Fred Harvey system passes
Date: Between 1897 and 1899
These are Fred Harvey eating house system passes issued to Harry Tisdale.

Hannibal & St. Joseph Railroad passes
Date: Between 1875 and 1879
Railroad passes issued to Harry Tisdale for Hannibal & St. Joseph Railroad stations.

Leavenworth, Lawrence, & Galveston Railroad passes
Date: Between 1870 and 1877
Railroad passes issued to Harry Tisdale to Leavenworth, Lawrence, & Galveston stations

Missouri- Kansas- Texas Railroad passes
Date: Between 1875 and 1890
Railroad passes issued to Harry Tisdale to Missouri, Kansas & Texas stations.

Missouri- Kansas -Texas Railroad passes
Date: Between 1933 and 1948
Railroad passes issued to the Albert Waddell family & Mr. F.A. Melluish to Missouri, Kansas & Texas stations.

Missouri Pacific Railroad passes
Date: Between 1877 and 1882
Railroad passes issued to Harry Tisdale for Missouri Pacific Railroad stations.

Missouri Pacific Railroad passes
Date: Between 1917 and 1953
These railroad passes were issued to the R.A. Sheldon family by the Missouri Pacific Railroad stations.

Missouri River, Ft. Scott & Gulf Railroad passes
Date: Between 1873 and 1879
Railroad passes issued to Harry Tisdale to Missouri River, Ft. Scott & Gulf railroad stations.

Railroad Passenger Rate Increase Protested
Creator: Kansas. Governor (1915-1919: Capper)
Date: 1915
This file includes replies by Governor Capper's office about increased passenger rates on trains across Eastern Kansas. This file is incomplete not including the correspondence originally sent to Governor Capper's office. This is part of a bigger collection of Governor Arthur Capper correspondence.

Railroad passes from Western National Fair
Date: Between 1882 and 1887
Railroad passes issued to Harry Tisdale to the Western National Fair in Lawrence, Kansas.

Railroad passes to various stations
Date: Between 1895 and 1900
Railroad passes issued to F.L. Vandergrift to various stations. The passes are part of the George Allen Root Coll.

Railroad passes to various stations
Date: Between 1875 and 1961
Railroad passes issued to D. Conners & F.A. Melluish to various stations in Kansas. The passes are part of the Charles "Bud" Goebel Collection.

Railroad passes to various stations
Date: Between 1870 and 1887
Railroad passes to various stations issued to Harry Tisdale.

T. M. Eddy to the Officers of _____ R.R.
Creator: Eddy, T.M.
Date: July 2, 1858
This letter written by T. M. Eddy, is an example of many letters of introduction written on the behalf of Isaac Goodnow. Goodnow, recently emigrated to Kansas Territory, was traveling extensively in the East in order to raise money for the construction of a new college in Manhattan. He succeeded in founding Bluemont College, which was a precursor to Kansas State University. Letters like these would have increased Goodnow's credibility when meeting new potential investors.

The new colossus of roads
Creator: Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad Company
Date: Between 1870 and 1890
This illustrated general pass and ticket for the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad depicts the system as a uniformed soldier striding across Mexico and Southern California. The illustration is a map of the rail line superimposed on a warrior.

World's Columbian Exposition pass
Date: November 1, 1893
World's Columbian Exposition pass issued to Harry Tisdale for the Sperry Exhibition Electric Car