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Inventory of the Atlantic and Western Railway Company Records, 1905-1968

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Descriptive Summary

Repository
Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library, Duke University
Creator
Atlantic and Western Railway Company
Title
Atlantic and Western Railway Company Records, 1905-1968
Language of Material
Material in English
Extent
55.7 Linear Feet

41,774 Items
Abstract
North Carolina short-line railroad company established in 1896 and still in operation as of 2008.
Correspondence, accounts, financial reports, ledgers, memoranda, publications, and other records (chiefly 1918-1960), of a short-line railway operating between Sanford and Lillington, N.C., in Lee and Harnett counties. Includes communications from the American Short Line Railroad Association and the Association of American Railroads.
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Administrative Information

Access Restrictions
Collection is open for research.
However, collection may contain materials to which the Acknowledgment of Legal Responsibilities and Privacy Rights form applies. Patrons must sign this form before using this collection.
Also, all or portions of this collection may be housed off-site in Duke University's Library Service Center. Consequently, there may be a 24-hour delay in obtaining these materials.
Please contact Research Services staff before visiting the Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library to use this collection.
Copyright Notice
The copyright interests in this collection have not been transferred to Duke University. For more information, consult the copyright section of the Regulations and Procedures of the Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Atlantic and Western Railway Company Records, Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library, Duke University.
Provenance
The Atlantic and Western Railway Company Records were received by the Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library as a gift in 1975.
Processing Information
Processed by RBMSCL staff
Encoded by Ted Holt and Paula Jeannet Mangiafico, June 2008
Accession from 1975 is described in this finding aid.
Descriptive sources and standards used to create this inventory: DACS, EAD, NCEAD guidelines, and local Style Guide.
This finding aid is NCEAD compliant.
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Subject Headings

These are searchable subject entries for this collection. Performing a search on these subjects in the Duke University Libraries online catalog will bring up other related research materials.
List of Series in Collection
Financial Papers Series, 1912-1966
Files Series, 1907-1968
Periodicals Series, 1928-1966
Miscellany Series
Volumes Series, 1913-1967
Oversize Materials
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Detailed Description of Collection

Financial Papers Series, 1912-1966

(7 boxes)
Box 1

Notes and Information

Minutes, 1912-1966

Financial reports
Annual reports, 1914-1918
Box 2
Accounting reports, 1917
Accountant's reports, 1929-1943
Statements of operations, 1926-1960
Box 3
Annual reports to Interstate Commerce Commission,
1913-1938
Box 4
1939-1949
Box 5
1950-1956
Annual reports to N.C. Utilities Commission,
Box 5
1934-1942
Box 6
1943-1959
Box 7
Miscellaneous

Files Series, 1907-1968

(50 boxes)

1907-1917
Box 8
H-Q, 103-200
Box 9
304-624

1918
Box 9
A-R, 114-500
Box 10
518-612

1919
Box 11
E, 114-500, U.S. Railroad Administration

1920
Box 11
A and S, 114-248
Box 12
254-583

1921
Box 12
102-303
Box 13
308-685

1922
Box 13
150-579

1923
Box 13
R-102
Box 14
122-619
Box 15
624-691

1924
Box 15
223-371
Box 16
401-640

1925
Box 16
Sullivan, 483-624

1926
Box 16
154-218
Box 17
243-676

1927
Sullivan, 194
Box 18
215-651

1929
Box 19
Campbell, Huffer, Sullivan, 243-660
Box 20
102-624

1930
Box 21
Campbell, Huffer, Sullivan, 102-483
Box 22
500-676

1931
Campbell, Huffer, 102-343
Box 23
344-681

1932
Box 24
Campbell, Huffer, Sullivan, 154-521
Box 25
533-702

1933
Campbell, Huffer, Sullivan, 143-309
Box 26
344-624
Box 27
651-750

1934
Campbell, Chase National Bank, Huffer, Sullivan, 143-344
Box 28
347-751

1935
Box 29
Campbell, Huffer, Sullivan, 134-344
Box 30
344-751

1936
Campbell, Chase, Huffer, 143-243
Box 31
271-705

1937
Box 32
Chase National Bank, Huffer, 143-344
Box 33
344-744

1938
Box 34
Campbell, Chase National Bank, Huffer, 143-500
Box 35
533-751

1939
Box 35
Campbell, Chase, Huffer, 143-271
Box 36
298-705
Campbell, Huffer, 102-343

1940
Box 37
Campbell, Chase National Bank, Huffer, 143-507
Box 38
533-735

1941
Box 38
Campbell, Chase National Bank, Huffer, 128-300
Box 39
344-752

1942
Box 40
Campbell, Chase National Bank, Huffer, 143-475
Box 41
507-742

1943
Box 42
Campbell, Chase National Bank, Huffer, 101-344B
Box 43
347-708

1944
Box 43
Campbell, Chase National Bank, Huffer, 143-271
Box 44
293-735

1945
Box 45
Campbell, Chase National Bank, 194-723

1946
Box 45
194-394
Box 46
404-735

1947
Box 46
Chase National Bank, Bank of Broadway, National Bank of Sanford, 114-385
Box 47
404-723

1948
Box 47
Bank of Broadway, National Bank of Sanford, 194-385
Box 48
404-723
Bank of Broadway, National Bank of Sanford, 154-298

1949
Box 49
344-723

1950
Box 49
Bank of Broadway, National Bank of Sanford, 194-344
Box 50
344A-723

1951
Box 50
Bank of Broadway, National Bank of Sanford, 194-271
Box 51
298-752

1952
Box 52
194-72

1953
Box 52
176-344B
Box 53
351-723

1954
Box 53
194-723

1955
Box 54
194-676

1956
Box 54
194-344
Box 55
385-676

1957
Box 55
194-752
Box 56

1958
194-752

1959
Box 56
Chase Manhattan Bank, 194-676

1960
Box 57
194-723
Files, 1961-1968

Periodicals Series, 1928-1966

(5 boxes)
Box 58
CrossTie Bulletin, 1937, 1941-1944
Railroad Data, 1928-1933
Box 59
Weekly Information Bulletin
Index, 1933-1936
Bulletins,
1933-1936 Sept.
Box 60
1936 Oct.-1938 June
Index, 1938
Box 61
Bulletins, 1938 July-1942 June
Index 1938
Box 62
Bulletins, 1942 July-1946, 1951-1953, 1966
Index, 1945

Miscellany Series

(1 box)
Box 63
Miscellaneous Legal Papers
Safety posters
Passes
Timetables

Volumes Series, 1913-1967

(2 boxes)
Box 64
Accounts Payable, 1914-1928
Accounts Receivable, 1913-1952
Authority for Expenditures, 1917-1930
Traffic and Car Service Ledger, 1926-1939
Box 65
American Short Line Railroad Association,
Agenda and Proceeding, 1938-1967
Publication, 1924-1956

Oversize Materials

Consists of blueprints; charts for the Association of American Railroads; correspondence printed on flyers; and engineering, equipment and land reports.
Oversize Folder OF1
Oversize items