Guide to the United Railroads of San Francisco records, 1866-1951 M0161
Processed by Special Collections staff; machine-readable finding aid created by Patricia White
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
1997; revised 2024
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Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Title: United Railroads of San Francisco records
Identifier/Call Number: M0161
Physical Description:
19 Linear Feet
Date (inclusive): 1866-1951
Language of Material:
English
.
Scope and Content
The collection includes record books, business and legal papers, financial papers, clippings, stock records, statistics, ledgers,
and so forth, of the above railway companies. It also includes annual reports of the Municipal Railway Co. for the years 1949-50
and 1950-51.
There are gaps in the top-level container numbering system due to a re-housing project. For instance there is no top-level
container 43 because volumes 42 and 43 are now in Box 42.
Historical Note
The United Railroads of San Francisco, as well as the Market Street Railway Company and the Municipal Railway Co., were all
aggregations of smaller street railway lines that provided urban transportation for San Francisco. Among these street railways
were the following: Sutter Sreet Railway Co., Sutro Railway Co., San Francisco & Alameda R.R. Co., and the South San Francisco
Railroad and Power Co.
The United Railroads of San Francisco was organized in March, 1902, with authorized capital stock of 40 million dollars mostly
owned by California Rail & Power Co. Because of its inability to pay matured indebtedness and interest on outstanding indebtedness,
it sold out to Market Street Cable Railway Co. in 1921. In 1944, the Municipal Railway of San Francisco (Muni) bought the
capital of the Market Street Railway Co.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item] United Railroads of San Francisco records (M0161), Dept. of Special Collections, Stanford University
Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Provenance:
Found among the Hopkins Transportation Library manuscripts.
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Subjects and Indexing Terms
Transportation -- History -- California
Railroads
Trains
Series 1. United Railroads of San Francisco
Language of Material: English.
volume 1
Daily Records of Passenger Earnings
Mar, 1907-September, 1907
Language of Material: English.
volume 2
Daily Records of Passenger Earnings
Oct, 1907-Mar, 1908
Language of Material: English.
volume 3
Daily Records of Passenger Earnings
Apr, 1908-September, 1908
Language of Material: English.
volume 4
Daily Records of Passenger Earnings
Oct, 1910-Mar, 1911
Language of Material: English.
volume 5
Daily Records of Passenger Earnings
Apr, 1911-September, 1911
Language of Material: English.
volume 6
Daily Records of Passenger Earnings
Oct, 1911-Mar, 1912
Language of Material: English.
volume 7
Daily Records of Passenger Earnings
Apr, 1912-September, 1912
Language of Material: English.
volume 8
Daily Records of Passenger Earnings
Oct, 1912-Mar, 1913
Language of Material: English.
volume 9
Daily Records of Passenger Earnings
Apr, 1913-September, 1913
Language of Material: English.
volume 10
Daily Records of Passenger Earnings
Oct, 1913-Apr, 1914
Language of Material: English.
volume 11
Daily Records of Passenger Earnings
Apr, 1914-September, 1914
Language of Material: English.
volume 12
Daily Records of Passenger Earnings
Oct, 1914-Mar, 1915
Language of Material: English.
volume 13
Daily Records of Passenger Earnings
Apr, 1915-September, 1915
Language of Material: English.
volume 14
Daily Records of Passenger Earnings
September, 1915-Dec, 1915
Language of Material: English.
volume 15
Daily Records of Passenger Earnings
July, 1916 -December, 1916,
Language of Material: English.
volume 16
Daily Records of Passenger Earnings
Jan, 1919-Jun, 1919
Language of Material: English.
Box 17
Recapitulation
1903-1920
Language of Material: English.
Box 18
Monthly record
1903-1918
Language of Material: English.
volume 19
Daily Records of Passenger Earnings
Jan, 1924-Jun, 1924
Language of Material: English.
Box 20
Outstanding first preferred stock dividend warrants, series A - F, odd share certificates
Language of Material: English.
Box 21
Outstanding first preferred stock dividend warrants, series A - X, 10 share certificates
Language of Material: English.
volume 22
First preferred stock, # 1 - 250
Language of Material: English.
Box 23, Item 1
Common stock, # 1 - 250
Language of Material: English.
Box 23, Item 2
Plan for reorganization
1916-1920
Language of Material: English.
Box 23, Item 3
Lawyer's register of actions
1908-1910
Language of Material: English.
Box 23, Item 4
Register of (court) actions
1910-1911
Language of Material: English.
Box 23, Item 5
Diary of Court Actions
1908
Language of Material: English.
Box 23, folder 6
Ford King reminiscence of employment
1904-1907
Language of Material: English.
Box 24, folder 1
Legal files regarding damage suits (miscellaneous)
1906-1909
Language of Material: English.
Box 24, folder 2
Legal files regarding damage suits (#102-116)
1906-1909
Language of Material: English.
Box 24, folder 3
Legal files regarding damage suits (#117-133)
1906-1909
Language of Material: English.
Box 24, folder 4
Legal files regarding damage suits (#134-149)
1906-1909
Language of Material: English.
Box 24, folder 5
Legal files regarding damage suits (#150-159)
1906-1909
Language of Material: English.
Box 25
Legal files regarding damage suits (#160-210, 341)
1906-1909
Language of Material: English.
Box 26, Item 1
Diaries of Court Actions: Platform men entering and leaving service
1908
Language of Material: English.
Box 26, Item 2
Diaries of Court Actions: Platform men entering and leaving service
1911
Language of Material: English.
Box 26, Item 3
Diaries of Court Actions: Platform men entering and leaving service
1916
Language of Material: English.
Box 26, Item 4
Diaries of Court Actions: Platform men entering and leaving service
1917
Language of Material: English.
Box 26, Item 5
Diaries of Court Actions: Platform men entering and leaving service
1919
Language of Material: English.
Box 26, Item 6
Diaries of Court Actions: Platform men entering and leaving service
1920
Language of Material: English.
Box 27, Item 1
Supplemental reports: Comparative general balance sheets and other financial information
1905-1906, 1911-1914
Language of Material: English.
Box 27, Item 2
Supplemental Reports, earnings and other related financial information
1906-1908
Language of Material: English.
Box 27, folder 3
Loose stock certificates
1907-1909
Language of Material: English.
Box 28
Clippings, strike of 1917
Language of Material: English.
Box 29
U.R.R. of S.F. Time sheets
October 24-October 31, 1908
Box 30
U.R.R. of S.F. Time sheets
November 28-December 5, 1908
Box 31
U.R.R. of S.F. Time sheets
December 12-December 26, 1908
Language of Material: English.
Box 32
(Engineer's) Report, part II, includes Market Street Railway Co., Sutter St. Railway Co., San Francisco and San Mateo Electric
Railway Co., Sutro Railway Co., South San Francisco Railroad and Power Co., and other subsidiary companies.
1905
Language of Material: English.
Series 2. Market Street Railroad
Language of Material: English.
volume 33
Stock ledger
1894-1899
Language of Material: English.
volume 34
Stock ledger, A - L
1900-1902
Language of Material: English.
volume 35
Stock ledger, M - Z
1900-1902
Language of Material: English.
volume 36
Stock and Transfer book
1893-1898
Language of Material: English.
volume 37
Stock transfer book
1899-1902
Language of Material: English.
Box 72, volume 38
Legal diary
1917
Language of Material: English.
Box 72, volume 39
Legal diary
1918
Language of Material: English.
Box 72, volume 40
Legal diary
1922
Language of Material: English.
Box 41, Item 1
Market Street payroll
1938 1942 1922-1942 1943
Language of Material: English.
Box 41, Item 2
Report on Present Value
Language of Material: English.
Box 41, Item 3
Report on Results of Operation
Language of Material: English.
Box 41, Item 4
Tables & Charts re: Manpower and Service
Language of Material: English.
Series 3. Sutter Street Railway Company
Language of Material: English.
Box 42, volume 42
Cash Journal
1909-1924
Language of Material: English.
Box 42, volume 43
Vouchers entered
1902
Language of Material: English.
Series 4. South San Francisco Railroad & Power Company
Language of Material: English.
Box 44, volume 44
Journal
1904-1923
Language of Material: English.
Box 72, volume 45
Voucher records
1904-1923
Language of Material: English.
Series 5. San Francisco and Alameda Railroad Company
Language of Material: English.
volume 46
Journal
1866-1868
Language of Material: English.
Series 6. San Francisco Electric Railroad
Language of Material: English.
volume 47
Cash
1909-1921
Language of Material: English.
volume 48
Journal
1909-1921
Language of Material: English.
Box 44, volume 49
"PAY AS YOU ENTER" ledger (no further identification)
Language of Material: English.
volume 50
Oversized volume. Samples of Southern Pacific stationary
Language of Material: English.
Box 51
Clipping book prepared by the staff of the U.R. of S.F; subject emphasis: the graft trials
Apr, 1906-Aug, 1906
Language of Material: English.
Box 52
Clipping book prepared by the staff of the U.R. of S.F; subject emphasis: the graft trials
Jan-Apr, 1907
Language of Material: English.
Box 53
Clipping book prepared by the staff of the U.R. of S.F; subject emphasis: the graft trials
Jun-Sep ember, 1908
Language of Material: English.
volume 54
Clipping book prepared by the staff of the U.R. of S.F; subject emphasis: the graft trials: (on cover, "MISCELLLANEOUS")
October -November, 1908
Language of Material: English.
volume 55
Clipping book prepared by the staff of the U.R. of S.F; subject emphasis: the graft trials
Mar-Nov, 1909
Language of Material: English.
Box 56
Clipping book prepared by the staff of the U.R. of S.F; subject emphasis: the graft trials: (on cover, "MISCELLLANEOUS")
Nov, 1909-Apr, 1910
Language of Material: English.
volume 57
Clipping book prepared by the staff of the U.R. of S.F; subject emphasis: the graft trials
Jan-May, 1909
Language of Material: English.
volume 58
Clipping book prepared by the staff of the U.R. of S.F; subject emphasis: the graft trials: (on cover, "Patrick Calhoun")
March, 1909 -August, 1911
Language of Material: English.
Box 59
Clipping book prepared by the staff of the U.R. of S.F; subject emphasis: the graft trials
Apr-Nov, 1910
Language of Material: English.
volume 60
Clipping book prepared by the staff of the U.R. of S.F; subject emphasis: the graft trials
Nov 1909-Jan, 1910
Language of Material: English.
volume 61
Clipping book prepared by the staff of the U.R. of S.F; subject emphasis: the graft trials: (on cover, "Ford')
October -November, 1909
Language of Material: English.
volume 62
Clipping book prepared by the staff of the U.R. of S.F; subject emphasis: the graft trials
Apr-Jun, 1910
Language of Material: English.
Box 63
Clipping book prepared by the staff of the U.R. of S.F; subject emphasis: the graft trials
July-September, 1910
Language of Material: English.
Box 64
Clipping book prepared by the staff of the U.R. of S.F; subject emphasis: the graft trials
Feb-Mar, 1911
Language of Material: English.
Box 65
Clipping book prepared by the staff of the U.R. of S.F; subject emphasis: the graft trials
Mar-Aug, 1911
Language of Material: English.
volume 66
Clipping book prepared by the staff of the U.R. of S.F; subject emphasis: the graft trials
Sep ember-Nov, 1911
Language of Material: English.
volume 67
Clipping book prepared by the staff of the U.R. of S.F; subject emphasis: the graft trials: (on cover, "Campaign of 1911")
March -September, 1911
Language of Material: English.
volume 68
Clipping book prepared by the staff of the U.R. of S.F; subject emphasis: the graft trials
Jul, 1941-Jan, 1942
Language of Material: English.
Box 69
Misc. Purchase & Job Order Book
1907
Language of Material: English.
Series 7. Municipal Railway of San Francisco
Language of Material: English.
Box 70, folder 1
Extracts from Mott Survey
1931
Language of Material: English.
Box 70, folder 2
Annual Report of Municipal Railway Co., Fiscal Year Ended
June 30, 1950
Language of Material: English.
Box 70, folder 3
Annual Report of Municipal Railway Co., Fiscal Year Ended
June 30, 1951
Language of Material: English.
Series 8. United Railroads arbitration
Language of Material: English.
Box 70, folder 4
Transcript of Case Vol. 2.
Language of Material: English.
Box 71, folder 1
Transcript of Case Vol. 3.
Language of Material: English.
Box 71, folder 2
Transcript of Case Vol. 4.
Language of Material: English.
Box 71, folder 3
Transcript of Case Vol. 7.
Language of Material: English.
Box 71, folder 4
Transcript of Case Vol. 8.
Language of Material: English.
Box 72, volume 72
Transcript of Case Vol. 9.
Language of Material: English.