Texas railroad history collection
Scope and Contents
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
- Creation: 1867 - 1935
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Access
Stored offsite at the Library Service Center and require 24-hour notice for retrieval. Please contact the Woodson Research Center at 713-348-2586 or woodson@rice.edu for more information.
Conditions Governing Use
Permission to publish from this material must be facilitated through the Woodson Research Center.
Biographical / Historical
Texas railroads began in 1852 with the first tracks laid, and became more prevalent in the 1860s and 1870s.
Extent
.5 Linear Feet (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
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.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged in five series: General history, Houston & Texas Central Railroad Co., Texas & Pacific Railway Co., Texas & New Orleans Railroad Co., Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio Railway Co.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The materials were deaccessioned from the Baker Botts historical collection.
- Title
- Guide to the Texas railroad history collection, 1867-1935
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Lee Pecht
- Date
- 2015
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Woodson Research Center, Rice University, Houston, Texas Repository
Fondren Library MS-44, Rice University
6100 Main St.
Houston Texas 77005 USA
713-348-2586
woodson@rice.edu