Muskogee Company records [Part 2] A Guide to the Collection


Overview
	Creator:	Muskogee Company
	Title:	Muskogee Company records [Part 2]
	Inclusive Dates:	1808-circa 1939
	Bulk Dates:	circa 1910-circa 1930
	Abstract:	This collection contains records related to the Muskogee Company, a holding company which directed several small railroads in Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Kansas. Most of the collection concerns the Muskogee Company: company history, finances, correspondence, and the smaller companies under its direction including the Midland Valley Railway, the Oklahoma City-Ada-Atoka Railway, the Cherokee Construction Company, and the Kansas, Oklahoma & Gulf Railroad. Records on the Osage Railroad and the papers of Charles Edward Ingersoll—the Philadelphia businessman who helped create and direct the Muskogee Company—are also included.
	Accession No:	Mss 0045
	Extent:	105 boxes (105 linear feet)
	Language:	Material is in English
	Repository	DeGolyer Library, Southern Methodist University

Historical Note

The history of the Muskogee Company begins with the Choctaw, Oklahoma & Gulf Railroad, built in the 1890s by a group of Philadelphia businessmen headed by Charles Edward Ingersoll. The line ran from Hartford, Arkansas to McAlester, Oklahoma. It was constructed to serve the Arkansas coal fields in which the Philadelphians held extensive interests: the Sebastian County Coal & Mining Co., American Smokeless Coal Co., Mazzrad Coal & Mining Co., and Garland Coal & Mining Co.

In 1902 the Ingersoll group sold their line to a competitor and decided to start a new line – the Midland Valley Railroad – from Ft. Smith, Arkansas to Wichita, Kansas. The road was to travel northwest from Arkansas through Indian Territory (Oklahoma) via Muskogee, Tulsa, and a portion of the Osage Indian Nation, and was conceived with the idea of serving the coal market in Kansas and points beyond.

In order to finance the new line, the Philadelphians formed the Cherokee Construction Company, which issued notes and mortgages and quickly began work on the Midland Valley Railroad. As the Midland Valley became operable, it issued its own stocks and bonds. When the line reached Arkansas City, Kansas, additional companies – the Midland Construction Company and the Wichita & Midland Valley Railroad – were formed to complete the construction and operation of the line from Arkansas City to Wichita. These two additional companies were based in Wichita.

Although the Midland Valley Railroad was originally intended primarily to haul coal, the discovery and development of oil fields during the early 1900s, and the subsequent economic and population growth, led to expansion both in traffic and of the railroad itself. Growth was largely due to traffic in oil, but the line saw increases in passenger and freight traffic as well. The Glenn Pool Branch line was constructed to serve the Glenn Pool oilfield. An independent road, the Osage Railway, was built during the early 1920s to accommodate traffic from the oil fields located in the Osage Nation.

Several holding companies were also formed during the 1920s, and were primarily concerned with the Midland Valley’s affairs – the Foraker Company, Bird Creek Company, and the Muskogee Company. Another, the Southwestern Company, was formed in order to acquire the stocks and bonds of the Kansas, Oklahoma & Gulf Railroad, a nearby road that had twice gone into receivership. In 1926, the Southwestern Company was able to take over the K.O. & G. and, after its recognition, was soon operating that railroad profitably. In 1929, the Muskogee Company acquired the Oklahoma City-Ada-Atoka Railroad Company and its subsidiary line, the Oklahoma City- Shawnee Interurban Company. Thus, the Ingersoll interests came to own and operate four different lines with a total of 756 miles of track.

Through prudent management, the railroads survived the Great Depression and continued operating successfully thereafter. In 1953, however, the Osage Railroad was abandoned. In 1963, the Texas & Pacific, a subsidiary of the Missouri Pacific Railroad, acquired the Midland Valley; Kansas, Oklahoma & Gulf; and the Oklahoma City-Ada-Atoka railroads. The latter was sold to the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe that same year, while the former two lines were consolidated with the Texas & Pacific.

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Scope and Contents of the Collection

The Muskogee Company Papers are organized into three administrative divisions: the Muskogee Company (including all of the predecessor companies), the Osage Railway, and the personal papers of Charles Edward Ingersoll. Within each of these three series, the files have been placed in chronological order according to the earliest date of correspondence within each file. Because the original files have been, for the most part, left intact, some overlapping of topics at the file level is to be expected. The papers date from the 1890s to the 1960s, but the bulk of the collection ranges from the 1910s to 1930s.

By far, the largest part of the collection is the Muskogee Company records, comprised of all papers related to the Midland Valley Railroad and its subsidiary companies. Many of these papers originated in the Muskogee office of A. W. Lefeber, vice president and general manager of the Midland Valley. The rest are from the Philadelphia offices of Charles Ingersoll. Correspondence from 1903-1926 is primarily concerned with the Midland Valley and Kansas, Oklahoma & Gulf railroads. From 1929 on, the papers cover the Midland Valley; Kansas, Oklahoma & Gulf; and the Oklahoma City-Ada-Atoka roads.

The Osage Railway was built and operated as an independent line. Therefore, papers related to its affairs have been arranged separately from the other railroads.

The personal papers of Charles Edward Ingersoll are compromised of materials regarding both private and business matters unrelated to the Muskogee Company. Ingersoll, a Philadelphia lawyer who was born in 1860, served as president of the Central Penn National Bank and of the North Pennsylvania railroad. He also worked as director of the Missouri Pacific railroad, the Pennsylvania railroad, and the Philadelphia & Western railroad. He also directed the Philadelphia Electric Company, and served on the Board of Managers of the Girard Trust Company and the Philadelphia Savings Fund Society.

Mr. Ingersoll also served as a delegate to the 1896 Democratic National Convention, and ran for a seat in Congress in 1902.

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Arrangement of the Collection
	The collection is organized into 3 series. Due to size, this inventory has been divided into two separate units which can be accessed by clicking on the highlighted text.

		Part 1
		Series 1: Muskogee Company records
		A. Company History B. Operating 1. Administration and Management a. Annual Passes b. Contracts c. Correspondence d. Derailments and Accidents e. Earnings and Expenses i. General ii. AFEs f. Federal Control g. Mail Service h. Leases i. Payroll j. Personal k. Timetables and Passenger Service 2. Physical Operation a. General b. Additions and Betterments c. Ballast d. Construction e. Equipment f. Floods and Washouts g. Fuel Supply h. Inspections i. Maintenance of Way j. Rails and Track k. Right of Way l. Stations and Extensions m. Structures and Bridges n. Property and Office Space o. Ties 3. Subsidiary Companies a. Kansas, Oklahoma & Gulf Railway b. Glenn Pool Tank Line Co. c. Oklahoma City-Ada-Atoka Railway Company d. Wichita & Midland Valley Railroad Company e. Cherokee Construction Company f. Midland Construction Company g. Bird Creek Company 4. Correspondence with other Railroads a. Louisiana & Arkansas Railway Company/Louisiana Railroad & Navigation Company. b. Miscellaneous Railroads C. Financial 1. General 2. Accounting 3. Annual Reports 4. Bonds a. Midland Valley Railroad Company b. Kansas, Oklahoma & Gulf Railway c. Cherokee Construction Company d. Midland Construction Company e. Wichita & Midland Valley Railway f. Oklahoma City-Ada-Atoka Railway g. American Smokeless Coal Company h. Garland Coal & Mining Company i. Sebastian County Coal & Mining Company 5. Stocks a. Midland Valley Railroad Company b. Wichita & Midland Valley Railway c. Garland Coal & Mining Company d. Mazzard Coal & Mining Company e. Kansas, Oklahoma & Gulf Railway f. Sebastian County Coal & Mining Company g. Bird Creek Company h. Cherokee Construction Company i. Various Companies j. Oklahoma City-Ada-Atoka Railway 6. Treasurer 7. Ledgers a. Midland Valley b. Cherokee Construction Company c. Kansas, Oklahoma & Gulf d. Kansas, Oklahoma & Gulf of Texas e. Oklahoma City-Ada-Atoka Railway Company f. Sebastian County Coal & Mining Company g. Garland Coal & Mining Company h. Midland Construction Company i. American Smokeless Coal Company j. Muskogee Company k. Bird Creek Company l. Minutes of Stockholders and Directors Meetings m. Records of Stocks and Bonds n. Stock Certificates D. Traffic 1. General 2. Correspondence 3. Solicitation 4. Coal 5. Oil 6. Cotton 7. Rates 8. Interstate Commerce Commission 9. Reports E. Coal Lands F. Legal 1. General 2. Litigation G. Interstate Commerce Commission H. Legislation I. Associations J. Maps
		Part 2 [this page]
		Series 2: Osage Railway records
		A. General B. Traffic C. Financial
		Series 3: Charles Edward Ingersoll papers
		A. Family Papers 1. Correspondence 2. Estates 3. Income Tax Returns B. Business and Investments C. Railroads D. Boards and Civic Matters

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Restrictions

Access to Collection:

Collection is open for research use.

Publication Rights:

Permission to publish materials must be obtained from the Director of the DeGolyer Library.

Copyright Statement:

It is the responsibility of the user to obtain copyright authorization.

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Access Terms
	This collection is indexed under the following terms in the Southern Methodist University Libraries' online catalog. Researchers desiring related materials may search the catalog using these terms.

		Ingersoll, Charles Edward.
		Muskogee Company – History.
		Osage Railway -- History.
		Railroads -- United States.
		Account books.

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Muskogee Company records, DeGolyer Library, Southern Methodist University.

Acquisition Information

Gift, Charles E. Ingersoll, Muskogee Corporation, 1964.

Processing Information

The collection was already processed when the finding aid was completed. The "Historical Note," and "Scope and Contents of the Collection," both above, were also already written.

The final and complete version of the finding aid was written by Paul H. Santa Cruz, 2009.

Encoded by

Lara Corazalla, 2010.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

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Series 2: Osage Railway records

		A. GENERAL
Box	Folder
72	20		Development of Foraker oil field, 1919
	21		Articles of Incorporation; minutes of Board of Directors meetings. 1921-1924
	22		Reorganization of Osage Ry., 1922
	23		Correspondence re: construction and operation of line, 1921. Map
	24		Personnel record—W.R. Lee, conductor, 1921-1923
	25		Correspondence re: construction and operation of line, 1922-1923
	26		Construction of railroad; settlements with contractors. 1922
	27		General correspondence, 1922-1923
	28		General correspondence, 1922-1923
	29		Interstate Commerce Commission finance docket authorizing construction of Osage Ry., 1922-1923. Maps
	30		Interstate Commerce Commission Valuation—completed reports, 1922-1925
	31		Engineer’s daily progress reports, 1923
	32		General attorneys—Messrs. Grinstead and Scott; Messrs. Hamilton, Gross, and Howard. 1923-1926
	33		General file, 1924-1938
	34		Interstate Commerce Commission in re: Osage Ry. protest of application of Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe RR for construction of new line in Oklahoma, 1924. Maps
		B. TRAFFIC
Box	Folder
73	1		Correspondence re: construction and operation of line, 1924
	2		Location of station at Lep, Oklahoma, 1924. Map
	3		Accidents, 1924-1939
	4		Correspondence re: construction and operation of line, 1925
	5		Interstate Commerce Commission valuation matters, 1925-1935
	6		Equipment—locomotives, 1925-1939
	7		Correspondence re: construction and operation of line, 1926-1938
	8		Transportation Mutual Insurance Co., 1926-1938
	9		Reduction of crew when business is slack, 1929-1932
	10		Map of Osage Nation
	11		Fractional maps of Osage Ry.; maps showing oil mining tracts for sale in Osage Co.
	12		Fractional maps of Osage Ry.; maps showing oil mining tracts in Osage Co., newspaper clippings attached
	13		Osage Ry. station plans at Lyman; map of oil land tributary to Osage Ry.
	14		Contract with American Railway Express Co., 1922-1926
	15		Phillips Petroleum Co.—tracks to serve, movement of oil, etc., 1923-1937
	16		Gypsy Oil Co.; Skelly Oil Co., 1923-1931
	17		Movement of oil: Carter Oil Co.; Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Co.; Peters Petroleum Co.; Sun Oil Co. 1924-1928
	18		Prepaid freight, 1925
	19		Solicitation of traffic, 1935-1936
		C. FINANICAL
Box	Folder
73	20		Treasurer’s cash book transcripts, 1921-1923
	21		Transcripts of Assistant Treasurer’s cash book, 1922-1924
Box	Folder
74	1		Auditors reports, 1926-1929, 1931-1935, 1938, 1941-1943
	2		Accounting balance sheets, 1922-1927
	3		Accounting balance sheets, 1932-1935
	4		Accounting balance sheets, 1936-1938
	5		Accounting balance sheets, 1939-1942
	6		Transcript of Treasurer’s cash book, 1934-1938
	7		Check book—account with Central National Bank, Philadelphia, 1921-1932
	8		Osage Ry. cash book no. 1, 1921-1926
	9		Handling and reporting of cash, 1922-1924
	10		Ledger—cash and record book, 1922-1932
	11		Capital stock tax returns, 1922-1939
	12		Oklahoma state tax annual return, 1923
	13		Recapture Clause—excess operating income, 1923-1933
	14		Annual stockholders and directors meetings, 1923-1934
	15		Ledger—account book, 1923-1927
	16		Ledger—account book, Central National Bank, First National Bank (Muskogee), 1924-1929
Box	Folder
75	1		Estimated income reports, 1924-1930
	2		Comparative report of revenue and expenses to Corporation Commission of Oklahoma, 1924-1939
	3		Capital stock increase, 1924-1935
	4		Tax assessments, Shidler, Oklahoma, 1924-1935
	5		Interest on demand loans, 1924-1925
	6		Assistant Treasurer—overdrafts, 1925-1938
	7		Auditor’s correspondence, 1925-1930
	8		Reduction in officer’s salaries, 1926-1937
	9		Estimate of earnings, 1926-1938
	10		Ledger—Central National Bank account book, 1926-1940
	11		Information sent to Poor’s Publishing Co., 1927
	12		Account with Central Penn National Bank, 1928-1939
	13		Oklahoma Income Tax Returns, 1931-1937
	14		Monthly estimates of revenues and expenses, 1936-1942
	15		Annual reports to the Corporation Commission of Oklahoma, 1924-1929, 1931-1933, 1944
			Annual reports to Interstate Commerce Commission, 1922-1930
Box
76			Annual reports to Interstate Commerce Commission, 1931-1932, 1934-1942
Box
77			Annual reports to Interstate Commerce Commission, 1943-1953

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Series 3: Charles Edward Ingersoll papers

		A. FAMILY PAPERS
			1. CORRESPONDENCE
Box	Folder
78	1			Fifth Street properties, 1904-1919
	2			Rent for Penllyn Farm, 1908-1909
	3			Correspondence re: Penllyn Farm, 1908-1913
	4			Correspondence re: Springhouse and Penllyn Roads, 1908-1917
	5A			Correspondence with Mrs. John Hobart Warren (Aunt Hattie), 1908-1917
	5B			Correspondence with Mrs. John Hobart Warren, 1908-1917
	6			Correspondence between CEI [Charles E. Ingersoll] and son Harry, 1908-1918
	7			Correspondence between CEI and son Jared, 1908-1922
	8			Correspondence between CEI and son Sturgis, 1908-1923
	9			Mrs. A.Y. Stewart, 1908-1912
	10			N. Bardac, 1908
	11			Properties—Wharton and McIlvaine Farms, 1909
	12			Vincent Hessler (a.k.a. Edward Powers), 1909-1927
	13			Cattle for Penllyn, 1910
	14			Correspondence re: roads to Penllyn, 1910-1911
	15			Appointment of George L. Platt to West Philadelphia High School, 1911-1914
	16			Correspondence re: dairy herd, Penllyn Farm
	17			Applications for herdsmen, Penllyn Farm, 1912
	18			Insurance policies, 1912-1913
	19			Livestock Sanitary Board regarding hog cholera, 1912-1916
	20			Rent of yacht from Mrs. Catherine Norris Harrison for summer in Maine, 1913
	21			Job applicants for chauffer, mechanic, 1913
	22			Pamphlets and correspondence re: farm work, 1913-1918\7
	23			Penllyn Farm, 1913-1920
	24			Correspondence with Charles Hicks re: Forest Hill Farm and Penllyn Farm, 1913-1921
	25			Property in Philadelphia, 1913-1920
	26			Loan to Charles A. Beach, 1913-1919
Box	Folder
79	1			Electric lights at farm, 1915
	2			American Guernsey Cattle Club, 1915-1923
	3			Ruth v. Bready, 1915-1916
	4			Workmen’s compensation in Pennsylvania, 1916
	5			Correspondence with John Hobart Warren Ingersoll, 1916-1922
	6			Operation of Wharton Farm, 1916-1918
	7			Wharton Farm, 1916-1919
	8			Livestock on Penllyn Farm, 1917-1920
	9			Hoover Farm, 1918-1922
	10			Operation of Wharton Farm, 1918-1922
	11			Sale of Meadow Farm, 1918-1922
	12			"Farmers’ Club"—minutes of monthly meetings, 1918-1923
	13			Correspondence re: graves of men killed in France, 1919-1923
	14			Forest Hill Farm, Penllyn Farm, 1920-1921
	15			William F. McFarland, Manager of Forest Hill Farm, 1921
	16			Sale of Atwood Farm, Hoosick Falls, New York by Mrs. John H. Warren, 1921-1922
	17			Preston J. Grin—account of Penllyn Farm, 1921-1924
	18			Claims of C.E. Ingersoll against C.P. Dailey and J. M. Frank & Co., 1921-1922
	19			C.E. Ingersoll v. Kelly in re: Penllyn Farm, 1922
Box	Folder
80	1			Alterations and additions to house at Penllyn Farm, 1922-1923
	2			Penllyn Farm, 1922-1924
	3			Memorial Tower in Church of the Messiah, Gwynedd, Pennsylvania—dedication of memorial to "Harry Ingersoll and the Officers and Men of Company H, 313th Infantry, 79th Division, who lost their lives in the Battle of the Argonne." 1922-1926
	4			Alice Robertson, U.S. Representative, 122
	5			Endorsement of Albert Denton as Comptroller of Currency, 1923
	6			Rent of Orthodox Cottage, Penllyn, 1924-1925
	7			Opposition of the Law Association of Philadelphia to proposed amendment to U.S. Constitution to regulate labor 1924
			2. ESTATES
Box	Folder
80	8			Estate of John Hobart Warren, 1908-1913
	9			Estate of John Hobart Warren, 1912-1923
	10			Estate of John Hobart Warren—stock held in the Thomas Iron Co., 1914-1920
	11			Estate of John Hobart Warren, 1916-1919
	12			Estate of Sara E. Ingersoll, 1909-1912
	13			Estate of C. Considine, 1909-1919
	14			Estate of A.W. Meigs, 1912
	15			Estate of Phebe W.I. McCall, 1915-1920
	16			Estate of Eliza J. Fisher, 1917-1918
	17			Estate of Roger F. Sturgis, 1918-1919
	18			Estate of Harry I. Meigs, 1918-1927
	19			Estate of Harry Ingersoll, 1918-1919
	20			Estate of Harry Ingersoll, 1918-1921
	21			Estate of Emily Norris Vauk, 1919
	22			Estate of Edward Ingersoll, 1919-1920
	23			Estate of Robert G. Leconte, 1926-1927
	24			"Trust for Mildred Sturgis" checkbook, 1934-1939
	25			Charles Edward Ingersoll—last will and testament; various papers re: fairgrounds property in Wichita, Kansas. 1911-1942
	26			Estate of Sally Robert Smith, 1916-1946
Box
81				Estate of Sally Robert Smith—ledgers, 1919-1946
Box
82				Estate of Sally Robert Smith—notebooks; Income account 1938-1941, 1941-1944; tickler for rent 1938-1940, 1942-1946; tickler for coupons, estates of Sally Robert Smith and Charles E. Ingersoll (no date)
			3. INCOME TAX RETURNS
Box	Folder
83	1			Harriette M. Warren, 1914-1917
	2			Henry Ingersoll, et al., 1918
	3			A. Diesbach, Paris, France; Harry McKeen Ingersoll; Henriette A.S. Ingersoll. 1919
	4			Income tax returns—C.E. Ingersoll, Trustee, 1920
	5			Ingersoll family members income tax returns, 1921
	6			Ingersoll family members income tax returns, 1923
		B. BUSINESS AND INVESTMENTS
Box	Folder
83	7		Correspondence with R.S. Ranch, President of Winchester-Simmons Co. of Philadelphia (no date)
	8		Correspondence with C.B. Stuart re: Choctaw, Oklahoma & Gulf, McAlester Coal Co., and F. I Gowen. 1903
	9		Correspondence re: Ann Arbor Placer Mining Co., 1906
	10		Solicitation re: sale of land in Sonora, Mexico; sketch showing location of land, 1908. Copy of last will and testament of Ramon Llerena, 1881
	11		Purchase of shares from Consolidated Cotton Duck Co., 1908-1910
	12		Correspondence regarding stock of Owen Bottle Machine Co., 1908-1912
	13		Economy Gas Co., 1908-1917
	14		Central National Bank, Philadelphia, 1908-1920
	15		Nancy Hicks mine, 1909
	16A		Timberland in Poplar, Tennessee; Horace Mann; James Strong Timber. 1909-1910
	16B		Timberland in Poplar, Tennessee; Horace Mann; James Strong Timber. 1909-1910
	17		Account with Benson & Prichard to purchase and sell various stocks, 1909-1915
	18		Suggestions for organization of capital stock of Charleston Consolidated Railway, Gas and Electric Co., 1909-1924
	19		Correspondence re: coal and timber tracts, 1910-1912
	20		"Railroad Account" with Thomas Biddle & Co., 1911-1913
	21		Canadian developments, 1912-1913
	22		New courthouse in Muskogee, 1913-1922
	23		Report of mineral wealth of the David Farm, near Bridgeport, Pennsylvania, 1913
	24		Annual report of Dominion Power and Transmission Co., Ltd., 1913
	25		Correspondence with James Fisher concerning house at 724 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, estate of Mrs. Emily Judith Purviance. Includes original mortgage and insurance documents dating from 1808. 1913-1922
Box	Folder
84	1A		General Asphalt Co., 1915-1924
	1B		General Asphalt Co., 1915-1924
	2		Westinghouse, Church, Kerr & Co., Engineers and Constructors—promotional material, 1916
	3		Union Traction Co. list of stockholders, 1916-1921
	4		Inspection trip over Philadelphia Co. line, 1917-1918
	5A		Rogers & Davis, Inc., 1917-1922
	5B		Rogers & Davis, Inc., 1917-1922
	5C		Rogers & Davis, Inc., 1917-1922
	6		Franklin National Bank, 1919
	7		Ranger Oil Field Syndicate, 1919-1920
	8		Tulsa Chamber of Commerce, 1920
	9		United Security Life Insurance Co., 1921
	10		Philadelphia Hydro Electric Co., 1922
	11		Indiahoma Refining Co., 1922-1924
	12		Hencken Tunneling proposition, 1924-1925
	13		Eldorado Refining Co., 1924-1926
	14		Inquiry from H.C. Phillips concerning possibility of sale of Midland Valley to Santa Fe RR, 1925
	15		Purchase of stocks, 1925-1926
	16		Cities Service Co. financial reports, 1927
	17		First National Bank, Muskogee, 1929-1933
	18		Loan from Central Penn National bank, 1929-1932
		C. RAILROADS
Box	Folder
84	19		Correspondence with F.J. Lisman, broker, re: various railroads, 1916-1923
	20		Reports of National Association of Owners of Railroad Securities, 1919-1923
Box	Folder
85	1		Statement showing stock-ownership of large railroads, 1920
	2		Correspondence from J.A. Rabbitt re: construction work in Canton, China, 1921
	3		Railway Business Association, 1925
	4		Boston & Maine Railroad Co.—General Readjustment Committee, 1924-1925
	5		List of stockholders of Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific, 1915
	6		Reorganization of Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific, 1915
	7		Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific receivership, 1915
	8		Florida Land Syndicate—formation of White City, Okeechobee and Ft. Myers RR Co., Ocean to Gulf route, 1925
	9		Lehigh Valley Terminal Co., 1907-1913
	10		Lehigh Valley Transit Co. report on accounts, 1911-1914
	11		Lehigh Valley Transit Co., 1916
	12		Purchase of shares of Lehigh Valley Transit Co. preferred stock, 1917
	13		Long Island RR Co., 1913-1923
	14		Election of C.E. Ingersoll as Director of Missouri Pacific, 1917-1918
	15		Minutes of meetings of Directors and Executive Committee of Missouri Pacific, 1917-1924
	16		Reports to Directors and correspondence re: operations of Missouri Pacific, 1917-1924
	17		Correspondence with Matt C. Brush, Missouri Pacific, 1924-1927
	18		Montgomery Traction Co.—report of H.S. Farquahson, 1910-1911. Photos, map
	19		Montgomery Transit Co., 1916
	20		New York, Winchester & Boston Ry., 1922-1923
Box	Folder
86	1		Norfolk Southern Ry.—inspection trip by C.E. Ingersoll, 1913-1914. Includes timetables, pamphlets, and maps
	2		Norristown Transit Co.—minutes of Directors meetings, C.E. Ingersoll, President, 1910-1924
	3		Norristown Transit Co. and Philadelphia & Western Ry., 1920-1923
	4		Correspondence re: Norristown-Valley Forge Bus Line project, 1913
	5		Documents and correspondence re: North Penn RR Co., 1853-1924. C.E. Ingersoll, President, 1916
	6		North Penn RR, 1916-1923
	7A		Pennsylvania RR—C.E. Ingersoll, Director (file demonstrate CEI’s influence on Penn RR), 1907-1924
	7B		Pennsylvania RR, 1907-1924
	8		Correspondence re: Pennsylvania RR, Philadelphia & Western Ry., Montgomery County Transit Co., and Norristown Transit Co., 1910-1911
	9		Pennsylvania RR—traffic conditions at Broad St. station, Philadelphia, 1910
	10		Pennsylvania RR—report of Advisory Board on Philadelphia Passenger Terminal, 1911
	11		Correspondence re: Pennsylvania RR, Philadelphia & Western Ry., Montgomery County Transit Co., and Norristown Transit Co., 1911-1914
	12		Pennsylvania RR "Courtesy" booklet—criticism by C. E. Ingersoll, 1913
	13		Correspondence re: Pennsylvania RR and Philadelphia & Reading RR, 1914-1915
	14		Pennsylvania RR Supply Company report of material on hand, 1914
	15		Pennsylvania RR—equipment requirement, 1914
	16		Norfolk & Western Ry. proposed lease to Pennsylvania RR, 1914-1924
	17		Pennsylvania RR—annual report of Purchasing Department, 1915-1916
	18		Correspondence re: reconstruction of Broad St. station 1915
Box	Folder
87	1		Pennsylvania RR—real estate agent’s report re: construction of Hotel Pennsylvania, 1916
	2		Pennsylvania RR—consolidation or merger involving other lines, 1916
	3		Pennsylvania RR—Pittsburgh station, 1916. Map
	4		Pennsylvania RR—manufacturing plant at Altoona, Pennsylvania, 1917
	5		Pennsylvania RR—report of Insurance Department, 1917
	6		Charles A. Fagan—reorganization of Law Department of Pennsylvania RR, Pittsburgh, 1919-1920
	7		Pennsylvania RR—Committee on proposed lease of Norfolk & Western Ry. Co., 1924
	8		Correspondence with A. W. Thompson re: possible rearrangement of Board of Directors of Pennsylvania RR, 1924-1928
	9		Pennsylvania RR—Philadelphia Passenger Terminal Improvement Committee; Reading Co.—service to Gwynedd Valley. 1924
	10		Philadelphia & Western Ry., 1910-1911
	11		Philadelphia & Western Ry., 1911-1914
	12		Philadelphia & Western Ry., 1915-1924
	13		Philadelphia & Western Ry.—service to Valley Forge, 1915-1923
	14		Correspondence re: Philadelphia & Western Ry. construction of trolley line, 1916-1920
	15A		Philadelphia & Western Ry., 1922-1924
	15B		Philadelphia & Western Ry., 1922-1924
	16		Philadelphia Rapid Transit Co., 1907-1920
Box	Folder
88	1		Philadelphia Rapid Transit Co.—income account, 1910-1919
	2		Philadelphia Rapid Transit Co.—resignation of C.E. Ingersoll as Director, 1911-1922
	3		Philadelphia Rapid Transit Co., 1914-1915
	4		Philadelphia Rapid Transit Co., 1916-1920
	5		Philadelphia Rapid Transit Co., 1916-1917
	6		Philadelphia Rapid Transit Co., 1920
	7		Phoenixville, Valley Forge & Stratford Electric Ry., 1912-1923
	8		Phoenixville, Valley Forge & Stratford Electric Ry. Co., 1915-1916
	9		Correspondence re: Pittsburgh & West Virginia Ry., 1915-1918
	10		Pottstown & Phoenixville Ry. Co.—proposed bridge over Schuylkill River, 1913-1922
	11		Prescott & Northwestern RR Co. brochure and maps, 1912-1913
	12		Public Service Ry. Co.—plan for zone system of fares in New Jersey, 1919
	13		Reading Co. history, 1920
	14		San Antonio, Uvalde & Gulf Ry.—political and agricultural conditions, 1913-1914. Map
	15		Philadelphia Westchester Transit Co., 1922
		D. BOARDS AND CIVIC MATTERS
Box	Folder
88	16		Episcopal Hospital, Philadelphia, 1904-1923
	17		Rules and annual reports of Episcopal Hospital, Philadelphia, 1905-1913
	18		Township Commissioner—upkeep of road, 1906-1907
Box	Folder
89	1		Correspondence with Dr. Henry Ferguson, St. Paul’s School, 1908-1917
	2		St. Paul’s School endowment fund, 1908-1922
	3		Correspondence re: C.E. Ingersoll’s candidacy for Democratic Congressional Representative, 1908
	4		The Indigent Widows and Single Women’s Board of Philadelphia—C.E. Ingersoll on advisory board. Annual reports. 1909-1921
	5		Springhouse and Penllyn Pike—annual treatment of roads, 1909-1912
	6		Committee for Grover Cleveland memorial, 1909-1913
	7		Valley Forge Park Commission—annual report, 1910-1921
	8		St. Paul’s School—minutes of Trustees meeting
	9		St. Paul’s School, 1910-1923
	10		Lower Gwynedd Township—annual statements, list of voters, 1911-1917
	11		Correspondence re: extension of Concord Electric Ry. to St. Paul’s School, 1911
	12		Delancey School—C.E. Ingersoll, director, 1911-1912
	13		Girard Trust Co.—miscellaneous documents, 1911-1917
	14		Involvement in Democratic politics, 1912
	15		Philadelphia Electric Co.—C.E. Ingersoll elected director, 1912-1934
	16		C.E. Ingersoll declines to serve as President of Board of Managers of the University of Pennsylvania Hospital, 1913
	17		"Currency Law"—Federal Reserve Act, 1913-1914
	18		Committee on Wissahickon Park Extension, 1913-1917
	19		Rittenhouse Improvement Association, 1913-1922
	20		Thayer Memorial, University of Pennsylvania, 1914-1916
	21		Decline to join Board of Trustees of Carson College for Orphan Girls, 1914
	22		Bethlehem City Water Co., 1914-1916
	23		Valley Forge Park Commission—Ingersoll plan for construction of electric railway through park, 1916
	24		The Philadelphia Saving Fund Society, 1916-1922
	25		Fund raising—Diocese of Pennsylvania Church Pension Fund, 1916-1918
	26		Annual reports of Episcopal Hospital, Philadelphia, 1916-1922
	27		War Commission Diocese of Pennsylvania, 1917-1919
	28		Contribution to Montgomery County Farm Bureau, 1917-1922
	29		Committee on National Defense, 1917-1919
	30		Home of the Merciful Savior for Crippled Children, 1917-1923
Box	Folder
90	1		St. Margaret’s House—minutes of directors meetings, 1917-1922
	2		St. Paul’s School—financial reports, 1917-1922
	3		The Philadelphia Society for the Promotion of Agriculture—resignation C.E. Ingersoll, 1918-1921
	4		Community House—Springhouse, Lower Gwynedd Township, 1919-1920
	5		League for the Preservation of American Independence, 1919-1920
	6		Election of C.E. Ingersoll as President of Central National Bank, Philadelphia, 1920
	7		Women’s Medical College of Pennsylvania, 1921
	8		Central National Bank, Philadelphia, 1921-1922
	9		Deed—School Board of Lower Gwynedd Township, 1922
	10		St. Paul’s School, 1924
	11		Welfare Foundation of Philadelphia, 1924
	12		Correspondence re: Senate Resolution 283—appropriation for Interstate Commerce Commission, 1924-1926
	13		Senator Magnus Johnson, Minnesota, Speaker at Pennsylvania Bankers Association Dinner, 1924
	14		Philadelphia & Western Homeowners Association, 1924-1925
	15		St. Paul’s School, 1924-1927

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List of Photographs

The Muskogee Company papers include approximately 221 photographs, which may be found in folders throughout the collection. Folders that contain photographs are identified in the guide, while full descriptions of the photographs are herein listed.

EQUIPMENT

Box

Folder

Baldwin Locomotive Works builder’s photographs, 1907:

-Choctaw, Oklahoma & Gulf RR No. 56, class 10-34E

-Gulf & Interstate Ry. No. 11, class 8-30C

-L & M 151, class 10-30D

-The Eastern Steel Company, class 6-32D

4 photos.

Box

Folder

Choctaw, Oklahoma & Gulf RR Co. No. 56, 1907. 1 photo.

Box

Folder

Montgomery Traction Co. equipment, track and structures, 1910. 6 photos

Box

Folder

General Electric Co. gas electric motor cars, 1913:

-Minneapolis, St. Paul, Rochester and Dubuque Electric Traction Co. No. 9, type RE-70-B-11

-Great Northern Ry. Co. Nos. 2300, 2301, type CRE-70-B-11

-Arkansas RR Co. No. 102, type CRE-70-B-11

-Frisco No. 2109, type CE-70-B-11

-two views of interior of Frisco passenger coach, type CE-70-B-11

6 photos

Box

Folder

Baldwin Locomotive Works builder’s photographs, 1913:

-Midland Valley RR No. 7, class 10-34E

-Missouri, Oklahoma & Gulf, Gulf Route No. 217, class 10-34E

3 photos

Box

Folder

Coal cars built in Muskogee shops from second-hand material, 1917. 2 photos.

Box

Folder

Baldwin Locomotive Works builder’s photographs, 1920:

-Midland Valley No. 71, class 12-38-1/4-E, 119

-Midland Valley No. 101

2 photos

Box

Folder

Interiors of rebuilt coach cars, 1921. 2 photos

Box

Folder

J.G. Brill Co. gasoline railway cars, 1922. Interior and exterior views. 4 photos

Pullman Car Manufacturing Co., 1925. Passenger coaches rebuilt from Pullman sleeping cars. Interior and exterior views. 3 photos

Kansas, Oklahoma & Gulf Ry. dump cars, 1926. 1 photo

Oklahoma City-Ada-Atoka and Midland Valley RR Co., 1929-1930. Locomotive, passenger train, and structures. 11 photos.

STRUCTURES AND TRACK

Box

Folder

Change of line, and cuts and fills at MV mile 180, circa 1918. 6 photos

Box

Folder

Midland Valley shops and stations, 1921. 9 photos

Box

Folder

Kansas, Oklahoma & Gulf, 1925: collapse of wooden trestle bridge, and derailment of train; construction of steel bridge over Wapanucka River. 8 photos

Oklahoma City-Ada-Atoka Canadian River crossing, 1929-1930. 9 photos

Stock pens at Denison, Texas, 1930. 2 photos.

Box

Folder

Oklahoma City-Ada-Atoka, 1930: duplicate sets of sixteen photographs of structures and track conditions. 32 photos.

Box

Folder

Kansas, Oklahoma & Gulf and Oklahoma City-Ada-Atoka Ry., 1925. Track conditions. 4 photos.

Photographs of exterior and interior of new office building for Midland Valley, Kansas, Oklahoma & Gulf, and Oklahoma City-Ada-Atoka in Muskogee, 1933. 16 photos.

Box

Folder

Oklahoma City-Ada-Atoka, 1934. View of spur track at Ahlosa, Oklahoma to serve Fitts Oil Pool. 1 photo.

PORTRAITS

Box

Folder

Ingersoll inspection trip of Midland Valley RR, 1921. Photographs of Charles E. Ingersoll and various members of inspection party posing with Chief Bacon Rind, Pawhuka, Oklahoma. 4 photos.

Box

Folder

Children of Tupelo, Oklahoma welcoming the Midland Valley RR to Tupelo, 1929. 3 photos.

Box

Folder

A.W. Lefeber in Muskogee office, at his retirement, 1953. 2 photos.

Charles Edward Ingersoll

Robert H. Lomax—1954—President of MVRR, KO&G, OKAA Ry.

C. Jared Ingersoll—1932-1954 Chairman of the Board MV, KO&G, OCAA.

OTHER

Box

Folder

Muskogee Fair, 1912. Boys and Girls Demonstration Club exhibit of cotton grown along the line of the Midland Valley. 1 photo.

Box

Folder

Fire at Muskogee shops—1916. 3 photos.

Box

Folder

Panoramic view of "burned district" of Tulsa Cosden Oil Refineries. 1921. 4 photos.

Flood of June 9, 1923, Third District, Kansas end. 25 photos, bound in booklet.

Box

Folder

Explosion at Barnsdall Producing & Refining Co., 1925. 6 photos.

Box

Folder

Postcards of Maude, Oklahoma. 7 photos.

Box

Folder

Grounds and buildings at Cedar Bluff Lodge, 32 miles southeast of Muskogee, Oklahoma, 1931-1932. 21 photos.

Box

Folder

Construction crews on track, circa 1934. 11 photos.

Box

Folder

Entrance to Muskogee Company office in Industrial Trust Building, Wilmington, Delaware, 1937. 2 photos.

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