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Levi O. Leonard Railroadiana

: Alonzo C. Dort vouchers and invoices, Omaha, Nebraska, 1864

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

: Correspondence between Henry C. Crane and Thomas C. Durant, July 1864-May 1866

: Correspondence from John P. Cook to Thomas C. Durant, Washington, D.C., 1856-1857

: Correspondence with Edmonds and Ransom about court cases in Iowa, 1865-1870

: Edmund Shore's correspondence and Union Pacific Railroad voucher, 1864

: H. M. Hoxie (i.e. Herbert Melville Hoxie) correspondence, 1863-1864

: H. M. Hoxie (i.e. Herbert Melville Hoxie) correspondence, 1868-1870

: H.M. Hoxie (i.e. Herbert Melville Hoxie) correspondence, January-June 1865

: H.M. Hoxie (i.e. Herbert Melville Hoxie) correspondence, January-May 1866

: J. E. House (i.e. Jacob Edward House) correspondence, 1864-1868

: John A. Dix correspondence, 1863-1874

: Ledgers and checkbook of Thomas C. Durant, 1855-1864

: Mississippi and Missouri Railroad bond book, 1861-1863

: Northwestern Coal Co. correspondence, statements, invoices, Boone County, Iowa, 1867-1878

: Peter A. Dey correspondence, 1855-1864

: Railroad depots and stations on the Union Pacific Railroad line mid 1800s to early 1900s

: Railroad stations and trains on the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad line, mid- to late 1800s

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University of Iowa

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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