Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company Stockyard Records
Collection
Identifier: MSS-136-BC
Scope and Content
This collection pertains to transactions that Russell Nicholas oversaw while foreman of the stockyards in Albuquerque and Abajo, New Mexico, 1916-1928. The majority of the ten bound notebooks are for the Abajo stockyard. There are time books that list employees and how many hours they worked each day, descriptions of livestock, their destinations, and how many sheep, cattle, horses, goats, mules, hogs, etc. were unloaded for feed and rest. There is a volume of conductor's receipts showing such purchases as corn from the 48th Star Mills in Albuquerque and a Santa Fe "Seal Record Book," which records if "a seal was broken for any purpose or a seal is found broken and a new one put on a car passing your station..." The materials are handwritten and do not include an explanation by the author. The collection was previously called Russell R. Nicholas Records.
Dates
- 1916-1928
Creator
- Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company (Organization)
Language of Materials
English
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research.
Copy Restrictions
Limited duplication of CSWR material is allowed for research purposes. User is responsible for compliance with all copyright, privacy, and libel laws. Permission is required for publication or distribution.
Extent
1 box (.35 cu. ft.)
Abstract
This collection contains records kept by Russell Nicholas, foreman of the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway stockyards in Albuquerque and Abajo, N.M. The papers relate to aspects of stock transfers through Albuquerque's busiest railroad stockyard.
Creator
- Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company (Organization)
- Title
- Finding Aid of the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company Stockyard Records, 1916-1928
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Processed by L. Bramwell
- Date
- ©2000
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is in English
Revision Statements
- June 28, 2004: PUBLIC "-//University of New Mexico::Center for Southwest Research//TEXT (US::NmU::MSS 136 BC::Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company Stockyard Records)//EN" "nmu1mss136bc.sgml" converted from EAD 1.0 to 2002 by v1to02.xsl (sy2003-10-15).
- Monday, 20210524: Attribute normal is missing or blank.
Repository Details
Part of the UNM Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections Repository
Contact:
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451