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INDEX of RECORD HOLDINGS

 

Relating to

 

The Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway Company

 

Compiled by

 

William S. Osborn

Patman & Osborn

515 Congress Avenue  Suite 1704

Austin, Texas  78701

512/476-3529          Telephone

512/476-8310          Telecopy

 

Reviewed for the Purpose of Preparing a Corporate History

(A Work in Progress)

 

 

 

                                File Name:                      GCSFINDX.mis.doc

                                Last Revision:                  April 11, 2000

                                Items Listed                      137 Record Files

                                                                         50 Interview Transcripts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0

Index of Record Holdings

Work Product

GCSFINDX.MIS

 

1

Station and Agency Status

Chicago Office of Valuation Engineer

System File 78-2-C

 

STAINDEX.MIS

1B

Station and Agency Status

Miscellaneous

 

 

2

Statement of Cost - Pecos & North Texas Railway  Coleman to Lubbock Junction

?

 

 

 

3

Robert Pounds Research

R. E. Pounds

 

 

4

G.C.&S.F. Small Drawings & Blueprints AFE/AFR

Miscellaneous

Yes

 

5

Origin of Town and Station Names

Chicago Office of Valuation Engineer

System File 20-2

 

 

 

 

6

Merger into A.T.&S.F.

Last Passenger Train Leaves Galveston

 

 

 

7

Railroading Along The Concho: A History of the Concho, San Saba, and Llano Valley Railroad Company

Also, 1937 ICC Report and Order on Abandonment of Paint  Rock Branch.

Historical file on order from K.S.H.S.

 

West Texas Historical Association Yearbook

Volume 38  T976.4006  W52Y Barker Center

 

Yes

8

Excerpts from 1915 Freight Rate Hearing

Railroad Commission of Texas

 

 

 

9

Inventory of Photographs

Various

PHOINDBU.SFE

 

10

Destruction of Railroad Commission Files Regarding Railway Dockets - Microfilm Conversion

Railroad Commission of Texas

 

 

 

11

Building Inventory

G.C.&S.F. Building Records

Yes, hard copy, but obsolete software

 

12

Complaints to Railroad Commission Regarding Operations of G.C.&S.F. - 1891 to 1933

Railroad Commission of Texas

Yes, hard copy, but obsolete software

 

12B

Copies of Selected Commission Correspondence 

Railroad Commission of Texas

 

 

 

13

Excerpt - "Galveston, A History"

David G. McComb

 

 

14

SFRHS Article on Construction Through Post, Also Waters extract on this line

SFRHS/Waters

 

 

 

15

Freight Car Cards - Zulu & Stock Hogs

Keith Hines

 

 

16

Promotional Broadsides

Various

 

 

17

1917 System Letter on Line History

K.S.H.S.

GC&SF.sfe

 

18

1924 Inventory of Carthage Depot Contents

ICC

 

Invent.sfe

19

Articles on History of Santa Fe Towns

Various

 

 

20

Interlocker List

Railroad Commission of Texas

 

 

21

Manual for Drafting Room

Office of Chief Engineer, Galveston

October, 1923 - March, 1959

 

Loan from R. E. Pounds

 

22

Line Abandonments  System File 24-1 Series 5  Updated to January 11, 1963.

 

Loan from R. E. Pounds

 

23

Research Correspondence

Work Product

 

 

24

Average Daily Compensation 1891-1906

Railroad Commission of Texas

 

 

25

Research Notes

Work Product

 

 

26

1908 Report on Conditions of Weatherford, Paris, Honey Grove and San Angelo Branches

Railroad Commission of Texas.  Search Pending for Remainder of Report.

 

RRC12248.sfe

27

Sundry Letters

Extracts from K.S.H.S. RR 653.4

 

 

28

History of the Central & Montgomery Railway Co. - Elinore M. McDonough, Galveston, 1934

 

K.S.H.S.

 

29

Extracts from San Saba Newspaper on the Coming of The Railroad - 1911

 

Work Product

Yes

30

Maps

Various

 

 

31

Applications to Railroad Commission to Discontinue Passenger Service

Railroad Commission of Texas

 

 

32

A.T.&S.F. 75th Anniversary - 1948

Santa Fe Magazine

 

 

33

Statement of Cost - Additions and Betterments 1895-1912

Railroad Commission of Texas

 

 

34

Excerpt from Finance Docket 18216 - Building of Sanger - Dallas Line, and Related letters

 

ICC/K.S.H.S.

 

35

1917 Objections of G.C.&S.F. to RRC Valuation of Lometa-Eden Line

Railroad Commission of Texas

 

 

36

1946 Letter to Zelma Scott of Gatesville re G.C.&S.F. and other roads in Coryell County

Railroad Commission of Texas

 

 

37

Charter, Acts of Incorporation, etc.

GCSF/ATSF Purchase Contract

 

Various

 

 

38

S. G. Reed Chapter 27 - The Santa Fe System, incl. G.C.&S.F. letters to Reed regarding reviews of draft.

 

Reed.K.S.H.S.

 

39

Bibliography

Various

 

 

40

Operating Bulletins

Ubo Kovacevich

In progress

 

41

Colonization/Promotion

Various

 

 

42

1888 and 1912 System Timetables

Purchased

 

 

43

Top Ten Project

Work Product

 

 

44

Book Organization

Work Product

 

 

45

G.C.&S.F. in Oklahoma

Various

 

 

46

Traffic Analysis

Railroad Commission of Texas

 

In Progress

47

Jim Crow

Various

 

 

48

Text on Computer

 

50th Anniversary Celebration  05/03/25 Galv. News

75th Anniversary Celebration 08/00/48 SF Magazine

Prospectus - 1878

Reconn. Report - Montgomery Branch 08/16/87

Reconn. Report - Montgomery Branch 12/09/90

Reconn. Report - Main Line  ___/___/___

Max Naumann Sketch of History  11/00/07

Max Naumann Sketch of History 09/00/12

W. J. Sherman - Early Days on The Texas Santa Fe

Extract from Griffin's Galveston History - 1931

Houston's Hostile Attitude Forced Cons.  06/23/28

Yellow Fever Death Statistics   Galv. News 06/04/89

ICC Cane Belt Abandonment Report (Matagorda)

"The Santa Fe Today" - Storey Speech  06/21/32

Letters from RRC to GCSF Gen. Manager Polk

     "Ruthless Slaughter of revenues" - tariff issues

     January 28, 1896

     February 23, 1896

     January 24, 1898

 

 

K.S.H.S.

K.S.H.S.

K.S.H.S.

K.S.H.S.

K.S.H.S.

K.S.H.S.

K.S.H.S.

K.S.H.S.

K.S.H.S.

K.S.H.S.

K.S.H.S.

K.S.H.S.

R. E. Pounds

SF Magazine

 

 

TX State Archives

TX State Archives

TX State Archives

 

 

 

Dirt.sfe

Diajub.sfe

Prospect.sfe

Snyder.sfe

Vansant.sfe

Bragg.sfe

?

?

Sherman.sfe

Railway.sfe

Fever.sfe

Epidem.sfe

memo.sfe

Depress.sfe

 

Reaganii.sfe

Reagan3.sfe

Reagan.sfe

 

49

Index of Appellate Litigation involving the G.C.&S.F.

Southwest Reporter

In Progress

 

50

Cane Belt Line

Work Product (Chapter Draft)

In Progress

 

51

Analysis of Contracts

K.S.H.S.

Contract.sfe

 

52

Insurance Schedules 1890 - 1895

K.S.H.S.

 

 

53

Extracts from Annual Reports

K.S.H.S.

Anreport.sfe

 

54

April 1946 Systemwide Traffic Report

K.S.H.S.

 

 

55

Valuation Engineer System Office Report on G.C.&S.F. History

March 1946

 

K.S.H.S.

 

56

1916 Accounting Report - Cash Contributions by Town, and line construction dates

 

K.S.H.S.?

 

57

Excerpt from Night Trains - Pullman Operations

"Night Trains"

 

 

58

Extract - Bradley's "Story of the Santa Fe"

"Story of the Santa Fe"

 

 

59

Misc. Railroad Commission Bulletins

Railroad Commission of Texas

 

 

60

Arthur L. Carnahan

Railroad Commission of Texas

 

 

61

Santa Fe Magazine Articles

K.S.H.S.

 

 

62

Officers/Dates of Service/Biographies

K.S.H.S.

 

 

63

Line Relocations, Lines Acquired by Purchase

K.S.H.S.

 

 

64

Insurance Reports on Fires

K.S.H.S.

 

 

65

Paris Branch

Chicago, Texas & Mexican Central Ry. Co. History on order from K.S.H.S.

 

K.S.H.S., Various

 

66

Chronological Index of Corporate Activities

Work Product

 

gcchron.sfe

67

Index to A.T.&S.F. Magazine Articles

Work Product

 

magazine.sfe

68

December 1953 "Modern Railroads"  "The Modern Santa Fe" (Entire Issue on the Company)

 

Ed Kasparik

 

69

1889 "Atlas of the Santa Fe Route"

Ubo Kovacevich

 

 

70

Minute Book Indexes

K.S.H.S.

 

 

71

Fred Harvey and the G.C.&S.F.

Various

 

 

72

Fires

Various

 

 

73

Stock Certificates

Various

 

 

74

Tillman's Lane    Menard - Sonora

Jim Croom

 

 

75

Indexes of Drawings - Other Collections

Various

 

 

76

John Henry Kirby

K.S.H.S.

 

In Progress

77

Early Reconnissance and Preliminary Surveys  8 Reports  1874-1890

 

K.S.H.S.

Yes

78

Discontinuance of San Saba Agency

Railroad Commission of Texas - 1976

 

 

79

ICC Valuation Records

ICC/Jim Steely

 

 

80

G.C.&S.F. Inspection Trip and Reports "Way and Structures"  May 1941  with photographs (order pending for 11 copies) - there is also an "Equipment Report" in the ICC files

 

ICC

 

81

Railroad YMCA  April 1910

SF Magazine  K.S.H.S.

 

 

82

Marshall, Timpson & Sabine Pass History

K.S.H.S.

 

 

 

83

Texas & Gulf Ry. Co. History

K.S.H.S.

 

 

 

84

Gulf & Interstate Ry. Co.

K.S.H.S.

 

 

 

85

Potts' "Railroad Transportation in Texas"  University of Texas Bulletin 119  March 1, 1909

 

Purchase

 

86

125th Anniversary - XCel Issue

A.T.&S.F. Ry. Co.

 

 

87

"The Earth"   G.C.&S.F. Material

K.S.H.S.

 

Yes

88

Fort Worth & Rio Grande Ry. Co. History

K.S.H.S.

 

 

89

Economic Survey of East Texas Ore Fields - Longview Extension - 1943

War Needs

 

K.S.H.S.

 

90

Proposed Extension of Line

Dougherty, Indian Territory - Paris - Longview

 

K.S.H.S.

 

91

Hospital Association

K.S.H.S.

 

 

 

92

1886 Sale to A.T.&S.F., "Company Name"

K.S.H.S.

 

 

93

 

Early Issues of Capital Stock

K.S.H.S.

 

94

 

Santa Fe Executive Writing Style

Work Product

Yes

95

Santa Fe/BN Merger

 

Various

 

96

Port Bolivar Iron Ore Ry. Co.

 

K.S.H.S.

 

97

 

Livestock Industry

Various

 

98

Cotton/Wool/Mohair

Various

 

 

99

GCSF Legal Files at Houston

 

George Werner

 

100

 

Wells Fargo

Various

 

101

 

Equipment

Various

 

102

Tower 19

 

Work Product

 

103

DeGolyer Library Research

Work Product

 

 

104

W. E. Maxson Shooting

Peter Maxson

 

 

105

Fuel Oil

K.S.H.S., Bob Biard

 

 

106

East Texas

Work Product

 

 

107

Sanger, Tx  January 1, 1938

Trains Magazine

 

 

108

South Orient Express History

Work Product

 

 

109

East Texas Predecessor Lines

K.S.H.S.

 

 

110

GCSF Material in State Archives

Work Product

 

 

111

ATSF Centennial

Various

 

 

112

Relations with CRI&P  1903-1905

 

K.S.H.S.

 

113

Land Grants

Various

 

 

114

Interviews of Galveston Area Retirees

Work Product

 

 

115

 

Interviews of Cleburne Area Retirees

Work Product

 

116

 

Irrigation

U.S.G.S. etc

 

117

 

 

ICC Finance Docket 26439  -  1972

Abandonment Trackage Brady - Eden

Interstate Commerce Comm.

 

118

 

 

 

RRC Docket 3681R  -  1939

Discontinue Passenger Service

Brownwood - Menard

Houston Metropolitan

Research Center

 

119

 

 

ICC Finance Docket 20515  -  1959

Abandonment Trackage Brownwood to Brady

Houston Metropolitan

Research Center

 

120

 

 

San Saba Branch Misc. Items

Houston Metropolitan

Research Center

 

121

 

 

RRC Docket 1423 RO  -  1957

Closing Agency - Melvin

Houston Metropolitan

Research Center

 

122

 

 

RRC Docket 1044 RO  - 1949

Closing Agency - Whiteland

Houston Metropolitan

Research Center

 

123

 

 

 

RRC Docket 1480 RO  -  1958

Discontinue Passenger Service

Lometa - Eden

Houston Metropolitan

Research Center

 

124

 

 

RRC Docket 3538 R  -  1938

Houston Metropolitan

Research Center

 

125

 

 

Brady Reservoir Realignment  -  1960

Houston Metropolitan

Research Center

 

126

 

Preface for Book

Quotation

 

127

 

Archival Mylar Photo Sleeves

Universal Products

 

128

 

California State Railroad Museum Photos

CSRRM

 

129

 

Library of Congress Photographs

LoC

 

130

 

Tariffs

Various

 

131

 

Operations in Louisiana

Various

 

132

 

 

Gould-Huntington Non-compete Agreement

Houston Metropolitan

Research Center

 

133

 

 

RRC Docket 1656 RO  -  1960

Closing Agency - Richland Springs

Houston Metropolitan

Research Center

 

134

 

San Saba Branch History

Work Product

 

135

 

Surviving Depots Website

Evan Werkema

 

136

 

Pineland Colonization Co. Minute Book

Kansas State Hist. Society

 

137

 

Interviews of Gainesville Area Retirees

Work Product

 

 

 

 

 


Oral History Transcripts of

Employee/Shipper Interviews

 

Date

 

1988

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Name                            

 

Mick Stephens

Spud Talley

Darrell Williams 

Bill Allison 

Lloyd Lively 

Claude Russell

Martin Lehnis 

Roy Sullivan 

Edgar Muesse 

Ray Wells 

Allan Ivey 

Art Thompson

Harry Hughes 

Robert Stevens 

Manuel Castro 

Orander Drake 

Mary Christine Higgins

Elise Landers

C. T. Sumerall 

Etelka Baker Williams 

Collis Parker 

John Perry 

Garnell Baker 

Virble Lankford 

J. C. Odom 

Johnnie Parrish 

R. W. Bowers 

Theo Darnell 

C. C. Bobo 

Truett Williams

B. J. Heath 

N. K. Farmer

Monte Noelke   

Gary Wylie 

Frank Ruttiger

Ed Hartnett

T. E. Flemons

Bo Maniss

Fred Mitchell

W. E. Brownlee

Burl Bradshaw

Charles E. Reed

Miles D. Jordan

R. W. Herron

Kenneth Harwell

James A. Sirmons

Darrell D. Shine

Charles W. Lee

Marscine Simmons

Malcolm G. Griffin

 

Place

 

Lometa

Lometa

Lometa

Lampasas

Lometa

Lampasas

Brownwood

Lampasas

LaMarque

Hitchcock

Hitchcock

Hitchcock

Galveston

Galveston

Galveston

Galveston

Galveston

Galveston

Temple

Cleburne

Cleburne

Cleburne

Cleburne

Cleburne

Cleburne

Cleburne

Cleburne

Cleburne

Brownwood

Salado

Salado

Junction

Mertzon

Cleburne

Rockport

Rockport

Gainesville

Gainesville

Gainesville

Silsbee

Silsbee

Silsbee

Silsbee

Silsbee

Silsbee

Silsbee

Silsbee

Silsbee

Silsbee

Silsbee

 

Commenced Employment

 

Shipper

?

?

1943

Shipper

1928

1930

1945

1956

1945

1961?

1948

1951

1949

1927

1946

1942

1950

1946

1930

1952

1941

1941

1920

1943

1943

1948

1925

1947

1945

1949

Shipper

Shipper

1971

1933

1954

1934

1930

1942

1956

1946

1947

1946

1936

1953

1946

1948

1948

1948

1957

 

 

 

 

 

Collected Autobiography by Employees or Family or Observers

 

1967                 Robert A. Wood                                            San Augustine                      1915

?                      Harry I. Maxson (Son of Willis Maxson)         Galveston                             1900 Hurricane

1967                 Herbert Roedenbeck                                     Chambers County               1909-1930

 

 

Company Construction Blueprints

 

 

Drawn                          Facility/Subject                                                           Sheets             Source                        

 

Sept. 8, 1906                 G.C.&S.F. Standard Frame Combination Depot           36                     Robert Pounds

Oct. 15, 1910                Sterling City Depot                                                         10                     Kansas State Hist. Soc.

Jan. 12, 1911                 Brady Freight Depot - Joint with F.W & R.G.                 3                      Robert Pounds

Jan. 24, 1911                 Eagle Lake Depot                                                           7                      Kansas State Hist. Soc.

Mar. 15, 1911                San Saba Brick Passenger Depot                                12                     Kansas State Hist. Soc.

Nov. 1912                      Gulf & International Route                                                1                      Darrell Shine

June 28, 1916                Bay City Depot                                                                7                      Kansas State Hist. Soc.

June 28, 1916                Wharton Depot                                                              10                     Kansas State Hist. Soc.

Aug. 8, 1917                  Freight Depot - Temple                                                   6                      Kansas State Hist. Soc.

May 17, 1922                Wallis Depot - Joint with S.A. & A.P.                               6                      Kansas State Hist. Soc.

Nov. 1, 1923                  G.C.&S.F. Full Size Car Stencils                                      2                      Frank Ellington

June 20, 1927                Belton Depot                                                                    9                      Kansas State Hist. Soc.