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Utah-Idaho Central Railroad Company, Wellsville Station Papers, 1920-1936

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Utah Idaho Central Railroad Company--Wellsville Station
Title
Utah-Idaho Central Railroad Company, Wellsville Station Papers
Dates
1920-1936 (inclusive)
Quantity
1 box and 17 books, (9.5 linear feet)
Collection Number
UUS_COLL MSS 61
Summary
This collection contains the financial papers of Utah-Idaho Central Railroad Company, Wellsville Station spanning the period from 1920 to 1936
Repository
Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives Division
Special Collections & Archives
Merrill-Cazier Library
Utah State University
Logan, UT
84322-3000
Telephone: 4357978248
Fax: 4357972880
scweb@usu.edu
Access Restrictions

No restrictions on use, except: not available through interlibrary loan.

Languages
English
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Biographical Note

The Utah-Idaho Central Railroad Company grew from two local railway systems organized by David Eccles. The Ogden Rapid Transit Company (1900) and the Logan Rapid Transit Company (1909) merged in May 1914 to create the Ogden, Logan & Idaho Railway Company. The main line extended from Ogden, Utah to Preston, Idaho and its major business focus was to profit from passenger (rather than freight) transit. The Company was officially incorporated with the name “Utah-Idaho Central Railroad” in 1918. The Utah-Idaho Central operated until February 28, 1947, when the railline was abandoned and scrapped.

The Wellsville, Utah Station was erected in 1915 and by 1916 had become a stop on the electric powered Ogden, Logan & Idaho Railway Company’s route.

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Content Description

This collection contains the financial papers of Utah-Idaho Central Railroad Company, Wellsville Station spanning the period from 1920 to 1936. This collection contains seventeen bound volumes and one box of material that record domestic money order receipts, competitive business reports, daily car reports, reports of way bills received, reports of freight cars received and forwarded, and the station's cash books.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.

Permission to publish material from the Utah-Idaho Central Railroad Company, Wellsville Station Papers must be obtained from the Special Collections Manuscript Curator and/or the Special Collections Department Head.

Preferred Citation

Initial Citation: Utah-Idaho Central Railroad Company, Wellsville Station Papers USU_COLL MSS 61, Box [ ]. Special Collections and Archives. Utah State University Merrill-Cazier Library. Logan, Utah.

Following Citations:USU_COLL MSS 61, USUSCA.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

Books are arranged chronologically.

Processing Note

Processed in May of 2006

Acquisition Information

The material in this collection was donated to Utah State University Special Collections & Archives by Richard Watkins in 1981.

Related Materials

In addition to this collection USU Special Collections & Archives houses two other UIC collections: The Mendon Station PapersCOLL MSS 60 and The Providence Station PapersCOLL MSS 163

Bibliography

Sources for further information:

Sorenson, Philip E., “The Utah-Idaho Central Railroad,” Utah Historical Quarterly , Vol. 27, 1959. Sorenson, Philip E. "A Corporate and Financial History of the Utah-Idaho Central Railroad" (Masters thesis, Utah State Agricultural College, 1957.)
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Detailed Description of the Collection

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Subject Terms

  • Railroads--Utah

Corporate Names

  • Utah Idaho Central Railroad Company
  • Utah Idaho Central Railroad Company--Wellsvile Station--Records and correspondence
  • Utah Idaho Central Railroad Company--Wellsville Station--History

Geographical Names

  • Wellsville (Utah)--History

Finding aid/Register created by Special Collections and Archives
2011

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