Plate Road. After it failed, it was taken over by the newly organized New York, Chicago, and St. Louis Railroad in 1887. It merged into the Norfolk and Western Railroad in 1964. The collection consists of articles of incorporation, reminiscences, financial records, memoranda, notebooks, ticket stubs, newspaper and magazine clippings, and oversize volumes containing documents and clippings. | | | | Call #: | MS 3575 | | | | Extent: | 8.90 linear feet (13 containers and 22 oversize volumes) | | | | Subjects: | New York, Chicago, and St. Louis Railroad Co. | Nickel Plate Road. | Railroads -- United States.
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 2 | Title: | Material on the Nickel Plate Road
| | | | Creator: | Hampton, Taylor | | | | Dates: | 1869-1960 | | | | Abstract: | Taylor Hampton (Virginia Taylor) was a personal friend of the Van Sweringen brothers who shared their interest in railroads. The collection consists of manuscript notes and copies or originals of magazine and newspaper articles, pamphlets, blueprints, maps, annual reports, financial statements, stock certificates, time tables, charts, and letters used by Hampton to research her book, The Nickel Plate Road, the history of a great railroad. The book was published in 1947. | | | | Call #: | MS 3114 | | | | Extent: | 2.80 linear feet (7 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Van Sweringen, Mantis James, 1881-1935. | Van Sweringen, Oris Paxton, 1879-1936. | Hampton, Taylor, (Virginia Taylor), 1910- | New York, Chicago, and St. Louis Railroad Co. | Lafayette, Bloomington and Muncie Railroad. | Toledo, St. Louis and Western Railroad Co. | Northern Ohio Food Terminal. | Nickel Plate Road. | Railroads -- United States. | Railroads -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Stations. | Railroad terminals -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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