Railroads
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Scope Note: Part of TARO subject browse terms
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Card G. Elliott, Jr. Family collection
Collection
Identifier: MS 249
Abstract
Letters, diaries, scrapbooks, and notebooks belonging to various members of the Elliott family, dating from 1830-1951. The majority of the collection's letters are from the early 20th-century, though some date from the U.S. Civil War (describing life in Mississippi). Other materials describe farm life in Kansas, railroad business, attendance at Rice Institute, and the family life of the Elliotts.
Dates:
1830 - 1951
J.W. Parker papers
Collection
Identifier: MS 327
Abstract:
This collection contains legal documents, correspondence, and memoranda/research notes compiled by J.W. Parker, a lawyer from Taylor, Texas. The documents relate to the case of Charles W. Avery vs. Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway Co., a case in which Parker represented Avery.
Dates:
1898 - 1914
Texas railroad history collection
Collection
Identifier: MS 640
Overview
Pamphlets and documents documenting the history of Texas railroad lines such as Houston & Texas Central Railroad Co., Texas & Pacific Railway Co., Texas & New Orleans Railroad Co., Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio Railway Co.
Dates:
1867 - 1935