William P. McDermott Railroad Collection

Collection

Identifier: 2006-0180

Staff Only

Scope and Content

The collection consists of payroll vouchers, traffic vouchers, correspondence, deposit slips, photographic prints, financial documents and other materials associated with the Hartford & New Haven Railroad, the Central New England Railway, the Philadephia, Reading & New England Railroad, the New York & Boston Railroad and other railroad lines in southern New England and eastern New York. Much of the correspondence is to John Brock.

Dates

1835-1935

Creator

McDermott, William P., Dr. (Creator, Person)

Access

The collection is open and available for research.

Restrictions on Use

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.

Biography

William P. McDermott is a resident of Tolland, Connecticut. The Hartford & New Haven Railroad was incorporated in 1833 and organized in 1835. The Hartford, Providence & Fishkill Railroad was formed and organized in 1849 by a consolidation of the New York & Hartford Railroad and the Hartford & Providence Railroad. It was deeded in 1863 to the Boston, Hartford & Erie Railroad. The Philadelphia, Reading & New England Railroad formed in 1892 by the consolidation of the Central New England and Western Railroad and the Poughkeepsie Bridge and Railroad Company. The property and franchises were sold in 1898 to become the Central New England Railway. The Central New England Railway was incorporated 1899 with its principal office in Poughkeepsie, New York. The New York & New England Railroad was formed in 1873 by bondholders of the Boston, Hartford & Erie Railroad; all property deeded to the New England Railroad in 1895. In 1872 the New York & New Haven Railroad consolidated with the Hartford & New Haven Railroad to become the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad.

Extent

16.5 Linear Feet (33 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

The collection consists of payroll vouchers, traffic vouchers, correspondence, deposit slips, financial documents and other materials associated with the Hartford & New Haven Railroad, the Central New England Railway, the Philadephia, Reading & New England Railroad, the New York & Boston Railroad and other railroad lines in southern New England and eastern New York. Much of the correspondence is to John Brock, president of the Philadelphia, Reading & New England Railroad and the Hartford and Connecticut Western Railroad.Central New England Railway.

Acquisition Information

The collection was initially donated by William P. McDermott in 2006 with a large addition made in 2016.

Related Material

Archives & Special Collections has a substantial collection of materials pertaining to the railroads of southern New England, particularly the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad. For detailed information on these collections please contact the curator or ask at the Reading Room desk.

Subjects

Administrative records Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Connecticut (state) Subject Source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
Correspondence Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Financial records Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
New York (State) Subject Source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
Poughkeepsie (inhabited place) Subject Source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
Railroads Subject Source: Fast
Rhinebeck (inhabited place) Subject Source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
Rhinecliff (inhabited place) Subject Source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names