Atlantic and Western Railway Company records, 1905-1968
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Summary
- Creator:
- Atlantic and Western Railway Company
- Abstract:
- North Carolina short-line railroad company established in 1896 and still in operation as of 2008. Correspondence, accounts, financial reports, ledgers, memoranda, publications, and other records (chiefly 1918-1960), of a short-line railway operating between Sanford and Lillington, N.C., in Lee and Harnett counties. Includes communications from the American Short Line Railroad Association and the Association of American Railroads.
- Extent:
- 55.7 Linear Feet
41,774 Items - Language:
- Material in English
- Collection ID:
- RL.00058
Background
- Acquisition information:
- The Atlantic and Western Railway Company Records were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book Manuscript Library as a gift in 1975.
- Processing information:
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Processed by Rubenstein Library staff
Encoded by Ted Holt and Paula Jeannet, June 2008
Accession from 1975 is described in this finding aid.
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- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Subjects
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- Subjects:
- Railroads -- North Carolina -- History
Railroads -- North Carolina -- Records and correspondence - Names:
- Association of American Railroads
American Short Line Railroad Association - Places:
- Sanford (N.C.) -- Economic conditions
Harnett County (N.C.) -- Economic conditions
Lillington (N.C.) -- Economic conditions
Lee County (N.C.) -- Economic conditions
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[Identification of item], Atlantic and Western Railway Company Records, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University