Finding Aid for the Smoky Mountain Railroad Collection, 1909-1963
MS-0424 University of Tennessee Special Collections Library, Knoxville, TN
Encoded by: Elizabeth Dunham, September 13, 2006.
Summary Information
Smoky Mountain Railroad Collection
Date/Date Range : 1909-1963
7.5 linear feet
Abstract: The Smoky Mountain Railroad Collection includes correspondence, financial records, bank statements, payroll reports, agents' reports and profit and loss statements. There are also two ledgers for 1909-1912 and 1925; a record book for 1926; and a cash book for 1944-1945.
MS-0424
University of Tennessee Special Collections Library, Knoxville, TN
Access and Use
The Smoky Mountain Railroad Collection was donated to The University of Tennessee Library in July 1968 by Mr. William Robert Rogers of Seymour, Tennessee.
Collection is open for research.
The copyright interests in this collection remain with the creator. For more information, contact the Special Collections Library.
[Identification of Item], Smoky Mountain Railroad Collection, MS-0424. University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Special Collections Library.
Arrangement
Collection consists of five boxes.
Biography / History
The Smoky Mountain Railroad was incorporated in 1926. It acquired property from the Knoxville and Carolina Railroad and ran between Knoxville and Sevierville, Tennessee, for a total of 27.08 miles. After many years of failing to show a profit, the Interstate Commerce Commission allowed the Smoky Mountain Railroad to cease operations in March 1964.
Collection Scope and Content Note
The correspondence and financial records of the Smoky Mountain Railroad number approximately 4,500 items and occupy 7.5 linear feet of shelf space. The material covers the operation of the Smoky Mountain Railroad from 1938 to 1963. The collection includes correspondence, financial records, bank statements, payroll reports, agents' reports and profit and loss statements. There are also two ledgers for 1909-1912 and 1925; a record book for 1926; and a cash book for 1944-1945. Containers one through three are organized into subject files. They are divided by years into correspondence and record files. Box four contains assorted reports and five holds the ledgers and record books.
Subject Terms
- Smoky Mountain Railroad.
- Railroads -- Tennessee -- History.
Contents List
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Correspondence and records, 1938-1942
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2
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Correspondence and records, 1943-1949
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3
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Correspondence and records, 1950-1963
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4
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Bank statements, payroll reports, agents' reports (1948-1950), undated miscellaneous materials Addenda, Little River Railroad, Angola, Ind.: articles, correspondence, and photographs, 1948-1950
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5
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Ledgers, Record Books, and Cash Books, 1909-1945 Scope Note: Ledger, 1909-1912
Ledger, 1925
Record Book, 1926
Cashbook, 1944-1945
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