Union Pacific Railroad collection
Collection
Identifier: MS 0321
Scope and Contents
The Union Pacific Railroad collection consists of fourteen money vouchers (1899) made to the superintendent of the Pacific Express Company for posse expenses relative to the robbery of Union Pacific Train No. 1 near Wilcox, Wyoming, 2 June 1899. Also included in the collection is an excurion rate card for the 62nd annual conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and the laying of the cap stone of the temple, at Salt Lake City (1862).
Dates
- 1892-1899
Creator
- Union Pacific Railroad Company (Organization)
Language of Materials
Collection materials are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.
Conditions Governing Use
The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library’s Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.
Organizational History
The Union Pacific Railroad is the largest railroad network in the United States. The railroad was incorporated on 1 July 1862 in the wake of the Pacific Railroad Act.
Extent
2 Folder (0.25 linear feet)
Abstract
The Union Pacific Railroad collection (1892-1899) consists of fourteen money vouchers (1899) made to the superintendent of the Pacific Express Company for posse expenses relative to the robbery of Union Pacific Train No. 1 near Wilcox, Wyoming, 2 June 1899. Also included in the collection is an excurion rate card for the 62nd annual conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and the laying of the cap stone of the temple, at Salt Lake City (1862).
Processing Information
Processed by Della Dye and Nancy Coulam in 1983.
Creator
- Union Pacific Railroad Company (Organization)
- Title
- Inventory of the Union Pacific Railroad collection, 1892-1899
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Della Dye and Nancy Coulam
- Date
- © 1983 (last modified: 2018)
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid encoded in English in Latin script.
Repository Details
Part of the J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections Repository
Contact:
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City Utah 84112 United States
801-581-8863
special@library.utah.edu
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City Utah 84112 United States
801-581-8863
special@library.utah.edu