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Levi O. Leonard Railroadiana

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: Account ledgers, bank checks and receipts detailing financial transactions between the Union Pacific Railroad Company and Credit Mobilier, New York, 1865-1875

: Accounting records of Thomas Clark Durant, 1864-1866

: Accounts of Thomas C. Durant, 1860-1874

: American Bureau of Mines correspodence and certificate, New York, 1866-1867

: American Express Company correspondence with T. C. Durant, Omaha, Nebraska, 1866

: American Iron Works correspondence to T.C. Durant, Pittsburgh, Pa., May 26, 1868

: Application for employment and letters of recommendation for C. S. Dyer, 1868

: B. B. Brayton correspondence, 1864-1865

: Balance sheets, checks and contract by Nelson A. Gesner, New York, New York, 1866-1868

: Barton H. Jenks vs. Oliver Ames deposition, New York, New York, February 21, 1870

: Benjamin F. Bunker correspondence, Saratoga Springs, New York, 1870

: Benjamin F. Bunker correspondence with Union Pacific Railroad, 1864-1869

: Benjamin F. Ham correspondence, 1867-1869

: Benjamin P. Crane correspondence regarding Union Pacific Railroad contract, Litchfield, Mich., 1868

: Boston, Hartford and Erie Railroad Company correspondence with Thomas C. Durant, Boston, Massachusetts, September 15, 1870

: Bowman, Grinnell and Co. correspondence withThomas C. Durant, Liverpool, June 1857

: Buffalo Car Co., N.Y. correspondence and invoices regarding sale of railroad cars and wheels, 1856-1857

: Bush & Lobdell correspondence to Thomas C. Durant, Wilmington, Del., 1857-1858

: Business correspondence and statements of John Charles Fremont, 1863-1873

: Business correspondence of Carlos French and Benjamin F. French, 1864-1868

: Business propositions from Gilead A. Smith to Thomas Clark Durant, 1862-1863

: C. J. Schultz correspondence, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1868

: Cedar Rapids and Missouri River Railroad correspondence regarding connection with the Union Pacific Railroad, 1864-1865

: Central Bolt, Spike and Rivet Co. proposal for sale of bolts and spikes to Union Pacific Railroad, New York, May 1868

: Central Railroad Company of New Jersey correspondence regarding sale of railroad turntables, 1868-1869

: Central Trunk Railroad of Iowa stockholders' agreement, January 1865

: Charles H. Ballard correspondence, Saratoga Springs, New York, 1868-1871

: Charles H. Ballard correspondence, Saratoga Springs, New York, 1872-1874

: Charles Tracy correspondence, New York, N.Y., 1864-1881

: Chesbrough and McGee's correspondence and balance sheets regarding construction work for Union Pacific Railroad, 1868-1871

: Cheyenne daily argus editor's correspondence with Thomas C. Durant, Cheyenne, Wyo., December 1868

: Chicago Academy of Sciences correspondence with Thomas C. Durant, Chicago, May 22, 1867

: Chicago and North Western Railway Co. correspondence, Chicago, 1867-1869

: Chicago, Rock Island Railroad general business, 1851-1864

: Clark, Dodge & Co. correspondence, New York, 1867-1873

: Clark W. Durant correspondence, Albany, N.Y., 1853-1858

: Cleveland, Painesville and Ashtabula Rail Road Company correspondence, Cleveland, Ohio, March 4, 1868

: Cleveland Rolling Mill Co. correspondence, Cleveland, Ohio, 1867-1868

: Communications regarding railroad court cases and transfer of stock certificates, New York, 186-

: Complimentary railroad passes correspondence, 1860-1873

: Continental Works specifications for Union Pacific Railroad bridge, Brooklyn, New York, August 19, 1868

: Contract between Samuel Hallett and John D. Perry, February 22, 1864

: Cook & Sargent correspondence, Davenport, Iowa, 1855-1863

: Corne and Stanton correspondence, New York, 1869-1870

: Correpondence between H.C. Crane and Thomas C. Durant, 1863-June 1864

: Correspondece from Grenville M. Dodge to Thomas C. Durant, Council Bluffs, Iowa, 1858

: Correspondence and financial statements of Gray, Prince & Co. and H. W. Gray & Co., New York, New York, 1868-1872

: Correspondence and invoice regarding railroad ties for Union Pacific Railroad, 1865-1871

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Title: Levi O. Leonard Railroadiana
Date Created: 1839/1937
Description: Levi O. Leonard (1854-1942) was a historian, journalist and long-time employee of the Union Pacific and the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroads. He co-authored, with Jack T. Johnson, A Railroad to the Sea (Iowa City: Midland House, 1939) about the building of the Union Pacific. Featured in this digital collection are more than 3500 digital images of historic photographs, correspondence, and other documents representing Leonard's lifetime dedication to and preservation of railroad history.
Language: English
Subjects: Library of Congress Thesaurus for Graphic Materials: Railroad companies
Railroad locomotives
Railroad travel
Railroad construction & maintenance
Subject: Time: 1860-1870
1870-1880
Subject: Place: United States
Archival Collection: Levi O. Leonard Railroadiana
Abraham Lincoln Collection
Levi O. Leonard papers
Collection Identifier: MSC0159
Collection Guide: http://aspace.lib.uiowa.edu/repositories/2/resources/176
Host institution: University of Iowa. Libraries. Special Collections Department
Digitization Specifications: Scanned with Ricoh Aficio 2335 scanner at 600 ppi, 8-bit grayscale. Archival tiff available.
Date Digital: 2008/2013
Rights Management: Material in the public domain. No restrictions on use.
Contact Information: Contact the Special Collections Department at The University of Iowa Libraries: http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/sc/contact
Item Type (DCMI): Collection
Item Type (AAT): correspondence
vouchers (sales records)
account books
Item Type (IMT): jpeg