Railroad Stock Certificates and Bonds

Access and use

Location of collection:
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Special Collections, University Libraries (0434)
Newman Library
Virginia Tech
P.O. Box 90001
560 Drillfield Drive
Blacksburg, VA 24062-9001
Contact for questions and access:
Phone: (540) 231-6308
Fax: (540) 231-3694
Restrictions:

The collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. Reproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form: http://bit.ly/scuareproduction. Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form: http://bit.ly/scuapublication. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (specref@vt.edu or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form.

Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Railroad Stock Certificates and Bonds, ca. 1840s-1910s, Ms1991-066, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Summary

Extent:
0.4 Cubic Feet 1 box
Creator:
Cincinnati, Indianapolis, St. Louis, and Chicago Railway Company, Michigan Central Railroad Company, Michigan Southern and Northern Indiana Railroad Company, Utica and Schenectady Rail Road Company, and Vanderbilt, Cornelius, 1843-1899
Abstract:
This collection contains 138 railroad stock certificates and bonds that were issued between the 1840s and the 1910s.
Language:
The materials in the collection are in English.
Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Railroad Stock Certificates and Bonds, ca. 1840s-1910s, Ms1991-066, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection conatains 138 United States railroad stock certificates and bonds from the 1840s to the 1910s. Most of the certificates are from the 1870s through the 1890s. Most of the items have engraved pictures of trains and stations. The railroads include the Cincinnati, Indianapolis, St. Louis and Chicago Railway Company, the Michigan Southern and Northern Indiana Railroad Company, and the Utica and Schenectady Railroad Company. One of the items, a stock certificate for the Michigan Central Railroad Company, is signed by financier Cornelius Vanderbilt II (1843-1899). This collection also includes certificates of loans made to the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Acquisition information:
The Railroad Stock Certificates and Bonds were donated to Special Collections and University Archives in December 1991.
Processing information:

The processing, arrangement, and description of the Railroad Stock Certificates and Bonds completed in November 2023.

Arrangement:

This collection is arranged alphabetically.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Indexed terms

Subjects:
Railroad
Bonds
Certificates
Places:
Philadelphia (Pa.)