Archival Resources in Wisconsin: Descriptive Finding Aids

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Part 1 (Wis Mss TX): Original Collection, 1896-1937

+ Part 2 (Mss 426): Additions, 1893-1976

Part 3 (M75-382): Additions, undated

Part 4 (M78-495): Additions, 1930s-1970s

Part 5 (M93-252): Additions, 1896-1900

Part 6 (PH 1173): Additions, 1912

Appendix: Index to Letters to and from Selected Correspondents in Part 1 (Wis Mss TX)

Container	Title
	Series: Visual Materials, 1848-1945
PH 1933	Locomotive and railroad photographs, circa 1853-1925 Physical Description: 27 photographs (1 folder) Scope and Content Note: Photographs of locomotives and railroad related material from 1853-1923, from a disassembled scrapbook assembled circa 1925 by Charles C. Rowell, a locomotive engineer for the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railroad.
PH 1935	“Views of the North-Western Line,” circa 1890 Physical Description: 54 photographs (1 volume) Scope and Content Note: Photographs from an album entitled “Views of the North-Western Line” of locations along the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railroad, including views of sites and activities in Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Dakota, and Nebraska, circa 1890.
PH 1936	Railroad contruction gang photographs, 1936 Physical Description: 67 photographs (1 folder) Scope and Content Note: Photographs related to a railroad construction gang of the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railroad at work, 1936.
PH 1937	Railway Business Women's Association of the Twin Cities photographs and ephemera, 1932-1936 Physical Description: 78 photographs and 162 pieces of ephemera (1 folder) Scope and Content Note: Photographs and ephemera related to the activities of the Railway Business Women's Association of the Twin Cities (Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota), 1932-1936.
PH 1967	Career of Gray photographs and clippings, 1933-1944 Physical Description: 0.2 c.f. 1 archives box) Scope and Content Note: Photographs and newspaper clippings from scrapbook related to the career of Gray, 1933-1944.
PH 1973	Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolig & Omaha Railroad photographs and clippings, 1848-1944 Physical Description: 0.2 c.f. (1 archives box) Scope and Content Note: Photographs and newspaper clippings from scrapbook related to the operations and equipment of the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railroad, 1848-1944.
PH 1974	Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railroad photographs and clippings, circa 1875-1940 Physical Description: 1.2 c.f. (3 archives boxes) Scope and Content Note: Photographs and newspaper clippings from five scrapbooks related to the employees, operations, and equipment of the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railroad, circa 1875-1940.
PH 1975	Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railroad golden jubliee photographs and clippings, 1937 Physical Description: 0.4 c.f. (1 flat box) Scope and Content Note: Scrapbook of photographs, programs, and newspaper clippings related to the golden jubilee celebration of the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railroad, June 6, 1937.
PH 1997	Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railroad portait photographs of officials, circa 1880-1930 Physical Description: 53 photographs (1 folder) Scope and Content Note: Portrait photographs of officials of the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railroad, circa 1880-1930.
PH 2018	What the Memory of William Mann Revealed,, 1921 Physical Description: 0.1 c.f. (1 folder) Scope and Content Note: Privately published book, What the Memory of William Mann Revealed, [Rhinebeck, New York, Rhinebeck Gazette, ©1921] which recounts an imaginary conversation with the “ghost” of William Mann, an early New England railroad engineer, illustrated with 26 photographs of engineers and locomotives, circa 1830-1880.
PH 2022	“Tyner Lake Tragedy”: skit photographs, 1913 Physical Description: 6 photographs (1 folder) Scope and Content Note: Photographs of a skit, probably at an outing of railroad officials, entitled “Tyner Lake Tragedy” depicting the overthrow and death of a tyrant, with characters played by Gilbert A. Wood, Richard Todd, and George H. Macrae, September 26, 1913.
PH 2023	Railroad bridges photographs, circa 1895-1930 Physical Description: 42 photographs (1 folder) Scope and Content Note: Photographs of railroad bridges and their construction for the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railroad in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, and South Dakota, circa 1895-1930.
PH 2028	Locomotive wrecks photographs, 1894-1934 Physical Description: 65 photographs (1 binder) Scope and Content Note: Photographs related primarily to locomotive wrecks of the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railroad in Wisconsin, 1894-1934.
PH 2030	Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railroad group photographs, 1894-1934 Physical Description: 5 photographs (1 folder) Scope and Content Note: Panoramic and banquet group photographs primarily depicting employees of the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railroad in Wisconsin, 1894-1934.
PH 2033	Collision wreckage photographs, 1899 September 20 Physical Description: 42 photographs (1 folder) Scope and Content Note: Photographs of the collision wreckage of two frieght trains of the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railroad, and a collapsed bridge near Windom, Minnesota, September 20, 1899.
PH 2034	Railroad tracks, St. Paul, Minnesota photographs, 1890 Physical Description: 12 photographs (1 folder) Scope and Content Note: Photographs of the railroad tracks between Third Street and Dale Street in St. Paul, Minnesota, July 1890.
PH 2035	Hayward, Wisconsin flood photographs, 1941 August 29 Physical Description: 8 photographs (1 folder) Scope and Content Note: Photographs of streets, a railroad station, and tipped over railway cars in a flood at Hayward, Wisconsin, August 29, 1941.
PH 2036	Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railroad offices, shops and employee photographs, 1877-1934 Physical Description: 112 photographs (1 archives box) Scope and Content Note: Photographs of offices, shops, and employees of the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railroad, primarily in Minnesota and Wisconsin, 1877-1934.
PH 2038	Railroad snow condition photographs, 1886-1931 Physical Description: 221 photographs (1 binder) Scope and Content Note: Photographs of snow conditions along the railroad lines of the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railroad, primarily in the northwestern United States, 1886-1931.
PH 2048	Railroad station and depot photographs, 1880-1933 Physical Description: 102 photographs (1 binder) Scope and Content Note: Photographs of railroad stations and depots, including images of the construction of a new railway yard and terminal in Minneapolis, Minnesota, related to the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railroad, 1880-1933.
PH 2049	Locomotive wrecks and railroad construction photographs, 1875-1928 Physical Description: 131 photographs (1 binder) Scope and Content Note: Photographs of locomotive wrecks and railroad construction, primarily related to the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railroad, 1875-1928.
PH 2051	“A Century of Progress Exposition Chicago: Official Pictures in Color,” 1934 Physical Description: 0.1 c.f. (1 folder) Scope and Content Note: Booklet entitled “A Century of Progress Exposition Chicago: Official Pictures in Color” (1934). Includes images of the grounds and buildings of the exposition.
PH 2055	Railroad wreck,Merrillan, Wisconsin photographs, 1943 December 5 Physical Description: 13 photographs (1 folder) Scope and Content Note: Photographs of a wreck at Merrillan, Wisconsin, of an engine and train of the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railroad, December 5, 1943.
PH 2072	Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railroad employee activities photographs, 1915-1942 Physical Description: 12 photographs (1 folder) Scope and Content Note: Panoramic photographs related to the activities of employees of the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railroad, 1915-1942.
PH 2098	Locomotives photographs, 1891-1940 Physical Description: 14 photographs (1 folder) Scope and Content Note: Photographs of locomotives of the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railroad, 1891-1940.
PH 2133	United States military railroad operations in Europe photographs, 1942-1945 Physical Description: 55 photographs (1 folder) Scope and Content Note: Photographs of United States military railroad operations in Europe during World War II, including images of equipment and personnel, 1942-1945.
PH 4205	Fishing, hunting and tourism in northern Wisconsin and Minnesota photographs and postcards, circa 1900-1940 Physical Description: 0.4 c.f. (1 archives box) Scope and Content Note: Approximately 280 photographs and postcards of fishing and hunting scenes and other outdoor activities in northern Wisconsin and Minnesota, circa 1900-1940, including scenes of tourist cottages and resorts, people posing with their catches, and scenic views. Both snapshots and commercial views are included. See contents list in box.
PH 4238	Scrapbook, circa 1893-1933 Physical Description: 0.1 c.f. (1 folder) Scope and Content Note: Scrapbook of railroad wrecks and railroad men's obituaries, compiled by George Ireton Jr., circa 1893-1933, consisting of approximately 15 clippings and photographs depicting wrecked bridge, smoking train wreckage, Illinois Central Railway clearance order and a time card supplement from the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway.