MILTON E. CONKLING, COLLECTOR. NY, ONTARIO & WESTERN RAILWAY PAPERS, c . 1Sti-19~ .

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New York and Western Ra i I road.

New York and Western Rai I road papers, 1869-1948.

18 . 6 cubic ft.; 3 u.; 2 rolls.

Rai lroads--New York (State) Rai lroads--Maintenance and repair--New York (State) Employees--New York (State) Brass checks Brass checks Account books . Timetables. New York and Oswego Rai I road.

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Time tables, notices, circulars, employee agreements, material pertaining to the maintenance of equipment, freight and passenger account books, brass checks for non-English speaking employees, special passes, a typescript history of the two rai I roads, and other material for the New York and Oswego Rai !road, its successor, the New York, Ontario and Western Ra i I road, and many connecting Ii nes.

New York and Western Rai I road Papers, 111443 . Division of Rare and Manuscript Co I I ect i ans, Corne I I Uni uers it y Library.

New York and Western Railroad Papers (1869-1948) fii:71 9 1mt'

Operating time tables, notices, circulars (1869-1948) for the New York and Oswego Midland Railroad, its successor, the New York ·J Ontario and Western Railroad and various connecting lines: New York Central (River Division) (1927-1947); Lehigh & Hudson River Railroad; Pennsylvania, Poughkeepsie and Boston; Central New England and Western; Orange County Railrcad; New Yo~ West Shore and Buffalo; Syracuse, C'ntario and New York; Middletown and Crawford; Utica, Ithaca and EJmira; Casanovia, Canastota and DeRuyter; Delaware and Hudson Canal Company; Richelieu and Ontario Navigation Company; New Yorl and Greenwood Lake; Syracuse, Chenango and New York; Midland Railroad of New Jersey; New York, Susquehana and Western Railroad; Utica, Clinton and Binghamton; New York, Lake Erie and Western (now Erie Railroad); Rome, Watertown and Ogdensburg; and New York Central and Hudson River Railroad. Printed mat~~ials concerning rules and general orders, employee agreements, and maintenance of railroad equipment of the New York and· Oswego Mid-land and New York, Ontario and Western Railroads (1869-1937); also freight and passenger account books for the Delhi station (1872-1915). Brass checks for non-English speaking employees, record of ~pecial passes (1888), typescript history of the two railroads and Annual Reports to the stockbmlders (1880-1934); materials relating to the other railroads,

10.f.l~ua.s,United Railroad Employees Magazine (1936-1952), other magazines and miscellaneo~s _photos, _maps, etc.

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Conkling, Milton E., Collector. New York, Ontario & Western Railway Papers, .£• 1871-1957.

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Railroad ;:iccountcint. These ci.dditional papers {jee 1950-1954 Report/ include a ~ stc1tistical record book of the New York & Oswego :Midland Railway Cf871-1878), ~ which gives the onening dates of each section of the line and its branches and ~ le~sed lines, rolling stock inventories, equipment bond subscri~tion list, ~ comnarc1.tive d;ta on twelve lines onerating in the Ea.st and Mid-1/est, and other --; information; M.J. Edwards' dispatchers' memoranda book (1884), listing bridges, ':;; switches, and engines on the !-:iddle Division; other handwritten dispatchers 1 3:

renorts for the Middle Division (1876) and Northern and Utica Divisions (1930); ~ corresnondence, memoranda, and other items pertaining to personnel administration ~ (1933-1943) and to the activities of the N.Y.O.&.W. Veterans Association, of which ;;

1'-'ir. Conkling was trea.surer (1925-1933). Also, pamphlets and other printed material,:; including instructions to emnloyees, operating rules, agreements between railroad ;:;:; brotherhoods and the line, rate schedules, time tables, locomotive classification 1:2<>

data, summer excursion posters, photographs, scattered railroad periodicals, and annaul reports to the Interstate Commerce Commission (6 vols., 1947-1952). Unpublished guide available. ,boxes (32") ..

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Conkling, ~ilton E., Collector. New York, Ontario & '.'lestern R.:i.ilway Papers,

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Picture Collection Card • •

Railroads (New York, Ontario & Western) #2058

Conkling, Milton E., Collector. NY, 0 & W Papers

Photograph of officers: Geo. L. Geer, R. W:. Crans, M. E. Conkling, of the O & Wveteran employees' group, taken at its 1925 Reunion. held at Chenango lake, Norwich, N. Y.

Hillig Studio, Liberty, N. Y.

Retained with #2058; not in general Picture Collection.

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COJ\TKLING: COLLECTOR Box /r1 ( 16")

Blank record book - N.Y.O.&W. RR. Co. - for recording milk, cream and pot cheese forwarded (form M.C. 12).

Record book - letter in book reads as follows: Middletown, N. Y. Dear Sir: "Am sending •••• an N. Y. & Oswego Midland Ry •••• " (March 4, 1927). N.Y.O.&W. Ry., however signature is illegible.

"Mr. J. H. Nuelle, V.P. & G.~., old book of statistics of the Signed by Ass 1t. Treas. of

The index lists subjects covered (opening of branches; distance between stations and to New York; opening dates of each section; comparison of earnings and rolling stock of different roads; etc.) and indicates page numbers of each item. Entr i es from 1871 to 1878. Firs t section opPned in 1869.

Blank record book - N.Y.O.&'H. Ry. Co. Car Demurrage Record (form D 6).

Manila folder - correspondence, dinner menus, several delegate identification ribbons, booklets re N.Y.O.&W. Ry. Veterans' Association, Conkling, Treasurer, 1925-1933.

Blank form - N.Y. & Oswego Midland RR. - Daily report of cars received and delivered to other roads with list of names handwritten on reverse side.

Booklet of unused parlor car tickets (form G.P.A. 14) N.Y.O.&W. Ry.

Three metal Car Seals - N. Y. 0. M. RR. , Ber hards'' Bay, N. Y. 1879.

Booklet - N.Y.O.&W. Ry. Co. - supplemental ' instructions for the Government of the Operating Department effective April 15, 1927.

N.Y.O.&W. Ry. Co. - Northern and Utica Division~ - Dispatcher's Record of }iovement of Trains - Time Table #34, Thursday, Jan. 9, 1930. Ms s. entries

,:, . . .1orm • . N.Y.O.&W. RR. - Honor Roll, World War 1917-1919.

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Constitution and By-Laws of N.Y~O.&W. Icy". Employees' Square Club and application blanks '.for same. .

Pamphlet iri __ envelope addressed to Conkling -- advertisement for The Erie Lt'd. z M

Booklet :- ·_ro~ trip tickets for Firthcliffe on N. Y.0.&i'7. Tine~· IJoT ;;_: i6' ~il:»<..1e~ J1/1.+: 0

Booklet - agreement between N.Y.O.&W. Ry. and Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way E:nployees - effective Dec~ 1, 1940, 19 pp.

N. Y.O.M. RR., J,1',iddle Division - Train Reports - (Moving North &: Moving South ~~~f;g-1~J~ri~ 19, 1876(Form#16, movement of trains), -~-~heets).~erntri8s on

Agreement between N.Y.O.&W • . and Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen of .America effective July 1~ 1945, booklet - 28 pp.

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personnel FBtters.

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circular and messengers.

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of Rates Dec. 1, 1926, 28 pp.

O. Co. - for operation and Push Cars, April 1, 1931, 15 pp.

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O.&W. Federation A.

Booklet - "Erie Railroad Its

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Ry. prepared for the Committee, mimeo.

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Time-Table, Y.

Notice - executive order, Dec. 2?, 194J - • of u.s. and facilities of the company.

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Instructions • 69 pp.

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- Mr. and Y.irs. Personal Misc. items, poems, etc.

relating to trains

Typescripts of Articles of Incorporation of N.Y.O & W. Organisation Chart, 1954; Lists of employees, 1882-1935; photostats of Trial

Balances, 19.37-1938; Reorganisation of railroad and sale of lands, 1952. Train detours, 1955 Campaign to raise $250,000 for N.Y.O & W. Items concerning employees of O & W - birthdays, salaries, etc.

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Railway passes and tickets, etc. 0 , freight and locomotive information °

Radio interview, 1942 (A.E. Tompkins), ! Carbon copy of Thesis by George William Pratt - "History of the N.Y.O & W. Rly'b Correspondence with W.E.Helmer re. his book,

Vol. 1, No. 1. 1939 between New York and the Thousand Isles" n.d. (Old

brochure including map) Blank dispatchers' records and samples of letterhead and envelopes. Broadsides and maps

Scrapbook of General Orders of N.Y.O. & W. Timetables Vacation guides Printed matter of News clippings Mortgage Bonds

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CONKLING, MILTON E., Collector. New York, Ontario & West­ern Railway Papers, c. 1871-1957; 32 in. Railroad accountant. These additional papers [see 1950-1954 Report] include a statistical record book of the New York & Oswego Midland Railway ( 1871-1878), which gives the opening dates of each section of the line and its branches and leased lines, rolling stock inventories, equip­ment bond subscription list, comparative data on twelve lines oper­ating in the East and Mid-West, and other information; M. J. Ed­wards' dispatcher's memoranda book ( 1884), listing bridges, switches, and engines on the Middle Division; other handwritten dispatchers' reports for the Middle Division ( 1876) and Northern and Utica Divisions ( 1930); correspondence, memoranda, and other items pertaining to personnel administration ( 1933-1943) and to the activities of the N.Y.O.&W. Veterans Association, of which Mr. Conkling was treasurer ( 1925-1933). Also, pamphlets and other printed material, including instructions to employees, operating rules, agreements between railroad brotherhoods and the line, rate schedules, time tables, locomotive classification data, sum­mer excursion posters, photographs, scattered railroad periodicals, and annual reports to the Interstate Commerce Commission ( 6 vols., 1947-1952). (2058)

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New York, Ontario and Western Railway Company. Records, 1866-1960. ca. 383 ft. In Cornell University Library, Collection of Regional

History and University Archives (1443., 1949, 2058, 2059) Correspondence; accounts; reports; bankbooks; bonds,

stocks and transfers; charters; tax, land, legal, payroll, and labor records; time tables; rate schedules; inventories; · dis­patchers' diaries; engineer's survey books; records relat­ing to accidents, equipment, construction, passengers, freight, the Interstate Commerce Commission, and the New York, Ontario and Western Veterans Association; photos;

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New York, Ontario and Western Railway Company. Record_s, 1866-1960. (Card 2)

maps; printed material; and other records. Predecessor, subsidiary, connecting and leased lines represented include Anthracite Valley Water Company; Cazenovia, Canastota and De Ruyter Railroad; Central New England and West­ern Railroad; Delaware and Hudson Canal Company; Delaware and Hudson Railway Company; Elk Hill Coal & Iron Company; Ellenville & Kingston Railroad Com­pany; Hancock & State Lines Railroad; Kingston & Rond­out Railroad; Lehigh & Hudson River Railroad; Middle-

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New York, Ontario and Western Railway Company. Records, 1866-1960. (Card 3)

town and Crawford Railroad; Midland Railroad of New -· Jersey; New York and Greenwood Lake Railroad; New York and Oswego Midland Railway; New York and Os­wego Railroad Company; New York Central and Hudson River Railroad; New York, Lake Erie and Western Rail­road (now Erie Railroad); New York, Susquehanna and ·western Railroad; New York, ,vest Shore and Buffalo Railway Company; Ontario, Carbondale & Scranton Rail­way Company; Orange County Railroad; Pecksport Con-

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