Leroy Roberts Railroad Collection
Scope and Content Note
The collection consists of maps, atlases, photographs, pamphlets, booklets, real estate appraisals and other property records, bridge lists, correspondence, newspaper clippings, and timetables, almost exclusively documenting the history of the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad, better known as the New Haven Railroad, and its predecessor railroad lines, particularly the portions of the railroad that ran in Connecticut. The maps include blueprint copies of many of those that were created for the Interstate Commerce Commission in 1915 by the New Haven Railroad, known as the valuation series. The photographs series is an extensive set of images of virtually every railroad station and depot in Connecticut, plus many images of town and city views and of other railroad structures such as roundhouses and freight yards.
Dates
- undated, 1851-1993
Access
The collection is open and available for research.
Restrictions on Use and Copyright Information
Permission to publish from these Papers must be obtained in writing from both the University of Connecticut Libraries and the owner(s) of the copyright.
History
Leroy Roberts is a resident of Meriden, Connecticut, and an avid historian and collector of photographs, documents and memorabilia of the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad, particularly the portion of the railroad that ran through the state of Connecticut. He was an employee of Pratt & Whitney's Tool Division.
Extent
100 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Collection of maps, photographs and other documents focusing on the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad and its predecessor railroad lines, particularly those that ran in Connecticut.
Provenance and Acquisition
The collection was donated by Leroy Roberts in the years between 1989 and 2012.
Location of Copies or Alternate Formats
Digital reproductions of materials in this collection may also be found in the Archives & Special Collections digital repository.
- Connecticut (state) Subject Source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- Photographs Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Railroad stations Subject Source: Fast
- Title
- Leroy Roberts Railroad Collection
- Status
- Published
- Author
- Archives & Special Collections staff
- Date
- 2014 February
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Archives and Special Collections, University of Connecticut Library Repository
University of Connecticut Library
405 Babbidge Road Unit 1205
Storrs Connecticut 06269-1205 USA US
860-486-2524
archives@uconn.edu