- Browse:
- Collections
- Subjects
- Creators
- Record Groups
- UND
- CFL
- Archon
- Orin G. Libby Manuscript Co...
- Grand Forks Street Railway ...
Grand Forks Street Railway Company Records, 1900-1974
Title: Grand Forks Street Railway Company Records
ID: OGLMC 1022
Extent: 1.75 Linear Feet
Abstract
1908-1974; trolley/streetcar line in Grand Forks
Administrative/Biographical History
The Grand Forks Street Railway Company was incorporated in December 1908. A franchise for the operation of a trolley/streetcar line was granted by the city of Grand Forks in 1908 and East Grand Forks in 1910. In 1936, the stockholders authorized changing the name of the company to Grand Forks Transportation Company and, at the same time, authorized the use of buses. The company operated in Grand Forks until it was liquidated and dissolved in October 1974.
Administrative Information
Acquired:
06/18/1985.
Additional materials were deposited by:
Barbara Lander, Grand Forks, North Dakota, in November 1990 (91-1733)
Robert Lander, Grand Forks, North Dakota, on July 10, 1991 (91-1757), September 30, 1991 (91-1772), and January 13, 1992 (92-1795)
Rolf Ottum, Grand Forks Historic Preservation Commission, on January 27, 2004 (2005-2735)
Restrictions: Open for inspection under the rules and regulations of the Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections.
Acquisition Note:
Source: Edward K. Lander, Grand Forks, North Dakota.
Donation (85-1382)
Donation (85-1382)
Preferred Citation: [Description of Item]. Grand Forks Street Railway Company Records. OGLMC 1022. Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections, Chester Fritz Library, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks.
Finding Aid Revisions: Finding aid added to Archon in January 2014.
Collection Material Type: Business Records
Scope and Contents: The Grand Forks Street Railway Company Records, 1900-1974, consist of financial records, correspondence, executive documents, and meeting minutes.