Northern Pacific Railway Company Papers Part I 1864/1922 |
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Northern Pacific Railway Company Papers Part I
Bass Business Collection
University of Oklahoma Libraries
Norman, OK
2010
Profile Description | |
Creation: | Finding aid encoded by University of Oklahoma Libraries 2010 |
Language: | Finding aid written in English. |
Collection Summary | |
Repository | University of Oklahoma Libraries Norman, OK |
Creator | Minnesota Historical Society. Division of Archives and Manuscripts |
Title | Northern Pacific Railway Company Papers Part I |
Dates | 1864/1922 |
Extent | Bound Books and Folders |
Abstract | The Northern Pacific Railway company was the first railroad to run through the northern tier of states, connecting Lake Superior to Puget Sound. Its contruction began with an estimated forty-seven to sixty million acres of land grants from the federal government, the largest ever. This collection highlights three aspects of the Northern Pacific's history, including its multiple corporate ownerships, changing hands from the likes of J.P. Morgan to the Burlington Northern, Inc. The second aspect is labor history of the railroad, including unionism, strikes, and working conditions. The third section covers the settlement and development of the land with the government's economic development plans for agriculture, irrigation, and other industries. All three sections focus mostly on the period before 1923. |
Language | Collection material in English |
Organization of the Papers
These papers are divided into 3 series, Board of Directors Minutes and Corporate Histories, Labor and Settlement and Development.Scope and Content Note
The Northern Pacific Railway Company had a great influence on the history of the northwestern frontier. The company was a pioneer in business and encouraged farming and other development along it routes. This collection is divided into three sections, corporate history including minutes and bylaws, the labor section which tells the story of the workers on the railroad and the third section documents the company's efforts to recruit settlers along its routes.
The lines that were built in these years stretch from Lake Superior to Puget Sound, crossing the states and territories of Minnesota, North Dakota, Montana, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington.
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Provenance
The original records from the Northern Pacific Railway Company are held by the Minnesota Historical Society. A microfilm copy is held at Bass Business Collection at the Unviersity of Oklahoma Libraries.
Processing Information
These papers are divided into 3 series, Board of Directors Minutes and Corporate Histories, Labor and Settlement and Development. The original collection is in folders in a traditional organization. The material on microfilm has been reorganized by subject.
Related Material
The Bass Business Collection at the University of Oklahoma Libraries also holds microfilm for the Northern Pacific Railway papers as well as the James Jerome Hill papers.