WAUOregonWashingtonRailroadandNavigationCompany5154.xml Guide to the Oregon-Washington Railroad and Navigation Company Records circa 1900-1918 Oregon-Washington Railroad and Navigation Company Records Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries ©2007 (Last modified: 4/18/2018)
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Finding aid written in English. Finding aid based on DACS (Describing Archives: A Content Standard). University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections 5154 Oregon-Washington Railroad and Navigation Company Oregon-Washington Railroad and Navigation Company records circa 1900-1918 0.6 cubic feet (2 boxes) Collection materials are in English. Correspondence, court papers, engineering blueprint, and logs of materials loaded and unloaded by the Oregon-Washington Railroad and Navigation Company, which operated rail lines in the Pacific Northwest

The Oregon Railway and Navigation Company began in the 1860s and officially incorporated in 1879. It operated a rail line between Portland, Oregon and eastern Oregon and Washington states. On July 16, 1896, the company reorganized as the Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company. After first leasing some lines from the company in 1887, Union Pacific purchased a majority stake of Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company in 1898. In late 1910, the line became a subsidiary of Union Pacific under the name of Washington-Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company. The company was fully absorbed by Union Pacific in 1936.

The railroad was represented by the Bogle firm (in various forms of name) in Seattle.

Organized into 2 accessions.

Accession No. 5154-001, Oregon-Washington Railroad and Navigation Company records, circa 1906-1918 Accession No. 5154-002, Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company records, circa 1900-1904

Correspondence, court papers, and engineering blueprint of the Oregon-Washington Railroad and Navigation Company, as well as logs of materials loaded and unloaded by company under its earlier name, the Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company.

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Accession No. 5154-001: Oregon-Washington Railroad and Navigation Company records, circa 1906-1918 .42 cubic foot (1 box)

Scope and Content: Correspondence, court papers, and an engineering blueprint primarily concerning a land condemnation suit in Seattle at Western Avenue. The accession also includes similar materials on other aspects of the railroad's business in Western Washington.

Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.

Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights not transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.

Acquisition Info: Donated by Barbara Glenn, 6/11/1999.

 Oregon-Washington Railroad and Navigation Company records Accession No. 5154-002: Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company records, circa 1900-1904 0.18 cubic feet (1 box)

Scope and Content: Six books with calf bindings related to the Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company. Five of the volumes contain lists of daily records of materials loaded and unloaded by the Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company. Each volume measures approximately 4.5 inches by 7 inches and contains approximately 90 pages. Books number 1 through 5 belonged to R. W. Fletcher, an engineer from Pendleton, Oregon, who worked in the Bridges and Building department of the company. Book number 1 contains information about the route from Portland to Troutdale, from Cascade Locks to Dalles, and from Pendleton to Huron. Book number 2 describes Huron to North Powder. Book number 3 contains information about the route from North Powder to Huntington. Book number 4 logs the route from The Dalles to Barnhart, and book number 5 describes Barnhart to Pendleton.

A sixth volume, of the same size and binding as the other five, contains simple lined sheets instead of the official "record of material" pages in the other volumes. This volume is entitled "Columbia River Miscellaneous Notes, F. C. Schubert, Diary of Gerald Bagnall, Assistant Engineer, Survey of 1900." The first third of the volume is filled with pencil and ink manuscript field notes related to the surveying of areas around the Columbia River. The remainder of the volume does not contain any writing or information.

Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.

Restrictions on Use: Status of creator's copyrights is unknown; restrictions may exist on copying, quotation, or publication. Users are responsible for researching copyright status before use.

Acquisition Info: Appears to have been purchased.

 Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company records