Author

Finding aid prepared by Megan Mummey

Title

New York Central Railroad Company Stock Collection

Date

1854-1881

Repository

University of Kentucky Special Collections

Arrangement

Collection is arranged by format.

Location note

Housed with multiple collections.

Conditions Governing Access note

Collection is open to researchers by appointment.

Preferred Citation Note

2011MS101: [identification of item], New York Central Railroad Company Stock Collection, 1854-1881, University of Kentucky Special Collections.

Extent

0.1 Cubic feet

1 box

Biography/History

The New York Central Railroad Company operated a large network of railroads in the Northeast and upper Midwest from 1831 until 1968. The company primarily connected New York with St. Louis and Chicago, but also owned many railroad lines in Ohio, Michigan, and Indiana.

Scope and Content

The New York Central Railroad Company Stock Collection consists of stocks and bonds from the New York Central Railroad Company. The collection contains stock certificates from many railroads owned by New York Central, including the Michigan Central Railroad and the Toledo and Ohio Railway Company. Notable items include bonds from the city of Philadelphia with an engraving of Henry Clay's portrait and a railroad bond signed by Cornelius Vanderbilt II.

Subjects

• Cincinnati, Hamilton, and Dayton Railroad Company.
• Kenneth W. Rendell, Inc..
• Michigan Central Railroad Company..
• Michigan Southern and Northern Indiana Railroad Company.
• Toledo and Ohio Central Railway Company.
• Vanderbilt, Cornelius, 1843-1899
• Bonds.
• Philadelphia (Pa.)
• Railroads--United States
• Stock certificates.

Collection Inventory