Louisville Transit Co. Records,1866-1965

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Title

Louisville Transit Co. Records

Date

1866-1965

Repository

The Filson Historical Society Special Collections Louisville, Kentucky 40208 USA

Conditions Governing Access note

Open to researchers.

Preferred Citation Note

[Identification of item], Louisville Transit Co. Records, 1866-1965, Special Collections, The Filson Historical Society, Louisville.

Extent

7 cubic ft.

Scope and Content

Business records of the Louisville Transit Co. and its corporate predecessors, including the Beargrass Railway Co. The collection includes correspondence and business papers dealing with the company's history, operations, and property; pamphlets regarding court cases, hearings, and city ordinances involving the company; detailed financial reports of many phases of the company's operations for the years 1921 -1951; blueprints of the Louisville Railway Co. and other companies in the area, showing equipment, property, track routes, and right -of-ways; and several maps outlining the company's routes in the Louisville area

Subjects

• Miller, Francis Hegan, 1874-1950.
• Minary, Thomas Jay, b. 1850.
• Murphy, Dennis Xavier, 1854-1933.
• Smith, George Weissinger, 1864-1931.
• White, Robert L., 1890-1961.
• Beargrass Railway Co. (Louisville, Ky.)
• Central Passenger Railroad (Louisville, Ky.)
• Filson Club.
• Kentucky Street Railway (Louisville, Ky.)
• Louisville, Anchorage, and Peewee Valley Railway (Louisville, Ky.).
• Louisville and Eastern Railway Co. (Louisville, Ky.).
• Louisville and Interurban Railway Co. (Louisville, Ky.).
• Louisville Railway Co. (Louisville, Ky.).
• Architects-- Kentucky-- Louisville-- History-- Sources.
• Louisville (Ky.)-- Maps.
• Streets-- Kentucky-- Louisville-- History-- Sources.
• Street-railroads-- Kentucky-- Louisville-- History-- Sources.
• Strikes and lockouts-- Street-railroads-- Kentucky-- Louisville-- History-- Sources.