Northern Pacific Railway Company maps and drawings
Collection
Call Number: WA MSS S-2962
Scope and Contents
105 manuscript maps and technical drawings documenting surveying for and construction of the Northern Pacific Railroad. The maps illustrate railroad development in Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Dakota, Montana, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington, as well as construction in several Indian reservations.
Accompanied by a vendor list with detailed description of maps 1-44 and 100-105 (in box 1).
Accompanied by a vendor list with detailed description of maps 1-44 and 100-105 (in box 1).
Dates
- 1870 - 1966
- Majority of material found within 1870 - 1900
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
The materials are open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
The Northern Pacific Railway Company Maps and Drawings are the physical property of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University. Literary rights, including copyright, belong to the authors or their legal heirs and assigns. For further information, consult the appropriate curator.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased from Henry G. Taliaferro on the Frederick W. and Carrie S. Beinecke Fund for Western Americana, 1996 and the Winlock William Miller, Jr. Memorial Fund, 2000.
Arrangement
Organized into two groupings: June 1997 Acquisition and March 2000 Acquisition.
Extent
0.67 Linear Feet ((2 boxes) + 2 rolls)
Language of Materials
English
Catalog Record
A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog
Persistent URL
Biographical / Historical
The Northern Pacific Railway Company, founded in 1864 and headquartered in Minnesota, constructed a railroad in the Western United States.
Processing Information
This collection received a basic level of processing in 2014, including rehousing and in some instances minimal organization. Various acquisitions associated with the collection have not been merged and organized as a whole. Each acquisition is described separately in the contents list below, identified by a unique call number and titled according to month and year of acquisition.
The finding aid for this collection is compiled from individual preliminary lists for each acquisition that were created at or around the time of receipt by the library. The preliminary lists were migrated to comply with current archival descriptive standards and merged into a single file in 2007-2008. As part of the migration, modifications were made to the formatting of individual lists; however, the content of the lists was neither modified nor verified.
As a rule, descriptive information found in the Collection Contents section is drawn in large part from information supplied with the collection and from an initial survey of the contents. Map titles appearing in the contents list below are often based on those provided by the creator or previous custodian. Titles have not been verified against the contents of the files in all cases.
This finding aid may be updated periodically to account for new acquisitions to the collection and/or revisions in arrangement and description.
The dealer listing with detailed description for each map is available in box 1.
The finding aid for this collection is compiled from individual preliminary lists for each acquisition that were created at or around the time of receipt by the library. The preliminary lists were migrated to comply with current archival descriptive standards and merged into a single file in 2007-2008. As part of the migration, modifications were made to the formatting of individual lists; however, the content of the lists was neither modified nor verified.
As a rule, descriptive information found in the Collection Contents section is drawn in large part from information supplied with the collection and from an initial survey of the contents. Map titles appearing in the contents list below are often based on those provided by the creator or previous custodian. Titles have not been verified against the contents of the files in all cases.
This finding aid may be updated periodically to account for new acquisitions to the collection and/or revisions in arrangement and description.
The dealer listing with detailed description for each map is available in box 1.
- Indians of North America -- Land tenure
- Maps (documents) -- West (U.S.) -- 19th century
- Mechanical drawings -- West (U.S.) -- 19th century
- Minnesota -- Maps
- Montana -- Maps
- North Dakota -- Maps
- Northern Pacific Railway Company
- Railroad engineers -- West (U.S.)
- Railroad engineers -- West (U.S.) -- 19th century
- Railroads -- Design and construction
- Railroads -- Idaho
- Railroads -- Minnesota
- Railroads -- Montana
- Railroads -- North Dakota
- Railroads -- Oregon
- Railroads -- Right of way -- West (U.S.)
- Railroads -- Washington (State)
- Railroads -- West (U.S.)
- Railroads -- Wisconsin
- West (U.S.) -- Maps
- Title
- Guide to the Northern Pacific Railway Company Maps and Drawings
- Author
- by Beinecke staff
- Date
- 2007-05-15
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Part of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library Repository
Location
121 Wall Street
New Haven, CT 06511
Opening Hours
Access Information
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