Finding aid for the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Company Correspondence


Title:
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Company Correspondence
Repository:
Western Reserve Historical Society
Phone: 216-721-5722
http://www.wrhs.org
Creator:
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Company
Dates:
1869-1874
Quantity:
1.00 linear feet (3 containers)
Abstract:
The Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Company is one of the oldest railroads in America, the Chesapeake and Ohio was created by an act of the Virginia legislature in 1826. Known as the Louisa Railroad prior to 1868, a major source of the C & O's income was for many years hauling coal from the coal fields of Virginia and West Virginia to ports along the Potomac River and to industries in the midwest. During the 1920s, the C & O was owned by the Van Sweringen brothers, with corporate offices in Cleveland's Terminal Tower. Cyrus Eaton served as chairman of the board for nearly 20 years beginning in 1954. In 1962, the C & O was merged with the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad to create the Chessie System, which, along with Seaboard Coastline Industries, make up the CSX Corporation. The collection consists of business letters received by H.D. Whitcomb, chief engineer, Richmond, Virginia, 1869-1871; and letters received by A.H. Perry, general superintendent, C.P. Huntington, president, and J.J. Tracy, treasurer, 1872-1874.
Identification:
MS 1089
Location:
closed stacks
Language:
The records are in English

Scope and Content

The Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Company Correspondence, 1869-1874, consists of business letters received by H.D. Whitcomb, chief engineer, Richmond, Virginia, 1869-1871; and letters received by A.H. Perry, general superintendent, C.P. Huntington, president, and J.J. Tracy, treasurer, 1872-1874.

This collection will be useful to researchers studying this history of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Company during the 1860s and 1870s. Those researching the history of the railroad, commerce, transportation,and business and industry during the nineteenth century will find this collection useful.

Statement of Arrangement

The collection is arranged chronologically.

Restrictions on Access

None.

Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.

Subjects:

Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Company.
Railroad companies -- United States.
Railroads -- United States -- Management.

Preferred Citation

[Container ___, Folder ___ ] Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Company Correspondence, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio

Detailed Description of The Collection



Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Company Correspondence, 1869-1874

Box 1 / Folder 1-7
Correspondence, January 1869-September 1870




Box 2 / Folder 1-8
Correspondence, October 1870-April 1873




Box 3 / Folder 1-4
Correspondence, May-June 1873 January-June 1874