new_york_central_railroad_stock_certificate_collection This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on September 29, 2021. English. Describing Archives: A Content Standard Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation, River Campus Libraries, University of Rochester Rush Rhees Library Second Floor, Room 225 Rochester, NY 14627-0055 [email protected] URL: https://www.library.rochester.edu/spaces/rbscp new_york_central_railroad_stock_certificate_collection Table of Contents Summary Information .................................................................................................................................... 3 Scope and Contents note ............................................................................................................................... 3 Administrative Information ............................................................................................................................ 4 Controlled Access Headings .......................................................................................................................... 4 Collection Inventory ....................................................................................................................................... 5 - Page 2 - new_york_central_railroad_stock_certificate_collection Summary Information Repository: Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation, River Campus Libraries, University of Rochester Creator: New York Central Railroad Company Title: New York Central Railroad stock certificate collection ID: D.21 Date [inclusive]: circa 1840's-circa 1929 Physical Description: 3 boxes Physical Description: Rare Books Special Collections Rush Rhees Library Second Floor, Room 225 University of Rochester Rochester, NY 14627-0055 Language of the English Material: Preferred Citation [Item title, item date], New York Central Railroad Stock Certificate Collection, D.21, Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation, River Campus Libraries, University of Rochester. ^ Return to Table of Contents Scope and Contents note The New York Central Railroad Stock Certificate Collection is comprised of three boxes containing over 200 stock certificates (and a few bonds) from the 1840's to the early 1900's. All but a few are certificates of railroad companies, many of which became part of the New York Central System. The certificates are not only of historic, but also of artistic, interest. For each entry the following information is given: Name of company, number of items, State of incorporation, dates of certificates. ^ Return to Table of Contents - Page 3- new_york_central_railroad_stock_certificate_collection Administrative Information Publication Statement Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation, River Campus Libraries, University of Rochester Rush Rhees Library Second Floor, Room 225 Rochester, NY 14627-0055 [email protected] URL: https://www.library.rochester.edu/spaces/rbscp Restrictions on Access The New York Central Railroad Stock Certificate Collection is open for research use. Researchers are advised to contact the Rare Collections & Preservation Department prior to visiting. Upon arrival, researchers will also be asked to fill out a registration form and provide photo identification. Immediate Source of Acquisition note The collection was the gift of Kenneth Rendell, December 20, 1972. Addition to the collection made in 1975 and 1976. Further accruals are not expected. Restrictions on Use In consultation with a curator, reproductions may be made upon request. Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from a curator. Researchers are responsible for determining any copyright questions. ^ Return to Table of Contents Controlled Access Headings • Railroads • Railroad companies • New York (State) • Stock certificates • New York Central Railroad Company - Page 4- new_york_central_railroad_stock_certificate_collection Collection Inventory Title/Description Instances Box 1: A - M Certificates, ca.1840-ca.1900 Title/Description Instances Folder: Title/Description Instances 1. Albany and Schenectady Rail Road Company (1) New York, November 15, 1848 2. The Bay Ridge Company (1) Maryland, 18-- 3. The Beech Creek, Clearfield and South Western Rail Road Company (1) Pennsylvania18-¬- 4. Beech Creek Railroad Company (1) 18-¬- 5. Buffalo, Thousand Islands and Portland Railroad Company (1) 189¬- 6. The Cairo, Vincennes Chicago Railway Company (1) Illinois, 188-¬ 7. Canada Southern Railway Company (4) Province of Ontario, Canada, 1877, 1878, 1880, 1880 8. Carthage and Adirondack Railway Company (1) New York, 18--¬ 9. Carthage, Watertown Sackets Harbor R.R. Company (1) New York, 189-¬ 10. The Central Dock Terminal Railway Co. (1) New York, 189-¬ 11. The Central Union Station and Railway Company of Cincinnati (1) Ohio, 18--¬ 12. Chicago and Canada Southern Railway Company (1) New York, 18-¬- 13. Chicago, Indiana Southern Railroad Company (2) 190-, 190-¬ - Page 5- new_york_central_railroad_stock_certificate_collection 14. Chicago, Indianapolis St. Louis Short Line Railway Co. (1) Illinois, 190- 15. Cincinnati and Indiana Railroad Company (1) Ohio, 18-- 16. Cincinnati and Southern Ohio River Railway Company (1) Indiana, 188- 17. Cincinnati Springfield Railway Company (1) Ohio, 18-- 18. Cincinnati, Hamilton Dayton Rail Road Company (3) Ohio, 1869, 186-, 186- 19. Cincinnati, Indianapolis, St. Louis Chicago Railway Company (4) Indiana, 18--, 18--, 18--, 1--- 20. Cincinnati, LaFayette Chicago Railroad Company (2) Indiana, 187-, 18-- 21. The Cincinnati Northern Railroad Company (4) Ohio, 189-, 189-, 189-, 19-- 22. Cincinnati, Sandusky and Cleveland Railroad Company (3) Ohio, 18--, 18--, 19-- 23. Cincinnati, Wabash and Michigan Railway Co. (1) Indiana, 18-- 24. Cleveland Erie Rail Road (1) Ohio, 18-- 25. Cleveland Toledo Rail Road Company (3) Ohio, 185-, 185-, 186- 26. The Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway Company (2) 190-, n.d. 27. Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati Indianapolis Railway Company (2) Ohio, 188-, 18-- 28. Cleveland, Painesville and Ashtabula Railroad Company (5) Ohio, 1850, 1851, 1852, 186-, 18? 29. Columbus Hope and Greensburg Railroad Company (1) Indiana, 188- 30. Columbus, Springfield Cincinnati Rail Road Company (1) Ohio, 18-- 31. Cornwall Bridge Company (1) New Jersey, 189- - Page 6- new_york_central_railroad_stock_certificate_collection 32. The Danville Indiana Harbor Railroad Company (1) Illinois, 190- 33. Detroit Belt Line Railroad (1) Michigan, 19-- 34. Detroit, Delray and Dearborn Railroad Company (1) Michigan, 1--- 35. The Detroit, Monroe Toledo Railroad Company (2) Michigan, 185-, 185- 36. The Dillonvale Smithfield Railway Company (1) Ohio, 19-- 37. The Dolgeville Salisbury Railway Co. (1) New York, 19-- 38. The Dunkirk, Allegheny Valley Pittsburgh Railroad Company (1) New York and Pennsylvania, 187- 39. Dunkirk, Warren Pittsburgh Railway Company (1) 18-- 40. Erie and North East Rail-Road Company (2) Pennsylvania, 185-, 18-- 41. Erie Ohio Rail Road (1) 18-- 42. Evansville, Indianapolis Terre Haute Railway Company (1) Indiana, 19-- 43. Fulton Chain Railway Company (1) New York, 19-- 44. Geneva, Corning and Southern Railroad Company (4) New York and Pennsylvania, 19--, 19--, 19--, 19-- 45. The Grand River Valley Railroad Company (1) Michigan, 18-- 46. Harrison Branch Railroad Company (2) Ohio, 18--, 18-- 47. Hobart Branch Railroad Company (1) New York, 188- 48. Hooverhurst and South Western Railroad Company (1) Pennsylvania, 190- 49. Illiana Coal Company (1) Illinois, 18-- 50. Indiana Harbor Connecting Railroad Company (2) Illinois, 190-, 19-- 51. Indiana, Illinois and Iowa Railroad Company (3) Illinois, 189-, 1900, 190- - Page 7- new_york_central_railroad_stock_certificate_collection 52. Jackson and Cincinnati Railway Company (1) 189- 53. Jamestown, Franklin and Clearfield Railroad Company (1) Pennsylvania, 19-- 54. The Jersey Shore, Pine Creek, Buffalo Railway Company (1) 18-- 55. The Junction Rail Road Co. (1) New York, 187- 56. Kaaterskill Railroad Company (1) New York, 18--¬ 57. Kalamazoo South Haven Railroad Co. (1) Michigan, 18--¬ 58. Kalamazoo and White Pigeon Rail Road Co. (1) Michigan, 18--¬ 59. The Kanawha Michigan Railway Company (2) Ohio and West Virginia, 19--, 19--¬ 60. Kanawha and Pennsylvania Railroad Company (1) West Virginia, 190-¬ 61. Kanawha West Virginia Railroad Company (1) West Virginia, 19--¬ 62. Kentucky Central Railroad Company (1) Kentucky, July 1, 1881 Box 2: N - Z Certificates,ca.1850-ca.1928 Title/Description Instances Folder: Title/Description Instances 1. Lackawanna and Wyoming Valley Railroad Company (4) Pennsylvania, 1928, 1928, n.d., n.d. 2. Lackawana and Wyoming Valley Rapid Transit Company (1) 1901 3. Lackawana Tunnel Company (1) Pennsylvania, 19--¬ 4. LaGrange Connecting Railroad Company (1) Illinois, 19--¬ 5. 6 The Lake Erie, Alliance Wheeling Coal Company (1) Ohio, 190-¬ - Page 8- new_york_central_railroad_stock_certificate_collection Scope and Content: Signed by Harry A. Garfield and James Rudolph Garfield, Secretary of the Interior under Theodore Roosevelt. 6. The Lake Erie, Alliance Wheeling Railroad Company (1) Ohio, 19--¬ 7. The Lake Erie, Youngstown Southern Railroad company (1) Ohio, 190- 8. The Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway Company (11) New York, 18--, 190-, 190-, 190-, 19--, 19--, 19--, 19--, 19--, n.d., n.d., n.d. 9. The Lake Shore Railway Company (1) Ohio, 18-- 10. Lewiston Suspension Bridge Company (1) 18-- 11. Little Falls Dolgeville Railroad Company (1)