Northern Pacific Railway Company Records

Northern Pacific Railway Company Records, 1870-1968

Overview of the Collection

Creator: Northern Pacific Railway Company
Title: Northern Pacific Railway Company Records
Dates: 1870-1968 (inclusive)
18701968
Quantity: 228.5 linear feet, 24 moving image items, 32 oversize volumes, and 3 oversize boxes., (412 boxes, 20 film reels, 4 VHS tapes, 32 oversize volumes, and 3 oversize boxes.) : Materials in this collection are generally in good structural condition but are quite dusty. Most materials were housed in poor conditins prior to donation to the Archives. Such materials accumulated extensive amounts of dust and pollens; some sustained minor water damage; and several bound volumes are shedding leather debris.
Collection Number: Mss 128
Summary: The Northern Pacific Railway Company was a transcontinental railroad that crossed Minnesota, Wisconsin, North Dakota, Montana, Idaho, Washington, and Oregon. This collection includes both bound and unbound correspondence, construction and expense reports, financial ledgers, right-of-way descriptions and maps, activity logs, publicity materials (including photographs and film reels), and personnel records created by employees of the Northern Pacific Railway Company and its subsidiary lines between the years 1870 and 1968--though materials are predominantly from the late 1880s through the early 1940s.
Repository: University of Montana, Mansfield Library, Archives and Special Collections
Archives and Special Collections
Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library
University of Montana
32 Campus Dr. #9936
59812-9936
Missoula, MT
Telephone: 406-243-2053
library.archives@umontana.edu
Access Restrictions: Researchers must use collection in accordance with the policies of Archives and Special Collections, the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, and The University of Montana--Missoula.
Languages: English
Sponsor: Funding for creating this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Historic Publications and Records Commission. Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Historical NoteReturn to Top

The first survey for a northern route to the Pacific was conducted by the War Department in 1853. The Northern Pacific Railroad Company was organized in 1864 with Josiah Perman as president. Construction began at Carlton, Minnesota, in February 1870, with an initial operation of 125 miles. That same year, construction began at Kalama, Washington Territory, near Portland, Oregon, and that line was extended to New Tacoma, Washington Territory, by 1873. The company was reorganized in the wake of financial troubles in 1875. The western and eastern lines joined at Gold Creek, Montana, in 1883. The real completion date was 1888 when the tunnel through Stampede Pass, Washington, was opened, replacing a switchback line over that pass. The company was reorganized for a second time in 1896 as the Northern Pacific Railway Company.

The company’s lines were organized into divisions. According to the 1881 annual report, the divisions were as follows:

Wisconsin Division: Brainerd, Minnesota to Dulluth, Minnesota

Minnesota Division: Minnesota/North Dakota border to Great Lakes

Dakota Division: Bismarck, North Dakota to North Dakota/Minnesota border

Missouri Division: Bismarck, North Dakota to Miles City, Montana

Yellowstone Division: Miles City, Montana to Livingston, Montana

Rocky Mountain Division: Livingston, Montana to Missoula, Montana

Clark’s Fork Division: Missoula, Montana to Montana/Idaho border

Pend D’Oreille Division: Montana/Idaho border to Ainsworth, Washington

Cascade Division: Ainsworth, Washington to Tacoma, Washington

Pacific Division: Tacoma, Washington to Portland, Oregon

The geographic boundaries of divisions changed over time. They were originally based on the distance an engine could go before it needed service and fuel, a distance that became greater with changes in engine technology.

Under its charter, the Northern Pacific could not build branch lines to feed into the main line. In order to meet its needs for feeder lines and other cooperative transportation ventures, the main company formed separate corporations to construct connecting lines. These small rail and other transportation lines were then sold to the parent company, which under its charter was able to acquire previously constructed lines.

The Astoria and Columbia River Railroad Company was incorporated on April 4, 1895. It operated between Seaside and Goble, Oregon, from May 1898 to March 1911. Its predecessor was the Seashore Railroad Company. By 1909 it was an operating subsidiary of the Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway Company until the two companies merged in 1911.

The Camp Creek Railway Company was incorporated June 8, 1911, and built from Manhattan to Anceny, Montana. It opened its line in 1912, and sold to the NPRR in June 1914.

The Central Washington Railroad Company operated a line from Cheney to Coulee City, Washington.

The Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Company was incorporated on February 14, 1855. It operated main lines from Chicago, IL, to St. Paul, Minnesota, and to St. Louis, MO, and Cody, Wyoming. Like the Northern Pacific, it created and absorbed numerous branch and predecessor lines. Also like the NPRR, it became a part of the Burlington Northern Railroad Company in 1970.

The Clearwater Short Line Railway Company was incorporated on November 9, 1898, and sold to the Northern Pacific Railway Company on June 23, 1914. Its main lines were from Riparia, Washington, to Grangeville, Stites, and Headquarters, Idaho.

The Coeur d’Alene Railway and Navigation Company was incorporated on July 6, 1886, and was leased to the NPRR in 1888. Its main line ran from Cataldo, Idaho to the Montana state line near Mullan, Idaho. It was sold in foreclosure to the NPRR on January 26, 1897.

The Connell Northern Railway Company was incorporated on June 1, 1909. It operated between Connell and Adco, Washington, between in 1910 and 1914. It was sold to the NPRR on June 25, 1914.

The Drummond and Phillipsburg Railroad Company was incorporated on January 17, 1887 and sold to the Northern Pacific and Montana Railroad Company on September 7, 1888. It operated a line between Drummond and Phillipsburg, Montana. There was also an extension to Rumsey, Montana, that was abandoned in 1904.

The Dixon-Polson Line operated between Dixon and Polson, Montana.

The Gaylord and Ruby Valley Railway Company was incorporated on March 29, 1897 and sold to the NPRR on February 28, 1899. It started a line from Renovo, Montana, to Twin Bridges, Montana; construction was completed by the NPRR.

The Great Northern Railway Company was originally the St. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba Railroad Company (incorporated May 23, 1879); the St. Paul and Pacific Railroad Company (incorporated March 10, 1862), and the Minneapolis and St. Cloud Railroad Company (incorporated March 1, 1956). The first division of the St. Paul and Pacific Railroad Co. completed its first line from St. Paul to Minneapolis in 1862. The Great Northern Railway Company was formed on September 18, 1889 and involved the purchase or absorption of these and numerous other lines. Originally operating in Minnesota and the Midwest, the company completed its line from Duluth and St. Paul, Minnesota, to Everett and Seattle, Washington in 1893. It was the only line to build to the west coast without federal land grants.

The Green River and Northern Railroad Company was incorporated on September 22, 1890 and was sold to the NPRR on April 21, 1898. It was a branch line that joined the NPRR system at Palmer Junction in western Washington state.

The Kootenai Valley Railroad Company was incorporated on October 19, 1898. Its main line ran from Bonners Ferry, Idaho, to Porthill, Idaho, on the Canadian border. It was sold to and merged into the Great Northern Railway Company in 1913.

The Livingston-Gardner Branch operated from Livingston to Gardner, Montana.

The Missoula and Bitter Root Valley Railroad Company was incorporated on January 4, 1887. It operated a line from Missoula, Montana, to Grantsdale, Montana, 1888. That same year, it was incorporated into the Northern Pacific and Montana Railroad Company.

The Missouri River Railway Company was incorporated June 13, 1906, in North Dakota. It built track from Glendive to Sidney, Montana, and from Cannon Ball to Stanton, North Dakota. It was sold to the NPRR on June 20, 1914.

The Northern Pacific and Montana Railway Company was formed of the Drummond and Phillipsburg Railroad Company, the Helena and Northern Railroad Company, the Helena, Boulder Valley and Butte Railroad Company, and the Missoula and Bitter Root Valley Railroad Company in 1888. Its main lines ran from Logan, Montana to Butte and from De Smet, Montana, to the Idaho state line. There were also numerous branch lines.

The Northern Pacific and Puget Sound Shore Railroad Company was incorporated on August 23, 1884. Its main line operated between Meeker and Seattle, Washington, with branch lines to Kennydale and from Kirkland Junction to Kirkland. It was sold to the NPRR on April 21, 1898.

The Peninsular Branch operated between Shelton and Gordonville, Washington.

The Port Townsend and Southern Railroad was incorporated on September 28, 1887 and operated from 1890 to 1914. Its predecessor was the Olympia and Chehalis Valley Railroad Company. Its main lines from between Tenino and Olympia and between Port Townsend and Quilcene, Washington. The main line was sold to the NPRR in 1914; the line was then sold to Joshua Green in 1917.

The Puget Sound Shore Railroad was incorporated on August 19, 1882. It operated a line between Stuck Junction (south of Kent, Washington) to Seattle. It was sold to the Northern Pacific and Puget Sound Shore Railroad Company October 31, 1889, which was in turn sold to the NPRR on April 21, 1898.

The Rocky Fork and Cooke City Railway Company was incorporated on December 10, 1886. It operated a line from Laurel, Montana, to Red Lodge, Montana. It was sold to and merged into the NPRR on April 21, 1898.

The St. Paul and Duluth Railroad Company was incorporated June 28, 1877. It was sold to the NPRR on June 15, 1900.

The St. Paul and Northern Pacific Railway Company was sold to the NPRR on November 2, 1896.

The Seattle and International Railway Company was incorporated on June 30, 1896. Its main line ran from Seattle, Washington, to Sumas, on the Washington-British Columbia border, which it purchased as the Seattle, Lake Shore and Eastern Railway Company. It operated from July 1896 to March 1901, when it was sold to the NPRR.

The Seattle, Lake Shore and Eastern Railway Company was incorporated on April 28, 1885. Its two main lines ran from Seattle, Washington, to Sumas, on the Washington-British Columbia border, and from Spokane Falls to Davenport, Washington. It was sold in foreclosure in July 1896—the eastern portion to the Spokane and Seattle Railway Company, the western portion to the Seattle and International Railway Company. These were, in turn sold to the NPRR, in 1900 and 1901.

The Shields River Valley Railway Company was incorporated October 24, 1908 and built a line from Mission to Wilsall, Montana. It was sold to and merged into the NPRR on June 23, 1914.

The Spokane Falls and Idaho Railroad was formed on October 25, 1886. Its main line was from Hauser Junction, near the Washington-Idaho border, to Coeur d’Alene. It operated from 1886 to 1898, when it was sold to the NPRR.

The Spokane and Palouse Railway Company was incorporated in 1886. It operated a line from Marshall, Washington, to Genesee and Juliaetta, Idaho from 1886 to 1899. It was sold to the NPRR on February 21, 1899.

The Tacoma, Olympia and Grays Harbor Railroad Company was formed on May 7, 1890. Its main line ran between Lakeview and Ocosta, Washington, on Grays Harbor. It was sold to the United Railroads of Washington on August 2, 1890, which was in turn sold to the NPRR on April 21, 1898.

The Washington and Columbia River Railway Company was incorporated on August 4, 1892. Its main line ran from Pendleton, Oregon, to Dayton, Washington, through Wallula and Walla Walla, Washington. It operated from 1892 to 1907, when it was sold to the NPRR.

The Western Dakota Railway Company was formed on June 13, 1906. It was sold to the NPRR on June 20, 1914.

The Yakima and Pacific Coast Railroad Company was formed on May 1, 1890. It operated a line from Chehalis to South Bend, Washington. On February 13, 1892, it was sold to the United Railroads of Washington. This was sold to the NPRR on April 21, 1898.

The Northern Pacific carried passengers and freight throughout the western United States and was crucial part of the settlement and commerce of the area. In 1970, the Northern Pacific, the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy, and the Great Northern merged to form Burlington Northern Railroad Company.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

This collection includes both bound and unbound correspondence, construction and expense reports, financial ledgers, right-of-way descriptions and maps, activity logs, publicity materials (including photographs and film reels), and personnel records created by employees of the Northern Pacific Railway Company and its subsidiary lines between the years 1870 and 1968--though materials are predominantly from the late 1880s through the early 1940s.

The Northern Pacific Railway Records present an extensive and detailed resource for researching railroad corporate management structures, land ownership histories for railroad associated properties (particularly in North Dakota, Montana, Idaho, and Washington state), economic impacts created by railroad construction and repair, corporate investment into raw material production for cheap construction supplies (particularly timber), and NPRR marketing strategies spanning a period of dramatic social and economic change in the American West. Correspondence records in this collection provide significant insights into prevailing railroad management structures during the late 19th and early 20th Centuries--when the rail industry dominated the social, economic, and political realms of rural American life. As was common during the time period, NPRR field operation managers were required to be technical experts as well as administrators. The records generated and/or compiled by the railroad's engineering staff reveal this complex balance of designing construction projects, scheduling traffic flows, and managing day-to-day operations. Rights-of-way documents, property maps, and construction drawings form a uniquely valuable resource for researching individual real estate histories and large-scale settlement patterns. The financial records in this collection provide detailed accounts of occupations and pay schedules for railroad personnel, the corporation's purchases of construction materials and sundry supplies (often specific to individual stations), and freight volumes carried from the region to national markets. The NPRR promotional department records in this collection preserve sometimes overt and often subtle techniques intended to both create and reinforce the railroad's preferred images of life in the Rocky Mountain West and Pacific Northwest. These promotional materials form a particularly interesting body of evidence for comparison and contrast with perceptions presented by contemporary regional literatures as well as the department's focus on highlighting agricultural abundance during periods of drought and farm foreclosures.

Materials in this collection were predominantly generated or compiled by engineering and promotions personnel. For the most part, engineering department recording procedures are consistent; however, the materials in sub-group 2 were generated by subsidiary and associated rail lines that reflect widely varrying recording policies and project goals. Additionally, NPRR engineers tended to move frequently, causing some degree of discontinuity.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

Researchers are responsible for using in accordance with 17 U.S.C. and any other applicable statutes. Copyright not transferred to The University of Montana.

Preferred Citation

[Name of document or photograph/item number], Northern Pacific Railway Company Records, Archives and Special Collections, Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, The University of Montana-Missoula.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

The collection is divided into three subgroups: Engineering Department; Branch Lines, Predecessors and Related Companies; and Advertising and Publicity Department.

The collection is further divided into sixty-one series:

Subgroup 1: Engineering Department, 165.25 linear feet and 14 oversize volumes, 1870 - 1968

Series I: Main line General, 22 linear feet and 3 oversize volumes, 1870 - 1965

Series II: Second Main Line, 33 linear feet, 1905 - 1956

Series III: Main line office, Helena, 0.25 linear feet and 5 oversize volumes, 1887 - 1893

Series IV: Idaho Division (Montana/Idaho), 1.0 linear feet, 1881 - 1900

Series V: Clarks Fork and Pend d’Oreille Division (Montana/Idaho), 3.5 linear feet, 1881 - 1910

Series VI: Missoula Division (Montana/Idaho), 6.0 linear feet, 1906 - 1909

Series VII: Missouri Division (Montana/Idaho), 4.0 linear feet, 1891 - 1912

Series VIII: Montana Division (Montana/Idaho), 1 volume, 1913

Series IX: Rocky Mountain Division (Montana/Idaho), 25.0 linear feet, 1882 - 1961

Series X: Yellowstone Division (Montana/Idaho), 0.75 linear feet, 1881 - 1953

Series XI: General Oregon/Washington, 28.0 linear feet, 1880 - 1910

Series XII: Cascade Division (Oregon/Washington), 7.5 linear feet and 3 oversize volumes, 1882 - 1892

Series XIII: Pacific Division (Oregon/Washington), 4.5 linear feet and 1 oversize volume, 1871 - 1909

Series XIV: Portland Division (Oregon/Washington), 1.25 linear feet, 1881 - 1909

Series XV: Seattle Division (Oregon/Washington), 0.25 linear feet, 1901 - 1905

Series XVI: Western Division (Oregon/Washington), 4.0 linear feet and 1 oversize volume, 1883 - 1907

Series XVII: Yakima Division (Oregon/Washington), 1.5 linear feet, 1883 - 1889

Series XVIII: Dakota Division, 2.25 linear feet, 1883 - 1910

Series XIX: Minnesota Division, 7.5 linear feet, 1881 - 1960

Series XX: Wisconsin Division, 2.5 linear feet, 1881 - 1893

Series XXI: Other Construction Projects and Unidentified, 8.5 linear feet and 1 oversize volume, 1881 - 1968

Series XXII: Photographs, 2.0 linear feet, 1882 - 1959

Subgroup 2: Branch Lines, Predecessors and Related Companies, 60.75 linear feet and 18 oversize volumes, 1881 - 1960

Series XXIII: Astoria and Columbia River Railroad Company, 1 folder, 1894 - 1898

Series XXIV: Bear Creek Western Railway Company, 1 folder, 1901 - 1910

Series XXV: Camp Creek Railway Company, 1.0 linear feet and 1 oversize volume, 1911 - 1912

Series XXVI: Central Washington Railroad Company, 4.5 linear feet and 3 oversize volumes, 1888 - 1910

Series XXVII: Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Company, 5.5 linear feet, 1900 - 1960

Series XXVIII: Clearwater Short Line Railway Company, 15.5 linear feet, 1890 - 1910

Series XXIX: Coeur d’Alene Railway and Navigation Company, 2.0 linear feet, 1883 - 1892

Series XXX: Connell Northern Railway Company, 0.25 linear feet, 1909 - 1910

Series XXXI: Dixon-Polson Line, 0.5 linear feet, 1913 - 1958

Series XXXII: Drummond and Phillipsburg Railroad Company, 0.25 linear feet, 1887 - 1888

Series XXXIII: Gaylord and Ruby Valley Railway Company, 1.0 linear feet, 1897 - 1902

Series XXXIV: Grays Harbor and Columbia River Railway Company, 0.25 linear feet, 1901 - 1909

Series XXXV: Great Northern Railway Company, 1 oversize volume, 1909

Series XXXVI: Green River and Northern Railroad Company, 0.5 linear feet and 1 oversize volume, 1887 - 1891

Series XXXVII: Kootenai Valley Railroad Company, 1 bound volume, 1890

Series XXXVIII: Livingston-Gardner Branch, 0.25 linear feet, 1922 - 1960

Series XXXIX: Manitoba Southwestern Colonization Railway, 1 folder, 1881 - 1882

Series XL: Missoula and Bitter Root Valley Railroad Company, 1 partial reel of microfilm and 2 bound volumes, 1887 - 1888

Series XLI: Missouri River Railway Company, 8.25 linear feet, 1909 - 1912

Series XLII: Northern Pacific and Montana Railway Company, 2.0 linear feet, 1883 - 1908

Series XLIII: Northern Pacific and Puget Sound Shore Railroad Company, 1.25 linear feet, 1882 - 1891

Series XLIV: Peninsular Branch (Washington), 1.25 linear feet, 1901 - 1906

Series XLV: Port Townsend and Southern Railroad, 1 bound volume, 1906 - 1907

Series XLVI: Puget Sound Shore Railroad, 1 bound volume, 1891

Series XLVII: Rocky Fork and Cooke City Railway Company, 0.5 linear feet, 1889 - 1890

Series XLVIII: St. Paul and Duluth Railroad Company, 0.5 linear feet, 1892 - 1898

Series XLIX: St. Paul and Northern Pacific Railway Company, 0.25 linear feet, 1885 - 1887

Series L: Seattle and International Railway Company, 2 bound volumes (one is oversize), 1900 - 1904

Series LI: Seattle, Lake Shore and Eastern Railway Company, 1 bound volume, 1893

Series LII: Shields River Valley Railway Company, 2.0 linear feet, 1908 - 1910

Series LIII: Spokane Falls and Idaho Railroad, 0.25 linear feet, 1888 - 1891

Series LIV: Spokane and Palouse Railway Company, 4.0 linear feet and 4 oversize volumes, 1885 - 1907

Series LV: Tacoma, Olympia and Grays Harbor Railroad Company, 3.5 linear feet and 3 oversize volumes, 1890 - 1892

Series LVI: Tacoma Terminal Company, 2.5 linear feet, 1887 - 1893

Series LVII: Washington and Columbia River Railway Company, 0.25 linear feet, 1898 - 1902

Series LVIII: Western Dakota Railway Company, 0.5 linear feet, 1909 - 1913

Series LIX: Yakima and Pacific Coast Railroad Company, 1.0 linear feet and 3 oversize volumes, 1890 - 1893

Subgroup 3: Advertising and Publicity Department, 2.5 linear feet, 24 moving image items, and 2 oversize boxes, 1895 - 1950

Series LX: Moving Images, 20 16mm film reels and 4 VHS tapes, circa 1920s - 1940

Series LXI: Publicty Photographs, 2.5 linear feet and 2 oversize boxes, 1895 - 1950

Custodial History

The custodial history of these records is largely unknown. One group of records received in 1970 had been stored in the Northern Pacific depot in Missoula, Montana, until their transfer to the archives after the creation of Burlington Northern Railroad. Some of the materials may have been discarded from the Minnesota Historical Society’s NPRR collection, or may have been received directly from the NPRR.

Acquisition Information

Gift, in part, of Burlington Northern Railroad, 1970.

Processing Note

The collection was originally received in three major and three minor accessions that were processed as LC 128, LC 141, LC 178, SC 218, SC 319, Film collection 3, and Video collection 7. Some of the photographs had been transferred to the archives photograph collection, but a significant number remained unprocessed.

In 2003, these collections were combined, identified, and extensively re-described. Arrangement was based largely on the corporate divisions and arrangement identified by the Minnesota Historical Society. Boxes 43-51 from LC 178, routine correspondence from the Assistant General Freight Agent in Minneapolis, Minnesota, were discarded. Authorities for Expenditure from LC 178, boxes 1-42, were transferred to the Minnesota Transportation Museum in May 2003.

Photographs were integrated into two series according to purpose of origin. Photographs intended as a documentary record for railway operations--for example construction projects, railroad facilities, engines, and personnel--were assigned to Series XXII. The majority of materials in Series XXII are identified and described individually, with reference to location and date as such information could be established; however, the series also includes some grouped photographs recovered from a separated collection and integrated in 2003. Photographs intended for promotional purposes--for example promoting the agricultural abundance of the communities serviced by the railway, landscapes along the various routes, and promotional exhibits--were assigned to Series LXI. Materials in Series LXI are identified and described in groups according to subject matter. However, some promotional photographs are present in Series XXII. These photographs were individually indentified and described during original processing. During 2003 reprocessing these photographs were assigned to Series XXII to retain their individualized research references. During original processing photographs were assigned identification numbers according to the year and order in which they were processed. During 2003 reprocessing all previously processed photographs were assigned new reference numbers to reflect their relationship within the larger collection--regardless of year. Please refer to the scope and notes comments for Series XXII and LXI to gain further details on photograph processing.

Film and video materials that were seperated from the collection during original processing were reintegrated in 2003 as one series (LX). All collection VHS tapes are duplicates of film reels. For each instance of a one-to-one relationship, tapes were assigned a common reference number to the film reel original. One VHS tape contains transfers of several film reels. In this one instance the VHS tape was assigned a unique reference number.

The archives thanks Missoula railroad historians Bill and Janyce Taylor for their assistance with the processing.

Separated Materials

All previously separated materials were either re-integrated into the collection as described in the processing notes or were deaccessioned.

Related Materials

The majority of the Northern Pacific Records are held by the Minnesota Historical Society in St. Paul, Minnesota. Their collection includes approximately 10,600 cubic feet of records that date from 1861 to 1970.

There are also numerous records held by the Minnesota Transportation Museum in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Minnesota State University in Mankato holds a collection of NPRR pamphlets.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Subgroup 1: Engineering Department, 1870-1968Return to Top

165.25 linear feet and 14 oversize volumes

This subgroup contains materials generated by employees of the Engineering Department of the Northern Pacific Railway's primary rail lines. Series III through XX contain records generated by the geographic divisions the railway established for hierarchial management (largely defined by state borders and more localized spurs). Series I and II contain records related to constructing and managing the primary lines spanning these geographic divisions. Materials primarily consist of records generated or compiled by NPRR Engineering Department managers (usually identified as "chief engineer," "assistant engineer," or "engineer in charge") regarding property acquistions, construction projects, repair work, station activities, line traffic, production numbers from subsidiary operations, and general management.

These materials provide significant primary resources for examining railroad corporate management structures, land ownership histories for properties associated with the main railroad lines and spurs, regional and localized economic impacts created by railroad construction and repair, and cycles of railroad investment into timber harvesting as a source for cheap construction materials. Information in this series is primarily presented through general correspondence, bound financial ledgers, compiled tracking reports and narrative summaries, blue print diagrams and maps, and day books maintained by unidentified railroad staff. Throughout this subgroup the phrase "Force Reports" in folder titles refers to reports filed by line engineers regarding actual and projected personnel hours (work force) for construction and repair projects.

Container(s)		Description	Dates
		Series I: Main Line General 22 linear feet and 3 oversize volumes This series includes materials related to constructing and managing the NPRR's primary rail line, with particular attention to the Montana and Idaho legs. This series is further divided into nine subseries highlighting some of the most intensive construction projects--such as line changes, tunnels, and re-gradings. Construction planning correspondence, cost estimates, material requisitions, progress summaries, work force reports, billing records, rights-of-way documents, and design diagrams predominate the series. These materials form an extensive record of the railroad's contributions to and impacts upon the region over nearly 100 years. Construction records provide detailed accounts of local and imported supplies, work force numbers and pay schedules, large- and small-scale landscape transformations, and land ownership patterns. This series also contains a few daily logs of station activities and line traffic, providing insights into the railroad's role within rural communities. Additionally, the series includes several folders of collected speeches and writings. None of the speeches in this series are attributed to an author and they appear to be intended for delivery to local civic groups. Most speeches are accompanied by newspaper articles and pamphlets--apparently research sources. The speeches and writings sequence includes a few brief histories of the Northern Pacific line and the communities along its routes. These histories are written from the perspective of the Northern Pacific (such that the history of a place tends to begin when the railroad arrived) and appear to be intended as light reading for passengers on cross-country trips. The speeches and writings sequence also includes foreign language promotional materials--mostly Eastern European languages--promoting the agricutlural abundance of lands along the rail line.	1870-1965
		Subseries 1: General 5.25 linear feet and 3 oversize volumes	1870-1965
box-volume
1/1		Correspondence, Dicksonson to Drummond, H.C. Magee, Assistant Engineer	1907
1/2		Correspondence, R. Gleason, Assistant Engineer	1903 - 1905
1/3		Financial Ledger, Account Balances	1881
1/4		Financial Ledger, Individual Account Balances	1883 - 1884
1/5		Financial Ledger, Individual Account Balances	1885
1/6		Financial Ledger, Accounts by Category	1893
Volume
7		Detailed Statement of Construction Expenses	1887-01 - 1887-08
box-volume
2/8		Financial Ledger, Facilities Log	1883
2/9		Pay Ledger	1882-11 - 1883-04
2/10		Bills Ledger	1884-01 - 1887-02
2/11		Miles Run by Engineer Parties	1872
2/12		Inventory of Stationery and Camp Supplies in St. Paul; Bills to Asst. Engineers.	1891-01 - 1892-02
3/13		Seal Record	1887-01
3/14		Branch Line Reports	1896
3/15		Report of Engineering Department	1895-06
3/16		Main Line Alignment Notes	1870 - 1872
4/17		Scrapbook	1896-10 - 1897-10
4/18		Newspaper Scrapbook, Attempts to Merge Northern Pacific and Great Northern Railroads	1901-10 - 1909-01
4/19		Scrapbook, "Queen Marie in America,"	1926 - 1927
5/20		Financial Ledger	1881-08 - 1881-12
5/21		Financial Ledger	1881
5/22		Cash Book	1889-03 - 1893-06
5/23		Day Book, Daily transaction summaries	1882-12 - 1883-03
6/24		Financial Journal	1881-11 - 1882-03
Volume
25		Expenses, Vouchers	1881-05 - 1883-10
box-volume
6/26		Financial Bills	1887-11 - 1888-06
6/27		Financial Bills	1888-07 - 1889-03
7/28		Financial Bills	1889-03 - 1889-10
7/29		Financial Bills	1889-11 - 1890-06
7/30		Financial Bills	1890-07 - 1891-01
7/31		Detailed Statement of Construction Expense	1887-01 - 1887-07
7/32		Contract Work	1887-07 - 1887-12
8A/33		Financial Records, Construction Material	1882 - 1883
8A/34		Financial Records, Lumber Piles, Tires and Wood Received	1882-04 - 1883-03
8A/35		Financial Records, Construction Materials Book	1886-07 - 1886-11
8A/36		Financial Records, Construction Materials Used	1887-01 - 1896-02
8A/37		Inventory of Goods at Hope Yard	1883-12 - 1884-04
8B/38		Reports and Estimates	1884-01 - 1888-06
Box/Folder
8B/1		General Correspondence	1885-01-28
8B/2		Financial Records, Authorized Improvements	1892 - 1910
8C/1		Financial Records, Operating Statements	1883 - 1887
8C/2		Financial Records, Statistics	1883 - 1885
8C/3		Speeches and Writings, "Brief History of the Northern Pacific Railway"	1946
8C/4		Speeches and Writings, Circle, Montana (Redwater Branch)	1928
8C/5		Speeches and Writings, Crop Production in North Dakota	1893 - 1898, 1903
8C/6		Speeches and Writings, Fargo, North Dakota	1950
8C/7		Speeches and Writings, "First Across Montana"	undated
8C/8		Speeches and Writings, Glen Ullin, North Dakota	1949, 1958
8C/9		Speeches and Writings, History of the Northern Pacific Railway in North Dakota	undated
8C/10		Speeches and Writings, Historical Origins of Station Names in North Dakota, Montana, and Idaho	1912 - 1922
8C/11		Speeches and Writings, Huntley Project, Montana	1907
8C/12		Speeches and Writings, Immigration	1922 - 1965
8C/13		Speeches and Writings, Immigration Department	1927 - 1930
8D/1		Speeches and Writings, Granville Stuart, Discovery of Gold in Montana	1912-12
8D/2		Speeches and Writings, Tourists and Immigration	1924 - 1929
8D/3		Clippings, Historical Information	1930 - 1965
		Subseries 2: Cabinet Gorge (Montana) Line Change 3.0 linear feet	1884-1909
Box/Folder
9/1		Reports and Estimates	1884-01 - 1888-06
9/2		Cabinet Line Change, Telegrams	1905-07 - 1905-08
9/3		Cabinet Line Change, Telegrams	1905-05
9/4		Cabinet Line Change, Telegrams	1905-10 - 1905-11
9/5		Cabinet Line Change, Telegrams	1905-12 - 1906-06
9/6		Cabinet Line Change, General Correspondence	1905-04 - 1905-07
9/7		Cabinet Line Change, General Correspondence	1905-08
9/8		Cabinet Line Change, General Correspondence	1905-09
9/9		Cabinet Line Change, General Correspondence	1905-10
10/1		Cabinet Line Change, General Correspondence	1905-11
10/2		Cabinet Line Change, General Correspondence	1905-12
10/3		Cabinet Line Change, General Correspondence	1906-01
10/4		Cabinet Line Change, General Correspondence	1906-02
10/5		Cabinet Line Change, General Correspondence	1906-03-01 - 1906-04-25
10/6		Cabinet Line Change, General Correspondence	1906-04-26 - 1906-05-31
10/7		Cabinet Line Change, General Correspondence	1906-06
10/8		Cabinet Line Change, General Correspondence	1906-07-01 - 1906-07-25
10/9		Cabinet Line Change, General Correspondence	1906-07-26 - 1906-08-26
10/10		Cabinet Line Change, General Correspondence	1906-08-27 - 1906-09-27
10/11		Cabinet Line Change, General Correspondence	1906-09-28 - 1906-10-31
11/1		Cabinet Line Change, General Correspondence	1906-11 - 1906-12
11/2		Cabinet Line Change, General Correspondence	1907-01 - 1907-03
11/3		Cabinet Line Change, General Correspondence	1907-04 - 1907-06
11/4		Cabinet Line Change, General Correspondence	1907-07 - 1907-09
11/5		Cabinet Line Change, General Correspondence	1907-10 - 1907-12
11/6		Cabinet Line Change, General Correspondence	1908-01 - 1908-07
11/7		Cabinet Line Change, General Correspondence	1908-10 - 1908-12 and 1909-02 - 1909-06
11/8		Cabinet Line Change, Force Reports	1905-07
11/9		Cabinet Line Change, Force Reports	1905-08
11/10		Cabinet Line Change, Force Reports	1905-09
11/11		Cabinet Line Change, Force Reports	1905-10
11/12		Cabinet Line Change, Force Reports	1905-11
11/13		Cabinet Line Change, Force Reports	1905-12
	Folder
11/14	14	Cabinet Line Change, Force Reports	1906-01
11/15		Cabinet Line Change, Force Reports	1906-02
11/16		Cabinet Line Change, Force Reports	1906-03
11/17		Cabinet Line Change, Force Reports	1906-04
11/18		Cabinet Line Change, Force Reports	1906-05
12/1		Cabinet Line Change, Force Reports	1906-06
12/2		Cabinet Line Change, Force Reports	1906-07
12/3		Cabinet Line Change, Force Reports	1906-08
12/4		Cabinet Line Change, Force Reports	1906-09
12/5		Cabinet Line Change, Force Reports	1906-10
12/6		Cabinet Line Change, Force Reports	1906-11
12/7		Cabinet Line Change, Force Reports	1906-12
12/8		Cabinet Line Change, Force Reports	1907-01
12/9		Cabinet Line Change, Force Reports	1907-02
12/10		Cabinet Line Change, Force Reports	1907-03
12/11		Cabinet Line Change, Force Reports	1907-04
12/2		Cabinet Line Change, Force Account Reports	1905-07 - 1905-11
12/13		Cabinet Line Change, Force Account Reports	1905-01 - 1905-11
12/14		Cabinet Line Change, Force Account Reports	1907-01 - 1907-04
12/15		Expense Reports	1905-07 - 1905-12
12/16		Expense Reports	1906-07 - 1906-10 and 1907-01 - 1908-12
12/17		Return of Time	1905-07 - 1905-12
12/18		Return of Time	1906-01 - 1906-12
12/19		Inventory of Instruments	1905-05 - 1907-03
12/20		Work Estimates	1905-06 - 1906-09
12/21		Construction Progress Reports	undated
13/1		Construction Progress Reports	1906-01 - 1906-12
13/2		Construction Progress Reports	1907-01 - 1907-07
13/3		Weekly Reports of Work	1905-05-6 - 1905-05-12 through 1905-09-24 - 1905-09-30
13/4		Weekly Reports of Work	1905-10-01 - 1905-10-07 Through 1906-01-07
13/5		Reports of Work Train	1905-12-18 - 1906-01-05
13/6		Maps and Documents	1905-08 - 1905-11
13/7		Maps and Documents	1906-04, 1906-08 - 1906-09, and 1906-12
box-volume
13/40		Outgoing Correspondence	1906-01 - 1906-07
13/41		Outgoing Correspondence	1905-12 - 1906-07
		Subseries 3: Heron (Montana) Line Change 1.0 linear feet	1900-1907
Box/Folder
14/1		Survey Reports	1900
14/2		General Correspondence	1905-04-1905-10
14/3		General Correspondence	1905-11-1905-12
14/4		General Correspondence	1906-01-1906-02
14/5		General Correspondence	1906-03-1906-04
14/6		General Correspondence	1906-05 - 1906-07
14/7		General Correspondence	1906-08 - 1906-09
14/8		General Correspondence	1906-10 - 1906-12 and 1907-08
14/9		Force Reports	1905-09 - 1906-10
14/10		Force Reports	1906-11 - 1906-12
14/11		Force Reports	1907-01 - 1907-02
14/12		Force Reports	1907-04 - 1907-08
14/13		Return of Time	1905-10 - 1905-12 and 1906-01 - 1906-03
14/14		Expense Reports	1904- 07 - 1904-12 and 1905-07 - 1905-12
15/1		Expense Reports	1906-01 - 1906-12
15/2		Inventory of Expenses	1906-08 - 1907-01
15/3		Construction Progress Reports	1906-10 - 1907-01 and 1907-04 - 1907-08
15/4		Maps	1904-12, 1905-10, 1906-04, and 1906-05
		Subseries 4: Hope-Kootenai (Idaho) Line Change 1.5 linear feet	1900-1905
Box/Folder
15/5		General Correspondence	1902-10-17 - 1903-07-10
15/6		General Correspondence	1903-07-11 - 1903-09-30
15/7		General Correspondence	1903-10-01 - 1903-12-03
15/8		General Correspondence	1903-12-08 - 1904-01-15
15/9		General Correspondence	1904-01-16 - 1904-03-24
15/10		General Correspondence	1905-03 - 1905-07
16/1		General Correspondence	1905-08 - 1905-09
16/2		Material Requests	1901-10-26 - 1903-08-31
16/3		Material Requests	1903-09 - 1904-01
16/4		Operations Correspondence	1902-11 - 1904-03-15
16/5		Operations Correspondence	1904-03-15 - 1904-05-14
16/6		Operations Correspondence	1904-05-16 - 1904-09-08
16/7		Operations Correspondence	1904-09-09 - 1904-12
16/8		Operations Correspondence	1905-01 - 1905-05
17/1		Rights of Way	1903-06-01 - 1903-10-28
17/2		Rights of Way	1903-11-03 - 1903-12-06
17/3		Progress Reports	1903-01 - 1904-11
17/4		Contract Correspondence	1903-05-18 - 1903-10-20
17/5		Telegrams	1903-06 - 1903-09
17/6		Telegrams	1903-10 - 1903-12
17/7		Telegrams	1904-01 1904-04
17/8		Monthly Inventory of Instruments	1902-10 - 1903-12
17/9		Monthly Inventory of Instruments	1904-01 - 1905-06
17/10		Maps and Diagrams	1900-08 and 1904-06
		Subseries 5: Noxon (Montana) Line Change 1.25 linear feet	1904-1908
Box/Folder
18/1		General Correspondence	1904-08 - 1905-07-31
18/2		General Correspondence	1905-08 - 1905-09
18/3		General Correspondence	1905-10
18/4		General Correspondence	1905-11 - 1905-12
18/5		General Correspondence	1906-01 - 1906-02
18/6		General Correspondence	1906-03 - 1906-06
18/7		General Correspondence	1906-07 - 1906-12
19/1		General Correspondence	1907-01 - 1907-07
19/2		General Correspondence	1907-08 - 1908-08
19/3		Force Reports	1905-06 - 1905-12
19/4		Force Reports	1906-01 - 1906-11
19/5		Force Reports	1907-04 - 1907-10
19/6		Force Account Reports	1907-08 - 1907-10
19/7		Expense Reports	1905-08 1905-12
19/8		Expense Reports	1906-01 - 1906-12
19/9		Inventory of Instruments	1905-01 - 1905-02 and 1905-07 - 1905-12
19/10		Inventory of Instruments	1906-01 - 1906-12 and 1907-05 - 1907-10
19/11		Return of Time	1905-07 - 1905-12
19/12		Return of Time	1906-01 - 1906-12
19/13		Return of Time	1907-03 - 1907-09
19/14		Estimates of Work	1907
19/15		Construction Progress Reports	1905-07 - 1905-12
19/16		Construction Progress Reports	1906-01 - 1906-12
19/17		Construction Progress Reports	1907-04 - 1907-10
20/1		Contracts, Transit Reports, Level Notes, and Maps	1905-06, 1905-07, and 1905-08
box-volume
20/42		Outgoing Correspondence	1906-01 - 1906-03
20/43A		Financial Records, Time Book	1908
		Subseries 6: Stampede Pass Tunnel (Washington) 1.5 linear feet	1884-1889
Box/Folder
21/1		Construction Estimates	1884-09 - 1884-12
21/2		Construction Estimates	1885-01 - 1885-12
21/3		Construction Estimates	1886-02 - 1888-07
21/4		Progress and Force Reports	1886-05 - 1886-08
21/5		Progress and Force Reports	1886-08 - 1886-09
21/6		Progress and Force Reports	1886-09 - 1886-10
21/7		Progress and Force Reports	1886-11 - 1886-12
22/1		Progress and Force Reports	1886-12 - 1887-01
22/2		Progress and Force Reports	1887-01
22/3		Progress and Force Reports	1887-01 - 1887-03
22/4		Progress and Force Reports	1887-04 - 1887-05
22/5		Progress and Force Reports	1887-06 - 1887-08
22/6		Progress and Force Reports	1887-08 - 1887-10
23/1		Progress and Force Reports	1887-10 - 1887-11
23/2		Progress and Force Reports	1887-11 - 1887-12
23/3		Progress and Force Reports	1888-01 - 1888-02
23/4		Progress and Force Reports	1888-02 - 1888-03
23/5		Progress and Force Reports	1888-03 - 1888-04
23/6		Progress and Force Reports	1888-04 - 1888-06
23/7		Weather Reports	1886-01 - 1887-05
23/8		Weather Reports	1887-06 - 1889-07
		Subseries 7: Sunnyside (Washington) Station 4.5 linear feet	1904-1907 and undated
Box/Folder
24/1		General Correspondence	1904-10 - 1905-05
24/2		General Correspondence	1905-06
24/3		General Correspondence	1905-07
24/4		General Correspondence	1905-08
24/5		General Correspondence	1905-08
25/1		General Correspondence	1905-09
25/2		General Correspondence	1905-09
25/3		General Correspondence	1905-10
25/4		General Correspondence	1905-11
25/5		General Correspondence	1905-11
25/6		General Correspondence	1905-12
26/1		Construction Correspondence	1905-12
26/2		Construction Correspondence	1906-01
26/3		Construction Correspondence	1906-02
26/4		Construction Correspondence	1906-03
26/5		Construction Correspondence	1905-04
27/1		Construction Correspondence	1906-05
27/2		Construction Correspondence	1906-06
27/3		Construction Correspondence	1906-07 - 1906-08
27/4		Construction Correspondence	1906-09 - 1907-08
27/5		Pipe and Box Culverts	1905-07 - 1905-12, 1906-01, and 1907-03
27/6		Travel Passes Correspondence	1905-08 - 1906-09
28/1		Payroll	1905-09 - 1906-09
28/2		Estimates of Work	1905-08 - 1906-09
28/3		Return of Time	1905-08 - 1906-10
28/4		Estimates of Work	1905-06 - 1905-10
28/5		Estimates of Work	1905-11 - 1906-03
28/6		Estimates of Work	1906-03 - 1906-10
29A/1		Force Reports	1905-08 - 1905-12
29A/2		Force Reports	1906-01 - 1906-09
29A/3		Force Account Reports	1906-06 - 1906-09
29A/4		Expense Reports	1905-05 - 1906-10
29A/5		Reports of Instruments 1905-03 - 1906-12	1905
29A/6		Work Train	1906-01 - 1906-04 and 1906-08
29A/7		Construction Progress Reports	1905-07 - 1906-09
29A/8		Report of Work	1905-04 - 1905-12
box-volume
29B/43B		Outgoing Correspondence	1905-04 - 1905-07
29B/43C		Outgoing Correspondence	1905-08 - 1905-11
29B/43D		Outgoing Correspondence	1905-11 - 1906-04
29B/43E		Outgoing Correspondence	1906-04 - 1906-10
29B/43F		Material Inventory Book	undated
29C/43G		Outgoing Correspondence: L.S. Oakes	1905-06 - 1905-08
29C/43H		Outgoing Correspondence: L.S. Oakes	1905-08 - 1906-05
29C/43I		Outgoing Correspondence: L.S. Oakes	1905-08 - 1905-10
29C/43J		Outgoing Correspondence: L.S. Oakes	1905-10 - 1905-12
29C/43K		Outgoing Correspondence: L.S. Oakes	1905-12 - 1906-01
29C/43L		Outgoing Correspondence: L.S. Oakes	1906-01 - 1906-02
29C/43M		Outgoing Correspondence: L.S. Oakes	1906-02 - 1906-03
29C/43N		Outgoing Correspondence: L.S. Oakes	1906-03 - 1906-06
29C/43O		Outgoing Correspondence, G.W. Lancaster	1906-05 - 1906-08
29C/43P		Outgoing Correspondence, G.W. Lancaster	1906-08 - 1906-09
29C/43Q		Outgoing Correspondence, H.M. Stoudt and C.J. Waddell	1906-11 - 1906-12
		Subseries 8: Trout Creek/Belknap (Montana) Relocation 0.5 linear feet	1907-1909
box-volume
30/44		Outgoing Correspondence	1907-03 - 1907-06
30/45		Outgoing Correspondence	1907-04 - 1908-09
30/46		Outgoing Correspondence	1907-05 - 1908-05
30/47		Outgoing Correspondence	1907-06 - 1907-08
30/48		Outgoing Correspondence	1907-08 - 1908-12
30/49		Outgoing Correspondence	1907-08 - 1909-01
		Subseries 9: White Pine Hill/Trout Creek (Montana) Grade Revision 3.5 linear feet	1907-1910
Box/Folder
31/1		Work Train Correspondence	1907-05 - 1909-05
31/2		Monthly Instrument Reports	1907-02 - 1909-03
31/3		Estimates of Original Cost and Northern Pacific Beneficial Association Elections	1907-01 - 1907-06
31/4		Accounting Reports	1907-07 - 1908-03
31/5		Accounting Reports	1908-04 - 1908-08
31/6		Accounting Reports	1908-09 - 1909-02
31/7		Accounting Reports	1909-03 - 1909-05
32/1		Accounting Reports	1909-06 - 1910-02 and 1910-12
32/2		Coal and Spurs Furnished to Contractors	1907-05 - 1909-02
32/3		Releasing Cars	1907-07 - 1908-12
32/4		Concrete Work	1907-05 - 1908-05
32/5		Weekly Reports by Resident Engineers	1907-06 - 1909-01
32/6		Weekly Reports of Chief Engineer	1907-04 and 1907-08 - 1909-04
32/7		Main Line	1907-05 - 1908-10
32/8		Delays	1908-07 - 1908-10
32/9		Line Changes	1907-03 - 1907-10
32/10		Crossings, County Roads, and Telegraphs	1907-05 - 1908-11
33/1		Track Laying	1907-07 - 1907-09 and 1908-05 - 1908-07
33/2		Track Laying	1908-04 - 1908-08 and 1910-12
33/3		Reports of Track Laid - Heron, Trout Creek, and Belknap, Montana	1908-06 - 1908-11
33/4		Bridges, Kelly Atkinson Contract	1908-05 - 1909-01
33/5		Bridges and Culverts	1907-05 - 1910-01
33/6		Material Requests	1907-04 - 1907-12
34/1		Material Requests	1908-01 - 1908-07
34/2		Material Requests	1908-08 - 1909-04 and 1910-12
34/3		General Correspondence	1907-03 - 1907-11
34/4		General Correspondence	1907-12 - 1908-08
34/5		General Correspondence	1908-09 - 1908-12
34/6		General Correspondence	1909-01 - 1910-02
34/7		Expense Reports	1907-03 - 1909-01 and 1910-01 - 1910-12
35/1		Monthly Estimates of Work	1908-08 - 1909-11
35/2		Coaling and Water Supply	1908-05 - 1909-05
35/3		Travel Passes	1907-03 - 1907-09
35/4		Travel Passes	1907-10 - 1908-03
35/5		Travel Passes	1908-04 - 1909-05
35/6		Rights of Way	1907-05 - 1907-10 and 1908-04 - 1910-04
35/7		Progress Reports	1907-05 - 1909-04
35/8		Payroll	1907-02 - 1907-11 and 1908-06 - 1909-11
35/9		Applications	1907-02 - 1908-07
35/10		Requisitions	1907-04 -1909-01
35/11		Accident Reports	1907-07 - 1908-10
36/1		Construction Department Bills	1907-07 - 1909-02
36/2		Expenses for Porter Brothers and Welch	1908-06 - 1909-02
36/3		Operating Expenses	1907-01 - 1909-03
36/4		Force Reports, All Residencies	1907-05 - 1909-04
36/5		Force Reports, 1st Residency	1907-05 - 1908-05 and 1908-09 - 1908-10
36/6		Force Reports, 2nd Residency	1907-05 - 1909-01
36/7		Force Reports, 3rd Residency	1907-05 - 1909-01
36/8		Force Reports, Porter Brothers and Welch	1908-08-20 - 1908-11-14
36/9		Force Account Reports, All Residencies	1908-07 - 1909-01
36/10		Force Account Reports, All Residencies	1907-12 - 1909-03
36/11		Force Account Reports, 1st Residency	1907-06 - 1908-05
36/12		Force Account Reports, 2nd Residency	1907-06 - 1908-09
37/1		Force Account Reports, 3rd Residency	1907-06 - 1908-07
37/2		Monthly Estimates of Work	1907-06 - 1907-11
37/3		Monthly Estimates of Work	1907-12 - 1908-05
37/4		Monthly Estimates of Work	1908-06 - 1908-08
37/5		Monthly Estimates of Work	1908-09 - 1908-11
37/6		Monthly Estimates of Work	1908-12 - 1909-11
37/7		Monthly Inventory of Instruments	1907-03 - 1908-08 and 1909-01
37/8		Work Train	1909-01 - 1909-03
		Series II: Second Main Line 33 linear feet This series includes materials related to constructing and managing the NPRR's second main rail line. As with Series I, materials in this series exhibit particular attention to the Montana leg of the line; however, they also include records from the Minnesota and Washington state legs. This series is further divided into five subseries--the largest of which details construction projects and traffic reports for the leg between Garrison and Missoula, Montana. Survey records, construction planning correspondence, cost estimates, material requisitions, progress summaries, work force reports, billing records, rights-of-way documents, and design diagrams predominate the series. Construction records detail local and imported supplies as well as work force numbers and pay schedules. Correspondence records provide insights into the challenges engineers faced in designing multiple river crossings due to narrow canyons, procedures and rationales for subcontracting work projects, and long-term operations problems (such as derailments and mud/rock slides). Subseries 2, regarding the Garrison to Missoula leg, includes a notable sequence of correspondence, encroachment agreements, and construction designs intended to mitigate the proximity of Northern Pacific Railroad and Milwaukee Railroad lines through narrow stretches of the Clark Fork River valley, particularly near Bearmouth and Clinton, Montana.	1905-1956
		Subseries 1: Bozeman to Logan (Montana) Section 0.5 linear feet	1910-1913
Box/Folder
38/1		Baker and Bear Creek (Montana), Profiles and Locations	1912 -1913
38/2		Bozeman to Logan (Montana) Survey, Employment	1913
38/3		Bear Creek and Bozeman to Logan (Montana) Lines	1913
38/4		Supplies and Equipment	1913
38/5		Bozeman to Logan (Montana) Survey	1910
38/6		Accounting	undated
38/7		Bridge Supplies	1912
38/8		Bozeman to Logan (Montana), Golden Valley-Bear Creek, Time Slips	1913
		Subseries 2: Garrison to Missoula (Montana) Section 18.5 linear feet	1906-1910
Box/Folder
39/1		American Society of Civil Engineers	1907-05 - 1909-05
39/2		Personal Correspondence: F. Beckwith	1906-12 - 1909-05
39/3		Bridge Construction	1906-11 - 1907-06
39/4		Bridge Construction	1907-07 - 1908-03
39/5		Bridge Construction	1908-04 - 1908-10
39/6		Bridge Construction	1908-11 - 1909-01
39/7		Bridge Construction	1909-02
39/8		Bridge Construction	1909-03 - 1909-09
40/1		Bulletins	1907-09 - 1909-04
40/2		Circular Letters	1906-12 - 1909-06
40/3		Cement Expenses	1908-08 - 1909-05
40/4		Car Reports	1906-12 and 1907-05 - 1908-05
40/5		Car Reports	1908-06 - 1909-04 and 1909-07 - 1909-08
40/6		Finishing the Work (report)	1909-09 - 1909-11
40/7		Construction Payroll	1910-04 - 1910-06
41/1		Joint Work Encroachments on Channel Changes and Creeks	1906-12 - 1907-04
41/2		Joint Work Encroachments on Channel Changes and Creeks	1907-05 - 1907-12
41/3		Joint Work Encroachments on Channel Changes and Creeks	1908-01 - 1908-12
41/4		Joint Work Encroachments on Channel Changes and Creeks	1909-01 - 1909-09 and 1910-01
41/5		Elevations	1907-01 - 1907-12
42/1		Elevations	1908-01 - 1908-12
42/2		Damage Claim, Hauswirthe	1909-03 - 1910-01
42/3		Flagging, Delays, and Slow Orders	1907-07 - 1909-05
42/4		Garrison Depot	1907-09 - 1908-08
42/5		Division of Work at Bearmouth	1909-01 - 1909-02
42/6		Estimates of Work	1907-02 - 1909-09
43/1		Employment Transportation and Passes	1906-12 - 1907-09
43/2		Employment Transportation and Passes	1907-10 - 1908-03
43/3		Employment Transportation and Passes	1908-04 - 1908-08
43/4		Employment Transportation and Passes	1908-09 - 1909-02
43/5		Employment Transportation and Passes	1909-03 - 1909-09
44/1		Expense Reports	1906-11 - 1907-05
44/2		Expense Reports	1907-06 - 1907-08
44/3		Expense Reports	1907-09 - 1907-10
44/4		Expense Reports	1907-11 - 1907-12
44/5		Expense Reports	1908-01 - 1908-02
45/1		Expense Reports	1908-03 - 1908-04
45/2		Expense Reports	1908-05 - 1908-06
45/3		Expense Reports	1908-07
45/4		Expense Reports	1908-08
45/5		Expense Reports	1908-09
45/6		Expense Reports	1908-10
46/1		Expense Reports	1908-11
46/2		Expense Reports	1908-12
46/3		Expense Reports	1909-01
46/4		Expense Reports	1909-02
46/5		Expense Reports	1909-03
46/6		Expense Reports	1909-04
47/1		Expense Reports	1909-05
47/2		Expense Reports	1909-06
47/3		Expense Reports	1909-07
47/4		Expense Reports	1909-08
47/5		Expense Reports	1909-09
48/1		Expense Reports	1909-10
48/2		Expense Reports	1909-12 and 1910-01 - 1910-12
48/3		Kenyon Forgeries Case	1907-11 - 1908-04
48/4		McHugh Irrigation Flume, Willis (Montana)	1907-12 - 1909-03
48/5		Irrigation Crossings between Drummond and Bonita, Montana	1906 - 1909
48/6		Material Requests	1906-12 - 1907-08
48/7		Material Requests	1907-09 - 1908-04
49/1		Material Requests	1908-05 - 1909-08
49/2		Garrison Material Yard	1906-11 - 1907-12
49/3		Garrison Material Yard	1908-01 - 1909-11
49/4		Payroll	1906-11 - 1907-10
49/5		Payroll	1907-11 - 1908-05
50/1		Payroll and Timechecks	1907-09 - 1909-04
50/2		Payroll and Timechecks	1909-05 - 1910-01
50/3		Payroll	1908-06 - 1909-09
50/4		Pipe and Culverts	1907-05 - 1910-01
Box	Folder
50	5	Joint Costs of Pipe and Culverts	1908-02 - 1908-09
Box/Folder
50/6		Personnel, Transfers, Transporation, and Resignations	1907-04 - 1908-06
50/7		Personnel, Transfers, Transporation, and Resignations	1908-07 - 1909-09
51/1		Personnel, Applications	1906-10 - 1907-01
51/2		Personnel, Applications	1907-02 - 1907-04
51/3		Personnel, Applications	1907-05 - 1907-09
51/4		Personnel, Applications	1907-10 - 1908-02
51/5		Personnel, Applications	1908-03 - 1908-08
51/6		Personnel, Applications	1908-09 - 1909-09
52/1		Rights of Way, Milwaukee Encroachments and Fencing	1906-11 - 1907-02
52/2		Rights of Way, Milwaukee Encroachments and Fencing	1907-03 - 1907-05
52/3		Rights of Way, Milwaukee Encroachments and Fencing	1907-06 - 1907-08
52/4		Rights of Way, Milwaukee Encroachments and Fencing	1907-09 - 1907-11
52/5		Rights of Way, Milwaukee Encroachments and Fencing	1907-12 - 1908-02
53/1		Rights of Way, Milwaukee Encroachments and Fencing	1908-03 - 1908-05
53/2		Rights of Way, Milwaukee Encroachments and Fencing	1908-06 - 1908-09
53/3		Rights of Way, Milwaukee Encroachments and Fencing	1908-10 - 1909-03
53/4		Rights of Way, Milwaukee Encroachments and Fencing	1909-04 - 1909-09
53/5		Construction, Rip Rap	1908-06 - 1908-11
53/6		Construction, Rip Rap	1908-12 - 1909-02
54/1		Construction, Rip Rap	1909-03 - 1909-08
54/2		Steam Shovel Work	1906-12 and 1907-02 - 1907-09
54/3		Steam Shovel Work	1907-10 - 1907-12
54/4		Steam Shovel Work	1908-01 - 1908-08
54/5		Steam Shovel Work	1908-09 - 1908-10
54/6		Steam Shovel Work	1908-11 - 1908-12
55/1		Steam Shovel Work	1909-01 and 1909-03 - 1909-05
55/2		Steam Shovel Work	1909-06 - 1909-09
55/3		Materials Requisitions and Cars of Materials	1906-11 - 1907-03
55/4		Materials Requisitions and Cars of Materials	1907-04 - 1907-05
55/5		Materials Requisitions and Cars of Materials	1907-06 - 1907-12
56/1		Materials Requisitions and Cars of Materials	1908-01 - 1908-08
56/2		Materials Requisitions and Cars of Materials	1909-09 - 1909-12 and 1910-05 - 1910-07
56/3		Track Profiles and Alignment	1906-12 - 1907-08
56/4		Track Profiles and Alignment	1907-09 - 1908-05
56/5		Track Profiles and Alignment	1908-06 - 1908-10
56/6		Track Profiles and Alignment	1909-05 - 1909-06 and 1910-01 - 1910-12
56/7		Tunnels	1906-07 and 1908
57/1		Tunnels	1908-08 - 1909-03
57/2		Work Train Service	1907-03 - 1907-12 and 1908-04 - 1908-12
57/3		General Correspondence	1906-11 - 1907-03
57/4		Misc	1907-04 - 1907-05
57/5		General Correspondence	1907-06
57/6		General Correspondence	1907-07
58/1		General Correspondence	1907-08
58/2		General Correspondence	1907-09
58/3		General Correspondence	1907-10
58/4		General Correspondence	1907-11
58/5		General Correspondence	1907-12
59/1		General Correspondence	1908-01
59/2		General Correspondence	1908-02
59/3		General Correspondence	1908-03
59/4		General Correspondence	1908-04
59/5		General Correspondence	1908-05
60/1		General Correspondence	1908-06
60/2		General Correspondence	1908-07
60/3		General Correspondence	1908-08
60/4		General Correspondence	1908-09
61/1		General Correspondence	1908-10
61/2		General Correspondence	1908-11
61/3		General Correspondence	1908-12
61/4		General Correspondence	1909-01
62/1		General Correspondence	1909-02
62/2		General Correspondence	1909-03
62/3		General Correspondence	1909-04
62/4		General Correspondence	1909-05
62/5		General Correspondence	1909-06
63/1		General Correspondence	1909-07 - 1910-02
63/2		Estimates of Work, Winston Brothers	1908-08 - 1908-10
63/3		Estimates of Work, Winston Brothers	1908-12 - 1909-03
63/4		Estimates of Work, Winston Brothers	1908-07 - 1909-08
64/1		Expense Reports	1906-10 - 1908-03
64/2		Expense Reports	1908-04 - 1908-09
64/3		Expense Reports	1908-10 - 1909-01
64/4		Expense Reports	1909-02 - 1909-04
65/1		Expense Reports	1909-05 - 1909-08
65/2		Expense Reports	1909-09 - 1910-05
65/3		Boarding and Commissary	1907-08 - 1907-12
65/4		Expenses, Subcontractor - Deeks and Deeks	1907-06 - 1908-12
65/5		Expenses, Subcontractor - American Bridge Company, Pitts Construction, C.M. Bolton, and Deeks and Deeks	1908-05 - 1909-06
65/6		Expenses, Subcontractor - Pitts Construction	1909-07 - 1909-05
66/1		Expenses, Subcontractor - Deeks and Deeks	1909-01 - 1909-07
66/2		Estimates of Work	1908-07 - 1909-07
66/3		Expenses Accompanying Estimates of Work, Robert Brothers	1907-01 - 1907-02 and 1908-01 - 1908-12
66/4		Expenses Accompanying Estimates of Work, Robert Brothers	1909-01 - 1909-04
66/5		Expenses Accompanying Estimates of Work, Robert Brothers	1909-05 - 1909-06
67/1		Expenses Accompanying Estimates of Work, Robert Brothers	1909-07 - 1909-11
67/2		Expenses Accompanying Estimates of Work, Winston Brothers	1907-02 - 1907-12
67/3		Expenses Accompanying Estimates of Work, Winston Brothers	1908-01 - 1908-08
67/4		Expenses Accompanying Estimates of Work, Winston Brothers	1908-09 - 1908-12
67/5		Expenses Accompanying Estimates of Work, Winston Brothers	1909-01 - 1909-09
68/1		Expenses, Subcontractor - Winston Brothers	1906-12 - 1908-11
68/2		Expenses, Subcontractor - Winston Brothers	1908-12 - 1909-08
68/3		Expenses, Subcontractor - Rosser and Whitaker	1907-10 - 1909-01
68/4		Expenses, Subcontractor - Streeter and Lusk	1908-01 - 1908-11
68/5		Expenses, Subcontractor - Robert Brothers	1908-06 - 1909-12
68/6		Expenses, Subcontractor - Postal Telegraph Company, Rylander and Company, Brogan and Johnson, Bates and Rodgers, and Palmele and Young	1907-04 - 1909-03
68/7		Force Account Reports	1907-01 - 1907-12
69/1		Force Account Reports	1908-01 - 1908-12
69/2		Force Account Reports	1909-01 - 1909-06
69/3		Force Account Reports	1909-07 - 1909-12
69/4		Payroll	1907-01 and 1907-04 - 1907-07
69/5		Payroll	1907-08 - 1907-09
69/6		Payroll	1907-10
69/7		Payroll	1907-11
70/1		Payroll	1907-12
70/2		Payroll	1908-01 - 1908-04
70/3		Payroll	1908-05 - 1908-08
70/4		Payroll	1908-09 - 1908-12
70/5		Payroll	1909-01 - 1909-05, 1909-10, 1909-12, and 1910-01
71/1		Return of Time	1906-12 - 1909-12
71/2		Work Train Reports	1907-08 - 1908-04
71/3		Work Train Reports	1908-05
71/4		Work Train Reports	1908-06 - 1908-08
71/5		Work Train Reports	1908-09 - 1908-10
71/6		Work Train Reports	1908-11
72/1		Work Train Reports	1908-12
72/2		Work Train Reports	1909-01
72/3		Work Train Reports	1909-02
72/4		Equipment Failure Reports	1907-09, 1907-12, and 1908-04
72/5		Ballast and Grading	1908-08 - 1909-06
72/6		Work By Extra Gangs # 7	1907-11
72/7		Blueprints of Bridge 103, Erie Division	1907-10
		Subseries 3: Kalama to Vancouver (Washington) Section 6.0 linear feet	1905-1913
Box/Folder
73/1		Accounting, Requisitions	1905-11 - 1907-12
73/2		Accounting, Requisitions	1908-01 - 1909-06
73/3		Accounting, Expenses	1906-04 - 1908-05
73/4		Accounting, Expenses	1908-06 - 1911-08
74/1		Ballast Reports	1908-08 - 1908-09
74/2		Ballast Reports	1908-10 - 1908-12
74/3		Conductor's Reports	1908-10
74/4		General Construction	1906-03 - 1907-12
74/5		General Construction	1908-01 - 1909-07
75/1		General Construction	1908-07 - 1908-08
75/2		Contracts	1907-03 - 1908-07
75/3		Derailments and Wrecks	1907-10 - 1908-12
75/4		Flagmen and Flagging	1907-08 - 1908-11
75/5		Glenwood (Washington) Gravel Pit	1907-03 - 1908-07
75/6		Injuries	1906-05 - 1908-11
76/1		Instruments, Tools, and Handcars	1906-06 - 1909-09
76/2		Materials	1906-07 - 1907-12
76/3		Materials	1908-01 - 1909-06, 1910-02, and 1911-02
76/4		Vancouver (Washington) Material Yard	1906-07, 1907-04 - 1907-11, and 1908-12
76/5		Payroll, Return of Time, Employees, and Passes	1905-12 - 1908-01
76/6		Payroll, Return of Time, Employees, and Passes	1908-02 - 1908-07
77/1		Payroll, Return of Time, Employees, and Passes	1908-08 - 1909-06
77/2		Reports of Progress	1906-05 - 1906-08
77/3		Reports of Progress	1907-09 - 1907-12
77/4		Reports of Progress	1908-01 - 1908-06
77/5		Reports of Progress	1908-07 - 1908-08
77/6		Reports of Progress	1908-09 - 1908-12
78/1		Rails, Piles Driven, Cement, and Gravel Tests	1907-04 - 1908-09
78/2		Rights of Way	1906-06 - 1907-07
78/3		Rights of Way	1907-08 - 1909-05
78/4		Construction Rip Rap	1907-12 - 1909-03
78/5		Repairs, Track Reports	1908-09-13 - 1908-11
79/1		Road Changes and Crossings	1905-08 - 1906-10 and 1907-03 - 1907-09
79/2		County Road Changes and Crossings	1907-10 - 1909-04
79/3		Sidings and Spurs	1907-08 - 1909-02
79/4		Slides	1907-03 - 1909-01
79/5		Summary of Line, Track Alignment, and Station Distances	1907-06 - 1909-05
79/6		Surveys, Profiles, and Estimates for Line Changes	1906-06 - 1908-01
79/7		Telegraph, Telephone, and Powerlines	1906 - 1909
80/1		Construction Materials, Ties	1907-02 - 1909-05
	Folder
80/2	2	Track Laying	1908-07 - 1908-11
80/3		Water Tanks	1907-01 - 1909-02
80/4		Work Train Service	1907-01 - 1909-02
80/5		General Correspondence	1907-12 - 1908-01 and 1908-10
80/6		General Correspondence	1908-11
81/1		Force Account Reports	1907-11 - 1907-12 and 1908-06 -1908-10
81/2		Force Account Bills, Porter Brothers and Welch	1907-09 - 1908-01
81/3		Force Account Bills, Porter Brothers and Welch	1908-02 - 1908-09
81/4		Force Account Bills, Porter Brothers and Welch	1908-10 - 1908-12
81/5		Construction Progress Reports	1907-08 - 1907-12 and 1908-06 - 1908-10
81/6		Force Reports, Various Residencies, Kalama Material Yard Gravel Pit	1907-09 - 1908-01
82/1		Force Reports, 1st and 2nd Residencies	1907-10 - 1907-12 and 1908-06 - 1908-10
82/2		Force Reports, 3rd Residencies	1907-08 - 1907-12 and 1908-06 - 1908-10
82/3		Summary Reports of Work	1908-06 - 1908-10
82/4		Return of Time	1907-06 - 1909-06
82/5		Vouchers Expense Accounts	1906-05 - 1909-06
82/6		Reports of Work Train	1908-01 - 1908-06 and 1908-07 - 1908-08
box-volume
83/50		Outgoing Correspondence	1913-06 - 1913-08
83/51		Outgoing Correspondence	1913-09 - 1913-10
		Subseries 4: Lake Park to Glyndon (Minnesota) Section 7.5 linear feet	1906-1910
Box/Folder
84/1		Accounting	1906-03 - 1906-06
84/2		Accounting	1906-07 - 1906-08
84/3		Accounting	1906-09 - 1906-10
84/4		Accounting	1906-11 - 1906-12
84/5		Accounting	1907-01 - 1907-03
85/1		Accounting	1907-04 - 1907-06
85/2		Accounting	1907-07 - 1907-08
85/3		Accounting	1907-09
85/4		Accounting	1907-10
85/5		Accounting	1907-11 - 1907-12
86/1		Accounting	1908 - 1909
86/2		Construction	1906-03 - 1906-06
86/3		Construction	1906-07 - 1906-10
86/4		Construction	1906-11 - 1906-12
86/5		Construction	1907-01 - 1907-07
87/1		Construction	1907-07 - 1907-09
87/2		Construction	1907-10
87/3		Contracts with Subcontractors	1906, 1907, and 1908
87/4		Construction	1907-11 - 1907-12 and 1908-04 - 1908-11
87/5		Construction	1909
87/6		Equipment	1906-03 - 1906-06
87/7		Equipment	1906-07 - 1906-09
88/1		Equipment	1906-10 - 1906-12
88/2		Equipment	1907-01
88/3		Equipment	1907-02 - 1907-03
88/4		Equipment	1907-04
88/5		Equipment	1907-05 - 1907-06
89/1		Equipment	1907-07 - 1907-09
89/2		Equipment	1907-10 - 1907-12
89/3		Injuries and Death	1906
89/4		Injuries and Death	1907-01 - 1907-05
89/5		Injuries and Death	1907-06 - 1907-10
89/6		Inventory of Intruments with Correspondence	1906-02 - 1907-11
89/7		Materials and Requisitions	1906-01 - 1906-03
89/8		Materials and Requisitions	1906-04
90/1		Materials and Requisitions	1906-05
90/2		Materials and Requisitions	1906-06
90/3		Materials and Requisitions	1906-07 - 1906-09
90/4		Materials and Requisitions	1906-10 - 1906-12
91/1		Materials and Requisitions	1907-01 - 1907-03
91/2		Materials and Requisitions	1907-04 - 1907-06
91/3		Materials and Requisitions	1907-07 - 1907-09
91/4		Materials and Requisitions	1907-10 - 1907-12 and 1908-05 - 1908-11
92/1		Personnel - Applications, Transportation, and Labor	1906-02 - 1906-04
92/2		Personnel - Applications, Transportation, and Labor	1906-05
92/3		Personnel - Applications, Transportation, and Labor	1906-06 - 1906-07
92/4		Personnel - Applications, Transportation, and Labor	1906-08
92/5		Personnel - Transportation and Labor	1906-09
92/6		Personnel - Transportation and Labor	1906-10
93/1		Personnel - Transportation and Labor	1906-11 - 1906-12
93/2		Personnel	1907-01 - 1907-02
93/3		Personnel	1907-03 - 1907-06
93/4		Personnel - Applications, Transportation, and Labor	1907-07 - 1907-09
93/5		Personnel - Applications, Transportation, and Labor	1907 - 1908
94/1		Steam Shovel Work - Wage and Bonus Schedules	1907-02 - 1907-11
94/2		Track Work, Weekly Letters	1907-03 - 1907-09
94/3		Work Train and Track Work	1907
94/4		Expenses	1906
94/5		Expenses	1907
95/1		Expenses	1909
95/2		Expenses	1910
95/3		Work Train Track Work, Weekly	1906-04 - 1907-10
95/4		Work Train Track Work, Daily	1907-03 - 1907-06
		Subseries 5: Butte (Montana) Branch 0.5 linear feet	1947-1956 and undated
Box/Folder
96/1		General Correspondence	1947 - 1956
96/2		General Correspondence	1947 - 1956
96/3		Blue Prints	undated
96/4		Blue Prints	undated
96/5		Blue Prints	undated
		Series III: Main line office, Helena, Montana 0.25 linear feet and 5 oversize volumes This series consists entirely of bound accounting records maintained by the Main Line Office in Helena, Montana. These records are statewide expense summaries presented through an account balance format--as opposed to the project-by-project budgets present in the reports compiled by field staff.	1887-1893
box-volume
96/52		Financial Records, Journal	1887-11 - 1888-11
Volume
53		Financial Records, Journal	1888-11 - 1889-08
54		Financial Records, Journal	1889-08 - 1890-02
55		Financial Records, Journal	1889-11 - 1890-12
56		Financial Records, Journal	1890-02 - 1890-10
57		Financial Records, Journal	1890-10 - 1893-06
		Series IV: Idaho Division (Montana/Idaho) 1.0 linear feet This series includes bound correspondence and financial records generated by the Chief Engineers of the Idaho Division of the Northern Pacific. Financial records include detailed reports regarding contruction material costs, production numbers from the Ellisport (Idaho) lumber mill, passenger manifests, and station activities--particularly from Wallace, Idaho. These latter records evidence the economic prominence of Wallace in the Idaho panhandle prior to the devasting forest fires of 1910 that burned much of the town and transformed the region's economic patterns.	1881-1900
box-volume
97/58		Outgoing Correspondence, George A. Kyle, J.R. Stevens	1892
97/59		Outgoing Correspondence, W. B Keith, J.M. Dixon, H. J. Doolittle, Wallace, Idaho	1899 - 1900
97/60		Financial Records, Bills	1891 - 1892
97/61		Copy of Bills, Wallace, Idaho	1899 - 1900
97/62		Bills, Wallace Summit, Idaho	1899 - 1900
97/63		Day Book, Ellisport, Idaho	1882 - 1883
98/64		Lumber from Ellisport Mill	1881 - 1882
98/65		Account of Timber Received at Mill	1882 - 1883
98/66		Manifests, Wallace, Idaho	1883 - 1884
98/67		Material Used in Hangman Creek Bridge, Spokane (Washington) Yard	1889
98/68		Material Received	1891 - 1892
98/69		Track Material Charges	1888 - 1891
99/70		Distributions of Estimates	1892
		Series V: Clarks Fork and Pend d’Oreille Division (Montana/Idaho) 3.5 linear feet This series consists of correspondence and financial records generated by the Clarks Fork and Pend d’Oreille Division, operating in western Montana and northern Idaho. Correspondence materials primarily describe line repair projects and traffic summaries. Financial records primarily detail production numbers and shipments (incoming and outgoing) for the NPRR's lumber yard in Hope, Idaho. Processed lumber from this yard was a significant source for the railroad's construction projects throughout the region. The absence of records after 1910 may reflect the impact of the 1910 forest fires that heavily impacted the region.	1881-1910
box-volume
99/71		Outgoing Correspondence	1887
99/72		Outgoing Correspondence, Charles King and Howard Loomis	1887 - 1888
99/73		Outgoing Correspondence	1890-10
99/74		Outgoing Correspondence, R.I. Gleason	1903 - 1904
100/75		Outgoing Correspondence, A.A. Murdock, Hope-Kootenai line	1904
100/76		Outgoing Correspondence, D.M. Driscoll, Hope-Kootenai line	1904 - 1905
100/77		Outgoing Correspondence, W. Ehelamson	1909 - 1910
100/78		Outgoing Correspondence, Sam Haley, A.A. McCree	1909 - 1910
100/79		Outgoing Correspondence, W.W. Mitchell	1909 - 1910
101/80		Outgoing Correspondence	1910
101/81		Day Journal and Data on Cars Unloaded	1904
101/82		Financial Records, Journal, Hope Yard (Idaho)	1883 - 1884
101/83		Financial Ledger, Hope Yard (Idaho)	1883
101/84		Financial Ledger, Hope Yard (Idaho)	1883
102/85		Financial Ledger, Hope Yard (Idaho)	1883
102/86		Financial Ledger, Hope Yard (Idaho)	1884
102/87		General Orders	1881 - 1883
102/88		Lumber Orders	1881 - 1883
102/89		Account of Lumber Delivered by E.L. Bonner Company	1882
103-90		Manifest of Materials Shipped	1883 - 1886
103/91		Inventory of Timber, Hope Yard (Idaho)	1883
103/92		Record of Materials Received, Spokane Falls	1887 - 1888
103/93		Material Book, Pasco Bridge	1905 - 1906
103/94		Material from Yard, Hope and Heron (Idaho)	undated
103/95		Work Train Records	1904
		Series VI: Missoula Division (Montana/Idaho) 6.0 linear feet This series consists of correspondence, financial, and personnel records generated by the Missoula Division, operating in western Montana and northern Idaho. Correspondence materials primarily describe line construction and repair projects as well as traffic summaries. Construction records (both correspondence and financial journals) detail local and imported supplies as well as project progress reports. Personnel records in this series provide insights into the buying habits of railroad employees who used payroll vouchers to purchase goods from the company (stations and dining cars). In addition, this series includes a file detailing next-of-kin information for employees at the Drummond, Montana, station and may serve as a valuable resource for geneological studies and local history surveys.	1906-1909
box-volume
104/96		Outgoing Correspondence, Frank Beckwith, Drummond, Montana	1906 - 1907
104/97		Outgoing Correspondence, J.W. Wescott, Drummond, Montana	1906 - 1907
104/98		Outgoing Correspondence, Herbert Cole, Bonita, Montana	1906 - 1907
104/99		Outgoing Correspondence, A.E. Lichty, Bonner, Montana	1907
104/100		Outgoing Correspondence, , K.H. Sinclair, Clinton, Montana	1907
105/101		Outgoing Correspondence, Haskue, Montana	1907
105/102		Outgoing Correspondence, C.M. Perkins and H.C. Magee, Drummond, Montana	1907
105/103		Outgoing Correspondence, Frank Beckwith, Drummond, Montana	1907
105/104		Outgoing Correspondence, Frank Beckwith, Drummond, Montana	1907
105/105		Outgoing Correspondence, H.C. Magee, Drummond, Montana
106/106		Outgoing Correspondence, Herbert Cole, Bonita, Montana	1907
106/107		Outgoing Correspondence, Frank Beckwith, Drummond, Montana	1907
106/108		Outgoing Correspondence, J.W. Wright, Drummond, Montana	1907
106/109		Outgoing Correspondence, W.O. Roach, Garrison, Montana	1907 - 1908
106/110		Outgoing Correspondence, J.W. Wright, Drummond, Montana	1907
107/111		Outgoing Correspondence, Frank Beckwith, Drummond, Montana	1907
107/112		Outgoing Correspondence, Frank Beckwith, Drummond, Montana	1907 - 1908
107/113		Outgoing Correspondence, Herbert Cole, Bonita, Montana	1907 - 1908
107/114		Outgoing Correspondence, W.W. Mitchell, Clinton, Montana	1907 - 1908
108/115		Outgoing Correspondence, Frank Beckwith, Drummond, Montana	1907 - 1908
108/116		Outgoing Correspondence, H.M. Tremaine, Rimrod, Montana	1907 - 1908
108/117		Outgoing Correspondence, H.M. Tremaine, Rimrod, Montana	1907 - 1908
108/118		Outgoing Correspondence, A.E. Lichty, F.H. Mudge, Bonner, Montana	1908 - 1909
108/119		Outgoing Correspondence, D.M. Driscoll, Drummond, Montana	1908 - 1909
108/120		Outgoing Correspondence, W.O. Roach, Garrison, Montana	1908 - 1909
109/121		Outgoing Correspondence, Frank Beckwith, Drummond, Montana	1908 - 1909
109/122		Outgoing Correspondence, Frank Beckwith, Drummond, Montana	1908 - 1909
109/123		Outgoing Correspondence, H.M. Tremaine, Rimrod, Montana	1908
109/124		Outgoing Correspondence, Herbert Cole, Bonita, Montana	1908
109/125		Outgoing Correspondence, W.W. Mitchell, Clinton, Montana	1908
110/126		Outgoing Correspondence, Sam Haley, Rimrod, Montana	1908
110/127		Outgoing Correspondence, Frank Beckwith, Drummond, Montana	1908
110/128		Outgoing Correspondence, Frank Beckwith, Drummond, Montana	1908
110/129		Outgoing Correspondence, A.E. Lichty, Bonner, Montana	1908
111/130		Outgoing Correspondence, P.A. Tilmont, Rimrod, Montana	1908
111/131		Outgoing Correspondence, W.O. Roach, Garrison, Montana	1908 - 1909
111/132		Outgoing Correspondence, W.W. Mitchell, Clinton, Montana	1908 - 1909
111/133		Outgoing Correspondence, Frank Beckwith, Drummond, Montana	1908
111/134		Outgoing Correspondence, P.A. Tilmont, Rimrod, Montana	1908 - 1909
112/135		Outgoing Correspondence, H.M. Tremaine, Rimrod, Montana	1908
112/136		Outgoing Correspondence, H.M. Tremaine, Rimrod, Montana	1909
112/137		Outgoing Correspondence, H.M. Tremaine, Rimrod, Montana	1909
112/138		Outgoing Correspondence, H.M. Tremaine, Rimrod, Montana	1909
112/139		Outgoing Correspondence, W.W. Mitchell, Clinton, Montana	1909
112/140		Outgoing Correspondence, H.M. Tremaine, Rimrod, Montana	1909
112/141		Outgoing Correspondence, H.M. Tremaine, Rimrod, Montana	1909
112/142		Outgoing Correspondence, H.M. Tremaine, Rimrod, Montana	1909
112/143		Financial Records, Notebook	1906
113/144		Book of Addresses and Next of Kin for Drummond Employees	1908
113/145		Distribution of Vouchers	1908 - 1909
113/146		Vouchers for Labor	1907
113/147		Vouchers for Labor	1908
113/148		Vouchers for Labor	1909
113/149		Record of Freight Bills	1907 - 1908
113/150		Bills Against the Operating Department	1909
113/151		Cost of Bridges and Culverts	1907
114/152		Construction Book	1907
114/153		Financial Records, Materials Shipped	1907 - 1908
114/154		Financial Records, Material Yard, Clinton, Montana	1909
114/155		Daily Record of Track Laying	1909
114/156		Inventory of Cars	1909
114/157		Report of Work Laboreres & Foreman	1906 - 1907
		Series VII: Missouri Division (Montana/Idaho) 4.0 linear feet This series consists of construction correspondence and financial records generated by the Missouri Division of the NPRR line, operating primarily in eastern Montana. Correspondence materials primarily describe line construction and repair projects. Construction records detail local and imported supplies as well as project progress reports. This series includes progress journals that provide brief insights into work conditions and procedural routines at a few construction sites.	1891-1912
box-volume
115/158		Outgoing Correspondence	1891
115/159		Outgoing Correspondence	1914
115/160		Financial Records, Journal, Camps 4 and 1	1909 - 1912
115/161		Financial Ledger, "Mandan South"	1909 - 1911
115/162		Construction Journal, Yellowstone River Bridge	1909 - 1910
116/163		Instrument Report	1909 - 1910
116/164		Financial Records, Car Book	1909 - 1912
		Series VIII: Montana Division (Montana/Idaho) 1 bound volume This series contains one bound volume of clothing, equipment, and food supply requests from the Assistant Engineer stationed in Harlowton, Montana--a post within the NPRR's Montana Division.	1913
box-volume
117/165		Outgoing Correspondence, James Derrig, Harlowton, Montana	1913
		Series IX: Rocky Mountain Division (Montana/Idaho) 25.0 linear feet This series consists of correspondence, financial, personnel, and construction records generated by the Rocky Mountain Division of the NPRR line. The Rocky Mountain Division spanned most of Montana and this series includes several distinct and extensive sequences of materials documenting construction projects, management of multiple branch lines, construction blueprints, internal and outgoing correspondence, and station histories. Construction records (both correspondence and financial journals) detail local and imported supplies as well as project progress reports. Many contruction records in this series also include blueprint details for site preparation and design. Branch lines records include Boulder, Bozeman, Camp Creek, Couer d'Alene, Phillipsburg, Red Bluff, and Ruby Valley. This series contains extensive blueprints for the branch lines listed above. In addition to the branch line sequences, this series includes extensive records regarding redesign and repair of the Missoula to Garrison leg. Internal correspondence records address construction projects, company policies, and aquisition procedures. Outgoing correspondence records predominantly detail rights-of-way inquiries, land acquisition negotiations, grazing leases for railroad properties, and frieght negotiations with clients. This sequence (organized by the community or rail line closest to the recipient) presents extensive documentation of land ownership patterns, grazing patterns, and agricultural production numbers. Often clients compiled several years of production numbers into a single report to bolster their requests for frieght rate adjustments. Station and changing yard reports provide detailed historical and contemporary accounts of design intentions, community contributions, renovation projects, cycles of traffic volume and spur connections, prominent managers, colorful characters associated with the stations, and generally how the stations fit wihin the context of the larger community. In addition, financial and personnel records in this series lend insights into the menus offered by station cafeterias, dining cars, and work camp cooks.	1882-1961
box-volume
117/166		Outgoing Correspondence, George Donald, Missoula, Montana	1884
117/167		Outgoing Correspondence, D.M. Driscoll, Cabinet, Montana	1905 - 1906
117/168		Outgoing Correspondence, D.M. Driscoll, Cabinet, Montana	1905
117/169		Outgoing Correspondence, Duke Hunt, Noxon, Montana	1905
117/170		Outgoing Correspondence, D.M. Driscoll, Cabinet, Montana	1905
118/171		Outgoing Correspondence, D.M. Driscoll, Cabinet, Montana	1905
118/172		Outgoing Correspondence, D.M. Driscoll, Cabinet, Montana	1905 - 1906
118/173		Outgoing Correspondence, D.M. Driscoll, Cabinet, Montana	1906
118/174		Outgoing Correspondence, Duke Hunt, Noxon, Montana	1906
118/175		Outgoing Correspondence, D.M. Driscoll, Cabinet, Montana	1906
118/176		Outgoing Correspondence, C.L. Einley, Noxon, Montana	1906 - 1907
118/177		Outgoing Correspondence, D.M. Driscoll, Cabinet, Montana	1906
119/178		Outgoing Correspondence, D.M. Driscoll, Cabinet, Montana	1906 - 1907
119/179		Outgoing Correspondence, J.C. Bredlove, Paradise, Montana	1906
119/180		Outgoing Correspondence, J.C. Bredlove, Paradise, Montana	1908
120/181		Outgoing Correspondence, Duke Hunt, Noxon, Montana	1905
120/182		Outgoing Correspondence, M.J. Ainey, Heron, Idaho	1905
120/183		Outgoing Correspondence, Duke Hunt, Noxon, Montana	1905
120/184		Outgoing Correspondence, D.M. Driscoll, Cabinet, Montana	1906
120/185		Outgoing Correspondence, D.M. Driscoll, Cabinet, Montana	1906
120/186		Outgoing Correspondence, D.M. Driscoll, Cabinet, Montana	1906
120/187		Outgoing Correspondence, Duke Hunt, Noxon, Montana	1905
120/188		Outgoing Correspondence, Duke Hunt, Noxon, Montana	1906
120/189		Outgoing Correspondence, D.M. Driscoll, Cabinet, Montana	1906
120/190		Financial Records, M.J. Ainey, Noxon, Montana	undated
120/191		Financial Records, C.L. Einely, Noxon, Montana	undated
120/192		Financial Ledger, Noxon, Montana and Hope, Idaho	1882 - 1883
120/193		Ledger of Items Shipped, Perma Yard, Idaho	1882
120/194		Day Book	1882 - 1883
121/195		Financial Records, Bills	1907 - 1909
121/196		Invoices, Noxon, Montana	1905
121/197		Financial Records, Line Charges	1905 - 1907
121/198		Financial Records, Meat Orders	1906 - 1907
121/199		Constuction, Horse Plains (Montana) Yard	1883 - 1884
122/200		Manifest of Material Shipped or Used	1883
122/201		Manifest of Material Shipped or Used	1883
122/202		Manifest of Material Shipped or Used	1883 - 1884
122/203		Construction Materials, Missoula (Montana) Yard	1884
123/204		Construction Materials, Horse Plains (Montana) Yard	1883
123/205		Shipping List	1883
123/206		Rough Copy of Time Returns	1883
123/207		Time Book, M.J. Ainey	1906
123/208		Car Report, D.M. Driscoll	1907
123/209		Financial Records, Bills	1905
124/1		General Correspondence, Boulder Branch	1932 - 1957
Box/Folder
124/2		General Correspondence, Boulder Branch	1932 - 1957
124/3		General Correspondence, Boulder Branch	1932 - 1957
124/4		General Correspondence, Bozeman Branch	1932 - 1957
124/5		General Correspondence, Bozeman Branch	1930 - 1965
124/6		General Correspondence, Camp Creek Branck	1938 - 1961
124/7		General Correspondence, Couer d'Alene Branch	1908 - 1957
124/8		General Correspondence, Couer d'Alene Branch	1908 - 1957
125/1		General Correspondence, Philipsburg Branch	1919 - 1958
125/2		General Correspondence, Red Bluffs Branch (Sappington to Harrison/Norris/Pony, Montana)	1934 - 1964
125/3		General Correspondence, Ruby Valley Branch	1933 - 1959
125/4		Boulder Branch Blueprints	undated
125/5		Boulder Branch Blueprints	undated
125/6		Bozeman Branch Blueprints	undated
126/1		Camp Creek Branch Blueprints	undated
126/2		Couer d'Alene Branch Blueprints and Drawings	1908 - 1957
126/3		Philipsburg Branch Blueprints	undated
126/4		Red Bluff Branch Blueprints (Sappington to Harrison/Norris/Pony, Montana)	undated
126/5		Red Bluff Branch Blueprints (Sappington to Harrison/Norris/Pony, Montana)	undated
126/6		Ruby Valley Branch Blueprints	undated
127/1		Correspondence, Missoula-Garrison line (Montana)	1906 - 1907
127/2		Correspondence, Missoula-Garrison line (Montana)	1908
127/3		Correspondence, Missoula-Garrison line (Montana)	1908
127/4		Correspondence, Missoula-Garrison line (Montana)	1908
127/5		Correspondence, Missoula-Garrison line (Montana)	1908
127/6		Correspondence, Missoula-Garrison line (Montana)	1908 - 1909
127/7		Correspondence, Missoula-Garrison line (Montana)	1908 - 1909
127/8		Correspondence, Missoula-Garrison line (Montana)	1909
128/1		Correspondence, Missoula-Garrison line (Montana)	1909
128/2		Correspondence, Missoula-Garrison line (Montana)	1909
128/3		Correspondence, Missoula-Garrison line (Montana)	1909
128/4		Correspondence, Missoula-Garrison line (Montana)	1909
128/5		Correspondence, Missoula-Garrison line (Montana)	1909
128/6		Correspondence, Missoula-Garrison line (Montana)	1909
128/7		Correspondence, Missoula-Garrison line (Montana)	1909
129/1		Correspondence, Missoula-Garrison line (Montana)	1909 - 1910
129/2		Correspondence, Glendive Montana	1909 - 1910
129/3		Correspondence, Glendive-Mandan line (Montana-SD)	1909 - 1910
129/4		Correspondence, Glendive Montana	1909 - 1910
129/5		Correspondence, Helena-Billings-Miles City line (Montana)	1940 - 1949
129/6		Correspondence, Missoula-Miles City line (Montana)	1940 - 1949
129/7		Correspondence, Montana towns	1940 - 1949
130/1		Correspondence, Circle-Poplar-Savage line Montana	1940 - 1949
130/2		Correspondence, Montana towns	1940 - 1959
130/3		Correspondence, Montana towns	1940 - 1959
130/4		Correspondence, Montana towns	1940 - 1959
130/5		Correspondence, Montana towns	1940 - 1959
130/6		Correspondence, Billings-Helena line Montana	1949 - 1950
130/7		Correspondence, Montana stations	1950 - 1959
131/1		Correspondence, Miles City, Montana	1950 - 1959
131/2		Correspondence, Billings, Montana	1950 - 1959
131/3		Correspondence, Billings, Montana	1950 - 1959
131/4		Correspondence, Red Lodge-Billings line, Montana	1950 - 1959
131/5		Correspondence, Billings-Ralpelje line, Montana	1950 - 1959
131/6		Correspondence, Glendive-Helena line, Montana	1950 - 1959
132/1		Correspondence, Montana stations	1950 - 1959
132/2		Correspondence, Montana stations	1950 - 1959
132/3		Correspondence, Montana stations	1950 - 1959
132/4		Correspondence, Montana stations	1950 - 1959
132/5		Correspondence, Montana stations	1950 - 1959
133/1		Correspondence, Colstrip, Montana	1950 - 1959
133/2		Correspondence, Glendive, Montana	1950 - 1959
133/3		Correspondence, Springdale-Wilsall line, Montana	1950 - 1959
133/4		Correspondence, Billings, Montana	1950 - 1959
133/5		Correspondence, Montana stations	1950 - 1959
134/1		Correspondence, Montana stations	1950 - 1959
134/2		Correspondence, Billings, Montana	1950 - 1959
134/3		Correspondence, Billings, Montana	1950 - 1959
134/4		Correspondence, Billings, Montana	1950 - 1959
134/5		Correspondence, Billings, Montana	1950 - 1959
135/1		Correspondence, Billings, Montana	1950 - 1959
135/2		Correspondence, Billings, Montana	1950 - 1959
135/3		Correspondence, Billings, Montana	1950 - 1959
135/4		Correspondence, Billings, Montana	1950 - 1959
135/5		Correspondence, Billings, Montana	1950 - 1959
136/1		Correspondence, Billings, Montana	1950 - 1959
136/2		Correspondence, Billings, Montana	1950 - 1959
136/3		Correspondence, Billings, Montana	1950 - 1959
136/4		Correspondence, Billings, Montana	1950 - 1959
137/1		Correspondence, Forsyth, Montana	1950 - 1959
137/2		Correspondence, Forsyth, Montana	1950 - 1959
137/3		Correspondence, Billings, Montana	1950 - 1959
137/4		Correspondence, Laurel-Joliet line, Montana	1950 - 1959
137/5		Correspondence, Joliet, Montana	1950 - 1959
137/6		Correspondence, Helena-Huntley line, Montana	1950 - 1959
138/1		Correspondence, Montana stations	1950 - 1959
138/2		Correspondence, Big Timber, Montana	1950 - 1959
138/3		Correspondence, Billings-Missoula line, Montana	1950 - 1959
138/4		Correspondence, Miles City, Montana	1950 - 1959
138/5		Correspondence, Laurel-Custer line, Montana	1950 - 1959
138/6		Correspondence, Montana stations	1950 - 1959
139/1		Correspondence, Bridger, Montana	1950 - 1959
139/2		Correspondence, Red Lodge, Montana	1950 - 1959
139/3		Correspondence, Columbus, Montana	1950 - 1959
139/4		Reports, Missoula, Montana	1950 - 1959
139/5		Reports, Montana Business	1950 - 1959
139/6		Montana Reports and Correspondence	1890
140/1		Montana Financial Records, Reports, and Contracts	1909
140/2		Montana Financial Records, Reports, and Contracts	1909
140/3		Montana Financial Records, Reports, and Contracts	1910
140/4		Montana Financial and Legal Records, Reports, and Contracts - Stampede Tunnel	1885
140/5		General Correspondence, Blossbury Ventilating Plant	1932
140/6		General Correspondence, Avon, Montana	1932
140/7		General Correspondence, Drummond, Montana	1931
140/8		General Correspondence, Drummond, Montana	1934
140/9		General Correspondence, Missoula, Montana	1932
140/10		General Correspondence, Drummond, Montana - Highway crossing	1934
140/11		General Correspondence, Missoula, Montana - Missoula Mercantile Company	1934
140/12		General Correspondence, Garrison, Montana	1932
140/13		General Correspondence, Garrison, Montana	1933
140/14		General Correspondence, Garrison, Montana	1933
140/15		General Correspondence, Gold Creek, Montana	1934
140/16		General Correspondence, Missoula Depot grounds and businesses	1931 - 1934
140/17		General Correspondence, Missoula Freight House	1931
140/18		General Correspondence, Missoula Station Lighting	1932
140/19		General Correspondence, Missoula Lunch Room	1934
140/20		General Correspondence, Missoula - Rate of Pay and Duties	1934
140/21		General Correspondence, Silver Bow County, Montana	1932
141/1		Appraisal report, Bearmouth, Montana	1966
142/1		Correspondence with the Dakota Division	1903
142/2		Correspondence with the Dakota Division	1905
142/3		Correspondence with the Dakota Division	1906
142/4		Correspondence with the Dakota Division	1906
142/5		Correspondence with the Dakota Division	1908 - 1910
143/1		Dining Car Receipts, Paradise, Montana	1964-01 - 1964-06
143/2		Dining Car Receipts, Paradise, Montana	1964-07 - 1964-12
143/3		Dining Car Receipts, Helena, Montana	1964-04 - 1964-07
143/4		Dining Car Receipts, Helena, Montana	1964-08 - 1964-12
144/1		Dining Car Receipts, Missoula, Montana	1964
144/2		Dining Car Receipts, Fargo, North Dakota	1964-01 - 1964-04
144/3		Dining Car Receipts, Fargo, North Dakota	1964-05 - 1964-08
144/4		Dining Car Receipts, Fargo, North Dakota	1964-09 - 1964-12
145A/1		Dining car pay deduction receipts	1964
145A/2		Meal Books, Dining car receipts	1964-08
145A/3		Meal Books, Dining car receipts	1964-09
145A/4		Meal Books, Dining car receipts	1964-10
145A/5		Meal Books, Dining car receipts	1964-11
145A/6		Meal Books, Dining car receipts	1964-12
145B/1		General Correspondence, Bitterroot Branch	1918 - 1960
145B/2		General Correspondence, Bitterroot Branch	1918 - 1960
145B/3		General Correspondence, Bitterroot Branch	1918 - 1960
145B/4		General Correspondence, Bitterroot Branch	1918 - 1960
145B/5		General Correspondence, Bitterroot Branch	1918 - 1960
145B/6		Blueprints, Bitterroot Branch	undated
145B/7		General Correspondence, Couer d'Alene Branch	1908 - 1957
145B/8		General Correspondence, Livingston Branch	1932 - 1956
145C/1		General Correspondence, Livingston Branch	1932 - 1956
145C/2		General Correspondence, Livingston Branch	1932 - 1956
145C/3		General Correspondence, Livingston-Garrison Branch	1931 - 1939
145D/1		General Correspondence, Livingston-Garrison Branch	1940 - 1944
145D/2		General Correspondence, Livingston-Garrison Branch	1945
145D/3		General Correspondence, Livingston-Garrison Branch	1945
145D/4		General Correspondence, Livingston-Garrison Branch	1946 - 1948
145D/5		General Correspondence, Livingston-Garrison Branch	1949
145D/6		General Correspondence, Livingston-Garrison Branch	1949
145E/1		General Correspondence, Livingston-Garrison Branch	1950 - 1952
145E/2		General Correspondence, Livingston-Garrison Branch	1953 - 1954
145E/3		General Correspondence, Livingston-Garrison Branch	1955
145E/4		General Correspondence, Livingston-Garrison Branch, Butte, Montana	1954
145E/5		General Correspondence, Livingston-Garrison Branch, Butte, Montana	1954
145F/1		General Correspondence, Livingston-Garrison Branch, Butte, Montana	1955
145F/2		General Correspondence, Livingston-Garrison Branch, Butte, Montana	1955
145F/3		General Correspondence, Livingston-Garrison Branch, Butte, Montana	1955
145F/4		General Correspondence, Livingston-Garrison Branch, Butte, Montana	1956
145F/5		General Correspondence, Livingston-Garrison Branch, Butte, Montana	undated
145G/1		General Correspondence, Livingston-Garrison Branch	1957 - 1959
145G/2		General Correspondence, Livingston-Garrison Branch, Concrete Plant in East Helena	undated
145G/3		General Correspondence, Livingston-Garrison Branch, Concrete Plant in East Helena	undated
145G/4		General Correspondence, Livingston-Garrison Branch	1961 - 1967
145G/5		General Correspondence, Missoula Branch	1918 - 1935
145H/1		General Correspondence, Missoula Branch	1936 - 1939
145H/2		General Correspondence, Missoula Branch	1940 - 1945
145H/3		General Correspondence, Missoula Branch	1946
145H/4		General Correspondence, Missoula Branch	1947
145H/5		General Correspondence, Missoula Branch	1948 - 1949
145I/1		General Correspondence, Missoula Branch	1950
145I/2		General Correspondence, Missoula Branch	1951
145I/3		General Correspondence, Missoula Branch	1952
145I/4		General Correspondence, Missoula Branch	1953
145I/5		General Correspondence, Missoula Branch	1954
145J/1		General Correspondence, Missoula Branch	1955
145J/2		General Correspondence, Missoula Branch	1955
145J/3		General Correspondence, Missoula Branch	1955
145K/1		General Correspondence, Missoula Branch	1956
145K/2		General Correspondence, Missoula Branch	1956
145K/3		General Correspondence, Missoula Branch	1957
145K/4		General Correspondence, Missoula Branch	1958
145K/5		General Correspondence, Missoula Branch	1959
145K/6		General Correspondence, Missoula Branch	1960
145L/1		General Correspondence, Missoula Branch	1961 - 1967
145L/2		General Correspondence, Missoula Branch, Paving Missoula Stockyard	1946 - 1947
145L/3		Blueprints, Bitterroot Branch	undated
145L/4		Blueprints, Bitterroot Branch	undated
145L/5		Blueprints, Bitterroot Branch	undated
145L/6		Blueprints, Bitterroot Branch	undated
145M/1		Blueprints and Drawings, Livingston Branch	1932 - 1956
145M/2		Blueprints and Drawings, Livingston Branch	1932 - 1956
145M/3		Blueprints and Drawings, Livingston Branch	1932 - 1956
145M/4		Blueprints and Drawings, Livingston Branch	1932 - 1956
145N/1		Blueprints, Livingston Branch	undated
145N/2		Blueprints, Livingston Branch	undated
145N/3		Blueprints, Livingston Branch	undated
145O/1		Blueprints, Livingston-Garrison Branch	undated
145O/2		Blueprints, Livingston-Garrison Branch	undated
145O/3		Blueprints, Livingston-Garrison Branch	undated
145O/4		Blueprints, Missoula Branch	undated
145O/5		Blueprints, Missoula Branch	undated
145P/1		Blueprints, Missoula Branch	undated
145P/2		Blueprints, Missoula Branch	undated
145P/3		Blueprints, Missoula Branch	undated
145P/4		Blueprints, Missoula Branch	undated
145P/5		Blueprints, Missoula Branch, Missoula Stockyard	undated
145P/6		Blueprints, Missoula Branch, Cross Sections	undated
145P/7		Blueprints, Missoula Branch, Paving Missoula Stockyard	1947
145P/8		Blueprints, Missoula Branch	undated
145Q/1		Blueprints, Missoula Branch	undated
145Q/2		Blueprints, Missoula Branch	undated
145Q/3		Blueprints, Missoula Branch	undated
145Q/4		Blueprints, Missoula Branch	undated
145R/1		Blueprints, Missoula Branch	undated
145R/2		Blueprints, Missoula Branch	undated
145R/3		Blueprints, Missoula Branch	undated
145R/4		Blueprints, Missoula Branch	undated
145R/5		Blueprints, Missoula Branch	undated
145S/1		Blueprints, Missoula Branch	undated
145S/2		Blueprints, Missoula Branch	undated
145S/3		Blueprints, Missoula Branch	undated
145S/4		Blueprints, Missoula Branch	undated
145T/1		Blueprints, Missoula Branch	undated
145T/2		Blueprints, Missoula Branch	undated
145T/3		Blueprints, Missoula Branch	undated
		Series X: Yellowstone Division (Montana/Idaho) 0.75 linear feet This series includes construction documents generated by the Yellowstone (River) Division of the Northern Pacific Railroad, operating primarily in southeastern Montana. These records consist of construction/repair project correspondence and financial records. Financial records include details of materials used and projected costs. This series also includes a single folder of materials regarding the Shields River Branch of the NPRR.	1881-1953
box-volume
146/210		Outgoing Correspondence, Billings, Montana	1891-1892
146/211		Outgoing Correspondence, Charles A. Dewar	1883-1885
146/212		Outgoing Correspondence	1889-1891
146/213		Financial Records, Construction Department	1882-1883
147/214		Financial Records, Bridge Records	1881
Box/Folder
147/1		Shields River Branch (Montana)	1952-1953
		Series XI: General Oregon/Washington 28.0 linear feet This series contains general correspondence, blueprints, and financial records (including station reports and contracts) from the Washington and Oregon lines of the NPRR. Correspondence records primarily consist of intenal documents detailing administrative policies, construction projects, land purchases, and supply requests as well as extensive exchanges with construction subcontractors, unaffiliated lines, and station supply vendors. Within the financial records are abstracts, vouchers, payroll documents, and correspondence. These financial records compliment the correspondence files in detailing construction project logistics, personnel actions, and agreements with subcontractors and vendors. The bound volumes of construction financial records provide extensive details on materials used, local and imported resources, work force structures, and projected costs for alternate approaches.	1880-1910
Box/Folder
148/1		General Correspondence, Oregon	1882 - 1884
148/2		General Correspondence, Washington and Oregon	1882 - 1887
148/3		General Correspondence, Washington and Oregon	1884 - 1886
149/1		General Correspondence, Washington and Oregon	1884 - 1885
box-volume
149/2		General Correspondence, Washington and Oregon	1885 - 1886
Box/Folder
149/3		General Correspondence, Washington and Oregon	1885 - 1886
149/4		General Correspondence, Washington and Oregon	1886
149/5		General Correspondence, Washington	1886 - 1887
149/6		General Correspondence, Washington	1890
150/1		General Correspondence, Washington	1890 - 1899
150/2		General Correspondence, Washington	1890's
150/3		General Correspondence, Washington	1890's
150/4		General Correspondence, Washington	1890's
150/5		General Correspondence, Washington	1890's
150/6		General Correspondence, Washington	1890's
151/1		General Correspondence, Washington	1890 - 1891
151/2		General Correspondence, Washington	1890 - 1904
151/3		General Correspondence, Washington, with Blueprints	1890's
151/4		General Correspondence, Washington	1890's
151/5		General Correspondence, Washington	1890
152/1		General Correspondence, Washington and Oregon	1890's
152/2		General Correspondence, Washington and Oregon	1890's
152/3		General Correspondence, Washington	1890 - 1891
152/4		General Correspondence, Washington and Oregon	1890 - 1891
152/5		General Correspondence, Washington	1890 - 1891
153/1		General Correspondence, Washington	1891 - 1902
153/2		General Correspondence, Washington	1891 - 1892
153/3		General Correspondence, Washington and Oregon	1891 - 1893
153/4		General Correspondence, Washington and Oregon	1891 - 1893
153/5		General Correspondence, Washington and Oregon	1891 - 1893
153/6		General Correspondence, Washington and Oregon	1891 - 1893
153/7		General Correspondence, Washington and Oregon	1892 - 1893
154/1		General Correspondence, Washington	1892
154/2		General Correspondence, Washington and Oregon	1892 - 1893
154/3		General Correspondence, Washington and Oregon	1892 - 1893
154/4		General Correspondence, Washington	1892 - 1902
154/5		General Correspondence, Washington	1892 - 1904
154/6		General Correspondence, Washington	1893
154/7		General Correspondence, Washington	1893 - 1905
155/1		General Correspondence, Washington	1893 - 1894
155/2		General Correspondence, Washington	1894 - 1899
155/3		General Correspondence, Washington	1895 - 1897
155/4		General Correspondence, Washington	1895
155/5		General Correspondence, Washington	1895
155/6		General Correspondence, Washington	1895 - 1898
155/7		General Correspondence, Washington, with Blueprints	1895 - 1898
156/1		General Correspondence, Washington, with Blueprints	1895 - 1896
156/2		General Correspondence, Washington	1895 - 1896
156/3		General Correspondence, Washington	1896 - 1898
156/4		General Correspondence, Washington	1896 - 1899
156/5		General Correspondence, Washington	1896 - 1900
156/6		General Correspondence, Washington	1896
157/1		General Correspondence, Washington	1896 - 1898
157/2		General Correspondence, Washington	1896
157/3		General Correspondence, Washington	1896
157/4		General Correspondence, Washington	1896
157/5		General Correspondence, Washington	1896
158/1		General Correspondence, Washington	1896 - 1897
158/2		General Correspondence, Washington	1896 - 1897
158/3		General Correspondence, Washington	1896 - 1898
158/4		General Correspondence, Washington	1896 - 1898
158/5		General Correspondence, Washington	1896 - 1899
158/6		General Correspondence, Washington	1896 - 1901
158/7		General Correspondence, Washington	1896 - 1899
159/1		General Correspondence, Washington	1896 - 1899
159/2		General Correspondence, Washington	1896 - 1901
159/3		General Correspondence, Washington	1896 - 1901
159/4		General Correspondence, Washington	1896 - 1899
159/5		General Correspondence, Washington	1897
159/6		General Correspondence, Washington	1897 - 1898
159/7		General Correspondence, Washington	1897 - 1899
160/1		General Correspondence, Washington, with Blueprints	1897 - 1900's
160/2		General Correspondence, Washington	1897 - 1900
160/3		General Correspondence, Washington	1897 - 1903
160/4		General Correspondence, Washington	1898 - 1899
160/5		General Correspondence, Washington, with Reports and Blueprints	1898 - 1900
160/6		General Correspondence, Washington	1898 - 1900
161/1		General Correspondence, Washington	1899
161/2		General Correspondence, Washington	1899
161/3		General Correspondence, Washington	1899
161/4		General Correspondence, Washington	1899
161/5		General Correspondence, Washington	1899
162/1		General Correspondence, Washington	1899
162/2		General Correspondence, Washington	1899
162/3		General Correspondence, Washington	1899
162/4		General Correspondence, Washington	1899
162/5		General Correspondence, Washington	1899
163/1		General Correspondence, Washington	1899 - 1907
163/2		General Correspondence, Washington	1899 - 1900
163/3		General Correspondence, Washington	1899
163/4		General Correspondence, Washington	1899
163/5		General Correspondence, Washington	1899
163/6		General Correspondence, Washington	1899
164/1		General Correspondence, Washington	1895 - 1909
164/2		General Correspondence, Washington	1900 - 1902
164/3		General Correspondence, Washington	1900
164/4		General Correspondence, Washington	1900
164/5		General Correspondence, Washington	1900 - 1902
165/1		General Correspondence, Washington	1900
165/2		General Correspondence, Washington	1900
165/3		General Correspondence, Washington	1900 - 1901
165/4		General Correspondence, Washington	1900
165/5		General Correspondence, Washington	1900
166/1		General Correspondence, Washington	1900
166/2		General Correspondence, Washington	1900
166/3		General Correspondence, Washington	1900
166/4		General Correspondence, Washington	1900
166/5		General Correspondence, Washington	1900 - 1901
167/1		General Correspondence, Washington	1900 - 1901
167/2		General Correspondence, Washington	1900 - 1902
167/3		General Correspondence, Washington	1900 - 1901
167/4		General Correspondence, Washington	1900 - 1902
167/5		General Correspondence, Washington	1900 - 1902
167/6		General Correspondence, Washington	1900
168/1		General Correspondence, Washington	1900
168/2		General Correspondence, Washington	1900
168/3		General Correspondence, Washington	1900 - 1901
168/4		General Correspondence, Washington	1900 - 1904
168/5		General Correspondence, Washington	1900 - 1905
168/6		General Correspondence, Washington	1901
169/1		General Correspondence, Washington	1901
169/2		General Correspondence, Washington	1901
169/3		General Correspondence, Washington	1901 - 1905
169/4		General Correspondence, Washington	1901
169/5		General Correspondence, Washington	1901 - 1903
169/6		General Correspondence, Washington	1901
170/1		General Correspondence, Washington	1901
170/2		General Correspondence, Washington	1901
170/3		General Correspondence, Washington	1901 - 1905
170/4		General Correspondence, Washington	1901
170/5		General Correspondence, Washington	1901 - 1903
170/6		General Correspondence, Washington	1901
171/1		General Correspondence, Washington	1901 - 1903
171/2		General Correspondence, Washington	1901 - 1902
171/3		General Correspondence, Washington	1901
171/4		General Correspondence, Washington	1901
171/5		General Correspondence, Washington	1901
171/6		General Correspondence, Washington	1901
172/1		General Correspondence, Washington	1901
172/2		General Correspondence, Washington	1901
172/3		General Correspondence, Washington	1901
172/4		General Correspondence, Washington	1901
172/5		General Correspondence, Washington	1901
172/6		General Correspondence, Washington	1901 - 1903
173/1		General Correspondence, Washington	1902
173/2		General Correspondence, Washington	1902 - 1904
173/3		General Correspondence, Washington	1902
173/4		General Correspondence, Washington	1902
173/5		General Correspondence, Washington	1902
173/6		General Correspondence, Washington	1902 - 1905
174/1		General Correspondence, Washington	1902 - 1904
174/2		General Correspondence, Washington	1902
174/3		General Correspondence, Washington	1902 - 1903
174/4		General Correspondence, Washington	1902 - 1904
174/5		General Correspondence, Washington	1902
174/6		General Correspondence, Washington	1902 - 1903
175/1		General Correspondence, Washington	1902
175/2		General Correspondence, Washington	1902
175/3		General Correspondence, Washington	1902
175/4		General Correspondence, Washington	1902
175/5		General Correspondence, Washington	1902
175/6		General Correspondence, Washington	1902
176/1		General Correspondence, Washington	1902
176/2		General Correspondence, Washington	1902
176/3		General Correspondence, Washington	1902
176/4		General Correspondence, Washington	1902
176/5		General Correspondence, Washington	1902
176/6		General Correspondence, Washington	1902 - 1906
177/1		General Correspondence, Washington	1902 - 1903
177/2		General Correspondence, Washington	1902 - 1903
177/3		General Correspondence, Washington	1903 - 1904
177/4		General Correspondence, Washington	1903
177/5		General Correspondence, Washington	1903 - 1905
178/1		General Correspondence, Washington	1904
178/2		General Correspondence, Washington	1904
178/3		General Correspondence, Washington	1904
178/4		General Correspondence, Washington	1904
178/5		General Correspondence, Washington	1904
178/6		General Correspondence, Washington	1905
179/1		General Correspondence, Washington	1903
179/2		General Correspondence, Washington	1903
179/3		General Correspondence, Washington	1903 - 1904
179/4		General Correspondence, Washington	1903
179/5		General Correspondence, Washington	1903
179/6		General Correspondence, Washington	1903
180/1		General Correspondence, Washington	1903
180/2		General Correspondence, Washington	1903
180/3		General Correspondence, Washington	1903
180/4		General Correspondence, Washington	1903
180/5		General Correspondence, Washington	1903 - 1904
180/6		General Correspondence, Washington	1903
181/1		General Correspondence, Washington	1900
181/2		General Correspondence, Washington	1900 - 1902
181/3		General Correspondence, Washington	1900 - 1903
181/4		General Correspondence, Washington	1905 - 1906
181/5		General Correspondence, Washington	1905
181/6		General Correspondence, Washington	1905
182/1		General Correspondence, Washington	1903 - 1905
182/2		General Correspondence, Washington	1903 - 1904
182/3		General Correspondence, Washington	1903
182/4		General Correspondence, Washington	1903
182/5		General Correspondence, Washington	1903 - 1904
182/6		General Correspondence, Washington	1903 - 1905
182/7		General Correspondence, Washington	1903 - 1905
183/1		General Correspondence, Washington	1903 - 1910
183/2		General Correspondence, Washington	1904 - 1905
183/3		General Correspondence, Washington	1904
183/4		General Correspondence, Washington	1904
183/5		General Correspondence, Washington	1904
183/6		General Correspondence, Washington	1904
184/1		General Correspondence, Washington	1904 - 1906
184/2		General Correspondence, Washington	1904
184/3		General Correspondence, Washington	1904
184/4		General Correspondence, Washington	1905
184/5		General Correspondence, Washington	1905 - 1908
185/1		General Correspondence, Washington	1905 - 1906
185/2		General Correspondence, Washington	1905 - 1906
185/3		General Correspondence, Washington	1905
185/4		General Correspondence, Washington	1905
185/5		General Correspondence, Washington	1905
185/6		General Correspondence, Washington	1905
185/7		General Correspondence, Washington	1905
186/1		General Correspondence, Washington	1905
186/2		General Correspondence, Washington	1905
186/3		General Correspondence, Washington	1905
186/4		General Correspondence, Washington	1906
186/5		General Correspondence, Washington	1906
186/6		General Correspondence, Washington	1906
186/7		General Correspondence, Washington	1906 - 1908
187/1		General Correspondence, Washington	1906
187/2		General Correspondence, Washington	1906
187/3		General Correspondence, Washington	1906 - 1907
187/4		General Correspondence, Washington	1906
187/5		General Correspondence, Washington	1905 - 1906
187/6		General Correspondence, Washington	1906
187/7		General Correspondence, Washington	1906
188/1		General Correspondence, Washington	1906
188/2		General Correspondence, Washington	1906
188/3		General Correspondence, Washington	1906
188/4		General Correspondence, Washington	1906
188/5		General Correspondence, Washington
188/6		General Correspondence, Washington	1906 - 1908
189/1		General Correspondence, Washington	1906 - 1908
189/2		General Correspondence, Washington	1907 - 1909
189/3		General Correspondence, Washington	1907
189/4		General Correspondence, Washington	1907 - 1908
189/5		General Correspondence, Washington	1907
189/6		General Correspondence, Washington	1907 - 1909
189/7		General Correspondence, Washington	1907
190/1		General Correspondence, Washington	1907
190/2		General Correspondence, Washington	1907 - 1908
190/3		General Correspondence, Washington	1907
190/4		General Correspondence, Washington	1907
190/5		General Correspondence, Washington	1907
190/6		General Correspondence, Washington	1907 - 1908
191/1		General Correspondence, Washington	1907
191/2		General Correspondence, Washington	1907
191/3		General Correspondence, Washington	1908
191/4		General Correspondence, Washington	1908
191/5		General Correspondence, Washington	1908 - 1909
191/6		General Correspondence, Washington	1908 - 1909
191/7		General Correspondence, Washington	1908
192/1		General Correspondence, Washington	1908
192/2		General Correspondence, Washington	1908 - 1909
192/3		General Correspondence, Washington	1908
192/4		General Correspondence, Washington	1908 - 1909
192/5		General Correspondence, Washington	1909
193/1		Reports and Contracts, Washington	1880's
193/2		Reports and Contracts, Washington	1880's
193/3		Reports and Contracts, Washington and Oregon	1883 - 1887
193/4		Reports and Contracts, Washington	1880's
193/5		Reports and Contracts, Washington	1882 - 1887
193/6		Reports, Contracts, and Abstracts, Washington and Oregon	1883 - 1884
193/7		Reports and Contracts, Washington	1880's
194/1		Reports and Contracts, Washington	1880's
194/2		Reports and Contracts, Washington and Oregon	1886
194/3		Vouchers, Reports and Contracts, Washington and Oregon	1885
194/4		Vouchers, Abstracts, Reports, and Contracts, Washington and Oregon	1885
194/5		Vouchers, Reports and Contracts, Washington and Oregon	1885
194/6		Vouchers, Construction Expenses, Reports, and Contracts, Washington and Oregon	1885 - 1886
195/1		Vouchers, Reports, and Contracts, Washington	1885 - 1887
195/2		Vouchers, Reports, and Contracts, Washington	1886
195/3		Vouchers, Reports, and Contracts, Washington	1886
195/4		Vouchers, Reports, and Contracts, Washington	1886
195/5		Vouchers, Reports, and Contracts, Washington and Oregon	1886
195/6		Vouchers, Reports, and Contracts, Washington	1901 - 1902
196/1		Vouchers, Reports, and Contracts, Washington	1902
196/2		Reports, Contracts, and Canceled Checks, Washington	1880's
196/3		Payrolls, Reports, and Contracts, Washington	1900's
196/4		Payrolls, Reports, and Contracts, Washington	1900's
196/5		Payrolls, Reports, and Contracts, Washington	1900's
197/1		Payrolls, Reports, and Contracts, Washington	1907
197/2		Reports and Contracts, Washington	1894 - 1896 and undated
197/3		Construction Reports and Contracts, Oregon	1901
197/4		Reports and Contracts, Washington	1904
197/5		Reports and Contracts, Washington	1899 - 1900
197/6		Inventory Sheets, Reports, and Contracts, Washington	1895
		Series XII: Cascade Division (Oregon/Washington) 7.5 linear feet and 3 oversize volumes This series contains bound volumes of outgoing correspondence and financial records from the Cascade Division of the Northern Pacific Railway, which operated from south-central British Columbia through eastern Washington to western Idaho. Financial records include ledgers, journals, and other materials that document activities at the Ainsworth Lumber Mill and construction projects for bridges to Ainsworth, Washington, from Kennewick to Pasco, Washington, and over the Snake River. The Ainsworth Mill apparently produced large quanities of timber used for NPRR construction projects but also marketed to other industrial builders.	1882-1892
Volume
215		Outgoing Correspondence, Ainsworth Mill, J.G. Fairfowl	1888-07 - 1885-01
box-volume
198/216		Outgoing Correspondence, J. Donovan	1886-06 - 1887-05
198/217		Outgoing Correspondence, L.L. Buck, A.S. Riffle, Jonas Lund	1887-12 - 1889-02
198/218		Financial Journal, Kennewick Bridge (Washington)	1886-12 - 1888-08
198/219		Financial Ledger	1884
198/220		Financial Ledger, Kennewick Bridge (Washington)	1886 - 1887
199/221		Day Book, Ainsworth Mill Credits	1882-11 - 1884-07
199/222		Financial Records, Ainsworth Lumber Yard	1883
199/223		Manifest of Material Shipped or Used	1883-08 - 1883-11
199/224		Material at Yard, Ainsworth Lumber Yard	1883-10 - 1884-04
199/225		Manifest Received, Engineer Deptartment	1883-10 - 1884-09
200/226		Material Received From Operating Department, Ainsworth Mill	1884-07 - 1886-01
200/227		Construction Material, Snake River Bridge	undated
200/228		Time Reports, Surfacing and Track Laying	1886 - 1887
200/229		Time Book	1891-11 - 1892-01
200/230		Time Book	1891-12 - 1892-02
Volume
231		Financial Journal, Ainsworth Mill, Snake River Bridge, Yakima Drive	1882
232		Index to Volume 231	1882
box-volume
201/233		Consolidated Grading Estimates	1884-08 - 1884-11
201/234		Consolidated Grading Estimates	1882-12 - 1883-11
201/235		Material used, Snake River Bridge, Ainsworth Second Bridge	1889-03
		Series XIII: Pacific Division (Oregon/Washington) 4.5 linear feet and 1 oversize volume This series contains construction documents generated by the Pacific Division of the NPRR, operating in western Oregon and Washington. Land acquisition correspondence, construction proposals and estimates, subsidiary line communications, and maps predominate the series. Bound volumes include outgoing correspondence from station engineers, financial records (such as frieght bills, transaction ledgers, and station maintenance vouchers) and personnel documents.	1871-1909
Box/Folder
202/1		General Correspondence, Land Acquisitions	1898
202/2		General Correspondence, Bridges	1901 - 1905
202/3		General Correspondence, Cascade Canal Company	1903-07 - 1904-05
202/4		General Correspondence, Employments	1907 - 1908
202/5		General Correspondence, Work Train, Vancouver, Washington	1907 - 1908
202/6		General Correspondence, Vancouver-Kalama line, Woodland and Richfield	1906 - 1908
202/7		General Correspondence, Fairfax Branch	1901 - 1903
203/1		Estimates of Engineering Department	1895 - 1897
203/2		Estimates of Engineering Department	1897 - 1905
203/3		Approximate Monthly Estimates	1904 - 1906
203/4		Estimates at Eagle Gorge	1902
203/5		Reports, Work Train	1908
203/6		Maps	1903
box-volume
204/236		Outgoing Correspondence	1872-02 - 1872-10
204/237		Outgoing Correspondence, R.R. Randall	1872-05 - 1872-11
204/238		Outgoing Correspondence, D.C. Sinsley, W.M. Roberts	1872-09 - 1874-03
204/239		Outgoing Correspondence, Work at Kalama, Hunters, and Goble (Washington)	1889-12 - 1890-08
205/240		Outgoing Correspondence	1890-06 - 1891-02
205/241		Outgoing Correspondence, Work at Kalama, Hunters, and Goble (Washington)	1890-08 - 1892-02
205/242		Outgoing Correspondence, B.B. Kelliher	1891-01 - 1891-03
205/243		Outgoing Correspondence, Edison Shops (Washington), C.S. Bibler	1891-02 - 1891-08
205/244		Outgoing Correspondence, M.H. Bedofe	1891-05 - 1891-07
206/245		Outgoing Correspondence, J.M. Willard	1891-05 - 1891-09
206/246		Outgoing Correspondence, Edison Shops (Washington), C.S. Bibler	1891-08 - 1893-03
206/247		Outgoing Correspondence, J.M. Willard	1891-09 - 1892-03
206/248		Outgoing Correspondence, J.M. Willard	1891-10 - 1892-01
206/249		Outgoing Correspondence, Vancouver, Washington, A.F. Statler	1906-06 - 1906-12
207/250		Outgoing Correspondence, Vancouver, Washington, W.C. Taylor	1906-11 - 1907-05
207/251		Outgoing Correspondence, Vancouver, Washington, A.F. Statler	1908-11 - 1909-05
207/252		Supply Ledger	1882-12 - 1884-04
207/253		Ledger, Puyallup Yard (Washington)	1883-04 - 1884-01
208/254		Vouchers and Estimates	circa 1871-02 - 1871-11
208/255		Freight Bills	1883-10 - 1885-01
208/256		Local Bills, Tacoma, Washington	1885-08 - 1887-03
208/257		Certified Bills, Tacoma, Washington	1890
208/258		Certified Bills and Copies of Estimates	1889 - 1890
208/259		Distribution Records, Edison Shops (Washington)	1891
Volume
260		Record of Expense Bills, E. H. McHenry	1891-06 - 1892-07
box-volume
209/261		Bills and Vouchers	1907-10 - 1907-12
209/262		Force Account Bills	1907-12 - 1908-09
209/263		Bills and Invoices	1908-09 - 1909-06
209/264		Rental Collections	1895
210/265		Material Received in Cars, Edison Yard (Washington)	1891-02 - 1891-08
210/266		Requisitions and Distribution of Pay Rolls for Kalama Inclines, Work at Hunters and Goble (Washington)	1889-12 - 1891-02
		Series XIV: Portland Division (Oregon/Washington) 1.25 linear feet This series contains bound volumes of outgoing correspondence and financial records from the Portland Division of the NPRR, operating in western Oregon and southern Washington.	1881-1909
box-volume
211/267		Outgoing Correspondence	1883-03 - 1884-06
211/268		Outgoing Correspondence	1883-06 - 1884-04
211/269		Outgoing Correspondence, J. T. Mitchell	1883-12 - 1884-11
212/270		Outgoing Correspondence, W. C. Taylor	1908-06 - 1909-04
212/271		Outgoing Correspondence, Telegrams	1883-03 - 1884-09
212/272		Cash Book	1881-11 - 1882-04
212/273		Train Order Book	1883-10 - 1885-02
213/274		Manifest of Material Shipped	1883-04 - 1884-01
213/275		Supplies and Materials	1883-12 - 1886-01
213/276		Time Book	1884-05 - 1884-06
		Series XV: Seattle Division (Oregon/Washington) 0.25 linear feet This series contains two folders of construction correspondence and design maps created by the Seattle Division of the NPRR.	1901-1905
Box/Folder
214/1		General Correspondence, Construction	1901-12 - 1905-06
214/2		Maps	1904, 1905
		Series XVI: Western Division (Oregon/Washington) 4.0 linear feet and 1 oversize volume This series contains general correspondence, financial, and personnel records generated by the Western Division of the NPRR, operating in western and central Washington state. Most records in this series concern construction and maintenance projects, providing extensive details about instrumentation, materials used, work force needs, and station operations. Intensive projects documented in this series include the Hoquiam extension near Tacoma, various coal bunkers in central Washington, and reconstruction of the "Georgie Oaks" steamboat on the Columbia River. This series also includes extensive documentation of negotiations with subcontractors and unaffiliated rail lines. Most materials in this series were generated by the Tacoma Branch; however, other units are represented (such as the Clealum, Centralia, Columbia River, and Eagle Gorge branches).	1883-1907
Box/Folder
215/1		General Correspondence	1897-05 - 1904-08
215/2		General Correspondence, Hoquiam Extension, Tacoma, Washington	1895, 1987-1898
215/3		General Correspondence, Hoquiam Extension, Tacoma, Washington	1898-03 - 1898-06
215/4		General Correspondence, Hoquiam Extension, Tacoma, Washington	1898-07 - 1898-09
215/5		General Correspondence, Hoquiam Extension, Tacoma, Washington	1898-10 - 1898-12
215/6		General Correspondence, Hoquiam Extension, Tacoma, Washington	1899-01 - 1907-01
216/1		General Correspondence, Instruments, Tacoma Branch	1901-01 - 1901-05
216/2		General Correspondence, Instruments, Tacoma Branch	1901-06 - 1901-12
216/3		General Correspondence, Instruments, Tacoma Branch	1902-01 - 1902-08
216/4		General Correspondence, Instruments, Tacoma Branch	1902-09 - 1903-09
216/5		General Correspondence, Instruments, Tacoma Branch	1903-10 - 1905-01
216/6		General Correspondence, Instruments, Tacoma Branch	1905-02 - 1905-05
216/7		General Correspondence, Instruments, Tacoma Branch	1905-06 - 1905-12
216/8		General Correspondence, Instruments, Tacoma Branch	1906-01 - 1906-04
217/1		General Correspondence, Instruments, Tacoma Branch	1906-05 - 1906-09
217/2		General Correspondence, Instruments, Tacoma Branch	1906-10 - 1907-02
217/3		General Correspondence, Coal Bunkers - Castle Rock and Carbonado, Washington	1889, 1893 - 1899
217/4		General Correspondence, Accounting, Tacoma Branch	1897, 1901 - 1902
217/5		General Correspondence, Coal Bunkers, Clealum Branch	1889, 1893 - 1899
217/6		General Correspondence, Coal Bunkers and Hannaford Creek Bridge, Centralia Branch	1897-04 - 1902-02
218/1		General Correspondence, Columbia River Branch	1900-10 - 1902-08
218/2		General Correspondence, Engineers Office	1883-03 - 1887-05
218/3		General Correspondence, Carbonado-Fairfax line	1900-11-13 - 1901-04-30
218/4		General Correspondence, Carbonado-Fairfax line	1901-05 - 1901-09
218/5		General Correspondence, Rebuilding of "Georgie Oakes" Steamboat	1904-01 - 1905-03
218/6		General Correspondence, Rebuilding of "Georgie Oakes" Steamboat	1905-04 - 1907-03
218/7		Disbursement of Expenses, various lines	1887-01 - 1887-05
218/8		Disbursement of Expenses, various lines	1887-07 - 1887-10
219/1		General Correspondence, Construction of Log Culvert at Beaver Lake, Washington	1900-05
219/2		General Correspondence, Location of Post Offices	1900-07-28 - 1900-10-03
219/3		General Correspondence, Contracts	1899-07 - 1901-03
219/4		General Correspondence, Contracts	1901-04 - 1905-05
219/5		General Correspondence, Columbia and Puget Sound Railroad Crossing and Connection at Henry's Switch (Washington)	1899-07 - 1900-09
219/6		General Correspondence, Columbia and Puget Sound Railroad Crossing and Connection at Henry's Switch (Washington)	1900-10 - 1903-07
219/7		General Correspondence, Progress of Work	1899-08-15 - 1900-08-13
219/8		General Correspondence, Green River Construction Company, Tracking Contract and Supply Cars	1899-03 - 1900-04
219/9		General Correspondence, Green River Construction Company, Tracking Contract and Supply Cars	1900-05 - 1901-03
219/10		General Correspondence, Shipments of Outfits and Materials	1899-08-12 - 1900-01-30
219/11		General Correspondence, Shipments of Outfits and Materials	1900-02 - 1901-08
219/12		General Correspondence, Operation of Line	1900-03 - 1900-11
219/13		General Correspondence, Crushed Rock and Sand Supply	1899-09 - 1900-02
220/1		Time Reports	1900-07 - 1900-08
220/2		Time Reports	1900-08 - 1901-01
220/3		Force Reports	1899-07-22 - 1899-09-09
220/4		Force Reports	1899-09-16 - 1899-10-14
220/5		Force Reports	1899-10-21 - 1899-11-25
220/6		Force Reports	1899-12 - 1900-03
221/277		Outgoing Correspondence, C. S. Prowell	1883-04 - 1884-01
221/278		Outgoing Correspondence, L. M. German	1883-10 - 1884-01
box-volume
221/279		Outgoing Correspondence, South Prairie, Washington, James Rogers	1884-11-05 - 1884-11-26
Volume
280		Outgoing Correspondence, Eagle Gorge Branch, J. L. Smith	1887-04 - 1887-06
box-volume
221/281		Outgoing Correspondence, Eagle Gorge Branch	1886-06 - 1886-11
221/282		Outgoing Correspondence, Eagle Gorge Branch	1886-12 - 1887-03
222/283		Outgoing Correspondence, Eagle Gorge Branch, A. Wold	1887-04 - 1887-12
222/284		Outgoing Correspondence, Copalis, Washington, C.C. Van Arsdol	1900-09 - 1901-04
222/285		Financial Records, Order Book	1884-04 - 1884-09
		Series XVII: Yakima Division (Oregon/Washington) 1.5 linear feet This series contains bound volumes of outgoing correspondence and financial records from the Yakima Division of the NPRR.	1883-1889
box-volume
223/286		Outgoing Correspondence	1884-09 - 1885-01
223/287		Outgoing Correspondence, J. L. Smith	1884-10 - 1884-12
223/288		Outgoing Correspondence, H. S. Hinson	1885-02 - 1885-07
224/289		Outgoing Correspondence	1885-07 - 1886-01
224/290		Outgoing Correspondence	1886-03 - 1887-11
224/291		Outgoing Correspondence, Ellensburg, Washington	1886-04 - 1887-04
224/292		Financial Ledger	1883-10 - 1884-02
224/293		Engineers Report of Material	1885
225/294		Requisitions for Construction, Kennewick-Pasco Bridge	1887-04 - 1889-01
225/295		Time Book	1885-04 - 1887-08
225/296		Time Book	1885-05
225/297		Record of Progress, Profiles, and Track Reports	1884 - 1885
225/298		Wood Record	1884-10 - 1885-03
		Series XVIII: Dakota Division 2.25 linear feet This series contains bound volumes of outgoing correspondence and financial records from the Dakota Division of the NPRR. Materials in this series particularly highlight operations in the communities of Valley City, Sykeston, and Jamestown, North Dakota, and Glendive, Montana.	1883-1910
Box/Folder
226/1		General Correspondence	1907-01-26 - 1907-05-20
226/2		General Correspondence	1907-06-01 - 1907-06-19
226/3		General Correspondence	1907-07-01 - 1907-07-31
226/4		General Correspondence	1907-08-01 - 1907-08-19
226/5		General Correspondence	1907-08-20 - 1907-09-30
box-volume
227/299		Outgoing Correspondence, Jamestown, North Dakota	1883-07 - 1883-10
227/300		Outgoing Correspondence, Sykeston, North Dakota	1899-04 - 1899-09
228/301		Outgoing Correspondence, Valley City, North Dakota	1906-03 - 1907-03
228/302		Outgoing Correspondence, Valley City, North Dakota	1907-03 - 1907-06
228/303		Outgoing Correspondence, Valley City, North Dakota	1907-06 - 1907-09
228/304		General Correspondence, Valley City, North Dakota	1907-09 - 1908-01
229/305		General Correspondence, Valley City, North Dakota	1907-09 - 1908-11
229/306		General Correspondence, Valley City, North Dakota	1910-01 - 1910-06
229/307		Financial Ledger, Yellowstone River Bridge, Glendive, Montana	undated
229/308		Car Report, Valley City, North Dakota	1907-10 - 1908-01
		Series XIX: Minnesota Division 7.5 linear feet This series contains correspondence and financial records from the Minnesota Division of the NPRR. Materials include extensive correspondence and financial records generated by operations in Dilworth, Muskoda, and Fergus Falls, Minnesota. This series also includes detailed construction and maintenance records, traffic reports, and vendor contracts.	1881-1960
Box/Folder
230/1		General Correspondence, Dilworth, Minnesota	1906-05-24 - 1906-07-06
230/2		General Correspondence, Dilworth, Minnesota	1906-07-07 - 1906-08-10
230/3		General Correspondence, Dilworth, Minnesota	1906-08-11 - 1906-09-19
230/4		General Correspondence, Dilworth, Minnesota	1906-09-20 - 1906-11-02
230/5		General Correspondence, Dilworth, Minnesota	1906-11-03 - 1903-12-10
230/6		General Correspondence, Dilworth, Minnesota	1906-12-11 - 1907-03-07
230/7		General Correspondence, Dilworth, Minnesota	1907-03-08 - 1907-06
230/8		General Correspondence, Dilworth, Minnesota	1907-06-04 - 1907-11-22
230/9		General Correspondence, Dilworth, Minnesota	1907-11-22 - 1908-01-01
231/1		Expense Reports, Dilworth, Minnesota	1906-07 - 1907-03
231/2		Expense Reports, Dilworth, Minnesota	1907-04 - 1907-07
231/3		Expense Reports, Dilworth, Minnesota	1907-08 - 1907-09
231/4		Expense Reports, Dilworth, Minnesota	1907-09-24 - 1907-09-30
231/5		Expense Reports, Dilworth, Minnesota	1907-10 - 1908-01
231/6		General Correspondence, Muskoda, Minnesota	1902-06 - 1904-07
231/7		General Correspondence, Muskoda, Minnesota	1907-02 - 1907-11
231/8		General Correspondence, Muskoda, Minnesota	1908-04 - 1908-12
box-volume
232/309		Outgoing Correspondence, Fergus Falls, Minnesota, Campbell	1881-04 - 1881-10
232/310		Outgoing Correspondence, Fergus Falls, Minnesota, Kimball	1882-04 - 1882-06
232/311		Outgoing Correspondence, Fergus Falls, Minnesota, Kimball	1882-06 - 1882-09
232/312		Outgoing Correspondence, Fergus Falls, Minnesota, Kimball	1882-09-1882-12
232/313		Outgoing Correspondence, Fergus Falls, Minnesota, Kimball	1882-12 - 1883-03
233/314		Outgoing Correspondence, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Kimball	1887-04 - 1889-05
233/315		Outgoing Correspondence, Fergus Falls, Minnesota, Kimball	1891-10 - 1892-04
233/316		Outgoing Correspondence, St. Paul, Minnesota, Vander Horck	1903-09 - 1904-02
233/317		Outgoing Correspondence, St. Paul, Minnesota, Fred Browne	1906-11 - 1907-06
233/318		Outgoing Correspondence, Lake City, Minnesota, Loomis	1910-06 - 1910-08
234/319		Financial Journal	1887-04 - 1888-01
234/320		Bills and Statements	1881-07 - 1882-12
234/321		Estimates and Bills	1883-02 - 1884-02
234/322		Force Bills	1911-10 - 1912-04
234/323		Station Requisitions	1895-01 - 1896-06
235/324		Records of Track Laying	1904-08 - 1904-09
235/325		Records of Gravel Received	1903-02 - 1903-05
235/326		Drafting Room, Notes and Surveys	1881-06 - 1882-12
Box/Folder
236/1		General Correspondence	1903
236/2		General Correspondence	1903 - 1906
236/3		General Correspondence	1904
236/4		General Correspondence	1905
236/5		General Correspondence	1905
236/6		General Correspondence	1905
236/7		General Correspondence	1944
237/1		General Correspondence	1945
237/2		General Correspondence	1945
237/3		General Correspondence	1946
237/4		General Correspondence	1960
237/5		Reports and Contracts, Minnesota Specification Reports	1944
237/6		Reports and Contracts, Minnesota Specification Reports	1945
237/7		Reports and Contracts	1940's - 1950's
238/1		Reports and Contracts	1942
238/2		Reports and Contracts	1942 - 1957
238/3		Reports and Contracts	1946 - 1953
238/4		Reports and Contracts	1948
238/5		Reports and Contracts	1948 - 1953
239/1		Reports and Contracts, Coal Contracts	1950's
239/2		Reports and Contracts, Coal Contracts	1950's
239/3		Reports and Contracts, Coal Contracts	1950's
239/4		Reports and Contracts	1950's
239/5		Reports and Contracts, Iron Casting Contracts	1950's
239/6		Reports and Contracts, Brass Bearings and Casting Contracts	1951 - 1954
240/1		Reports and Contracts	1953 - 1957
240/2		Reports and Contracts	1953
240/3		Reports and Contracts	1954
240/4		Reports and Contracts
240/5		Reports and Contracts	1913
241/1		Reports and Contracts, Dakota Division Records	1890 - 1901
241/2		Reports and Contracts, Dakota Division Records	1905
241/3		Reports and Contracts, Dakota Division Records	1905
241/4		Reports and Contracts, Dakota Division Records	1905
241/5		Reports and Contracts	1946
241/6		Reports and Contracts	1946
241/7		Reports and Contracts	1946
242/1		Reports and Contracts	1946
242/2		Reports and Contracts	1947
242/3		Reports and Contracts	1947
242/4		Reports and Contracts	1947
242/5		Reports and Contracts	1947
242/6		Reports and Contracts	1948
242/7		Reports and Contracts	1948
243/1		Reports and Contracts	1948
243/2		Reports and Contracts	1948
243/3		Reports and Contracts	1949
243/4		Reports and Contracts	1949
243/5		Reports and Contracts	1949
243/6		Reports and Contracts	1949
		Series XX: Wisconsin Division 2.5 linear feet This series contains outgoing correspondence and financial records from the Wisconsin Division of the NPRR. Correspondence and financial records were primarily generated by F.W.D. Holbrook, the division engineer. Financial records include operation summaries and construction estimates.	1881-1893
Box/Folder
244/1		Omaha Junction to Conner's Point, Estimates of Costs	1883-07 - 1883-09
box-volume
244/327		Outgoing Correspondence, F.W.D. Holbrook	1881 - 1884
244/328		Outgoing Correspondence, F.W.D. Holbrook	1882-03 - 1882-06
244/329		Outgoing Correspondence, F.W.D. Holbrook	1882-06 - 1882-09
244/330		Outgoing Correspondence, F.W.D. Holbrook	1882-09 - 1883-01
245/331		Outgoing Correspondence, F.W.D. Holbrook	1883-02 - 1883-06
245/332		Outgoing Correspondence, F.W.D. Holbrook	1883-07 - 1883-09
245/333		Outgoing Correspondence, F.W.D. Holbrook	1883-09 - 1883-11
245/334		Outgoing Correspondence, F.W.D. Holbrook	1883-11 - 1884-02
246/335		Outgoing Correspondence, F.W.D. Holbrook	1884
246/336		Outgoing Correspondence, F.W.D. Holbrook	1884-07 - 1884-11
246/337		Outgoing Correspondence, J. Dewar	1884-09 - 1885-03
246/338		Outgoing Correspondence, J. Dewar	1884-12 - 1885-05
246/339		Outgoing Correspondence, J.B. Clough	1885-01 - 1885-03
247/340		Outgoing Correspondence, D. Armitage and C. Clough	1885-01 - 1885-03
247/341		Records of Bills Against Wisconsin Central	1892-12 - 1893-02
247/342		Financial Records, Statistics, F.W.D. Holbrook	1883
247/343		Financial Records, Statistics, F.W.D. Holbrook	1884
247/344		Contractors Estimates	1881-06 - 1883-09
247/345		Construction Estimates, F.W.D. Holbrook	1882 - 1883
248/346		Construction Estimates, F.W.D. Holbrook	1882 - 1883
248/347		Construction Estimates, F.W.D. Holbrook	1883
248/348		Construction Estimates, F.W.D. Holbrook	1883
248/349		Construction Estimates, F.W.D. Holbrook	1883 - 1884
248/350		Construction Estimates	1884
248/351		Construction Estimates	1884 - 1885
		Series XXI: Other Construction Projects and Unidentified 8.5 linear feet and 1 oversize volume This series contains both unbound material and bound volumes from various construction projects of the Northern Pacific Railway Company as well as some materials that could not be authoritatively identified with existing organizational series. The series is divided into ten subseries: (1) Ainsworth Mill (BC), (2) Anacortes Improvements (Washington), (3) Butte Quarry (Montana), (4) Columbia River Bridge No. 1, Pasco-Kennewick, (Washington), (5) J.W. Kendrick: Minnesota/North Dakota/Montana construction, (6) Lewistown Outside Yards (Idaho), (7) Seattle Extension, (8) Seattle Wharf Work, (9) Superior Ore Dock (Wisconsin), and (10) Unidentified. Materials in this series include outgoing correspondence primarily documenting construction projects (subcontractor and vendor agreements) and transportation passes. Financial records in this series generally present construction estimates and actual expenses, cash books, and activity logs.	1881-1968
		Subseries 1: Ainsworth (BC) Mill 1 bound volume	1883-1884
box-volume
249/352		Outgoing Correspondence	1883-11 - 1884-08
		Subseries 2: Anacortes Improvements (Washington) 2 bound volumes	1890-1891
box-volume
249/353		Outgoing Correspondence, H.C. Estep	1890-08 - 1891-01
249/354		Outgoing Correspondence, C.E. Spring	1891-01 - 1891-06
		Subseries 3: Butte Quarry (Montana) 1 bound volume	1894-1898
Box/Folder
250/1		General Correspondence	1883-10-12 - 1883-11-27
		Subseries 4: Columba River Bridge No. 1, Pasco-Kennewick (Washington) 0.75 linear feet	1886-1909
Box/Folder
250/2		General Correspondence	1905-12-30 - 1906-03-09
250/3		General Correspondence	1906-03-10 - 1906-07-31
250/4		Car Reports	1905-09 - 1906-11
250/5		Expense Bills	1905-05 - 1905-09
250/6		Expense Bills	1905-09 - 1906-10
250/7		Estimates	1886-06 - 1886-12
250/8		Estimates	1887-01 - 1887-05
250/9		Materials	1905-05 - 1905-12
250/10		Materials	1906-01 - 1906-11
250/11		Force Reports	1905-06 - 1906-01
250/12		Force Reports	1906-02 - 1906-11
251/1		Requisitions	1905-05 - 1906-10
251/2		Inventory	1905-06 - 1906-10
251/3		Overtime Record	1905-08 - 1906-10
251/4		Date on Revised Classification	1909-01-13
box-volume
252/355		Outgoing Correspondence	1905-09 - 1906-02
252/356		Outgoing Correspondence	1906-02 - 1906-08
252/357		Outgoing Correspondence	1905-06 - 1905-07
252/358		Outgoing Correspondence	1905-07
252/359		Outgoing Correspondence	1905-07 - 1905-08
252/360		Outgoing Correspondence	1905-08
252/361		Outgoing Correspondence	1905-08 - 1905-09
252/362		Outgoing Correspondence	1905-09
252/363		Outgoing Correspondence	1905-09 - 1905-11
252/364		Outgoing Correspondence	1905-11 - 1906-03
252/365		Outgoing Correspondence	1906-03 - 1906-08
		Subseries 5: J. W. Kendrick: Minnesota/North Dakota/Montana Construction 1 bound volume	1886-1887
box-volume
252/366		Outgoing Correspondence, Telegrams	1886-10 - 1887-12
		Subseries 6: Lewiston Outside Yards (Idaho) 0.5 linear feet	1906-1909
Box/Folder
253/1		General Correspondence	1906-02 - 1906-06
253/2		General Correspondence	1906-07 - 1906-08
253/3		General Correspondence	1906-09 - 1907-02
253/4		General Correspondence	1907-03 - 1907-10
253/5		General Correspondence	1907-11 - 1908-05
253/6		General Correspondence	1908-06 - 1909-04
253/7		General Correspondence, New Buildings	1906-09 - 1908-06
253/8		Maps	1907-02 - 1908-07
		Subseries 7: Seattle Extension, (Swinomish Reservation) 2 bound volumes	undated
box-volume
254/367		Record of Construction	undated
254/368		Index to Volume 367	undated
		Subseries 8: Seattle Wharf Work 1 bound volume	1900
box-volume
254/369		Outgoing Correspondence	1900-09 - 1900-11
		Subseries 9: Superior Ore Docks (Wisconsin) 2.25 linear feet	1906-1914
Box/Folder
255/1		General Correspondence	1912-09 - 1913-02
255/2		General Correspondence	1913-03 - 1913-07
255/3		General Correspondence	1913-08 - 1914-01
255/4		General Correspondence, Pilings	1912-11 - 1913-02
255/5		General Correspondence, Dock Substructure	1912-10 - 1913-08
255/6		General Correspondence, Dock Superstructure	1912-09 - 1914-01
255/7		General Correspondence, Cement and Gravel	1913-02 - 1913-11
255/8		General Correspondence, Grassy Point Bridge	1913-01 - 1913-10
255/9		General Correspondence, Demurrage	1913-01 - 1914-01
256/1		General Correspondence, Approach Trestle	1912-09 - 1912-12
256/2		General Correspondence, Approach Trestle	1913-01 - 1913-09
256/3		General Correspondence, Invoices and Bills	1912-11 - 1914-01
256/4		General Correspondence, Payroll	1912-11 - 1913-10
256/5		General Correspondence, Accounting Department	1912-10 - 1914-01
256/6		General Correspondence, Rights of Way/Bill of Materials	1912-10 - 1913-11
256/7		General Correspondence, Office of Sanitation	1912-10 - 1913-11
256/8		General Correspondence, Freight Charges	1912-05, 1912-12 - 1913-12
256/9		General Correspondence, Time and Expense Checks	1912-10 - 1913-04, 1913-10
256/10		General Correspondence, Grading and Approach	1913-01 - 1913-09
256/11		General Correspondence, Applications for Work	1907, 1912-09 - 1914-01
256/12		General Correspondence, Electrical Equipment, Contract with Burgess Electric Company	1913-02 - 1913-12
256/13		General Correspondence, Northern Power Company, Crossing Power Lines	1912-11 - 1913-05
256/14		General Correspondence, Plans and Specifications	1912-11 - 1913-12
256/15		General Correspondence, Transportation Passes	1912-09 - 1913-10
257/1		Monthly Estimates of Work	1912-09 - 1913-03
257/2		Monthly Estimates of Work	1913-04 - 1913-06
257/3		Monthly Estimates of Work	1913-07 - 1913-12
257/4		Return of Time	1912-11 - 1913-12
257/5		Expenses	1912-10 - 1913-02
257/6		Expenses	1913-03 - 1913-06
257/7		Expenses	1913-07 - 1913-09
257/8		Expenses	1913-10 - 1914-01
258/1		Expenses	1912-12 - 1914-01
258/2		Inventory of Instruments	1912-11 - 1913-09
258/3		Payroll	1912-10 - 1913-05, 1913-08 - 1914-01
258/4		Daily Report of Work	1913-01 - 1913-02
258/5		Daily Report of Work	1913-03 - 1913-05
258/6		Daily Report of Work	1913-05-03 - 1913-06-14
258/7		Daily Report of Work	1913-06-15 - 1913-08-15
258/8		Ore Docks on the Great Lakes Reports	1912-10 - 1912-11
259/1		Tests of Gravel and Cement Reports	1913-05, 1913-07 - 1913-10
259/2		Demurrage Bureau Reports	1913-03 - 1913-10
259/3		Monthly Meteorological Reports	1906-10 - 1907-11
259/4		Inspection Reports	1912-11 - 1913-12
259/5		General Correspondence and Financial Records	1912-12 - 1913-10
		Subseris 10: Unidentified 4.0 linear feet and 1 oversize volume	1880-1968 and undated
box-volume
260/370		Outgoing Correspondence	1912-12 - 1913-02
260/371		Outgoing Correspondence	1913-02 - 1913-07
261/372		Outgoing Correspondence	1913-04 - 1913-05
261/373		Outgoing Correspondence	1913-04 - 1913-06
261/374		Financial Journal	1883-01 - 1883-08
261/375		Financial Ledger	1883-04 - 1884-01
261/376		Financial Ledger	1883-05 - 1883-08
262/377		Financial Journal, Wisconsin Central Lines	1886 - 1892
262/378		Cash Book	1880-08 - 1882-11
262/379		Cash Book	1882-04 - 1882-09
262/380		Cash Book	1882-11 - 1883-02
262/381		Cash Book	1883-02 - 1883-05
263/382		Bill Record Book	1895-01 - 1896-12
263/383		Day Book	1895-11 - 1897-11
263/384		Material Received	1898-04 - 1899-02
263/385		Materials	1909-07 - 1910-01
263/386		Time Book, Laborers	1881-05 - 1881-07
263/387		Time Book, Various	1884-10 - 1885-03
264/388		Time Book	1886-04 - 1886-10
264/389		Time Book, Blasting Crew	1888-06 - 1888-09
264/390		Time Book	1888-04 - 1888-07
264/391		Time Book, Engineer and Construction Force	1887-09 - 1887-12
264/392		Time Book	1887-04 - 1887-07
264/393		Time Book	1904-12
264/394		Force Account	1899-07 - 1900-08
265/395		Force Account	1899-07 - 1900-06
265/396		Work Orders and Time Reports	1907
265/397		Force Report	1899-10 - 1900-05
265/398		Claim Checks	1944-11 - 1946-03
Volume
399		Ledger, Yakima and Ainsworth (Washington)	1885-07 - 1885-10
box-volume
266/400		Financial Records, Material	1905-08 - 1905-09
266/401		Supplies at Various Stations	undated
266/402		Distribution of General Time	undated
266/403		Estimates	1885
266/404		Record of Track Laying and Grading	1887 - 1888
266/405		Timber Received	1911-01 - 1912-04
Box/Folder
267/1		General Correspondence	1948 - 1968
267/2		General Correspondence	1948 - 1968
267/3		General Correspondence	1948 - 1968
267/4		General Correspondence	1948 - 1968
267/5		General Correspondence	1948 - 1968
267/6		General Correspondence	1948 - 1968
267/7		General Correspondence	1948 - 1968
		Series XXII: Photographs 2.0 linear feet and 1 oversize box This series contains photographs intended as a documentary record for railway operations--such as construction projects, railroad facilities, engines, and work conditions--though some promotional photographs are present as well. Photographs in this series constitute a valuable resource documenting landscapes, towns, community events, rural life, work crews, rail infrastructures, and weather events throughout the high plains and montane valleys of the central and western United States--as well as spanning eighty years of dramatic physical, economic, and social change. Materials in this series exhibit several distinct sequences of image themes. Among these are extensive Montana bridge, station, and change yard sequences (often identified by location or structural number but seldom both). Billings, Bozeman, Brockway, Circle, Glendive, Lindsay, and Missoula, Montana--and their respective outlying areas--are among the communities most significantly documented by the images in this series. Another extensive image sequence documents the possessions, staple crops, and vistas of Mission Valley (Montana) homestead families during the late 1920s. The Mission Valley photographs were captured for promotional purposes, as opposed to the construction and facility images that dominate this series. Another promotional image sequence includes produce being carried to market. These promotional photographs were primarily intended to convey perceptions of abundance and help the railroad sell rail accessible farm plots. The majority of materials in this series are identified and described individually, with reference to location and date whenever such information could be established; however, the series also includes some grouped photographs recovered from a separated collection. Photographs individually identified and described during original processing were assigned identification numbers according to the year and order in which they were processed. During reprocessing all these photographs were assigned new reference numbers to reflect their relationship within the larger collection--regardless of year--though the original numbers are noted in brackets for cross-reference. Photographs in boxes 396, 397, and OS1 are not individually processed. These materials are grouped by subject following the titles imposed upon them after they were seperated from the original collection and before they were donated to the K. Ross Toole Archives. The conditions and purposes under which these materials were originally separated are unknown.	1882-1959
Box/Folder
393/1		128(XXII):1 or 70-30: Fourth of July celebration, Arlee, Montana	1929
393/1		128(XXII):2 or 71-12: Northern Pacific exhibition car; "Its exhibits encouraged people to buy the railroad's lands"	undated
393/1		128(XXII):3 or 71-20: Charlo, Montana. "Three new outfits of prospective new settlers just pulled in from Nebraska, not yet located but being shown over the Valley by Northern Pacific Agents"	1919
393/2		128(XXII):4 or 71-23: Flour mill at Russell-Miller Milling Company at Sidney, Montana	1926-07-14
393/2		128(XXII):5 or 71-25: Lumber mill in Eureka, Montana	1910
393/2		128(XXII):6 or 72-4: Display of farm machinery in the Redwater District in eastern Montana	undated
393/2		128(XXII):7 or 72-17: Northern Pacific Railway Roundhouse under construction in Missoula, Montana	1923
393/3		128(XXII):8 or 72-199: Amalgamated Sugar Company building located in Missoula, Montana	undated
393/3		128(XXII):9 or 72-201, [Negative located in folder 396/1]: W.C. Howell and family in front of their home in Charlo, Montana surrounded by dairy cows	1928
393/4		128(XXII):10 or 72-202 [Negative located in folder 396/1]: Arthur Coulter and family in front of their home in Charlo, Montana with dairy cows to the right	undated
393/5		128(XXII):11 or 72-203 [Negative located in folder 396/1]: George Watson and faimly in front of their farm home in Charlo, Montana; Barn on left with horses and dairy cows nearby	undated
393/5		128(XXII):12 or 72-204 [Negative located in folder 396/1]: George Kelly family posed in field in Charlo, Montana with Mr. Kelly sitting on horse-drawn plow	1928
393/6		128(XXII):13 or 72-205 [Negative located in folder 396/1]: "Truck loaded from West Coast with bee hives parked in front of the Larsen Real Estate Company and Northern Pacific Railway irrigration office in Charlo, Montana; Man on right is Bill Larsen, owner of Larsen Real Estate and Northern Pacific land promoter"	1928
393/6		128(XXII):14 or 72-206, [Negative located in folder 396/1]: Amos L. Gallup family posed with dairy cows in Charlo, Montana	1928
393/7		128(XXII):15 or 72-207 [Negative located in folder 396/1]: Men of the A.L. Freyberger family posed with their farm, horse teams, and cattle in Charlo, Montana	1928-07-25
393/7		128(XXII):16 or 73-12: View of the Roundhouse from Waterworks Hill in Missoula, Montana	1883
393/8		128(XXII):17 or 75-6083: Main lower Yellowstone canal; looking up the canal from Indian Coulee bridge	1910-07-06
393/8		128(XXII):18 or 75-6090: On dude ranch in Flathead Valley, Montana	1930-06
393/8		128(XXII):19 or 76-160: McGiffert steam log loader	1910
393/8		128(XXII):20 or 76-208: Trainload of wartime freight moves over the line west of Missoula, Montana	undated
393/8		128(XXII):21 or 76-435: Scotch making Still in Bitterroot Valley, Montana	undated
393/9		128(XXII):22 or 76-436: Crow Indians at the "Villard Gold Spike Excursion," opening of the Northern Pacific Railway	1883-09-08
393/9		128(XXII):23 or 76-442: Farmer operating a horse drawn binder, which cuts the grain and ties into bundles to be shocked and thrashed	undated
393/9		128(XXII):24 or 77-36: Harvesting apples in the Bitterroot Valley, Montana	1910
393/9		128(XXII):25 or 77-39: Hauling beets from Daley Farm near Hamilton, Montana	1928-09-25
393/10		128(XXII):26 or 77-238: Testing the Bismarck Bridge over the Missouri River	1882-10-21
393/10		128(XXII):27 or 78-308: End of the track near Fort Benton, Montana	undated
393/10		128(XXII):28 or 80-37: Northern Pacific Railway, Orofino Branch, Whiskey Creek Bridge, Idaho	1912
393/11		128(XXII):29 or 82-195: Train wreck	undated
393/11		128(XXII):30 or 82-197: Train moving past river	undated
393/11		128(XXII):31 or 82-198: Derailed engine	undated
393/11		128(XXII):32 or 82-199: Derailed engine	undated
393/11		128(XXII):33 or 82-200: Derailed engine	undated
393/12		128(XXII):34 or 82-204: Missoula Fairgrounds, cattle show	1928
393/12		128(XXII):35 or 82-205: Amalgamated Sugar Company under construction	1928
393/12		128(XXII):36 or 83-3: Northern Pacific Railway reaching the shores of Flathead Lake near Polson, Montana	1917-12-07
393/12		128(XXII):37 or 83-81: Exhibition car used in the promotion of settlement	undated
393/12		128(XXII):38 or 84-150: Governor J.E. Erickson addressing a crowd in Bozeman, Montana	1912
394/1		128(XXII):39 or 86-0011: Northern Pacific depot at Garrison, Montana; left: North Coast Limited #2, right: North Coast Limited #1	1920
394/1		128(XXII):40 or 87-0040: Dry farm, sorghum, Rosebud County, Montana	1909
394/1		128(XXII):41 or 87-0041: Grasshopper nymphs on woodpile	1938
394/1		128(XXII):42 or 89-299: New oil house at the Northern Pacific Railway yard in Missoula, Montana	1954-07-15
394/1		128(XXII):43 or 89-300: New oil house at the Northern Pacific Railway yard in Missoula, Montana	1954-07-15
394/1		128(XXII):44 or 89-301: Northern Pacific Freight House in Bozeman, Montana	1954-12-17
394/2		128(XXII):45 or 89-302: Northern Pacific Freight House in Bozeman, Montana	1953-12-17
394/2		128(XXII):46 or 89-303: Northern Pacific Freight House in Bozeman, Montana	1953-12-17
394/2		128(XXII):47 or 89-318 [Negative located in folder 396/1]: Northern Pacific Yard Office in Missoula, Montana	1959
394/2		128(XXII):48 or 89-319 [Negative located in folder 396/1]: Northern Pacific Yard Office in Missoula, Montana	1959
394/2		128(XXII):49 or 89-320 [Negative located in folder 396/1]: Northern Pacific Yard Office in Missoula, Montana	1959
394/2		128(XXII):50 or 89-321 [Negative located in folder 396/1]: Northern Pacific Yard Office in Missoula, Montana	1959
394/2		128(XXII):51 or 89-322: Northern Pacific Yard Office in Missoula, Montana	1959
394/2		128(XXII):52 or 89-323: Northern Pacific Yard Office in Missoula, Montana	1959
394/3		128(XXII):53 or 89-324: Along Northern Pacific Railway line in Missoula, Montana near round house	1959
394/3		128(XXII):54 or 89-325: Along Northern Pacific Railway line in Missoula, Montana near round house	1952
394/3		128(XXII):55 or 89-326: Steel building at the Missoula Northern Pacific Railway Yard	1957-11-05
394/3		128(XXII):56 or 89-327: A Northern Pacific train at the big curve near Perma	1951
394/3		128(XXII):57 or 89-328: A rock slide along the Northern Pacific line	1954
394/3		128(XXII):58 or 89-329: A rock slide along the Northern Pacific line with workers	1954
394/4		128(XXII):59 or 89-330: A rock slide near St. Regis along Northern Pacific line	1952-02-02
394/4		128(XXII):60 or 89-331: New telephone building in Salmon, Idaho	1952-06-09
394/4		128(XXII):61 or 89-332: New telephone building nearing completion in Salmon, Idaho	1952-06-09
394/4		128(XXII):62 or 95-20: "Dr. Reynolds band of ewes and lambs, south Miles City in Custer Forest (Montana), sheep wagon foreground"	1931-06-20
394/4		128(XXII):63 or 95-57: Northern Pacific exhibit car	undated
394/5		128(XXII):64 or 95-156: Bridge #1	1928-06-21
394/5		128(XXII):65 or 95-157: Bridge #1	1928-06-21
394/5		128(XXII):66 or 95-158: Bridge #2	1928-06-21
394/5		128(XXII):67 or 95-159: Bridge #2	1928-06-21
394/5		128(XXII):68 or 95-160: Riprap at West and Bridge #2	1928-06-21
394/5		128(XXII):69 or 95-161: Dike and riprap at channel change, station 244	1928-06-21
394/5		128(XXII):70 or 95-162: Riprap on dike, station 244	1928-06-21
394/5		128(XXII):71 or 95-163: Riprap at channel change, station 255	1928-07-03
394/5		128(XXII):72 or 95-164: Bridge at station 497	1928-09-17
394/5		128(XXII):73 or 95-165: Bridge at station 497	1928-09-14
394/6		128(XXII):74 or 95-166: Bridge at station 431	1928-09-17
394/6		128(XXII):75 or 95-167: Bridge #12 at station 876	1928-09-21
394/6		128(XXII):76 or 95-168a: Bridge #16 at station 1050	1928-09-21
394/6		128(XXII):77 or 95-168b: Bridge #16 at station 1050	1928-09-21
394/6		128(XXII):78 or 95-169: Bridge #17 at station 1061	1928-09-21
394/6		128(XXII):79 or 95-170: Bridge #22	1928-06-07
394/6		128(XXII):80 or 95-171: Bridge #22, station 1670	1928-03-16
394/6		128(XXII):81 or 95-172: Bridge #23, station 1768	1928-09-29
394/6		128(XXII):82 or 95-173: Bridge #23, station 1768	1928-09-29
394/6		128(XXII):83 or 95-174: Bridge #23, station 1768	1928-09-29
394/7		128(XXII):84 or 95-175: Erecting Bridge #23, station 1770	1928-04-11
394/7		128(XXII):85 or 95-176: Erecting Bridge #23, station 1770	1928-04-11
394/7		128(XXII):86 or 95-177: Bridge #23, station 1770	undated
394/7		128(XXII):87 or 95-178: Portion of line near station 1770	1928-05-08
394/7		128(XXII):88 or 95-179: Work at Bridge #24, station 1820	1928-03-16
394/7		128(XXII):89 or 95-180: Bridge #24, station 1820	1928-03-22
394/7		128(XXII):90 or 95-181: Bridge #24, station 1820	1928-03-22
394/7		128(XXII):91 or 95-182: Bridge #24, station 1820	1928-03-22
394/7		128(XXII):92 or 95-183: Bridge #24, station 1820	1928-04-07
394/7		128(XXII):93 or 95-184: Bridge #24, station 1820	1928-04-07
394/8		128(XXII):94 or 95-185: Bridge #24, station 1820	1928-04-07
394/8		128(XXII):95 or 95-186: Bridge #24, station 1820	1928-10-03
394/8		128(XXII):96 or 95-187: Looking east across Bridge #25	1928-10-03
394/8		128(XXII):97 or 95-188: Bridge #24, station 1820	1928-10-03
394/8		128(XXII):98 or 95-189: Bridge #24, station 1820	1928-10-03
394/8		128(XXII):99 or 95-190: East end, Bridge #25	1928-04-07
394/8		128(XXII):100 or 95-191: Bridge #25	1928-04-26
394/8		128(XXII):101 or 95-192: Bridge #26, station 1945	1928-09-19
394/8		128(XXII):102 or 95-193: Bridge #26, station 1945	1928-09-19
394/8		128(XXII):103 or 95-194: Bridge #27, station 2085	1928-03-16
394/9		128(XXII):104 or 95-195: Bridge #27, station 2084	1928-09-29
394/9		128(XXII):105 or 95-196: Bridge #27, station 2084	1929-09-29
394/9		128(XXII):106 or 95-197: East end Buffalo Springs crossing	1928-03-22
394/9		128(XXII):107 or 95-198: Driving Bridge over Buffalo Springs Creek	1928-04-07
394/9		128(XXII):108 or 95-199: Bridge over Buffalo Springs Creek	undated
394/9		128(XXII):109 or 95-200: Riprap at west end, bridge over Buffalo Springs Creek	1928-07-30
394/9		128(XXII):110 or 95-201: Bridge over Buffalo Springs Creek, station 2385	1928-09-19
394/9		128(XXII):111 or 95-202: Bridge over Buffalo Springs Creek, station 2385	1928-09-19
394/9		128(XXII):112 or 95-203: Bridge #34, station 2805	1928-09-19
394/9		128(XXII):113 or 95-204: Bridge #34, station 2806	1928-06-29
394/10		128(XXII):114 or 95-205: Bridge over Redwater at Brockway, Montana	1928-06-07
394/10		128(XXII):115 or 95-206: Bridge over Redwater at Brockway, Montana	1928-06-07
394/10		128(XXII):116 or 95-207: Bridge over Redwater at Brockway, Montana	1928-06-07
394/10		128(XXII):117 or 95-208: Redwater Branch (Montana) bunkhouse at intake	1927-11-23
394/10		128(XXII):118 or 95-209: Redwater Branch (Montana) bunkhouse at intake	1928-11-23
394/10		128(XXII):119 or 95-210: Unloading depot at Lindsay, Montana	1928-07-11
394/10		128(XXII):120 or 95-211: Looking east at Lindsay yard, Montana	1928-07-12
394/10		128(XXII):121 or 95-212: Depot at Lindsay, Montana	1928-07-12
394/10		128(XXII):122 or 95-213: Section house unloading at Lindsay, Montana	1928-07-12
394/10		128(XXII):123 or 95-214: Movable end of loading platform at Lindsay, Montana	1928-09-21
394/11		128(XXII):124 or 95-215: Friend	1928-09-19
394/11		128(XXII):125 or 95-216: Rimrod, Montana	1928-09-26
394/11		128(XXII):126 or 95-217: Station grounds at Brockway, Montana	1928-06-07
394/11		128(XXII):127 or 95-218: Looking toward Brockway (Montana) from turnout on wye	1928-06-12
394/11		128(XXII):128 or 95-219: Loading wheat at Brockway, Montana	1928-06-12
394/11		128(XXII):129 or 95-220: Brockway (Montana) yards looking east	1928-06-15
394/11		128(XXII):130 or 95-221: Loading grain at Brockway, Montana	1928-06-15
394/11		128(XXII):131 or 95-222: Depot at Brockway, Montana	1928-07-03
394/11		128(XXII):132 or 95-223: Depot at Brockway, Montana	1928-07-11
394/11		128(XXII):133 or 95-224: Depot at Brockway, Montana	1928-07-30
394/12		128(XXII):134 or 95-225: Elevators at Brockway, Montana	1928-07-30
394/12		128(XXII):135 or 95-226: Brockway Depot, Montana	1928-09-19
394/12		128(XXII):136 or 95-227: Stockyards at Brockway, Montana	1928-09-19
394/12		128(XXII):137 or 95-228: Brockway yards, Montana	1928-09-19
394/12		128(XXII):138 or 95-229: Brockway yards, Montana	1928-09-19
394/12		128(XXII):139 or 95-230: Channel change at station 207	1928-09-21
394/12		128(XXII):140 or 95-231: Channel change at station 207	1928-09-21
394/12		128(XXII):141 or 95-232: Current deflector at upper end of channel change, station 350	1928-09-11
394/12		128(XXII):142 or 95-233: Fills at stations 1712 and 1715	1928-09-26
394/12		128(XXII):143 or 95-234: Settlement of dump at station 1712 after rain	1928-07-07
394/13		128(XXII):144 or 95-235: Depression in track at station 1713 after rain	1928-07-07
394/13		128(XXII):145 or 95-236: Cut at station 3210, channel change	1928-05-19
394/13		128(XXII):146 or 95-237: Fill at west end of Redwater crossing at Brockway, Montana	1928-05-08
394/13		128(XXII):147 or 95-238: Moving buildings from Sidney line (Montana)	1928-07-08
394/13		128(XXII):148 or 95-239: Driving east end of bridge across Redwater River at Circle, Montana	1928-04-19
394/13		128(XXII):149 or 95-240: Setting girders over Redwater River	1928-05-19
394/13		128(XXII):150 or 95-241: Setting girders over Redwater River	1928-05-19
394/13		128(XXII):151 or 95-242: Setting girders over Redwater River	1928-05-19
394/13		128(XXII):152 or 95-243: Placing 75' girder span, Redwater Crossing at Circle, Montana	1928-05-19
394/13		128(XXII):153 or 95-244: Preparation for celebration at Circle, Montana	1928-05-25
394/14		128(XXII):154: Celebration at Circle, Montana	95-245; 1928-06-02
394/14		128(XXII):155 or 95-246: Celebration at Circle, Montana	1928-06-02
394/14		128(XXII):156 or 95-247: Foley Brothers temporary tank at Circle, Montana	1928-06-07
394/14		128(XXII):157 or 95-248: Pavilion at Circle, Montana	1928-06-07
394/14		128(XXII):158 or 95-249: Loading grain at Circle, Montana	1928-06-15
394/14		128(XXII):159 or 95-250: Eastern Montana elevator at Circle, Montana	1928-06-15
394/14		128(XXII):160 or 95-251: Eastern Montana elevator at Circle, Montana	1928-06-22
394/14		128(XXII):161 or 95-252: Circle stockyards, Montana	1928-06-22
394/14		128(XXII):162 or 95-253: Temporary depot, Circle, Montana	1928-06-22
394/14		128(XXII):163 or 95-254: Depot at Circle, Montana	1928-06-28
394/15		128(XXII):164 or 95-255: Depot at Circle, Montana	1928-07-02
394/15		128(XXII):165 or 95-256: Depot at Circle, Montana	1928-07-03
394/15		128(XXII):166 or 95-257: Depot at Circle, Montana	1928-07-12
394/15		128(XXII):167 or 95-258: Part of Crane depot	1928-07-02
394/15		128(XXII):168 or 95-259: Depot at Crane	1928-06-26
394/15		128(XXII):169 or 95-260: Water tank at Circle, Montana	1928-06-22
394/15		128(XXII):170 or 95-261: Water tank at Circle, Montana	1928-06-28
394/15		128(XXII):171 or 95-262: Water tank at Circle, Montana	1928-07-03
394/15		128(XXII):172 or 95-263: Loading wild horses at Circle, Montana	1928-07-12
394/15		128(XXII):173 or 95-264: Loading horses at Circle, Montana	1928-07-12
394/16		128(XXII):174 or 95-265: Circle yards, Montana	1928-07-12
394/16		128(XXII):175 or 95-266: Industries at Circle, Montana	1928-09-19
394/16		128(XXII):176 or 95-267: Circle Stockyards, Montana	1928-09-19
394/16		128(XXII):177 or 95-268: Circle Stockyards, Montana	1928-09-19
394/16		128(XXII):178 or 95-269: Looking west at Circle, Montana	1928-09-19
394/16		128(XXII):179 or 95-270: Circle, Montana	1928-09-29
394/16		128(XXII):180 or 95-271: Looking west from station 7	1928-09-17
394/16		128(XXII):181 or 95-272: Looking west from station 12	1928-09-17
394/16		128(XXII):182 or 95-273: Looking east from station 48	1928-09-17
394/16		128(XXII):183 or 95-274: Looking west from station 54	1928-09-17
394/17		128(XXII):184 or 95-275: Red Trail crossing, stations, 57+80	1928-09-17
394/17		128(XXII):185 or 95-276: Looking east from station 125	1928-09-17
394/17		128(XXII):186 or 95-277: Looking east from station 147	1928-09-17
394/17		128(XXII):187 or 95-278: Looking east from station 234	1928-09-17
394/17		128(XXII):188 or 95-279: Looking upstream through channel change opposite station 240	1928-09-17
394/17		128(XXII):189 or 95-280: Looking downstream through channel change opposite station 240	1928-09-17
394/17		128(XXII):190 or 95-281: Looking upstream through channel change opposite station 257 showing scour of rock	1928-09-17
394/17		128(XXII):191 or 95-282: Entrance of channel change opposite station 257	1928-09-17
394/17		128(XXII):192 or 95-283: Riprap at channel change opposite station 257	1928-09-17
394/17		128(XXII):193 or 95-284: Entrance of channel change opposite station 257	1928-09-17
394/18		128(XXII):194 or 95-285: Riprap on dike opposite station 277, looking east	1928-09-17
394/18		128(XXII):195 or 95-286: Dike and channel change opposite station 277	1928-09-17
394/18		128(XXII):196 or 95-287: Looking east along channel change opposite station 350	1928-09-17
394/18		128(XXII):197 or 95-288: Riprap at station 350	1928-06-03
394/18		128(XXII):198 or 95-289: Riprap at station 350	1928-05-19
394/18		128(XXII):199 or 95-290: Riprap and dike at channel change opposite station 350	1928-09-17
394/18		128(XXII):200 or 95-291: Summit cut	1928-09-26
394/18		128(XXII):201 or 95-292: Summit cut looking west	1928-09-26
394/18		128(XXII):202 or 95-293: Looking west from summit	1928-09-26
394/18		128(XXII):203 or 95-294: Looking west from summit cut	1928-09-26
394/19		128(XXII):204 or 95-295: Looking west from summit	1928-09-26
394/19		128(XXII):205 or 95-296: Track through badlands	1928-09-26
394/19		128(XXII):206 or 95-297: Badlands from summit on Glendive-Circle highway	1928-09-28
394/19		128(XXII):207 or 95-298: Looking east toward branch from northeast corner Section 4, T15N, R54E	undated
394/19		128(XXII):208 or 95-299: Looking east from station 1639	1928-02-03
394/19		128(XXII):209 or 95-300: Looking west from station 1733	1928-03-22
394/19		128(XXII):210 or 95-301: Cut bank west side Buffalo Springs crossing	1928-03-22
394/19		128(XXII):211 or 95-302: View from point south of station 1760	1928-05-08
394/19		128(XXII):212 or 95-303: Looking west from station 1761	1928-03-16
394/19		128(XXII):213 or 95-304: Looking east from station 1762	1928-03-22
394/20		128(XXII):214 or 95-305: Looking west from station 1767	1928-03-22
394/20		128(XXII):215 or 95-306: Completed head of bank, station 1947	1928-03-22
394/20		128(XXII):216 or 95-307: Looking east from station 2130	1928-09-19
394/20		128(XXII):217 or 95-308: Looking west from station 2133	1928-09-19
394/20		128(XXII):218 or 95-309: Looking west from station 2340	1928-09-19
394/20		128(XXII):219 or 95-310: Looking east from station 2446	1928-09-19
394/20		128(XXII):220 or 95-311: Looking west form station 2446	1928-09-19
394/20		128(XXII):221 or 95-312: Looking west from station 2470	1928-09-19
394/20		128(XXII):222 or 95-313: Looking downstream through channel change opposite station 2760	1928-09-19
394/20		128(XXII):223 or 95-314: Riprap dike opposite station 2762	1928-09-19
394/21		128(XXII):224 or 95-315: Looking east from station 3118	1928-06-26
394/21		128(XXII):225 or 95-316: Looking west from station 3118	1928-06-28
394/21		128(XXII):226 or 95-317: Channel change, station 3210	1928-06-07
394/21		128(XXII):227 or 95-318: Looking east from station 3230	1928-06-26
394/21		128(XXII):228 or 95-319: Badlands from Glendive-Brockway road	undated
394/21		128(XXII):229 or 95-320: View of line in Badlands	1928-09-29
394/21		128(XXII):230 or 95-321: Riprap near mp 12, Sidney branch	1928-05-07
394/21		128(XXII):231 or 95-322: Gravel pit spur at mp 26 1/2	1928-04-19
394/21		128(XXII):232 or 95-323: Mantry Peterson working in summit cut at station 1710	1928-02-03
394/21		128(XXII):233 or 95-324: Work in summit cut	1928-02-03
394/22		128(XXII):234 or 95-325: Work in summit cut	1928-02-21
394/22		128(XXII):235 or 95-326: Looking east from station 1774	1928-03-16
394/22		128(XXII):236 or 95-327: Shovel in cut at station 1775	1928-03-16
394/22		128(XXII):237 or 95-328: Mantry Peterson's grader	1928-03-22
394/22		128(XXII):238 or 95-329: O'Rourke's horse drawn grader	1928-04-07
394/22		128(XXII):239 or 95-330: O'Rourke's horse drawn grader	1928-04-07
394/22		128(XXII):240 or 95-331: Foley Brothers trains, mile 7	1928-04-11
394/22		128(XXII):241 or 95-332: Summit cut looking east	1928-04-11
394/22		128(XXII):242 or 95-333: Gravel pit, mile 56	1928-05-08
394/22		128(XXII):243 or 95-334: Laying track	1928-05-08
394/23		128(XXII):244 or 95-335: Laying track	1928-05-08
394/23		128(XXII):245 or 95-336: Laying track	1928-05-08
394/23		128(XXII):246 or 95-337: Gravel pit, mile 36	1928-06-07
394/23		128(XXII):247 or 95-338: Gravel pit, mile 36	1928-06-07
394/23		128(XXII):248 or 95-339: Foley Brothers outfit at Broadway	1928-06-22
394/23		128(XXII):249 or 95-340: Loading gravel pit opposite milepost 35	1928-06-28
394/23		128(XXII):250 or 95-341: Loading gravel pit opposite milepost 35	1928-06-28
394/23		128(XXII):251 or 95-342: Gravel pit opposite milepost 35	1928-06-28
394/23		128(XXII):252 or 95-343: Ballast pit, station 370	1928-09-29
394/23		128(XXII):253 or 95-344: Laying track	1927-10-12
394/24		128(XXII):254 or 95-345: Wyman-Howe	1928-04-07
394/24		128(XXII):255 or 95-346: J.P. Shirley	undated
Box
395		128(XXII):256 or 95-347: Looking west from station 0	1927-08-08
395		128(XXII):257 or 95-348: Looking west from station 6	1927-08-08
395		128(XXII):258 or 95-349: Looking west from station 14	1927-08-08
395		128(XXII):259 or 95-350: Looking west from station 123	1927-08-08
395		128(XXII):260 or 95-351: Fill at station 34	1927-08-08
395		128(XXII):261 or 95-352: Looking east from station 30	1927-08-19
395		128(XXII):262 or 95-353: Looking east from station 37	1927-08-08
395		128(XXII):263 or 95-354: Looking east from station 44	1927-08-19
395		128(XXII):264 or 95-355: Mouth of channel, station 340 after rain	1927-09-12
395		128(XXII):265 or 95-356: Looking west from station 48	1927-08-08
395		128(XXII):266 or 95-357: Tomlinson’s grader at station 52 (negative only)	1927-07-08
395		128(XXII):267 or 95-358: Highway crossing at station 52 and 80 (negative only)	1927-12-07
395		128(XXII):268 or 95-359: Water pocket at station 52 and 80 (negative only)	1927-07-20
395		128(XXII):269 or 95-360: Looking west from station 53	1927-12-07
395		128(XXII):270 or 95-361: Looking west from station 60	1927-08-08
395		128(XXII):271 or 95-362: Cut at station 60	1927-08-19
395		128(XXII):272 or 95-363: Looking east from station 70	1927-12-07
395		128(XXII):273 or 95-364: Waste banks at station 75	1927-08-08
395		128(XXII):274 or 95-365: Looking west opposite station 126 (negative only)	1927-08-19
395		128(XXII):275 or 95-366: Looking west from station 173	1927-08-19
395		128(XXII):276 or 95-367: Buffalo Springs Creek crossing (negative only)	1927-10-07
395		128(XXII):277 or 95-368: Buffalo Springs Creek crossing (negative only)	1927-10-07
395		128(XXII):278 or 95-369: East approach, Buffalo Springs Creek (negative only)	1927-10-27
395		128(XXII):279 or 95-370: Upper end of channel changes, station 255	1928-01-11
395		128(XXII):280 or 95-371: Mouth of channel change, station 255	1928-01-11
395		128(XXII):281 or 95-372: Mouth of channel change, station 255	1928-01-11
395		128(XXII):282 or 95-373: Mouth of channel change, station 255 (negative only)	1928-01-11
395		128(XXII):283 or 95-374: Mouth of channel change, station 255	1928-01-11
395		128(XXII):284 or 95-375: Looking west through channel change, station 337	1927-08-08
395		128(XXII):285 or 95-376: Looking west across channel change to roadbed, station 345	1927-08-08
395		128(XXII):286 or 95-377: Channel change, station 350, after rain	1927-09-12
395		128(XXII):287 or 95-378: Looking east from station 443	1927-07-08
395		128(XXII):288 or 95-379: Looking west from station 818	1927-08-08
395		128(XXII):289 or 95-380: Channel change at station 1033 (negative only)	1928-01-10
395		128(XXII):290 or 95-381: Bridge opening at station 1465 (Hay Creek)	1927-10-12
395		128(XXII):291 or 95-382: Looking west from station 1539	1928-02-03
395		128(XXII):292 or 95-383: Looking west from station 1539 (negative only)	1928-02-03
395		128(XXII):293 or 95-384: Looking west from station 1562 (negative only)	1928-02-03
395		128(XXII):294 or 95-385: Looking east from station 1586 (negative only)	1928-01-16
395		128(XXII):295 or 95-386: Looking east from station 1591 (negative only)	1928-01-16
395		128(XXII):296 or 95-387: Looking west from station 1596	1928-01-16
395		128(XXII):297 or 95-388: Cut at station 1600	1927-10-12
395		128(XXII):298 or 95-389: Looking east from station 1603 (negative only)	1928-01-16
395		128(XXII):299 or 95-390: Looking east from station 1670 (negative only)	1928-01-16
395		128(XXII):300 or 95-391: Looking west from station 1660 (negative only)	1927-08-06
395		128(XXII):301 or 95-392: Bridge opening of station 1668 (negative only)	1927-10-12
395		128(XXII):302 or 95-393: Looking west from station 1671 (negative only)	1927-08-06
395		128(XXII):303 or 95-394: Looking east from station 1671	1927-08-06
395		128(XXII):304 or 95-395: Looking east from station 1680 (negative only)	1927-08-08
395		128(XXII):305 or 95-396: Looking west from station 1690	1928-02-03
395		128(XXII):306 or 95-397: Looking west from station 1710	1927-08-06
395		128(XXII):307 or 95-398: Looking west from station 1710 (negative only)	1927-08-06
395		128(XXII):308 or 95-399: Looking east from station 1714, face of cut at station 1710 shot down	1927-08-06
395		128(XXII):309 or 95-400: Looking west from near station 1710	1927-08-18
395		128(XXII):310 or 95-401: Bottom of draw at station 1712	1927-08-06
395		128(XXII):311 or 95-402: Looking down canyon at station 1712 (negative only)	1927-08-18
395		128(XXII):312 or 95-403: Culvert at station 1740	1927-08-18
395		128(XXII):313 or 95-404: Redwater branch, shovel working at cut at station 1746	1927-08-18
395		128(XXII):314 or 95-405: Looking west in cut at station 1746 (negative only)	1927-08-18
395		128(XXII):315 or 95-406: Redwater branch, drilling in cut at station 1735 and shovel in cut at station 1746	1927-08-18
395		128(XXII):316 or 95-407: Elkhorn Butte, near station 1760 (negative only)	1927-08-18
395		128(XXII):317 or 95-408: Elkhorn Butte, near station 1760 (negative only)	1927-08-18
395		128(XXII):318 or 95-409: PS and G’s shovel camp near station 1800	1928-01-23
395		128(XXII):319 or 95-410: Looking east from station 1947 and 75 (negative only)	1927-07-14
395		128(XXII):320 or 95-411: Looking west from station 2023 (negative only)	1927-10-07
395		128(XXII):321 or 95-412: Chaplin outfit near station 2340 (negative only)	1927-10-27
395		128(XXII):322 or 95-413: Fill between station 2540 and 2550 (negative only)	1927-08-11
395		128(XXII):323 or 95-414: Second crossing of Seven Mile Creek after rain (negative only)	1927-09-12
395		128(XXII):324 or 95-415: Second crossing of Seven Mile Creek, after rain (negative only)	1927-09-12
395		128(XXII):325 or 95-416: Camp no. 3 at Reeve’s ranch	undated
395		128(XXII):326 or 95-417: Badlands from Glendive, Brockway road	undated
395		128(XXII):327 or 95-418: Flood over River Flats, from station 3 on Redwater branch	1928-01-04
395		128(XXII):328 or 95-419: Site of crossing of Redwater River at Circle, Montana	1927-08-11
395		128(XXII):329 or 95-420: Upstream from highway bridge over Redwater River at Circle, Montana	1928-01-27
395		128(XXII):330 or 95-421: E.J. Prahl’s shovel	1927-10-01
395		128(XXII):331 or 95-422: E.J. Prahl’s shovel	1927-10-01
395		128(XXII):332 or 95-423: Laying track	1927-10-12
395		128(XXII):333 or 95-424: Robert’s tracklaying machine	1927-10-12
395		128(XXII):334 or 95-425: Lying Track	1927-10-12
395		128(XXII):335 or 95-426: Robert's tracklaying machine	1927-10-12
395		128(XXII):336 or 95-427: Tracklaying machine	undated
395		128(XXII):337 or 95-428: Foley Brothers tracklaying machine	undated
395		128(XXII):338 or 95-429: Foley Brothers tracklaying machine	undated
395		128(XXII):339 or 95-430: Tracklaying machine	undated
395		128(XXII):340 or 95-431: Foley Brothers tracklaying machine (negative only)	undated
395		128(XXII):341 or 95-432: Driving Bridge no. 1	1927-08-01
395		128(XXII):342 or 95-433: Bridge no. 1	1927-08-19
395		128(XXII):343 or 95-434: Ice jam in front of Bridge 2, station 182 (negative only)	1928-01-11
395		128(XXII):344 or 95-435: Bridge 2, station 182	1928-01-11
395		128(XXII):345 or 95-436: Ice jam at Bridge 2, station 182	1928-01-11
395		128(XXII):346 or 95-437: Bridge 2, station 182	1928-01-11
395		128(XXII):347 or 95-438: Bridge no. 2	1928-01-12
395		128(XXII):348 or 95-439: Breaking up ice in front of bridge no. 2 (negative only)	1928-01-02
395		128(XXII):349 or 95-440: Bridge 4-3, Station 581	1927-10-12
395		128(XXII):350 or 95-441: Bridge opening no. 5, station 682 (negative only)	1927-08-08
395		128(XXII):351 or 95-442: Driver at bridge no. 16, station 1050	1927-10-12
395		128(XXII):352 or 95-443: Laying track over bridge at station 1330 (negative only)	1928-10-27
395		128(XXII):353 or 95-444: Driving Bridge no. 1	1927-08-11
395		128(XXII):354 or 95-445: Bridge no. 22 at station 1670	1928-01-16
395		128(XXII):355 or 95-446: Bridge no. 22, station 1670	1928-03-22
395		128(XXII):356 or 95-447: Bridge 24, station 1820	1928-01-23
395		128(XXII):357 or 95-448: Work at bridge no.24, station 1820	1928-03-16
395		128(XXII):358 or 95-449: Bridge 25, station 1900	undated
395		128(XXII):359 or 95-450: Bridge 25, station 1900	1928-01-23
395		128(XXII):360 or 95-451: Driving bridge no. 36	undated
395		128(XXII):361 or 95-452: Settlement at station 205	1928-01-20
395		128(XXII):362 or 95-453: Settlement at Station 205	1928-01-01
395		128(XXII):363 or 95-454: Summit camp	1927-08-18
395		128(XXII):364 or 95-455: Summit cut looking east	1928-01-23
395		128(XXII):365 or 95-456: Shovel in summit cut, looking west	1928-01-23
395		128(XXII):366 or 95-457: Summit cut looking east	1928-01-23
395		128(XXII):367 or 95-458: Mantry Peterson’s camp at Divide	1928-01-23
395		128(XXII):368 or 95-459: Mantry Peterson’s working in summit cut (negative only)	1928-02-03
395		128(XXII):369 or 95-460: Lindsay station grounds from depot site, Montana	1927-10-12
395		128(XXII):370 or 95-461: Lindsay station grounds looking west from highway at station 1174, Montana	1928-10-27
395		128(XXII):371 or 95-462: Lindsay station grounds looking west from station 1174, Montana	1928-10-27
395		128(XXII):372 or 95-463: Midland Lumber Company Yard at Lindsay, Montana	1927-11-30
395		128(XXII):373 or 95-464: Elevators at Lindsay, Montana	1927-11-30
395		128(XXII):374 or 95-465: Elevators at Lindsay, Montana	1928-01-10
395		128(XXII):375 or 95-466: Midland Lumber Company Yard at Lindsay, Montana (negative only)	1928-01-10
395		128(XXII):376 or 95-467: Lindsay, looking east from station 1200, Montana (negative only)	1928-01-16
395		128(XXII):377 or 95-468: Camp buildings at Lindsay, Montana	1928-01-16
395		128(XXII):378 or 95-469: Company well drilling outfit at Lindsay, Montana	1928-01-16
395		128(XXII):379 or 95-470: Temporary stock yards at Lindsay, Montana (negative only)	1928-01-16
395		128(XXII):380 or 95-471: Section house at Intake	1928-11-23
395		128(XXII):381 or 95-472: Depot at Intake	1928-11-23
395		128(XXII):382 or 95-473: Section house at Intake	1927-11-29
395		128(XXII):383 or 95-474: Headquarters residency #4, Circle, Montana,	undated
395		128(XXII):384 or 95-475: Ice lodged on west bank of Yellowstone River at Glendive, Montana	1928-01
395		128(XXII):385 or 95-476: Flooding of river flats at Glendive, Montana	1928-01-14
395		128(XXII):386 or 95-477: Flood across river bottoms from Station 3 (negative only)	1928-01-14
395		128(XXII):387 or 95-478: Flooding of river flats at Glendive, Montana	1928-01-14
395		128(XXII):388 or 95-479: Looking west from highway bridge at Glendive, Montana	1928-01-14
395		128(XXII):389 or 95-480: Flooding of river flats at Glendive, Montana	1928-01-14
395		128(XXII):390 or 95-481: Flooding of river flats at Glendive from west approach to highway bridge, Montana	1928-01-14
395		128(XXII):391 or 95-482: Ice deposited on island following gorge at Glendive, Montana	1928-01-14
395		128(XXII):392 or 95-483: Ice lodged on west bank of Yellowstone River by gorge at Glendive, Montana	1928-01
395		128(XXII):393 or 95-484: Ice in river bank following gorge at Glendive, Montana. Top of ice 18' above river level	1928-01-14
395		128(XXII):394 or 95-485: Ice deposited on island following gorge at Glendive, Montana	1928-01-14
395		128(XXII):395 or 95-486: Ice deposited in island following gorge at Glendive, Montana	1928-01-14
395		128(XXII):396 or 95-487: Ice pilled up on south bank of Yellowstone River at glacier, 18' above normal water level	1928-01
395		128(XXII):397 or 95-488: Looking toward Glendive, Montana from Station 27	1928-01-14
395		128(XXII):398 or 95-489: Looking toward Glendive, Montana from Station 27 (negative only)	1928-01-14
395		128(XXII):399 or 95-490: Looking toward Glendive, Montana from Station 27 (negative only)	1928-01-14
396		128(XXII):400 or 95-491: Bridge no. 2-1, Station 196	1928-11-20
396		128(XXII):401 or 95-492: Bridge no. 3, Station 396	1928-11-20
396		128(XXII):402 or 95-493: Bridge no. 4-4, Station 612	1928-11-20
396		128(XXII):403 or 95-494: Bridge no. 11, Station 850	1928-11-20
396		128(XXII):404 or 95-495: Bridge no. 14, Station 1000	1928-11-20
396		128(XXII):405 or 95-496: Bridge no. 15, Station 1030	1928-11-20
396		128(XXII):406 or 95-497: Bridge no. 37, Station 3014	1928-11-20
396		128(XXII):407 or 95-498: Bridge no. 37, Station 3014	1928-11-20
396		128(XXII):408 or 95-621: Depot at Lindsay, Montana	1928
396		Partial Index to Negatives	undated
396		Tunnels, Bridges, and Depots - Washington, Idaho, Montana, and North Dakota	undated
396		Bridges and Depots - Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, and Minnesota	undated
397		Railroad Construction Prints, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota	1890 - 1893
397		Bridges, Depots, Grain Elevators - Montana and North Dakota	1934 and undated
397		Survey and Construction Prints, no location	undated
397		Tunnels - Washington	undated
397		Orofino Branch, Lewiston, Idaho	undated
397		Orofino Branch, Lewiston, Idaho	undated
397		Bridge construction - no location	undated
Box/Folder
OS1/1		Railroad facilities - no location	undated
OS1/2		Railroad facilities - no location	undated
OS1/3		Bridge No. 9, Mississippi River, Minnesota	1923
OS1/4		Industrial Site, Billings, Montana	undated
OS1/5		Railroad Construction - no location	undated
box-volume
OS1/617		Bridge and Depot Construction Photographs - Various locations in Washington, Idaho, Montana, and North Dakota	undated
OS1/618		Power Plant, Bridge and Depot Construction Photographs - Various locations in Washington, Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, and Minnesota	1912 - 1930 and undated

Subgroup 2: Branch Lines, Predecessors and Related Companies, 1881-1960Return to Top

60.75 linear feet and 18 oversize volumes

This subgroup contains materials generated by employees of the branch, predecessor, and subsidiary lines associated with the Northern Pacific Railway Company. These materials were primarily generated by Engineering Department personnel and descriptive terminology is generally consistent with that of Subgroup 1. This subgroup consists of 37 series--most of which are essentially small fragments of the unit's original operations records. Materials include property acquistion correspondence, construction project records (correspondence, financial, and legal records), progress reports, line traffic summaries, and personnel documents.

These materials provide significant primary resources for examining railroad corporate management structures, land ownership histories for properties associated with branch and subsidiary lines as well as regional and localized economic impacts created by railroad construction and repair. Information in this series is primarily presented through general correspondence, bound financial ledgers, compiled tracking reports and narrative summaries, blue print diagrams and maps, and day books maintained by unidentified railroad staff. Throughout this subgroup the phrase "Force Reports" in folder titles refers to reports filed by line engineers regarding actual and projected personnel hours (work force) for construction and repair projects.

Historical and contextual information for some of the branch, predecessor, and related rail lines in this subgroup is very limited. Whenever possible, the scope and notes for each series identify the geographic location of the lines and dates for incoporation into the NPRR system.

Container(s)		Description	Dates
		Series XXIII: Astoria and Columbia River Railroad Company 1 folder The Astoria and Columbia River Railroad Company operated between Seaside and Goble, Oregon, from May 1898 to March 1911. This series contains one folder of general correspondence predating incorporation through July, 1898.	1894-1898
Box/Folder
267/8		General Correspondence	1894-03-08 - 1898-07-30
		Series XXIV: Bear Creek Western Railway Company 1 folder This series contains one folder of general correspondence from Bear Creek Western Railway Company.	1901-1910
Box/Folder
267/9		General Correspondence	1901-12-20 - 1910-08-04
		Series XXV: Camp Creek Railway Company 1.0 linear feet and 1 oversize volume The Camp Creek Railway Company operated between Manhattan and Anceny, Montana. It opened its line in 1912, and sold to the NPRR in June 1914. This series contains general correspondence, financial records, and maps pertaining to construction projects. These materials include payroll records, building designs, rights of way inquiries, supply requisitions, work force reports, and project estimates.	1911-1912
Box/Folder
268/1		General Correspondence, Track Laying	1911-08-11 - 1911-09-20
268/2		General Correspondence, Track Laying	1911-09-21 - 1912-03-15
268/3		General Correspondence, Buildings	1911-09-05 - 1911-11-20
268/4		General Correspondence, Buildings	1911-11-21 - 1912-03-21
268/5		General Correspondence, Travel Passes	1911-08-08 - 1912-05-03
268/6		General Correspondence, A.C. Terrell	1911-09-14 - 1912-05-16
268/7		General Correspondence, Crossings with Gallatin Valley Electric Railroad	1911-06-27 - 1911-09-20
268/8		General Correspondence, Engineer's Office	1911-06-05 - 1912-04-10
268/9		General Correspondence, Alignment and Grades	1911-06-13 - 1912-03-04
268/10		General Correspondence, Track	1911-06-22 - 1912-03-04
268/11		General Correspondence, Rights of Way	1911-06-17 - 1911-11-13
268/12		General Correspondence, Rights of Way	1911-11-14 - 1912-05-12
268/13		General Correspondence, Fences, Telephone Lines	1911-06-21 - 1912-05-15
268/14		General Correspondence, Payroll	1911-07-13 - 1912-03-11
269/1		General Correspondence, Bridges	1911-06-16 - 1912-05-15
269/2		General Correspondence, Material	1911-06-24 - 1912-06-04
269/3		General Correspondence	1911-06-12 - 1912-03-04
269/4		Financial Records, Shipments	1911-06-21 - 1912-01-01
269/5		Construction Estimates	1911-06 - 1911-07
269/6		Construction Estimates	1911-08 - 1911-12
269/7		Requisitions	1911-06-16 - 1912-02-17
269/8		Force Reports	1911-07-08 - 1911-09-26
269/9		Force Reports	1911-09-27 - 1911-10
269/10		Force Reports	1911-11 - 1912-02-09
269/11		Maps and Drawings	1911-06 - 1912-06
Volume
406		Car Book	1911
		Series XXVI: Central Washington Railroad Company 4.5 linear feet and 3 oversize volumes The Central Washington Railroad Company operated a line from Cheney to Coulee City, Washington. This series contains general construction correspondence and financial records, primarily detailing project proposals, rights of way inquiries, supply requisitions, progress reports, and work force reports.	1888-1910
Box/Folder
270/1		General Correspondence	1888-11-10 - 1889-04-15
270/2		General Correspondence	1889-04-16 - 1889-05-25
270/3		General Correspondence	1889-05-26 - 1889-06-25
270/4		General Correspondence	1889-06 - 1889-07
270/5		General Correspondence	1889-08-01 - 1889-08-25
270/6		General Correspondence	1889-08-26 - 1889-09-27
270/7		General Correspondence	1889-09-28 - 1889-10-20
270/8		General Correspondence	1889-10-21 - 1889-11-10
270/9		General Correspondence	1889-11-11 - 1889-11-28
271/1		General Correspondence	1889-11-29 - 1889-12-14
271/2		General Correspondence	1889-12-15 - 1890-01-09
271/3		General Correspondence	1890-01-10 - 1890-01-31
271/4		General Correspondence	1890-02-01 - 1890-02-17
271/5		General Correspondence	1890-02-18 - 1890-03-08
271/6		General Correspondence	1890-03-09 - 1890-04-09
271/7		General Correspondence	1890-04-10 - 1890-05-10
271/8		General Correspondence	1890-05-11 - 1890-06-30
271/9		General Correspondence	1890-07-02 - 1890-07-31
271/10		General Correspondence	1890-08-01 - 1890-08-31
272/1		General Correspondence	1890-09-01 - 1890-10-09
272/2		General Correspondence	1890-10-10 - 1890-11-30
272/3		General Correspondence	1890-12-11 - 1891-04-10
272/4		General Correspondence	undated
272/5		General Correspondence, Rights of Way	1892-02 - 1901-08
box-volume
273A/407		Outgoing Correspondence	1909-04 - 1909-11
273A/408A		Outgoing Correspondence	1909-11 - 1910-01
273A/408B		Outgoing Correspondence	1888-08 - 1889-05
273B/408C		Outgoing Correspondence, C. A. Reardon	1889-05 - 1889-10
273B/408D		Outgoing Correspondence, J. C. Patterson	1889-06 - 1891-03
273B/408E		Outgoing Correspondence, C. A. Reardon	1889-10 - 1890-03
273B/408F		Outgoing Correspondence, C. A. Reardon	1890-03 - 1890-08
273C/408G		Outgoing Correspondence, J. C. Patterson	1890-08 - 1891-04
273C/408H		Outgoing Correspondence, Index to Letters Received	1889 - 1890
273C/408I		Vouchers	1888-10 - 1889-10
273C/408J		Index to Volume 408I	1888-10 - 1889-10
Volume
408K		Vouchers	1889-06 - 1891-04
408L		Index to Volume 408K	1889-06 - 1891-04
box-volume
273D/408M		Requisitions, Invoices, and Estimates	1889 - 1890
273D/408N		Department Bills	1890-03 - 1891-03
273D/408O		Construction Material Used, Davenport to Almira (Washington)	1889-07 - 1889-09
273D/408P		Construction Material Used, Davenport to Almira (Washington)	1889-09 - 1890-07
273D/408Q		Requisition and Material Distribution	1890
273D/408R		Requisition and Material Distribution	1890
273D/408S		Time Reports (Trainmen)	1888-11 - 1889-05
273E/408T		Time Reports	1889 - 1890
273E/408U		Time Reports (Engineer Service)	1889-02 - 1889-07
273E/408V		Time Reports (Engineer Service)	1889-03 - 1890-07
273E/408W		Time Reports (Laborers)	1889-04 - 1889-06
273E/408X		Time Reports (Trainmen)	1889-05 - 1890-03
273E/408Y		Time Reports (Trainmen)	1889-05 - 1890-07
273F/408Z		Time Reports (Trainmen)	1889-09 - 1890-08
273F/409A		Time Reports (Trainmen)	1889-10 - 1889-12
273F/409B		Time Reports (Engineer Service)	1889-10 - 1890-12
273F/409C		Time Reports (Train and Engine Men)	1903-05 - 1903-09
Volume
409D		Trainmen's Time and Distribution	1888-12 - 1890-05
box-volume
273F/409E		Records of Rights of Way Deeds	1888-10 - 1889-06
		Series XXVII: Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Company 5.5 linear feet The Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Company operated main lines from Chicago, IL, to St. Paul, Minnesota, and to St. Louis, MO, and Cody, Wyoming. The CBQRR operated as an affiliated line to the NPRR until 1970 when (with the NPRR) it became a part of the Burlington Northern Railroad Company. This series contains extensive sequences of general correspondence and blueprints from several spurs of the Wyoming Division within the railroad company such as those to Casper, Cody, Worland, Garland, Greybull, and Kane. Blueprints in this series are particularly strong resources for identifying rights of way and land ownership patterns for central and northern Wyoming.	1900-1960
Box/Folder
274/1		General Correspondence, Casper Division	1900's
274/2		General Correspondence, Casper Division	1920 - 1924
274/3		General Correspondence, Casper Division	1925-01 - 1925-06
274/4		General Correspondence, Casper Division	1925-07 - 1925-12
275/1		General Correspondence, Casper Division	1926-01 - 1926-06
275/2		General Correspondence, Casper Division	1926-07 - 1926-12
275/3		General Correspondence, Casper Division	1927
275/4		General Correspondence, Casper Division	1928
276/1		General Correspondence, Casper Division	1929-01 - 1929-06
276/2		General Correspondence, Casper Division	1929-07 - 1929-12
276/3		General Correspondence, Casper Division	1930-01 - 1930-06
276/4		General Correspondence, Casper Division	1930-07 - 1930-12
276/5		General Correspondence, Casper Division	1931
276/6		General Correspondence, Casper Division	1932 - 1933
276/7		General Correspondence, Casper Division	1934 - 1935
277/1		General Correspondence, Casper Division	1936
277/2		General Correspondence, Casper Division	1937
277/3		General Correspondence, Casper Division	1938 - 1939
277/4		General Correspondence, Casper Division	1940
278/1		General Correspondence, Casper Division	1941 - 1942
278/2		General Correspondence, Casper Division	1943
278/3		General Correspondence, Casper Division	1944 - 1945
278/4		General Correspondence, Casper Division	1946-01 - 1946-07
278/5		General Correspondence, Casper Division	1946-08 - 1946-12
278/6		General Correspondence, Casper Division	1947
279/1		General Correspondence, Casper Division	1948 - 1949
279/2		General Correspondence, Casper Division	1950-1952
279/3		General Correspondence, Casper Division	1953-1954
279/4		General Correspondence, Casper Division	1955-1959
279/5		General Correspondence, Casper Division	1960's
280/1		General Correspondence, Casper Division	1930's
280/2		General Correspondence, Garland Division	1923 - 1948
280/3		General Correspondence, Greybull Division	1920 - 1925
280/4		General Correspondence, Greybull Division	1926 - 1927
280/5		General Correspondence, Greybull Division	1928 - 1929
280/6		General Correspondence, Greybull Division	1930's
281/1		General Correspondence, Greybull Division	1940 - 1949
281/2		General Correspondence, Greybull Division	1950's
281/3		General Correspondence, Greybull Division	1924 - 1926
281/4		General Correspondence, Kane Divison	1925 - 1947
281/5		General Correspondence, Kirby Division	1930 - 1949
282/1		General Correspondence	1920 - 1929
282/2		General Correspondence	1930 - 1939
282/3		General Correspondence	1940 - 1949
282/4		General Correspondence	1920 - 1949
282/5		General Correspondence	1920 - 1949
282/6		General Correspondence	1920 - 1955
283/1		Blueprints, Casper Division	circa 1930 - 1950
283/2		Blueprints, Casper Division	circa 1910 - 1940
283/3		Blueprints, Casper Division	circa 1920 - 1950
283/4		Blueprints, Casper Division	circa1920 - 1940
283/5		Blueprints, Casper Division	circa 1900 - 1940
283/6		Blueprints, Casper Division	circa 1920 - 1950
283/7		Blueprints, Casper Division	circa 1940 - 1950
284/1		Blueprints, Cody Division	circa 1920 - 1930
284/2		Blueprints, Greybull Division	circa 1920 - 1950
284/3		Blueprints, Kane Division	circa 1920 - 1930
284/4		Blueprints, Worland Division	circa 1920 - 1930
284/5		Blueprints, Worland Division	circa 1930 - 1940
284/6		Blueprints, Miscellaneous	circa 1920 - 1950
285/1		Blueprints, Miscellaneous	circa 1920 - 1940
285/2		Blueprints, Miscellaneous	circa 1910 - 1920
		Series XXVIII: Clearwater Short Line Railway Company 15.5 linear feet The Clearwater Short Line Railway Company's main lines were from Riparia, Washington, to Grangeville, Stites, and Headquarters, Idaho. The company also operated a line from the central Idaho panhandle to Lolo, Montana. The company was incorporated on November 9, 1898, and sold to the Northern Pacific Railway Company on June 23, 1914. This series contains extensive sequences of general correspondence, financial records, personnel reports, and progress summaries from company divisions such as the Culdesac to Grangeville line, Lapwai Branch to Lewiston, Potlatch Branch, and Lolo Branch. General correspondence materials include telegrams, rights of way, construction estimates, and subcontractor negotiations. These materials constitute an unusually detailed and deep resource for studying economic patterns and land ownership histories from central Idaho to western Montana.	1890-1910
Box/Folder
286/1		General Correspondence	1890-03 - 1890-05
286/2		General Correspondence	1890-06
286/3		General Correspondence	1890-07
286/4		General Correspondence	1890-08 - 1890-12
286/5		General Correspondence	1891-01 - 1891-03
286/6		General Correspondence	1898-1899
287/1		General Correspondence	1904-09 - 1906-12
	Folder
287/2	2	General Correspondence, Steamships	1905
287/3		General Correspondence, Contract with Wren and Greenough	1898-12 - 1899-05
287/4		General Correspondence, Contract with Wren and Greenough	1899-06 - 1901-07
287/5		General Correspondence, Bridges	1905
287/6		General Correspondence, Bridges	1906 - 1908
287/7		General Correspondence, Pass Requests	1907 - 1908
288/1		General Correspondence, Rails	1907 - 1908
288/2		General Correspondence, Circulars and Rule of Engineering Department	1906 - 1908
288/3		General Correspondence, Stations, Facilities, Side Tracks	1899 - 1900
288/4		General Correspondence, Progress Profiles	1899 - 1900
288/5		General Correspondence, Shipment of Graders, Outfits	1899 - 1900
288/6		General Correspondence, Labor	1899 - 1900
288/7		General Correspondence, Employment	1906 - 1908
288/8		General Correspondence, Daily Interchange Reports and Cars and Engines	1907
289/1		General Correspondence, Materials	1908
289/2		General Correspondence, Track Laying and Outfit Cars	1907 - 1909
289/3		General Correspondence, Buildings, Fences, and Telephone Lines	1907 - 1908
289/4		General Correspondence, Instruments	1906 - 1908
289/5		General Correspondence, Accounting	1906
289/6		General Correspondence, Accounting	1907
289/7		General Correspondence, Accounting	1908-01 - 1908-06
289/8		General Correspondence, Accounting	1908-07 - 1909-03
290/1		General Correspondence, Camas Prairie Line	1899 - 1901
290/2		General Correspondence, South Fork to Camas Prairie	1899-06 - 1899-08
290/3		General Correspondence, Colfax Extension	1898-12 - 1900-12
290/4		General Correspondence, Crooked River to Buffalo Hump (Idaho)	1899-01 - 1900-03
291/1		General Correspondence, Culdesac to Grangeville (Idaho), Construction	1904-09 - 1905-08
291/2		General Correspondence, Culdesac to Grangeville (Idaho), Construction	1905-09
291/3		General Correspondence, Culdesac to Grangeville (Idaho), Construction	1906-02 - 1906-03
291/4		General Correspondence, Culdesac to Grangeville (Idaho), Construction	1906-04
291/5		General Correspondence, Culdesac to Grangeville (Idaho), Construction	1906-05 - 1906-09
291/6		General Correspondence, Culdesac to Grangeville (Idaho), Surveys	1905-03 - 1905-07
291/7		General Correspondence, Culdesac to Grangeville (Idaho), Bills and Invoices	1906-04 - 1907-09
292/1		General Correspondence, Culdesac to Grangeville (Idaho), Bills and Invoices	1908-03 - 1909-02
292/2		General Correspondence, Culdesac to Grangeville (Idaho), Station Plats	1906-11 - 1908-03
292/3		General Correspondence, Culdesac to Grangeville (Idaho), Station Plats	1908-04 - 1909-04
292/4		General Correspondence, Culdesac to Grangeville (Idaho), Stations	1906-03 - 1907-01
292/5		General Correspondence, Culdesac to Grangeville (Idaho), Passes	1906-02 - 1909-01
292/6		General Correspondence, Culdesac to Grangeville (Idaho), Accounts	1908-10 - 1909-09
293/1		General Correspondence, Culdesac to Grangeville (Idaho), Payroll	1906 - 1909
293/2		General Correspondence, Culdesac to Grangeville (Idaho), Culdesac to Nez Perce Survey Folder missing from box	1905-03 - 1905-04
293/3		General Correspondence, Culdesac to Grangeville (Idaho), Camp Supplies	1906-02 - 1907-12
293/4		General Correspondence, Culdesac to Grangeville (Idaho), Maps and Profiles	1906-04 - 1909-08
293/5		General Correspondence, Culdesac to Grangeville (Idaho), Transportation	1906 - 1908
294/1		General Correspondence, Culdesac to Grangeville (Idaho), Water Supply	1906-03 - 1907-07
294/2		General Correspondence, Culdesac to Grangeville (Idaho), Water Supply	1907-08 - 1908-12
294/3		General Correspondence, Culdesac to Grangeville (Idaho), Grading, Culverts, and Spurs	1906-01 - 1906-12
294/4		General Correspondence, Culdesac to Grangeville (Idaho), Grading, Culverts, and Spurs	1907-01 - 1907-06
294/5		General Correspondence, Culdesac to Grangeville (Idaho), Rights of Way	1906-03 - 1906-06
294/6		General Correspondence, Culdesac to Grangeville (Idaho), Rights of Way	1906-08 - 1907-03
294/7		General Correspondence, Culdesac to Grangeville (Idaho), Rights of Way	1907-04 - 1907-12
294/8		General Correspondence, Culdesac to Grangeville (Idaho), Rights of Way	1908-01 - 1909-08
295/1		General Correspondence, Culdesac to Grangeville (Idaho), Flume at Culdesac	1908-04 - 1909-03
295/2		General Correspondence, Culdesac to Grangeville (Idaho), Requisitions	1906-04 - 1907-12
295/3		General Correspondence, Culdesac to Grangeville (Idaho), Requisitions	1908-03 - 1908-09
295/4		General Correspondence, Culdesac to Grangeville (Idaho), Requisitions	1908-10 - 1909-05
295/5		General Correspondence, Culdesac to Grangeville (Idaho), Bridges	1906-04 - 1906-12
295/6		General Correspondence, Culdesac to Grangeville (Idaho), Bridges	1907-01 - 1907-04
295/7		General Correspondence, Culdesac to Grangeville (Idaho), Bridges	1907-04 - 1909-08
296/1		General Correspondence, Culdesac to Grangeville (Idaho), Construction	1906-10 - 1907-12
296/2		General Correspondence, Culdesac to Grangeville (Idaho), Construction	1908-01 - 1909-12
296/3		General Correspondence, Culdesac to Grangeville (Idaho), Porter Brothers and Welch Estimates	1908
297/1		General Correspondence, Culdesac to Grangeville (Idaho), Porter Brothers and Welch Estimates	1907-03 - 1908-03
297/2		General Correspondence, Culdesac to Grangeville (Idaho), Expenses	1907-01 - 1908-01, 1909-01 - 1909-10
297/3		General Correspondence, Culdesac to Grangeville (Idaho), Work Train	1907-03 - 1908-03
297/4		Financial Records, Culdesac to Grangeville (Idaho), Expenses	1908-01 - 1909-03
297/5		Reports, Culdesac to Grangeville (Idaho), Work Train	1908-10
297/6		Reports, Culdesac to Grangeville (Idaho), Work Train	1908-11
298/1		General Correspondence, Lapwai Branch (Idaho)	1898 - 1899-06
298/2		General Correspondence, Lapwai Branch (Idaho)	1899-07 - 1899-09
298/3		General Correspondence, Lapwai Branch (Idaho)	1899-10 - 1899-12
298/4		General Correspondence, Lapwai Branch (Idaho)	1900 - 1905
299/1		General Correspondence, Lapwai Branch-Lawyer's Canyon (Idaho), Change of Line	1906-07 - 1906-09
299/2		General Correspondence, Lapwai Branch-Lawyer's Canyon (Idaho), Defective Rivets on viaduct	1908-08 - 1908-09
299/3		General Correspondence, Lapwai Branch-Lawyer's Canyon (Idaho), Viaduct	1906-04 - 1907-06
299/4		General Correspondence, Lapwai Branch-Lawyer's Canyon (Idaho), Viaduct	1907-07 - 1908-01
299/5		General Correspondence, Lapwai Branch-Lawyer's Canyon (Idaho), Viaduct	1908-02 - 1908-07
299/6		General Correspondence, Lapwai Branch-Lawyer's Canyon (Idaho), Viaduct	1908-08 - 1909-03
300/1		General Correspondence, Lapwai Branch-Lewiston (Idaho)	1897-12 - 1898-01
300/2		General Correspondence, Lapwai Branch-Lewiston (Idaho)	1898-02 - 1898-03
300/3		General Correspondence, Lapwai Branch-Lewiston (Idaho)	1898-04 - 1898-06
300/4		General Correspondence, Lapwai Branch-Lewiston (Idaho)	1898-07 - 1898-10
300/5		General Correspondence, Lapwai Branch-Lewiston (Idaho)	1903, 1906, 1908
301/1		General Correspondence, Lapwai Branch-Lewiston (Idaho), Rights of Way	1898-05 - 1898-11
301/2		General Correspondence, Lapwai Branch-Lewiston (Idaho), Rights of Way	1898-12
301/3		General Correspondence, Lapwai Branch-Lewiston (Idaho), Rights of Way	1899-01 - 1899-02
301/4		General Correspondence, Lapwai Branch-Lewiston (Idaho), Rights of Way	1899-03 - 1899-12
301/5		General Correspondence, Lapwai Branch-Lewiston (Idaho), Lewiston Yards and Bridge Approach	1898, 1906 - 1908
302/1		General Correspondence, Lapwai Branch-Lewiston (Idaho), Locating Parties	1904-09 - 1905-03
302/2		General Correspondence, Lapwai Branch-Lewiston (Idaho), Locating Parties	1905-03 - 1905-08
303/1		General Correspondence, Lewiston to Riparia Branch	1898 - 1900
303/2		General Correspondence, Lolo Branch	1900-1901 - 1909-1910
303/3		General Correspondence, Missoula to South Fork	1898 - 1901
304/1		General Correspondence, Potlatch Branch (Idaho), Telegrams	1898-12 - 1899-04
304/2		General Correspondence, Potlatch Branch (Idaho), Telegrams	1899-05 - 1899-07
304/3		General Correspondence, Potlatch Branch (Idaho), Telegrams	1899-08 - 1899-09
304/4		General Correspondence, Potlatch Branch (Idaho), Telegrams	1898-12-30 - 1899-07-21
304/5		General Correspondence, Potlatch Branch (Idaho), Telegrams	1899-07-22 - 1899-11-15
304/6		General Correspondence, Potlatch Branch (Idaho), Telegrams	1899-11-16 - 1900-01-07
304/7		General Correspondence, Potlatch Branch (Idaho), Telegrams	1900-01-08 - 1900-03-05
305/1		General Correspondence, Potlatch Branch (Idaho)	1900-03-06 - 1900-04-30
305/2		General Correspondence, Potlatch Branch (Idaho)	1900-05 - 1900-07
306/1		General Correspondence, Potlatch Branch (Idaho)	1898-05 - 1899-03
306/2		General Correspondence, Potlatch Branch (Idaho)	1899-04 - 1899-05
306/3		General Correspondence, Potlatch Branch (Idaho)	1899-06
306/4		General Correspondence, Potlatch Branch (Idaho)	1899-07 - 1899-08
306/5		General Correspondence, Potlatch Branch (Idaho)	1899-09 - 1899-10
306/6		General Correspondence, Potlatch Branch (Idaho)	1899-11 - 1899-12
307/1		General Correspondence, Potlatch Branch (Idaho)	1900-01 - 1900-03
307/2		General Correspondence, Potlatch Branch (Idaho)	1900-04 - 1900-07
307/3		General Correspondence, Potlatch Branch (Idaho)	1901-01 - 1903-06
307/4		General Correspondence, Potlatch Branch (Idaho), Bridges and Trestles	1899-01 - 1899-08
307/5		General Correspondence, Potlatch Branch (Idaho), Cord Wood Shipments	1900 - 1901
307/6		General Correspondence, Potlatch Branch (Idaho), Potlatch to South Fork	1898-09 - 1900-12
307/7		General Correspondence, Potlatch Branch (Idaho), Subcontracts and Prices	1898-11 - 1900-08
307/8		General Correspondence, Potlatch Branch (Idaho), Materials	1898-11 - 1899-12
308/1		General Correspondence, Potlatch Branch (Idaho), Materials	1900 - 1901
308/2		General Correspondence, Potlatch Branch (Idaho), Accounting	1899 - 1901
308/3		General Correspondence, Potlatch Branch (Idaho), Fill, Revisions, and Channel Change	1899-01 - 1900-11
309/1		General Correspondence, Vollmer line (Idaho), Work Train	1908-07 - 1908-09
309/2		General Correspondence, Vollmer line (Idaho), Work Train	1908-10 - 1908-12
309/3		General Correspondence, Vollmer line (Idaho)	1908
309/4		General Correspondence, Vollmer line (Idaho), Track Laying	1907
309/5		General Correspondence, Vollmer line (Idaho), Track Laying	1908
310/1		Construction Expenses	1906-12 - 1907-06
310/2		Construction Expenses	1907-07 - 1907-08
310/3		Construction Expenses	1907-09 - 1909-03
310/4		Construction Expenses	1907 - 1908
310/5		Estimates of Work	1907 - 1908
310/6		Force Account Reports	1907-07 - 1907-10
310/7		Estimates of Cost	1898 - 1899, 1904 - 1905
310/8		Return of Time, Potlatch Branch (Idaho)	1899-06 - 1899-11
311/1		Financial Records, All Residencies	1907-05 - 1907-11
311/2		Financial Records, All Residencies	1907-12 - 1909-02
311/3		Financial Records, Lolo Branch (Montana), Force Account Bills	1909-08 - 1909-10
312/1		Financial Records, Lolo Branch (Montana), Force Account Bills	1909-11
312/2		Financial Records, Lolo Branch (Montana), Force Account Bills and Inventory of Instruments	1909
312/3		Financial Records, Lolo Branch (Montana), Force Account Reports	1909-08 - 1909-10
312/4		Financial Records, Lolo Branch (Montana), Return of Time and Estimate of Work	1909-05 - 1909-12
312/5		Financial Records, Lolo Branch (Montana), Payroll	1909-08 - 1909-12
312/6		Reports, Lolo Branch (Montana), Construction Progress	1907-07-20 - 1907-10-19
312/7		Expenses, Lolo Branch (Montana)	1900 - 1905
312/8		Topographic Notes, Lolo Branch (Montana)	1909
312/9		Financial and Legal Records, Potlatch Branch	1899 - 1900
313/1		General Correspondence, Expenses	1909-05 - 1909-11
313/2		General Correspondence, Expenses	1909-12 - 1910-01
313/3		General Correspondence, Vouchers	1909-04 - 1909-10
313/4		General Correspondence, Vouchers	1909-11 - 1910-01
313/5		General Correspondence, Time Certificates	1909-05 - 1909-10
313/6		General Correspondence, Time Certificates	1909-11 - 1910-01
313/7		General Correspondence, Personal Accounts	1909-05 - 1910-01
313/8		General Correspondence, Passes	1909-05 - 1909-09
313/9		General Correspondence, Passes	1909-10-10 - 1910-01-18
314/1		General Correspondence, Rights of Way	1909-04 - 1909-08
314/2		General Correspondence, Rights of Way	1909-09 - 1909-12
314/3		General Correspondence, Track Location	1909-05 - 1909-08
314/4		General Correspondence, Track Location	1909-09 - 1909-10
314/5		General Correspondence, Track Location	1909-11
314/6		General Correspondence, Track Location	1909-12 - 1910-01
314/7		General Correspondence, Construction	1909-05 - 1909-09
314/8		General Correspondence, Construction	1909-10 - 19010-01
315/1		General Correspondence, Employment	1909-01 - 1909-09
315/2		General Correspondence, Employment	1909-10 - 1910-01
315/3		General Correspondence	1909-01 - 1910-01
315/4		Construction Estimates	1909-01 - 1910-01
315/5		Time Sheets	1909-01 - 1910-01
315/6		Construction Outlays	1909-01 - 1910-01
315/7		Maps, multiple locations	1909-01 - 1910-01
315/8		Lists of Workers	1909-01 - 1910-01
box-volume
316/409F		Outgoing Correspondence, A. Gibson	1898-11 - 1899-03
316/410		Outgoing Correspondence, A. Gibson	1899-01 - 1899-02
316/411		Outgoing Correspondence, A. Gibson	1899-02 - 1899-04
316/412		Outgoing Correspondence, C.C. Van Arsdol	1899-04 - 1899-08
316/413		Outgoing Correspondence, A. Gibson	1899-04 - 1899-06
317/414		Outgoing Correspondence, A. Gibson	1899-06 - 1899-07
317/415		Outgoing Correspondence, A. Gibson	18989-07 - 1899-08
317/416		Outgoing Correspondence, C.C. Van Arsdol	1899-08 - 1900-02
317/417		Outgoing Correspondence, A. Gibson	1899-11 - 1899-12
317/418		Outgoing Correspondence, A. Gibson	1900-01 - 1900-04
317/419		Outgoing Correspondence, A. Gibson	1899-03 - 1900-07
318/420		Outgoing Correspondence, S. J.Smith	1906-07 - 1907-10
318/421		Outgoing Correspondence, Kooskia and Dorsett	1909-08 - 1909-12
318/422		Vouchers and Paychecks	1899-09 - 1899-11
318/423		Bills and Requisitions	1899-01 - 1900-05
318/424		Records of Express Bills Certified	1899-11 - 1900-07
318/425		Outgoing Correspondence	1899-08 - 1899-09
319/426		Daily Record of Track Laying	1906-09 - 1907-07
319/427		Daily Record of Track Laying	1907-11 - 1908-12
319/428		Daily Record of Track Laying	1908-09 - 1908-12
		Series XXIX: Coeur d’Alene Railway and Navigation Company 2.0 linear feet The Coeur d’Alene Railway and Navigation Company's main line ran from Cataldo, Idaho to the Montana state line near Mullan, Idaho. It was sold in foreclosure to the NPRR on January 26, 1897. This series consists of survey, construction, and traffic records (outgoing correspondence, financial, and personnel reports) from the early organizational stages through line operations. Also included in this series field notes from a geographic survey of the Couer d'Alene Indian Reservation completed in 1883--shortly before a series of Federal treaty negotiations reduced Reservation acreage by more than half, spurring the growth of present-day communities such as Cataldo and Couer d'Alene.	1883-1892
box-volume
319/429		Outgoing Correspondence, J.R. Stephens	1888-1889
319/430		Outgoing Correspondence, E.J. Cantine and J.R. Stephens	1889-1891
319/431		Outgoing Correspondence, J.R. Stephens	1889-1890
320/432		Outgoing Correspondence, J.R. Stephens	1890-1891
320/433		Outgoing Correspondence, J.R. Stephens	1890
320/434		Outgoing Correspondence, J.R. Stephens	1891
320/435		Outgoing Correspondence, J.R. Stephens	1891
321/436		Outgoing Correspondence, J.R. Stephens	1891
321/437		Construction Bills and Vouchers	1888-1891
321/438		Construction Bills	1889-1891
321/439		Bills for Construction Department	1889-1891
322/440		Distribution of Accounts for Construction	1889-1891
322/441		Material Received	1888-1889
322/442		Material Received	1890
322/443		Track Material Received	1890
322/444		Bridge Book	1891
322/445		Force Reports	1891-1892
323/446		Couer d'Alene Reservation Survey, Field Notes	1883
323/447		Requisitions	1889-1892
		Series XXX: Connell Northern Railway Company 0.25 linear feet The Connell Northern Railway Company operated between Connell and Adco, Washington, between in 1910 and 1914. The company was incorporated on June 1, 1909 and was sold to the NPRR on June 25, 1914. This series contains two bound volumes of outgoing construction correspondence.	1909-1910
box-volume
323/448		Outgoing Correspondence	1909-1910
323/449		Outgoing Correspondence	1909-1910
		Series XXXI: Dixon-Polson Line 0.5 linear feet The Dixon-Polson Line operated between Dixon and Polson, Montana, across the Flathead Reservation. This series consists of general correspondence spanning several decades of operation, blueprints for construction of the Flathead Branch of the NPRR, expense reports, and payroll records.	1913-1958
Box/Folder
324/1		General Correspondence, Flathead Branch	1922-1958
324/2		General Correspondence, Flathead Branch	1922-1958
324/3		General Correspondence, Flathead Branch	1922-1958
324/4		Flathead Branch Blueprints	1922-1958
324/5		Flathead Branch Blueprints	1922-1958
324/6		General Correspondence, Dixon-Polson Line, James Derrig, Engineer	1913
324/7		Financial Records, Dixon-Polson Line, Purchases and Shipping	1913
324/8		General Correspondence, James Derrig, Engineer	1913
324/9		Expenses and Payroll	1913
		Series XXXII: Drummond and Phillipsburg Railroad Company 0.25 linear feet The Drummond and Phillipsburg Railroad Company operated a line between Drummond and Phillipsburg, Montana. There was also an extension to Rumsey, Montana, that was abandoned in 1904. The company was incorporated on January 17, 1887 and sold to the Northern Pacific and Montana Railroad Company on September 7, 1888. This series consists of one bound volume containing construction estimates, bills paid, and property statements.	1887-1888
box-volume
325/450		Estimate Book, Bills Paid, and Property Statements	1887 - 1888
		Series XXXIII: Gaylord and Ruby Valley Railway Company 1.0 linear feet The Gaylord and Ruby Valley Railway Company started a line from Renovo to Twin Bridges, Montana. The company was incorporated on March 29, 1897 and sold to the NPRR on February 28, 1899. Line construction was completed by the NPRR. This series consists entirely of general correspondence dealing with line construction, employment, building materials, subcontractor communications, rights of way inquiries, facility designs, and traffic summaries.	1897-1902
Box/Folder
326/1		General Correspondence, Employment	1897 - 1898
326/2		General Correspondence, Fencing and Cattleguards	1897 - 1898
326/3		General Correspondence, Construction	1897 - 1898
326/4		General Correspondence, Bids	1897 - 1898
326/5		General Correspondence, Buildings	1898
326/6		General Correspondence, Pass Books	1897 - 1898
326/7		General Correspondence, Rights of Way	1897-03 - 1897-11
326/8		General Correspondence, Rights of Way	1897-11 - 1897-12
326/9		General Correspondence, Rights of Way	1898
326/10		General Correspondence, Rights of Way	1898
326/11		General Correspondence, Car Reports	1901
326/12		General Correspondence, Track Laying and Ballasting	1901
326/13		General Correspondence, Operation of Line	1901
326/14		General Correspondence, Estimates	1901
326/15		General Correspondence, Progress of Work	1901
326/16		General Correspondence, Expense Accounts	1901 - 1902
326/17		General Correspondence	1897 - 1898
326/18		General Correspondence	1901 - 1902
327/1		General Correspondence, Proposals and Bids	1901 - 1902
327/2		General Correspondence, Location of Stations, Names and Facilities	1901 - 1902
327/3		General Correspondence, Contracts	1901 - 1902
327/4		General Correspondence, Requisitions, Invoices and Vouchers	1901 - 1902
327/5		General Correspondence, Materials	1897
327/6		General Correspondence, Materials	1898
327/7		General Correspondence, Materials	1901
327/8		General Correspondence, Materials	1901 - 1902
327/9		General Correspondence, Location of Line	1901 - 1902
327/10		General Correspondence, Water	1901
327/11		General Correspondence, Grading	1901
327/12		General Correspondence, Bridges	1898
327/13		General Correspondence, Bridges	1901
		Series XXXIV: Grays Harbor and Columbia River Railway Company 0.25 linear feet The Grays Harbor and Columbia River Railway Company series is composed entirely of three bound outgoing construction correspondence volumes.	1901-1909
box-volume
328/451		Outgoing Correspondence, J. Hoquiam	1901-1902
328/452		Outgoing Correspondence, H.H. Edgerton	1906-1907
328/453		Outgoing Correspondence, G.D. Ball	1908-1909
		Series XXXV: Great Northern Railway Company 1 oversize volume The Great Northern Railway Company was originally the St. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba Railroad Company (incorporated May 23, 1879); the St. Paul and Pacific Railroad Company (incorporated March 10, 1862), and the Minneapolis and St. Cloud Railroad Company (incorporated March 1, 1956). Originally operating in Minnesota and the Midwest, the company completed its line from Duluth and St. Paul, Minnesota, to Everett and Seattle, Washington in 1893. This series contains one bound volume of cash transactions from the Vaughn Junction station.	1909
Volume
454		Station Agent's Cash Book, Vaughn Junction	1909
		Series XXXVI: Green River and Northern Railroad Company 0.5 linear feet and 1 oversize volume The Green River and Northern Railroad Company was incorporated on September 22, 1890 and was sold to the NPRR on April 21, 1898. It was a branch line that joined the NPRR system at Palmer Junction in western Washington state. This series contains outgoing construction correspondence, voucher requests, materials from the Kangley Mine Branch, and supply reports.	1887-1891
box-volume
329/455		Outgoing Correspondence	1887
329/456		Outgoing Correspondence, William Gould and F. Bartlett	1890
329/457		Outgoing Correspondence	1890-1891
Volume
458		Vouchers	1890
box-volume
329/459		Index to v. 458	1890-1891
329/460		Record of Vouchers, Kangley Mine Branch	1889
329/461		Report on Material Received	1890
		Series XXXVII: Kootenai Valley Railroad Company 1 bound volume The Kootenai Valley Railroad Company's main line ran from Bonners Ferry, Idaho, to Porthill, Idaho, on the Canadian border. The company was incorporated on October 19, 1898 and merged into the Great Northern Railway Company in 1913. This series contains one bound volume of outgoing correspondence from C.J. Hollingsworth, Assistant Engineer.	1890
box-volume
330/462		Outgoing Correspondence, C.J. Hollingsworth	1890
		Series XXXVIII: Livingston-Gardner Branch 0.25 linear feet The Livingston-Gardner Branch operated from Livingston to Gardner, Montana. This series contains general correspondence, construction records, and design blueprints generated by the Yellowstone National Park Branch of the NPRR.	1922-1960
Box/Folder
330/1		General Correspondence, Park Branch	1922-1960
330/2		General Correspondence, Park Branch	1922-1960
330/3		Park Branch Blueprints	1922-1960
330/4		Park Branch Blueprints	1922-1960
		Series XXXIX: Manitoba Southwestern Colonization Railway 1 folder The Manitoba Southwestern Colonization Railway series consists of one bound volume detailing supplies received.	1881-1882
box-volume
330/463		Receipt of Materials	1881 - 1882
		Series XL: Missoula and Bitter Root Valley Railroad Company 1 partial reel of microfilm and 2 bound volumes The Missoula and Bitter Root Valley Railroad Company operated a line from Missoula to Grantsdale, Montana in 1888. That same year, it was incorporated into the Northern Pacific and Montana Railroad Company. This series consists of one partial reel of microfilm documenting a traffic contract between the M&BRVRR and the Northern Pacific Railway, one bound volume containing outgoing correspondence from C. F. Reardon, the M&BRVRR Assistant Engineer, and one bound volume of vouchers for purchases by railroad personnel.	1887-1888
Microfilm Reel
128(XL):1		Traffic Contract	1887-06
box-volume
331/464		Outgoing Correspondence, C. F. Reardon	1887 - 1888
331/465		Vouchers , C. F. Reardon	1887 - 1888
		Series XLI: Missouri River Railway Company 8.25 linear feet The Missouri River Railway Company built track from Glendive to Sidney, Montana, and from Cannon Ball to Stanton, North Dakota. The company was incorporated June 13, 1906, in North Dakota and was sold to the NPRR on June 20, 1914. This series contains construction correspondence, assest and supply records, expense reports, subcontractor documents, rights of way inquiries and property acquisitions, progress reports, supply inventories, facility documents, and personnel records. These materials constitute an unusually detailed and deep resource for studying economic patterns and land ownership histories for central eastern Montana.	1909-1912
box-volume
331/466		Outgoing Correspondence	1912-06 - 1912-11
331/467		Outgoing Correspondence	1909-01 - 1910-06
331/468		Outgoing Correspondence	1909-05
331/469		Outgoing Correspondence	1909-04
Box/Folder
332/1		Construction Expenses	1909-06 - 1909-09
332/2		Construction Expenses	1909-10 - 1910-01
332/3		Construction Expenses	1910-02 - 1910-08
332/4		Construction Expenses	1910-09 - 1910 - 10
332/5		Camp Expenses, Grading	1909-07 - 1911-02
332/6		Expenses and Work, Pittsburgh Construction	1910-01 - 1911-01
332/7		Expenses and Work, Pittsburgh Construction	1911-09 - 1912-09
333/1		Expenses, Siems and Carey Company	1911 - 1912
333/2		Expenses, Kerrick Construction	1912-05 - 1912-10
333/3		Expenses, Wren and Greenough Company	1909 - 1910
334/1		Return of Time Reports	1911-08 - 1912-09
334/2		General Correspondence	1909-05 - 1910-11
334/3		Rights of Way and Land Acquisitions	1909-05 - 1909-07
334/4		Rights of Way and Land Acquisitions	1909-08 - 1909-12
334/5		Rights of Way and Land Acquisitions	1910-01 - 1910-12
335/1		Ballasting	1909-07 - 1910-09
335/2		Track Laid	1912-04 - 1912-06
335/3		Cars Underload and Demurrage	1909-07 - 1910-10
335/4		Crossings, Fencing, and Road Changes	1909-05 - 1910-12
335/5		Pipe, Culverts, and Iron for Bridges	1909-05 -1910-12
335/6		Temporary Bridges and Reclamation	1909-06 - 1910-10
335/7		Porter Brothers and Welch Contract	1909-12 - 1910-09
335/8		Grading	1909-05 - 1910-10
335/9		Linden Creek Flume	1909-07 - 1909-10
336/1		Progress Reports	1909
336/2		Progress Reports	1910
336/3		Progress Profiles	1909-06 - 1910-10
336/4		Employment Records	1909-05 - 1910-07
336/5		Passes and Transportation	1909-04 - 1910-01
336/6		Passes and Transportation	1910-02 - 1910-11
337/1		Requests for Plans	1909-06 - 1910-10
337/2		Status of Work	1909-08 - 1910-04
337/3		Record of Piling	1911 - 1912
337/4		Material Requests	1909-06 - 1910-02
337/5		Supplies	1909
337/6		Supplies	1910
337/7		Surveys West	1909-12 - 1910-08
337/8		Stations: Savage, Crane, Intake, Sidney, Burns, and Stipek (Montana)	1909-05 - 1910-12
337/9		Personnel	1909-06 - 1910-12
337/10		Telephone and Telegraph	1910-03 - 1910-07
337/11		Circular Letters	1909-08 - 1910-12
337/12		Coal Used by Contractors	1909-08 - 1910-02
338/1		Location Matters	1909-04 - 1909-11
338/2		Inventory of Intruments	1909-05, 1909-09 - 1910-11
338/3		Channel Change	1909-08 - 1910-03
338/4		Government Irrigation, Drainage, and High Water	1909-06 - 1910-12
338/5		Insurance for Glendive Material Yard	1910-06 - 1910-12
339/1		Soundings and Gasoline Launches	1909 - 1910
339/2		Reports on Work	1910
339/3		Bates and Rogers Construction	1909
339/4		Bates and Rogers Construction	1910-01 - 1910-03
339/5		Bates and Rogers Construction	1910-03 - 1910-12
340/1		Estimates of Work, Bates and Rogers	1909-12 - 1910-11
340/2		Estimates of Work, Pittsburgh Construction	1911-07 - 1911-11
340/3		Estimates of Work, Roberts Brothers	1911-09 - 1912-08
340/4		Return of Time	1909-07 - 1911-10
340/5		Return of Time	1911-11 - 1912-02
340/6		Return of Time	1912-03 - 1912-05
340/7		Return of Time	1912-06 - 1912-08
340/8		Expenses, Camps	1909-06 - 1911-06
341/1		Expenses, Transportation	1909-06 - 1909-12
341/2		Expenses	1909-06 - 1909-12
341/3		Expenses	1910-01 - 1910-02
341/4		Expenses	1910-03 - 1910-04
341/5		Expenses	1910-05 - 1910-06
341/6		Expenses	1910-07 - 1910-09
341/7		Expenses, Yellowstone Bridge	1910-10 - 1911-02 and 1911-08 - 1911-12
342/1		General Financial Records	1911-12 - 1912-10
342/2		Disbursements of Expenses	1909-04 - 1910-03
342/3		Estimates, Kerrick Construction	1912
342/4		Estimates, Wren and Greenough	1910-01 - 1910-11
343/1		Estimates	undated
343/2		Force Accounts	1909
343/3		Force Account	1910
343/4		Force Account, Yellowstone River Bridge	1909 - 1910
343/5		Rights of Way Land Transactions	1909 - 1910
343/6		Estimates of Work, Yellowstone River Bridge	1909 - 1910
343/7		Estimates, Wren and Greenough	1909
343/8		Work Train	1911-09 - 1911-12
343/9		Work Train	1912-01
344/1		Work Train	1912-02
344/2		Work Train	1912-03 and 1912-05
344/3		Work Train	1912-06
344/4		Record of Freight	1909-07 - 1910-06
344/5		Construction Progress	1909
344/6		Statements of Bridges and Culverts Constructed	undated
344/7		Yardage Statements	1910
344/8		Blue Prints of Rights of Way	1909
345/1		Expenses	1909-01 - 1909-08
345/2		Expenses	1909-09 - 1910-04
345/3		Expenses	1911-02 - 1911-08
345/4		Expenses	1911-09 - 1911-12
345/5		Expenses	1912-01 - 1912-08
345/6		Work Done at Berthold Reservation	1910-04 - 1910-05
345/7		Statements of Work Done	1909-06 - 1910-03
346/1		Material Yard Shipments to Pingree, North Dakota	1911-07 - 1911-08
346/2		Employment	1910
346/3		Various Extensions, Turtle Lake and Elbowoods, North Dakota	1909-05 - 1909-08
346/4		Various Extensions, Turtle Lake and Elbowoods, North Dakota	1909-09 - 1910-01
346/5		Various Extensions, Turtle Lake and Elbowoods, North Dakota	1910-04 - 1910-06
346/6		Various Extensions, Turtle Lake and Elbowoods, North Dakota	1910-06 - 1910-07
346/7		Rights of Way	1909-05 - 1909-06
346/8		Rights of Way	1909-07 - 1910-04
347/1		General Correspondence	1909-05 - 1910-11
347/2		Passes to Various lines	1909-08 - 1911-02
347/3		Statements of Work	1909-09 - 1910-02
347/4		Estimates of Work	1909-05 - 1909-09
347/5		Estimates of Work	1909-10 - 1909-11
347/6		Estimates of Work	1909-12 - 1910-01
348/1		Estimates of Work	1910-04 - 1910-09
348/2		Expenses Accompanying Estimates of Work	1909-05 - 1910-02
348/3		Expenses Accoumpanying Estimates of Work	1910-04 - 1910-10
348/4		Return of Time	1909-06 - 1909-12, 1910-05, 1910-07, and 1910-08
348/5		Return of Time, ElbowoodsWest, North Dakota	1910-04 - 1910-07
348/6		Inventory of Instruments and Camp Supplies	1909-05 - 1909-12 and 1912-04
348/7		Sketches of Additional Rights of Way	undated
348/8		Estimates of Work	1910-02 - 1910-11
348/9		Expenses Accompanying Estimates of Work	1910-02 - 1910-12
		Series XLII: Northern Pacific and Montana Railway Company 2.0 linear feet The Northern Pacific and Montana Railway Company main lines ran from Logan to Butte, Montana and from De Smet, Montana to the Idaho state line. There were also numerous branch lines. This series contains general construction correspondence, newspaper clippings, maps and construction drawings, work force reports, and general financial ledgers.	1883-1908
Box/Folder
349/1		General Correspondence	1890-01-22 - 1890-05-09
349/2		General Correspondence	1890-05-10 - 1890-05-19
349/3		General Correspondence	1890-05-20 - 1890-05-26
349/4		General Correspondence	1890-05-27 - 1890-06-05
349/5		General Correspondence	1890-06-06 - 1890-06-12
349/6		General Correspondence	1890-06-13 - 1890-06-21
349/7		General Correspondence	1890-06-22 - 1890-06-28
349/8		General Correspondence	1890-06-29 - 1890-08-05
349/9		General Correspondence	1890-08-06 - 1890-08-18
349/10		General Correspondence	1890-08-19 - 1890-08-29
349/11		General Correspondence	1890-08-30 - 1890-09-08
349/12		General Correspondence	1890-09-09 - 1890-09-19
350/1		General Correspondence	1890-09-20 - 1890-09-30
350/2		General Correspondence	1890-10-01 - 1890-10-10
350/3		General Correspondence	1890-10-11 - 1890-10-18
350/4		General Correspondence	1890-10-19 - 1890-10-26
350/5		General Correspondence	1890-10-27- 1891-02-26
350/6		Clippings	1890
350/7		Maps and Drawings	undated
box-volume
350/470		Outgoing Correspondence	1898-01 - 1899-09
351/471		Outgoing Correspondence	1898-10 - 1899-01 and 1899-07 - 1899-09
351/472		Outgoing Correspondence, Force Accounts	1898-10 - 1899-09
351/473		Outgoing Correspondence, J. C. Bredlove	1907-07 - 1907-10
351/474		Outgoing Correspondence, J. C. Bredlove	1908-07 - 1908-08
352/475		Outgoing Correspondence, J. C. Bredlove	1908-10 - 1908-11
352/476		Journal and Day Book, Butte Quarry	1883-06 - 1883-11
352/477		Ledger, Butte Quarry	1883-06 - 1883-12
352/478		Bills, Accounts Receivable	1888-01 - 1892-12
		Series XLIII: Northern Pacific and Puget Sound Shore Railroad Company 1.25 linear feet and 1 oversize volume The Northern Pacific and Puget Sound Shore Railroad Company main line operated between Meeker and Seattle, Washington, with branch lines to Kennydale and from Kirkland Junction to Kirkland, Washington. The company was incorporated on August 23, 1884 and was sold to the NPRR on April 21, 1898. This series consists of outgoing construction correspondence, project invoices, construction supply reports, traffic summaries, and personnel records.	1882-1891
box-volume
353/479		Outgoing Correspondence, G. H. Pratt	1890-01 - 1891-06
353/480		Outgoing Correspondence	1890-10 - 1891-03
353/481		Outgoing Correspondence, H.C. Estep	1891-07 - 1891-09
353/482		Activity Ledger	1882-10 - 1883-08
353/483		Invoice Record	1890-06 - 1891-04
354/484		Invoice Record	1890-08 - 1891-07
354/485		Invoice Record	1891-04 - 1891-09
354/486		Expense Bills	1890 - 1891
354/487		Material Distribution Record	1890
354/488		Material Received	1890-06 - 1891-01
354/489		Materials Received	1890-09 - 1891-09
Volume
490		Materials Received	1891-04 - 1891-09
box-volume
354/491		Time Reports and Trainmen	1900-10 - 1901-01
355/492		Requisitions for Material and Supplies	1890-08 - 1891-08
355/493		Car Reports	1890-10 - 1891-08
355/494		Car Reports and Material on Hand	1891-02 - 1891-08
		Series XLIV: Peninsular Branch (Washington) 1.25 linear feet The Peninsular Branch operated between Shelton and Gordonville, Washington. This series consists of construction correspondence, supply records, subcontracted projects, facility locations and designs, line repair projects, traffic summaries, progress reports, personnel documents, and operational expense records.	1901-1906
Box/Folder
356/1		General Correspondence	1904-04 - 1904-07
356/2		General Correspondence	1904-08
356/3		General Correspondence	1904-09
356/4		General Correspondence	1904-10
356/5		General Correspondence	1904-11
357/1		General Correspondence	1904-12
357/2		General Correspondence	1905-01 - 1906-01
357/3		Bids and Proposals	1901-03 - 1902-03
357/4		Stations	1901-08 - 1902-01
357/5		Location of Line	1901-12 - 1902-01
357/6		Grading and Washouts	1901-10 - 1904-03
357/7		Contracts	1901-06 - 1904-05
357/8		Requisitions	1901-06 - 1905-03
357/9		Supply Materials	1901-06 - 1905-03
357/10		Bridges	1901-07 - 1903-03
357/11		Car Reports	1901-07 - 1901-12
357/12		Track Laying	1901-07 - 1904-05
357/13		Fencing	1901-08
357/14		Estimates	1901-08 - 1903-01
357/15		Progress of Work	1901-07 - 1905-05
357/16		Expense Account, C.C. Van Arsdol	1901-08 - 1902-01
357/17		Graders	1901-07 - 1901-12
357/18		Inspection of Ties	1901-07 - 1901-08
357/19		Cribbing	1901-07 - 1902-03
357/20		Passes	1901-12 - 1902-03
357/21		Employment Agents	1901-12 - 1902-01
357/22		Employees	1901-06 - 1901-12
357/23		Operation of Line	1902-01
box-volume
358/495		Outgoing Correspondence	1901-07 - 1902-04
		Series XLV: Port Townsend and Southern Railroad 1 bound volume The Port Townsend and Southern Railroad operated main lines between Tenino and Olympia and between Port Townsend and Quilcene, Washington. The main line was sold to the NPRR in 1914; the line was then sold to Joshua Green in 1917. This series consist of one bound volume of purchase vouchers.	1906-1907
box-volume
358/496		Vouchers	1906-07 - 1907-04
		Series XLVI: Puget Sound Shore Railroad 1 bound volume The Puget Sound Shore Railroad operated a line between Stuck Junction (south of Kent) to Seattle, Washington. The company was incorporated on August 19, 1882 and was sold to the Northern Pacific and Puget Sound Shore Railroad Company October 31, 1889; which was in turn sold to the NPRR on April 21, 1898. This series contains one bound volume of outgoing correspondence from H. C. Estep, Assistant Engineer.	1891
box-volume
358/497		Outgoing Correspondence, H. C. Estep	1891-03 - 1891-07
		XLVII: Rocky Fork and Cooke City Railway Company 0.5 linear feet The Rocky Fork and Cooke City Railway Company operated a line from Laurel to Red Lodge, Montana. The company was incorporated on December 10, 1886 and merged into the NPRR on April 21, 1898. This series consists of four bound outgoing correspondence volumes from Chief Engineer A. J. Merritt , one station ledger, and an supplies order book.	1889-1890
box-volume
359/498		Outgoing Correspondence, A. J. Merritt	1889-05 - 1889-11
359/499		Outgoing Correspondence, A. J. Merritt	1889-06 - 1890-01
359/500		Station Ledger	1889-05 - 1889-12
359/501		Order Book	1889-05 - 1890-12
		Series XLVIII: St. Paul and Duluth Railroad Company 0.5 linear feet The St. Paul and Duluth Railroad Company operated between St. Paul and Duluth, Minnesota. The company was incorporated June 28, 1877 and was sold to the NPRR on June 15, 1900. This series contains information on building materials, construction receipts, and slow orders (for dangerous sections of track) compiled by J. R. Michaels, Assistant Engineer.	1892-1898
box-volume
360/502		Material Used	1892-01 - 1896-12
360/503		Receipt of Materials	1898-08 - 1898-12
360/504		Slow Orders, J. R. Michaels	undated
		Series XLIX: St. Paul and Northern Pacific Railway Company 0.25 linear feet The St. Paul and Northern Pacific Railway Company was sold to the NPRR on November 2, 1896. This series consists entirely of construction expenses information.	1885-887
Box/Folder
361/1		Construction Expenses	1885-08 - 1887-09
361/2		Construction Expenses	1887-10 - 1887-12
361/3		Construction Expenses	1888-01
361/4		Construction Expenses	1888-05 - 1888-07
		Series L: Seattle and International Railway Company 2 bound volumes (one is oversize) The Seattle and International Railway Company operated a main line from Seattle, Washington, to Sumas, on the Washington-British Columbia border. The company was incorporated on June 30, 1896. It was reorganized several times before being sold to the NPRR in March 1901. This series contains two bound volumes detailing early railroad construction costs and waybills received at the Arlington, Washington station.	1900-1904
box-volume
362/505A		Cost of Bridges and Structures	1900 - 1901
Volume
505B		Record of Waybills Received at Arlingtion, Washington	1900 - 1904
		Series LI: Seattle, Lake Shore and Eastern Railway Company 1 bound volume The Seattle, Lake Shore and Eastern Railway Company operated two main lines from Seattle, Washington, to Sumas, on the Washington-British Columbia border, and from Spokane Falls to Davenport, Washington. The company was incorporated on April 28, 1885. It was sold in foreclosure in July 1896. This series contains one bound volume of railway vouchers.	1893
box-volume
362/506		Vouchers	1893-01 - 1893-06
		Series LII: Shields River Valley Railway Company 2.0 linear feet The Shields River Valley Railway Company built a line from Mission to Wilsall, Montana. The company was incorporated October 24, 1908 and merged into the NPRR on June 23, 1914. This series contains outgoing correspondence, rights of way inquiries, facility designs, personnel records, traffic summaries, purchase vouchers, engineer reports, supply purchases, and general construction records. It also includes a diary kept by an unnamed engineer detailing weather along the line, his daily activities, and company contacts.	1908 - 1910
Box/Folder
363/1		Rights of Way	1909-01 - 1909-05-18
363/2		Rights of Way	1909-05-19 - 1910-02
363/3		Bridges	1909-04 - 1909-07-09
363/4		Bridges	1909-07-10 - 1909-11
363/5		Passes	1909-03 - 1910-03
363/6		Letters to Resident Engineers	1908-04 - 1908-09
363/7		Letters to W. L. Darling	1909-03 - 1909-10
363/8		Letters to A. C. Terrell	1909-03 - 1909-06-14
363/9		Letters to A. C. Terrell	1909-06-15 -1910-03
363/10		Employee Records	1909-03 - 1909-06
363/11		Employee Records	1909-07 - 1909-10-11
363/12		Employee Records	1909-10-12 - 1909-12
363/13		Weekly Reports of Engineers	1909-04 - 1909-12
364/1		Instruments	1909-03 - 1910-03
364/2		Freight	1909-10 - 1909-12
364/3		Track Laying	1909-06 - 1909-12
364/4		Reports of Chief Engineer	1909-04 - 1910-02
364/5		Payroll	1909-03 - 1910-02
364/6		Cars	1909-04 - 1910-01
364/7		Work Train	1909-10 - 1909-12
364/8		Force Reports	1909-04 - 1909-07-02
364/9		Force Reports	1909-07-03 - 1909-09-11
364/10		Force Reports	1909-09-12 - 1909-12
365/1		General Correspondence	1909-04-09 - 1910-03-09
365/2		General Correspondence	1909-04-22 - 1910-02-10
365/3		Buildings	1909-08 - 1910-04
365/4		Orders and Invoices	1909-03 - 1909-05
365/5		Orders and Invoices	1909-06 - 1909-09-10
365/6		Orders and Invoices	1909-09-11 - 1910-02-10
365/7		Esitmates	1909-04 - 1909-07
365/8		Esitmates	1909-08 - 1909-10
365/9		Estimates	1909-11 - 1910-04
365/10		Accounting Department	1909-02-28 - 1909-06
366/1		Accounting Department	1909-05 - 1909-09-10
366/2		Accounting Department	1909-09-11 - 1909-11-08
366/3		Accounting Department	1909-11-09 - 1909-12-29
366/4		Accounting Department	1909-12-30 - 1910-02-14
366/5		Accounting Department	1910-02-15 - 1910-08-23
366/6		Accounting Department	undated
box-volume
367/507		Construction Materials	1909 - 1910
367/508		Purchase Vouchers	1909-04 - 1910-01
367/509		Daily Record of Track Laying	1909-06 - 1909-11
367/510		Station Diary	1909-03-21 - 1909-12-30
		Series LIII: Spokane Falls and Idaho Railroad 0.25 linear feet The Spokane Falls and Idaho Railroad operated a main line from Hauser Junction, near the Washington-Idaho border, to Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. The company formed on October 25, 1886 and operated from 1886 to 1898, when it was sold to the NPRR. This series contains one bound volume of operating bills.	1888-1891
box-volume
367/511		Bills Forwarded	1888-07 - 1891-01
		Series LIV: Spokane and Palouse Railway Company 4.0 linear feet and 4 oversize volumes The Spokane and Palouse Railway Company operated a line from Marshall, Washington, to Genesee and Juliaetta, Idaho from 1886 to 1899. The company was incorporated in 1886 and was sold to the NPRR on February 21, 1899. This series contains general construction correspondence, shipment orders, supply records and engineering department requisitions, rights of way records, personnel documents, and purchase vouchers.	1885-1907
Box/Folder
368/1		General Correspondence	1890-04 - 1890-09 and 1891-01 - 1891-02
368/2		General Correspondence	1891-03 - 1891-04
368/3		General Correspondence	1891-05 - 1891-06
368/4		General Correspondence	1891-07 - 1891-08
368/5		General Correspondence	1891-09 - 1891-11
369/1		General Correspondence	1886-03-31 -1890-08-08
369/2		General Correspondence	1890-08-9 - 1890-08-26
369/3		General Correspondence	1890-08-27 - 1890-09-09
369/4		General Correspondence	1890-09-10 - 1890-09-30
369/5		General Correspondence	1890-10-01 - 1890-10-24
369/6		General Correspondence	1890-10-25 - 1890-11-10
369/7		General Correspondence	1890-11-11 - 1890-12-30
369/8		Engineering Department Requisitions	1887-01 - 1887-12
369/9		Material Recieved	1887-07 - 1887-10-19
369/10		Material Recieved	1887-10-20 - 1888-06
369/11		Shipment Orders	1887-08 - 1887-11
369/12		Vouchers	1887-06
box-volume
370/512		Outgoing Correspondence	1886-03 - 1886-08
370/513		Outgoing Correspondence, W. H. Wightman	1888-02 - 1889-01
370/514		Outgoing Correspondence, Paul F. Mohr	1886-11 - 1887-01
370/515		Outgoing Correspondence, C.C. Van Arsdol	1890-05 - 1890-09
371/516		Outgoing Correspondence, C.C. Van Arsdol	1890-08 - 1891-11
371/517		Outgoing Correspondence, W.C. McNutt	1890-09 - 1891-11
371/518		Outgoing Correspondence, C.C. Van Arsdol	1890-11 - 1891-02
371/519		Outgoing Correspondence, C.C. Van Arsdol	1890-11 - 1891-03
371/520		Outgoing Correspondence, P.R. Fletcher	1891-02 - 1891-07
372/521		Outgoing Correspondence, C.C. Van Arsdol	1891-02 - 1891-05
372/522		Outgoing Correspondence, J.A. Stimson	1891-05 - 1891-11
372/523		Outgoing Correspondence, C.C. Van Arsdol	1891-05 - 1891-09
372/524		Outgoing Correspondence, C.C. Van Arsdol	1891-09 - 1891-11
373/525		Outgoing Correspondence, S. J. Smith	1906-03 - 1907-01
373/526		Outgoing Correspondence, S. J. Smith	1906-11 - 1907-02
373/527		Outgoing Correspondence, S. J. Smith	1907-01 - 1907-11
373/528		Outgoing Correspondence, S. J. Smith	1907-01 - 1907-06
Volume
529		Vouchers	1890-04 - 1891-04
530		Index to v. 529	1890-04 - 1891-04
531		Vouchers	1891-05 - 1891-10
532		Index to v. 531	1891-05 - 1891-10
box-volume
374/533		Supplemental Index to volumes 529 and 531	1890 - 1891
374/534		Force Bills	1890-10 - 1891-10
374/535		Freight Charges on Construction Material	undated
374/536		Construction Materials	1885 - 1889
374/537		Structures	1890 - 1891
374/538		Time Book	1888-03 - 1888-06
375/539		Rights of Way Record	1886 - 1888
375/540		Rights of Way	1890 - 1891
375/541		Personal Injury and Stock	1890 - 1891
		Series LV: Tacoma, Olympia and Grays Harbor Railroad Company 3.5 linear feet and 3 oversize volumes The Tacoma, Olympia and Grays Harbor Railroad Company's main line ran between Lakeview and Ocosta, Washington, on Grays Harbor. The company was formed on May 7, 1890 and sold to the NPRR on April 21, 1898. This series consists of outgoing correspondence, employee account ledgers, purchase vouchers and invoices, building supply requests, asset inventories, traffic reports, building records, and personnel documents.	1890-1892
box-volume
375/542		Outgoing Correspondence, Charles Harlowe	1890-06 - 1890-10
376/543		Outgoing Correspondence, Charles Harlowe	1890-06 - 1891-04
376/544		Outgoing Correspondence, George Kyle	1890-08 - 1890-10
376/545		Outgoing Correspondence, Charles Harlowe	1890-10 - 1890-12
376/546		Outgoing Correspondence, Charles Harlowe	1890-11 - 1892-08
376/547		Outgoing Correspondence, Charles Harlowe	1890-11 - 1891-08
376/548		Outgoing Correspondence, Charles Harlowe	1890-11 - 1891-08
377/549		Outgoing Correspondence, Charles Harlowe	1890-12 - 1891-04
377/550		Outgoing Correspondence, Charles Harlowe	1891-01 - 1891-06
377/551		Outgoing Correspondence, George Kyle	1891-02 - 1891-04
377/552		Outgoing Correspondence, George Kyle	1891-02 - 1891-04
378/553		Outgoing Correspondence, Charles Harlowe	1891-04 - 1891-06
378/554		Outgoing Correspondence, J. Lund	1891-04 - 1892-04
379/555		Outgoing Correspondence, J.C. Patterson	1891-06 - 1891-09
379/556		Outgoing Correspondence, J.C. Patterson	1891-06 - 1891-12
379/557		Outgoing Correspondence, J.C. Patterson	1891-09 - 1892-06
379/558		Outgoing Correspondence, J.C. Patterson	1891-04 - 1891-12
379/559		Outgoing Correspondence, J.C. Patterson	1892-01 - 1892-09
380/560		Ledger of Accounts with Employees	1890 - 1892
380/561		Ledger of Accounts with Employees	1890 - 1892
380/562		Cash Book	1890-04 - 1890-09
380/566		Receipts for Vouchers	1890-11 1891-12
Volume
563		Vouchers	1890-05 - 1891-03
564		Vouchers	1891-03 - 1891-11
565		Vouchers	1891-11 - 1892-08
box-volume
381/567		Invoices, Inventories, and Car Reports	1890-07 - 1892-07
381/568		Force Bills	1891-03
381/569		Abstract of Buildings	1890 - 1892
381/570		Bridge Notes and Estimates	1891 - 1892
381/571		Material Used	1891-06 - 1891-09
382/572		Time Returns for Trainmen and Others	1890-09 - 1892-01
382/573		Time Returns for Engineering Parties	1890-09 - 1892-01
382/574		Time Returns for Engineering Parties	1890-09 - 1892-06
382/575		Time Book and Engineering Department	1890-10 - 1892-07
382/576		Time Book and Engineering Department	1890-11 - 1892-05
382/577		Time Reports	1891-07 - 1892-08
383/578		Time Returns for Laborers	1892-02 - 1892-06
		Series LVI: Tacoma Terminal Company 2.5 linear feet This series contains outgoing correspondence, station ledgers, personnel reports, inventories, outgoing invoices, and property reports.	1887-1893
box-volume
384/579		Outgoing Correspondence, D. D. Clarke	1887-05 - 1887-11
384/580		Outgoing Correspondence, D. D. Clarke	1888-11-03 - 1889-07-09
384/581		Outgoing Correspondence	1889-04-09 - 1890-12
384/582		Outgoing Correspondence, D. D. Clarke	1889-07-12 - 1891-08-17
385/583		Outgoing Correspondence, J.D. McAllister	1890-12-04 - 1893-07
385/584		Outgoing Correspondence	1890-06 - 1892-01
385/585		Outgoing Correspondence	1892-03-14 - 1892-04
385/586		Ledger	1890-05 - 1891-07
385/587		Monthly Estimate of Payrolls	1889-12 - 1891-08-18
386/588		Payroll Estimates and Distributions	1891-02 - 1893-07
386/589		Monthly Voucher Statement	1891-07 - 1892-09
386/590		Record of Supplies in Tool House	1888-10 - 1890-01
386/591		Bills for Collection	1891-01 - 1893-08
387/592		Material Received	189-11-21 - 1891-08-17
387/593		Material Received	1890 - 1891
387/594		Material Received	1890 - 1891
387/595		Property Reports, J.J. Etton	1890-01 - 1891-02
387/596		Property Reports, E.H. McHenry	1891-03 - 1892-12
388/597		Time Reports, E.H. McHenry	1889-02 - 1890-11
388/598		Time Reports, E.H. McHenry	1889-09 - 1889-11
388/599		Time Reports, E.H. McHenry	1889-10 - 1889-12
388/600		Time Reports, C.S. Bibler	1890-11 - 1893-07
388/601		Time Book	1891-02 - 1893-04
388/602		Invoices of Material Furnished	1891-11 - 1893-07
		Series LVII: Washington and Columbia River Railway Company 0.25 linear feet The Washington and Columbia River Railway Company's main line ran from Pendleton, Oregon, to Dayton, Washington, through Wallula and Walla Walla, Washington. The company was incorporated on August 4, 1892 and was sold to the NPRR in 1907. This series consists entirely of general correspondence.	1898-1902
Box/Folder
389/1		General Correspondence	1898-11-26 - 1899-02-23
389/2		General Correspondence	1899-03-02 - 1900-01-30
389/3		General Correspondence	1900-02-03 - 1900-07-30
389/4		General Correspondence	1900-08-03 - 1901-06-05
389/5		General Correspondence, Various Extensions	1899-03 - 1902-12
		Series LVIII: Western Dakota Railway Company 0.5 linear feet The Western Dakota Railway Company was formed on June 13, 1906 and was sold to the NPRR on June 20, 1914. This series contains expense reports, vouchers, and daily records pertaining to the Cannonball Line (Laurel to Harlowton, Montana) and the Big Timber station.	1909-1913
Box/Folder
390/1		Laurel to Harlowton, James Derrig, Engineeer	1912-12 -1913-04
390/2		Laurel to Harlowton, Progress, Montana	1913-01 - 1913-03
390/3		Big Timber, James Derrig, Engineer	1912-12 - 1913-01
390/4		Laurel to Harlowton, Progress, Montana - Expenses and Payroll	1913-02 - 1913-03
390/5		Laurel to Harlowton, Expenses and Payroll	1912-12 - 1913-01
390/6		Big Timber, Expenses and Purchases	1912-12
390/7		Cannonball Line, Force Account Reports	1910-12 - 1911-02
390/8		Cannonball Line, Return of Time and Payroll	1909-09 - 1909-12
390/9		Expenses	1910-07 - 1910-11
390/10		Estimates of Work	1910-07 - 1910-11
box-volume
390/603		Vouchers	1909-05 - 1910-04
390/604		Daily Car Record	1910
		Series LIX: Yakima and Pacific Coast Railroad Company 1.0 linear feet and 3 oversize volumes The Yakima and Pacific Coast Railroad Company operated a line from Chehalis to South Bend, Washington. The company was formed on May 1, 1890. It was reorganized a few times and sold to the NPRR on April 21, 1898. This series contains outgoing correspondences, purchase vouchers, and construction records--particularly estimates and requisitions.	1890-1893
box-volume
391/605		Outgoing Correspondence	1890-05 - 1891-06
Volume
606		Outgoing Correspondence	1892-06 - 1893-03
box-volume
391/607		Outgoing Correspondence	1890-08 - 1891-03
391/608		Outgoing Correspondence	1891-03 - 1891-10
391/609		Outgoing Correspondence	1891-10 - 1892-01
Volume
610		Outgoing Correspondence	1893-02 - 1893-07
611		Vouchers	1890 - 1893
box-volume
392/612		Bill of Materials in Bridges	1891
392/613		Bills and Materials Requisitions	1892-06 - 1893-06
392/614		Material Distribution Record	1891 - 1892
392/615		Material Distribution Record	1891 - 1892
392/616		Distribution Estimates	1890-06 - 1892-06

Subgroup 3: Advertising and Publicity Department, 1895-1950Return to Top

2.5 linear feet, 24 moving image items, and 2 oversize boxes

This subgroup consists of film and photographs produced by the Advertising and Publicity Department of the Northern Pacific Railroad. These materials document the landscapes and communities along the primary railway routes and the promotional techniques employed by the railway company to encourage both tourism and settlement in the region. Additionally, materials in this subgroup provide interesting primary sources for comparing and contrasting the perceptions of life in the Rocky Mountain West and Pacfic Northwest promoted by the railroad versus those propagated by news media, agricultural agents, and regional authors during the first half of the 20th Century.

Container(s)	Description	Dates
	Series LX: Moving Images 20 16mm film reels and 4 VHS tapes This series contains films produced by the railroad promotions department targeted for Eastern and Midwestern U.S. populations and intended to promote rail travel as the best method for viewing the physical beauty and cultural legacy of the Rocky Mountain West and Pacific Northwest. Many of the films portray the region as retaining the character of the "Old West" while incorporating the conveniences of modern life. Materials in this series provide insights into the changes and continuities of railroad advertising techniques spanning the 1920s through the early 1940s--particularly the employment of American Indian greeters, staging tour events at national parks and locations of historical interest, and the promotion of company-owned dude ranches. Additionally, these films preserve images of Rocky Mountain and Pacific Northwest landscapes before the industrial and housing development booms of the post-World War II period. This series contains duplicate film reels for 128(LX):7, 128(LX):13, and 128(LX):18. Reels 128(LX):1, 128(LX):2, 128(LX):7, 128(LX):10, and 128(LX):20 are color film. Only reel 128(LX):14 has sound. Reel 128(LX):15 is a copy of the original at the Oregon Historical Society. All collection VHS tapes are duplicates of film reels. For each instance of a one-to-one relationship, tapes were assigned a common reference number to the film reel original. These tapes correspond with film reels 128(LX):11, 128(LX):12, and 128(LX):13. One VHS tape contains transfers of several film reels. In this one instance the VHS tape was assigned a unique reference number, 128(LX):21. In 2021, all motion picture film reels were cleaned, cored, and rehoused for preservation purposes. Films were viewed to create content descriptions. Researchers are asked to view materials on duplicate VHS tapes.	circa 1920s-1940
	128(LX):1: Henry Strauss, Yellowstone National Park 16 mm Color, 75 ft, No Sound	ca. 1940s
	128(LX):2: Northern Pacific Peaks Rainier National Park, Oregon and Washington Beached, Mt. Hood, and the Olympic Peninsula, Washington 16 mm Color, 275 ft, No Sound	ca. 1940s
	128(LX):3: Flashes of the West Yellowstone Valley of the Northern Pacific Railway, Yellowstone. Flathead Native American Reservation. Fire boats in Portland, Oregon. Harvesting in Ritzville, Washington 16 mm Black and White, 375 ft, No Sound	ca. 1940s
	128(LX):4: Northern Pacific - Parts of three different films Yellowstone National Park. Scenes from Yellowstone, scenes of mountains, shots of city on water, Pacific Coast Highway Shots. Shots of Alpine flowers and animals, shots of locomotive going through landscape, shots of various cities. 16 mm Color, 300 ft, No Sound	ca. 1940s
	128(LX):5: Bird and Animal Life in Yellowstone National Park 16 mm Black and White, 400 ft, No Sound	ca. 1940s
	128(LX):6: Yellowstone the Astonishing Shots of Old Faithful and other geological features- Nature Scenes 16 mm Black and White, 400 ft, No Sound	ca. 1940s
	128(LX):7: Yellowstone National Park Single Shots of Gardiner, Montana and Mammoth Hotel; Shots of organized bear feedings and other sites of Yellowstone National Park 16 mm Color, 350 ft, No Sound	ca. 1940s
	128(LX):7/2: Yellowstone Magic Print #11 16 mm Color, 350 ft, No Sound	ca. 1940s
	128(LX):8: Westward Ho- Chicago to Seattle Chicago, Illinois; Minneapolis, Minnesota; Mandan and Badlands, North Dakota; Yellowstone, Helena, and Gold Creek, Montana (last of the rail road); Spokane and Seattle, Washington; Portland, Oregon 16 mm Black and White, 400 ft, No Sound Digital Copy Available	ca. 1940s
	128(LX):9: Reel 1: the Trail Leads West Reel 1: Similar to Reel 8 in collection. Minneapolis, Minnesota; Mandan, North Dakota; and Yellowstone National Park 16 mm Color, 400 ft, No Sound	ca.1960s
	128(LX):10: Reel 2: The Trail Leads West Reel 2: Dude Ranches, Last Spike of Northern Pacific Railroad, Grand Coulee Dam, Washington, and Portland, Oregon 16 mm Color, 400 ft, No Sound	ca. 1960s
	128(LX):11: Original Positive: Oto Ranch, Corwin Springs Montana Dude Ranch and Rodeo Scene 16 mm Black and White, 366 ft, No Sound Digital Copy Available	undated
	128(LX):12: OTO Ranch: Corwin springs Montana Dude Ranch Scenes 16 mm Black and White, 271 ft, No SoundVHS Copy Available	ca. 1940s
	128(LX):13: Ranch Holiday #121 OTO Ranch, Corwin Springs, Montana; Filmed at the Sixty-three and OTO ranches, Montana; Dude ranch, rodeo, Native American Reservation Trip Scenes 16 mm Black and White, 366 ft, No Sound Digital Copy Available	ca. 1940s
	128(LX):13/2: Dude Ranchers Positive Film 16 mm Black and White, 350 ft, No SoundVHS Copy Available	ca. 1940s
	128(LX):14: Its True Dudes on the Range, Sixty-Three Ranch Livingston, Montana Note: Film stock 1977- duplication of original film, date of original footage unknownVHS Copy Available 16 mm Black and White, 425 ft, No Sound	Undated
	128(LX):15: Dude Ranchers Reduction Original 16 mm Black and White, 267 ft, No Sound	ca. 1940s
	128(LX):16: Wildlife 2 parts 16 mm Black and White, 297 ft, No Sound	ca. 1940s
	128(LX):17: Alaska Ahoy! Positive Film Boat trip from Seattle to Alaska, Salmon Fishing, Native American Totem Poles, Seals, Gold Dredging in Fairbanks, Alaska 16 mm Black and White, 400 ft, No Sound	ca. 1960s
	128(LX):18: A playground in Paradise / Mt. Baker Park Film Positive Mt. Baker, Washington. Mountaineering 16 mm Black and White, 350 ft, No Sound	ca. 1950s-1960s
	128(LX):18/2: A Playground in Paradise Mt. Baker, Washington. Mountaineering 16 mm Black and White, 350 ft, No Sound	ca. 1950s-1960s
	128(LX):19: Meet the Mountain Film Positive Mt. Rainier, Washington. Mountaineering 16 mm Black and White, 400 ft, No Sound	ca. 1950s
	128(LX):20: Rainier National Park Film Positive Driving Tour of Washington. Yakima, Washington, fruit orchards, mountaineering. 16 mm Black and White Emulsion- Red and Blue tinted film stock, 400 ft, No Sound	ca. 1940s
	128(LX):21: Video transfer of reels 128(LX):8 and 128(LX):11 through 128(LX):15	undated
	Series LXI: Photographs 2.5 linear feet and 2 oversize boxes This series includes photographs generated by the promotions department of the railway. These photographs appear to have been intended for promotional literature, particularly to highlight the agricultural potential of the high plains and river valleys along Northern Pacific Railway routes. The majority of these photographs were captured after the first major homesteading wave in the region (1890s through 1918) and during the disastorous cycles of high plains droughts that resulted in farm foreclosures and homesteader emmigration (1919 through 1933). These photographs depicting agricultural abundance and opportunity present images in marked contrast to the tenor of agricultural studies and regional news reports during the period. In addition, the photographs in this series present images of the towns and landscapes along the railway routes during the early stages of industrial production in the region--when the impact of railroad access is evidenced by transformations in agricultural and timber harvesting methods as well as the capacity of transporting high volume goods to distant markets. Though this series contains photographs spanning the Northern Pacific line, the images predominantly depict the farms and rail hub towns of Montana and Idaho during the 1920s and 1930s. Also included are some documentary images of Northern Pacific promotional exhibits which help to reveal additional context for how the department used the other photographs in this series.	1895-1950
Box/Folder
398/1	Agriculture: Barns	1922 - 1927 and undated
398/2	Agriculture: Bees	1928 and undated
398/3	Agriculture: Bitterroot Valley, Montana - Homes, and People	undated
398/4	Agricultrue: Bitterroot Valley, Montana - Rural Scences	1927 and undated
398/5	Agriculture: Butchering Technique	1931
398/6	Agriculture: Cattle, Montana	1927 - 1950 and undated
398/7	Agriculture: Cattle, Other locations	1922 - 1928 and undated
398/8	Agriculture: Cattle, Other Locations	1927 - 1950 and undated
398/9	Agriculture: Cattle, Dairy	1934 and undated
398/10	Agriculture: Corn	undated
398/11	Agriculture: Exhibits and Displays	undated
398/12	Agriculture: Exhibits and Displays	undated
399/1	Agriculture: Expositions and Displays	1913 - 1931 and undated
399/2	Agriculture: Expositions and Displays	1912 - 1932 and undated
399/3	Agriculture: Expositions and Displays	1926 - 1950 and undated
399/4	Agriculture: Farm Machinery	1928 - 1939 and undated
399/5	Agriculture: Fruit and Berries	1909 - 1931 and undated
399/6	Agriculture: Flathead Valley, Montana	1915 - 1928 and undated
399/7	Agriculture: 4 H Club Conference, Bozeman, Montana	1930 - 1933 and undated
399/8	Agriculture: Field Production and Distribution	1909 - 1935 and undated
399/9	Agriculture: Fox Farm, Atrium, Minnesota	1927-08
399/10	Agriculture: Goats	1934 and undated
400/1	Agriculture: Grain	1918 - 1931 and undated
400/2	Agriculture: Grasshopper eradication	1938 and undated
400/3	Agriculture: Haying	1921 - 1931 and undated
400/4	Agriculture: Hops	1937 and undated
400/5	Agriculture: Horses	1938 and undated
400/6	Agriculture: Irrigation, Bitterroot Valley, Montana	undated
400/7	Agriculture: Irrigation, General	1923 - 1936 and undated
400/8	Agriculture: Land Clearing	1927 - 1938 and undated
400/9	Agriculture: Land Promotion	1929 - 1931 and undated
400/10	Agriculture: Mt. Haggin Land and Livestock Company, Montana	1928 - 1931
400/11	Agriculture: Potatoes	1948 and undated
400/12	Agriculture: Poultry	1924 - 1934 and undated
400/13	Agriculture: Publication	undated
400/14	Agriculture: Rabbits	undated
401/1	Agriculture: Sheep	1927 - 1939 and undated
401/2	Agriculture: Sugar Beet	1927 - 1928 and undated
401/3	Agriculture: Swine	1927 - 1947 and undated
401/4	Arlee, Montana	1929
401/5	Bayers, A.C.	undated
401/6	Beaver Valley, Montana	undated
401/7	Big Timber, Montana	circa 1922
401/8	Billings, Montana	1911 - 1931 and undated
401/9	Bitterroot Dam Reservoir	undated
401/10	Bitterroot River	undated
401/11	Bozeman, Montana	1918 - 1923 and undated
401/12	Bozeman, Montana, University campus	undated
401/13	Buffalo, Montana	undated
401/14	Buffalo Rapids, Montana	1941
401/15	Burbank Pumphouse	undated
401/16	Butte, Montana	undated
401/17	Butte, Montana, Orphan Girl Mine	undated
401/18	Charlo, Montana	1928 - 1929 and undated
401/19	Couer d'Alene, Idaho	undated
401/20	Corvallis, Montana	undated
401/21	Cottonwood, Idaho	1923
401/22	Deer Lodge, Montana	undated
401/23	Fairview, Montana	undated
401/24	Fallon County Rural School	1925
401/25	Fishing Industry, Oregon	1931
401/26	Forsyth, Montana	1928 and undated
401/27	Fromberg, Montana	undated
401/28	Glendive, Montana	undated
401/29	Grangeville, Idaho	1922
401/30	Hamilton, Montana, Canning Factory	undated
401/31	Hamilton, Montana, Chamber of Commerce Building	undated
401/32	Hamilton, Montana	undated
401/33	Helena, Montana	1930 and undated
401/34	Hellgate Canyon, Montana	undated
401/35	Hysham, Montana	1932 and undated
401/36	Idaho	1923 and undated
401/37	International Falls, Minnesota, Riverdale Farm	1927
401/38	Kerr Dam, Montana	undated
401/39	Lewiston, Idaho	undated
401/40	Livingston, Montana	undated
401/41	Lower Yellowstone Dam Project	1910
402/1	Lumbering, Cedar Shake Production	undated
402/2	Lumbering	1924 - 1927 and undated
402/3	Lumbering, sawmills	1923, 1928, and undated
402/4	Lumbering, water log drive	1923
402/5	Lumbering, drag saw	1924
402/6	Lumbering, railroads	1913 and undated
402/7	Lumbering, unusually large trees and logs	1923 - 1928 and undated
402/8	Manhattan, Montana	undated
402/9	Meyers, Montana, Yellowstone Irrigation District	1929
402/10	Miles City, Montana	undated
402/11	Miles City, Montana, Hagen Ranch	undated
402/12	Mining, coal	undated
402/13	Minnesota	1927, 1929 and undated
402/14	Mission Mountains, Montana	1928 and undated
402/15	Missoula, Montana	1923
402/16	Missoula, Montana, University campus	undated
402/17	Montana Press Association	undated
402/18	Moscow, Idaho, University campus	1925
402/19	North Dakota	1923 - 1928, 1947 and undated
402/20	Noxon, Montana	undated
402/21	Lake Pend Oreille, Idaho	undated
402/22	Priest Rapids, Washington	undated
402/23	Railroad Promotions	1926 - 1927 and undated
402/24	Recreation, boating	undated
402/25	Red River District, Montana	undated
402/26	Rimroad, Montana	1929
402/27	St. Ignatius, Montana	1895, 1925 - 1929 and undated
402/28	St. Maries, Idaho	circa 1923
402/29	Salmon Lake, Montana	undated
402/30	Sandpoint, Idaho	circa 1923
402/31	Seeley Lake, Montana	undated
402/32	Shields Valley, Montana	undated
402/33	Sidney, Montana	1927 - 1929 and undated
402/34	Swan River Valley, Montana	undated
402/35	Thompson Falls, Montana	undated
402/36	Transportation, early automobiles and trucks, no location	undated
402/37	Transportation, farm wagons in Montana	undated
402/38	Transportation, railroad locomotives	1923 - 1936
402/39	Transportation, Northern Pacific Butte Line	undated
402/40	Transportation, train wrecks	undated
402/41	Transportation, sleighs	undated
402/42	Transportation, steamboat, Portland, Oregon	undated
402/43	Trout Creek, Montana	undated
402/44	Twin Bridges, Montana	1922, 1923 and undated
402/45	Twin Bridges, Montana, Orphans Home	1922
402/46	Washington state	1923 - 1933 and undated
402/47	Whitebird, Idaho	1923
OS2	Northern Pacific Railway Exhibit, mounted photographs, no location	undated
OS3	Northern Pacific Railway Exhibit and General Promotional Photographs, various locations	undated

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Subject Terms

Advertising--Railroads
Railroad companies--Montana
Railroad engineering--Montana
Railroad engineering--United States
Railroad companies--United States
Railroads--Montana
Railroads--United States
Railroads--United States--Design and construction

Form or Genre Terms

Business records--United States
Motion pictures
Photographs

Other Creators

Corporate Names
- Clearwater Short Line Railway Company
- Washington and Columbia River Railway Company
- Astoria and Columbia River Railroad Company
- Bear Creek Western Railway Company
- Camp Creek Railway Company
- Central Washington Railroad Company
- Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company
- Coeur d'Alene Railway and Navigation Company
- Connell Northern Railway Company
- Drummond and Philipsburg Railroad Company
- Gaylord and Ruby Valley Railway Company
- Grays Harbor and Columbia River Railway Company
- Great Northern Railway Company (U.S.)
- Green River and Northern Railroad Company
- Kootenai Valley Railroad Company
- Manitoba Southwestern Colonization Railway
- Missoula and Bitter Root Valley Railroad Company
- Missouri River Railway Company
- Northern Pacific Railroad Company
- Northern Pacific Railway Company. Advertising and Publicity Dept.
- Northern Pacific Railway Company. Cascade Division
- Northern Pacific Railway Company. Clarks Fork and Pend d'Oreille Division
- Northern Pacific Railway Company. Dakota Division
- Northern Pacific Railway Company. Dixon-Polson Line
- Northern Pacific Railway Company. Engineering Dept.
- Northern Pacific Railway Company. Idaho Division
- Northern Pacific Railway Company. Livingston-Gardner Branch
- Northern Pacific Railway Company. Minnesota Division
- Northern Pacific Railway Company. Missoula Division
- Northern Pacific Railway Company. Missouri Division
- Northern Pacific Railway Company. Montana Division
- Northern Pacific Railway Company. Pacific Division
- Northern Pacific Railway Company. Peninsular Branch
- Northern Pacific Railway Company. Portland Division
- Northern Pacific Railway Company. Rocky Mountain Division
- Northern Pacific Railway Company. Seattle Division
- Northern Pacific Railway Company. Western Division
- Northern Pacific Railway Company. Wisconsin Division
- Northern Pacific Railway Company. Yakima Division
- Northern Pacific Railway Company. Yellowstone Division
- Northern Pacific and Montana Railroad Company
- Port Townsend Southern Railroad
- Puget Sound Shore Railroad
- Rocky Fork and Cooke City Railway Company
- Seattle and International Railway Company
- Seattle, Lake Shore, and Eastern Railway Company
- Shields River Valley Railway Company
- Spokane and Palouse Railway Company
- St. Paul and Duluth Railroad Company
- St. Paul and Northern Pacific Railway Company
- Tacoma Terminal Company
- Tacoma, Olympia, and Grays Harbor Railroad Company
- Western Dakota Railway Company
- Yakima and Pacific Coast Railroad Company

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