Descriptive Summary
Pellette, Eugene
Eugene Pellette Papers,
1912-1983 and
undated
The collection
contains Eugene Pellette's original research on the Fort Worth and Denver South
Plains Railway dating 1912-1983 and undated.
S116.1
Southwest Collection/Special Collections
Library, Texas Tech University
1 Box (1.0 linear
foot)
English.
Biographical Sketch
Eugene Pellette was born in 1946 and died December 21, 1994. He had
researched and worked on a report on the Fort Worth and Denver South Plains
Railway Company. Today, portions of the abandoned track have been converted to
the Caprock Canyons Trailway. The trail comprises 64 miles along the former
rail line from Estelline in Hall County to South Plains in Floyd County,
Texas.
Scope and Contents
The collection contains Eugene Pellette's original research concerning
Museum interpretation of the histories of the Fort Worth and Denver South
Plains Railway and the towns established along the rail line. The materials
consist of company correspondence, printed material ephemera relating to the
railroad industry, maps, and Pellette's draft manuscript.
Organization
The collection is organized into the following series:
- Correspondence
- Legal Material
- Literary Production
- Maps
- Printed Material
- Research Material
- Texas Transportation Museum
- Scrapbook Material
Index Terms
The subject headings used by the Southwest Collection/Special
Collections Library are derived from the Library of Congress and/or locally
developed.
Subjects (Persons)
Pellette, Eugene, 1948-1994
Subjects (Organizations)
Fort Worth and Denver City Railway
Company
Fort Worth and Denver South Plains
Railway
Subjects
Railroad history
Texas--history
Collection accession #(s):
94-0326-B
Gift, 1994
Access Restrictions
Open for research
Processed by
Karen Hicks, 2004
Preferred Citation
Eugene Pellette Papers, 1912-1983 and undated, Southwest
Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas
For related materials located in the Southwest Collection/Special
Collections Library, see the following collections:
- Robert Wright Armstrong Papers, 1868-1975
- Fort Worth and Denver City Railway Company Records,
1891-1941
- Mrs. John Hamilton Collection, 1884-1916
- Fort Worth and Denver Railway Photograph Collection,
1909-1964
- Eugene Pellette Photograph Collection
Collection Inventory
Correspondence, 1925-1955
1
1
Fort Worth and Denver Railway Company - Lubbock Station,
1930-1955
1
2
Telegrams Re: Extending Line to Lockney, Texas (copies),
1925
Legal Material, 1925
1
3
Contract between Fort Worth and Denver South Plains
Railway Company and Citizens of Lockney, Texas,
1925
Literary Production, 1982 and undated
1
4
Fort Worth and Denver City
Railway, by Billingsly, Bill, Paper presented to the Southwest
Collection, Texas Tech University,
1982
Researching the Economic and
Social Histories of the Fort Worth and Denver South Plains Railway Company for
Museum Interpretation
1
5
Manuscript Draft - Gas-Electric Locomotives,
undated
1
6
Manuscript Draft - Outline and Chapter
A General History of the Counties and Towns Through
Which the Fort Worth and Denver South Plains Railway Ran at the Conclusion of
Construction in 1928,
undated
1
7
Manuscript Draft - Outline-Chapter 7 and appendix,
undated
1
8
Notes,
undated
1
9
Tables,
undated
Maps, 1967-1985 and undated
1
10
Maps,
1967-1985 and
undated
1
11
Burlington Northern - Fort Worth Division,
Condensed Profile: Estelline to Dimmitt,
1983
Printed Material, 1912-1981
1
12
An Album of Railway Engines
(cigarette cards), Issued by W. D. and H.O. Wills, Branch of the Imperial
Tobacco Company (of Great Britain and Ireland), Limited,
circa
1936
1
13
Bunker Ice Capacities and
Instructions for the Icing of Refrigerator Cars,
1964-1966
1
14
Burlington Northern/Burlington Lines - Various guides,
1931-1981
1
14
Instructions to Employes
[sic] Covering Handling of Reports,
1929
1
14
Burlington Lines Code of
Safety Rules,
1931
1
14
Special Instructions
Governing Inspection of Track and Structures…,
1938
1
14
Air Brakes: Standard
Practices for Maintenance and Tests,
1941
1
14
Rules Governing Operation of
Track Cars,
1966
1
14
Safety Rules and General
Rules,
1981
1
15
Dangerous Playgrounds,
Association of American Railroads,
1966
1
16
Fort Worth and Denver City Railway Company - Various
guides,
1923-1940
1
16
Bill of Lading Book of
Instructions (2),
1923
1
16
Instructions Governing the
Movement and Tracing of Red Ball Freight,
1924
1
16
Treasury Department
Instructions,
1931
1
16
Rules and Working Conditions
Governing Employes [sic] in Telegraph and Station Service,
1940
1
17
Pickup and Delivery Service
Guide for Handling L. C. L. Freight (2), Association of American
Railroads,
1949
1
18
Prevention of Railroad
Accidents by Bradshaw, George,
1912
1
19
Railroad Facts: 1948 Edition
- Statistics for 1947, Western Railways Public Relations Office,
1948
1
20
This is Burlington
Northern,
1970
1
21
Timetables, Schedules, and Local Passenger Tariff
Listing,
1949-1980 and
undated
1
22
Various Rules and Regulations Re Freight Loading, etc.,
1946-1966
Research Material, 1925-1980 and undated
1
23
Newspapers (Photocopies),
1925
1
24
Photocopy excerpts from Report on history, assets, and
statistics of select rail companies,
circa
1930
1
25
Photocopy excerpts from works on history of Lubbock,
1925-1980
1
26
Photocopies of old photographs,
undated
1
27
Reference Material - photocopies,
undated
Texas Transportation Museum, undated
1
28
Texas Transportation Museum,
undated
Scrapbook Material, 1942-1983
1
29
Calendars,
1942-1956
1
30
Map: History of Europe, National Geographic,
1983
1
31
Travel Trips,
1964