C. J. Collins letter regarding a map of the Pony Express route
Overview
Letter of transmittal from C. J. Collins, General Passenger Traffic Manager for the Union Pacific Railroad, regarding the gift of a pictorial map of the Pony Express route from the early 1860s between St. Joseph, Missouri and Sacramento, California. The letter describes the map's creators, Wiliam H. Jackson in collaboration with Howard R. Driggs, and conveys background information regarding the map's production.
Dates
- Creation: September 10, 1951
Conditions Governing Access
No access restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
Spencer Library staff may determine use restrictions dependent on the physical condition of manuscript materials.
Extent
1 folder
Language of Materials
English
Physical Location
RH MS P703
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift, Union Pacific Railroad Company, 1951.
Separated Materials
The map referred to in the letter can be found at RH Map R536, "Pony express route, April 3, 1860-October 24, 1861."
Source
- Union Pacific Railroad Company (Donor, Organization)
Topical
- Title
- Guide to the C. J. Collins Pony Express Route Collection
- Subtitle
- C. J. Collins letter regarding the Pony Express route
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by mh, 2006. Finding aid encoded by mh, 2006. Finding aid revised by mwh, 2017.
- Date
- 2006
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Finding aid written in English.
- Finding aid permalink
- http://hdl.handle.net/10407/6006825982
- Preferred citation
-
C. J. Collins letter regarding a map of the Pony Express route, RH MS P703, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas.
Repository Details
Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository