Chicago, Rock Island, and Pacific Railway Company

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Physician. Official transactions (1906) of the joint session of the Oklahoma State and Indian Territory Medical Associations; official publications (1906-1935) of the Oklahoma State Medical Association; correspondence (1926-1939) regarding Fisk's appointment as consulting surgeon to the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad; and certificates of election (1902-1908) to the position of city Councilman in Kingfisher, Oklahoma.

Scope and Contents FULL FINDING AID (PDF)Corporate records arranged in five functional sub-groups of executive files; legal files; engineering records; property accounting; and real estate and industrial development records. Record series of the executive sub-group include minutes (1905-1915, 1947-1975); annual reports (1884-1908, 1915-1932, 1941, 1948-1975); subject files (1900-1984); monthly letters to the Board of Directors (1921-1972); correspondence (1913-1976); corporate files of associated railroads (1910-1975); liquidation files (1968-1984); and stock ledgers (1853-1864; 1906-1933). In the legal sub-group are: subject files (ca. 1925-1979); correspondence (1969-1976); contracts (1900-1910, 1930, 1950-1960); merger files-Union Pacific (1963-1975); merger files-other railroads (1920-1980); litigation files (1830-1960); legislation files-state level (1908-1920); and...

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Physician. Correspondence (1925-1950); manuscripts on various medical topics; account ledgers and day books from Gallaher's general practice in Shawnee, Oklahoma; and publications (1950-1954) concerning Oklahoma medical laws and the health and pension plans of the Rock Island Railroad.

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Collector. Nineteen engineers' drawings, primarily by the Chicago, Rock Island, and Pacific Railway Company, showing rights-of-way for areas in Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas.

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Black and white original and copy prints of numerous Oklahoma towns, including scenes of businesses, health resorts, stone quarries, railroads and dust storms. The collection also contains prints of Cherokee, Creek, Chickasw, Choctaw, Seminole, and Sac and Fox Indians. John Wesley Morris Manuscript Collection also in repository.

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Photographer and collector. Black and white original prints of railroads in Oklahoma, including scenes of depots, locomotives, rolling stock, bridges and track. The collection also contains photographs of numerous Oklahoma cities and towns, industries, agriculture, businesses and mining activities.

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Collector. Profit-sharing certificates (1906) issued by Sears, Roebuck and Company; and a souvenir program (1922) from the 70th Anniversary celebration of the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Company held in McAlester, Oklahoma, including a history of the railroad in the area and of North and South McAlester. Mrs. Howard Struble Photograph Collection also in repository.

Scope and Contents FULL FINDING AID (PDF)Historical society. Dismantling files (1981-1987), contract and easement listings(1981-1987), inventory records by sub-division (1980-1985), review committee reports of land sales by city (1981-1984), motor vehicle reports (1972-1987), purchasing and sales files (1971-1986), engineering files (1930-1986), law department files (1906-1984), VPO contracts (1879-1984), tax and stock reports to states (1910-1984), card files containing information on locations of gas, water, sewer pipe lines (1914-1984), daily reports concerning the 35 day strike by the clerk's union (BRAC) (1979), inspection trip reports concerning the Southern Division of the railroad (1969-1976), records concerning railroad operations at El Reno, OK (1977-1979), Rock Island general orders - Southern Division (1972-1977), and other records of the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific...

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Collector. Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway Company station log from Durant, Iowa, for the period 1889-1897.