Waugh and Calder records
Descriptive Summary
- Title
- Waugh and Calder records
- Date
- 1909-1914
- Creator
- Calder, D. W.
- Extent
- 0.19 Cubic feet
- Subjects
- Railroads--Virginia--History.
- Railroads.
- Arrangement
- Collection is arranged chronologically.
- Preferred Citation
- 60M102: [identification of item], Waugh and Calder Records, 1909-1914, University of Kentucky Special Collections.
- Repository
- University of Kentucky
Collection Overview
- Biography / History
- C.S. Waugh and D.W Calder were railroad contractors in the early 1900s in Roanoke, Virginia.
- Scope and Content
- The Waugh and Calder records are ledgers for the railroad contracting firm from Roanoke, Virginia. The first two volumes have alphabetical indexes of names at the front of the ledger that correspond with the page numbers; the third volume is a chronological record with no index. The record books detail transactions between the Waugh and Caulder company and various other entities. Included in the second volume are two checks to be redeemed at the Citizens National Bank of Orange, Orange, Virginia.
- The ledgers themselves were manufactured by The Gibson & Perin Co. Station Printers of Cincinnati, Ohio.
Restrictions on Access and Use
- Conditions Governing Access
- Collection is open to researchers by appointment.
- Use Restrictions
- The physical rights to the materials in this collection are held by the University of Kentucky Special Collections.
Special Collections Research Center - Closed
The Breckinridge Research Room will be closed starting May 11, 2026, and anticipates re-opening Fall semester 2026 in an alternate location for the duration of the King Library renovation.
Reproduction requests will still be available during the closure.
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Special Collections Research Center - Closed
The Breckinridge Research Room will be closed starting May 11, 2026, and anticipates re-opening Fall semester 2026 in an alternate location for the duration of the King Library renovation.
Reproduction requests will still be available during the closure.
Contact SCRC with questions.
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