Manuscripts
"Brief history of Southern Pacific Railroad Company of Mexico." 6 pp
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"History of Seizure of the Southern Pacific Company of Mexico by the Mexican Government." 3 pp
Manuscripts
These materials, consisting primarily of correspondence but also including maps, news clippings, photographs, and blueprints, are arranged and bound by topic according to the Southern Pacific's internal organizational schema. There are 160 individual bound items in these 23 boxes. Each grouping is in reverse chronological order as it was originally filed by SP de México administrators. Collection has material in English and Spanish.
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"Classification: Southern Pacific Company. Subject: Investment in Southern Pacific Railroad of Mexico. Agreement between Mexican Government and Southern Pacific Railroad Company of Mexico -- Notes Received and Claims Against Mexican Government." File No. 1083, Part 8. From Mostly discussion of SP bonds loaned to SPdeM. From Office of Controller. About 20-25 pieces
Manuscripts
These materials, consisting primarily of correspondence but also including maps, news clippings, photographs, and blueprints, are arranged and bound by topic according to the Southern Pacific's internal organizational schema. There are 160 individual bound items in these 23 boxes. Each grouping is in reverse chronological order as it was originally filed by SP de México administrators. Collection has material in English and Spanish.
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"Part I; from Classification: Roadway & Structures. Subject: Construction Work: Southern Pacific Railroad Company of Mexico." File No. 300.4-973; Part 1; From
Manuscripts
These materials, consisting primarily of correspondence but also including maps, news clippings, photographs, and blueprints, are arranged and bound by topic according to the Southern Pacific's internal organizational schema. There are 160 individual bound items in these 23 boxes. Each grouping is in reverse chronological order as it was originally filed by SP de México administrators. Collection has material in English and Spanish.
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"Ballast -- Southern Pacific Railroad Company of Mexico." File No. 332-973, Part 1. (~.25"). Pretty straightforward stuff on large-scale project to ballast the line. Final item is a good succinct summary of conditions in Mexico vis-a-vis the railroad as perceived by Paul Shoup in 1932
Manuscripts
These materials, consisting primarily of correspondence but also including maps, news clippings, photographs, and blueprints, are arranged and bound by topic according to the Southern Pacific's internal organizational schema. There are 160 individual bound items in these 23 boxes. Each grouping is in reverse chronological order as it was originally filed by SP de México administrators. Collection has material in English and Spanish.
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"Classification: Southern Pacific Company. Subject: Investment in Southern Pacific Railroad Company of Mexico -- Agreement between Mexican Government and S.P.RR.CO. of Mexico -- Notes received from and claims against Mexican Government." File No. 1083, Part 5. From Related Files: 4004: Mexican Depredation; 7015: Preliminary Surveys Etc. About 1 linear inch. Details of unpaid indebtedness of bonds owned by various U.S. concerns in Mexico: SP, East Coast Oil Co., Inter-California Southern Railway Company, Nacozari Railroad Company, SPdeM. In general, details notes due from the Mexican government to the line in the early 1930's
Manuscripts
These materials, consisting primarily of correspondence but also including maps, news clippings, photographs, and blueprints, are arranged and bound by topic according to the Southern Pacific's internal organizational schema. There are 160 individual bound items in these 23 boxes. Each grouping is in reverse chronological order as it was originally filed by SP de México administrators. Collection has material in English and Spanish.
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"History --- Southern Pacific Railroad Company of Mexico (MJW-275)." File No. SPdeM 110-3 (History). Part I. From (~2 linear inches). Very rich internal material. Examples: A list of resolutions adopted by the Board relative to concessions and construction, from 1910 to 1931; an internal study of the SPM's operations from 1920 to 1935 inclusive, including very important "plan for restoring that line to its former importance as a feeder company to Southern Pacific Company," along with discussion of waning importance of line to SP and increasing importance to National Railways of Mexico; lengthy excerpts (perhaps 25 pp. worth) from 19th-century SP annual reports talking about the importance of present and future lines in Mexico; copies of the SPM's Articles of Incorporation; includes large confidential file in envelope at end detailing Mexico's reparation payments to SPM; etc
Manuscripts
These materials, consisting primarily of correspondence but also including maps, news clippings, photographs, and blueprints, are arranged and bound by topic according to the Southern Pacific's internal organizational schema. There are 160 individual bound items in these 23 boxes. Each grouping is in reverse chronological order as it was originally filed by SP de México administrators. Collection has material in English and Spanish.
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