Rock Island Technical Society Collection
Scope and Contents
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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 Railroad Company.
Dates
- 1879-1987
Restrictions on Access
Available for public access.
Extent
160 ft. (160 ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Records: Source of acquisition--Rock Island Technical Society. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--1990.
- Chicago, Rock Island, and Pacific Railway Company
- Labor disputes -- Railroads Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Railroad engineering Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Railroads -- Employees Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Railroads -- Labor relations Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Railroads -- Oklahoma Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Railroads -- Oklahoma -- El Reno Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Railroads -- Rolling stock Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Reports Subject Source: Ftamc
- Rock Island Technical Society
- Strikes and lockouts -- Railroads Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Description rules
- Appm
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Western History Collections Repository
630 Parrington Oval
Room 300
Norman Oklahoma 73019 United States
westernhistorycollections@ou.edu
