Object Details
Scope and Contents
Documents relating to the business of the Swatara Railroad Company of Danville, Pennsylvania and particularly of its president, "Judge" William Donaldson. Includes receipts, bills, contracts, operating statistics, financial statements and correspondence, filed chronologically by year.
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Author
Swatara Railroad Company
Collector
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Agriculture
Author
Donaldson, William
Swatara and Good Spring Railroad
Names
Good Spring Railroad
Place
Pennsylvania -- 19th century
Topic
Coal mines and mining -- 19th century -- Pennsylvania
Railroads -- 19th century -- Pennsylvania
Anthracite coal industry -- 19th century -- Pennsylvania
Provenance
Immediate source of acquisition unknown.
Author
Swatara Railroad Company
Collector
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Agriculture
Author
Donaldson, William
Swatara and Good Spring Railroad
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Swatara Railroad Papers
Biographical / Historical
The Swatara and Good Spring Railroad was incorporated in 1831 with Judge William Donaldson as president. Renamed the Swatara Railroad in 1841, it was one of several lines connecting the First Pennsylvania anthracite coal field via waterways to the East Coast. Until 1848 it was powered by horses and was extended and rebuilt periodically. In 1863, Donaldson sold his interest in the Swatara to the Philadelphia & Reading Co., which renamed it the Good Spring Railroad.
Extent
1 Cubic foot (3 vertical boxes)
Date
1805-1894.
Custodial History
This collection was transferred to the Archives Center from the Division of Agriculture (now Division of Work and Industry), October 17, 1987.
Archival Repository
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Identifier
NMAH.AC.0272
Type
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Financial statements
Receipts
Correspondence
Citation
Swatara Railroad Papers, dates, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Processing Information
Collection processed by Don Darroch, 1988
Rights
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Genre/Form
Financial statements -- 19th century
Receipts -- 19th century
Correspondence -- 19th century
Restrictions
The collection is open for research use.
NMAH.AC.0272
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Record ID
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