General Overview of the Collection
Special Collections, Lehigh University
Lehigh Valley Rail Road Company
Lehigh Valley Railroad Ledger, 1863-1874
1863-1874
1 volume; 25 x 32 cm.
Single volume ledger of Lehigh Valley Rail Road Company containing information on the locomotive and railroad car maintenance, repair and management records from 1863-1874.
SC MS 0198
All the entries are written in
English
Historical Note
Lehigh Valley Rail Road Company was founded in 1864. Lehigh University’s founder Asa Packer became the president in 1852 until his death in 1879. Under his management, LVRR expanded its web of railways Eastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York. In 1897, it was controlled by J.P. Morgan. LVRR played major role in supplying anthracite, iron and steel from the Anthracite Region of Pennsylvania to the industrial centers, such as Buffalo, New York City and Philadelphia. LVRR was also an important passenger carrier in the same region. Its famous train was known as the Black Diamond Express.
In 1962, it went under the control of Pennsylvania Rail Road, and in 1976 Conrail took over all the operations of LVRR.
Scope and Content Note
Single volume ledger of Lehigh Valley Rail Road Company containing information on the locomotive and railroad car maintenance, repair and management records from 1863-1874. Entries organized chronologically by date.
Organization of the Content
The entries in the ledger are in chronological order.
Related Material
SC MS 0159 Lehigh Valley Rail Road collection of schedules.
SC MS 0005 Asa Packer Estate Accounts and Financial Records
SC MS 0040 Estate of Harry E. Packer
SC MS 0156 Morris Canal and Bank Company records
Indexing Terms
Sayre, Robert H. (Robert Heysham), 1824-1907.
Lehigh Valley Railroad Company.
Mauch Chunk (Pa.)
Sayre (Pa.)
Locomotives – Maintenance and repair.
Locomotives – Pennsylvania.
Railroads – Pennsylvania – History.
Railroads – Middle Atlantic States – History.
Railroads – United States – History.
Railroads – Management.
Ledgers (account books)
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research.
Use Restrictions
Collection housed remotely. Users need to contact 24 hours in advance.
Preferred Citation
Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
Cite as: Lehigh Valley Railroad Ledger 1863-1874, SC MS 0198, Special Collections, Linderman Library, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA
Acquisition Information
April 4, 1959
Accruals
No additions anticipated.
Description of the Collection
Lehigh Valley Railroad Ledger, 1863-1874
Single volume ledger measures 25 cm x 32 cm bound in rough brown buckram over board with brown leather corners and spine with narrow line of embossing on leather edge. The front cover is separated from spine as are several of the pages. Only the pages used are numbered and ruled in red in ledger format, the remaining are blue lined sheets. Inside the front cover is a red ink library stamp indicates the accession: Lehigh University Library Apr 4, 1959. This ledger of Lehigh Valley Rail Road Company contains information on the locomotive and railroad car maintenance, repair and management records from 1863-1874. The entries in the ledger are in chronological order.
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