Cumberland Road collection
Collection
Identifier: S1243
Scope and Contents
This collection contains photostats of receipts for services rendered for Cumberland
Road in Indiana.
Dates
- 1838
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Legal title, copyright, and literary rights reside with Rare Books and Manuscripts, Indiana State Library, Indianapolis, IN. All requests to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to Rare Books and Manuscripts.
Historical Note
Cumberland Road, also known as the National Road, originally was authorized to be
constructed from Cumberland, Maryland to Wheeling, West Virginia in 1809. In the
1820s an expansion to the Mississippi River near Saint Louis was approved, although
later the terminus was relocated to Jefferson City, Missouri.
Source:
The National Old Trails Road: Part 1: The Quest for a National Road. U.S. Department of Transportation
Federal Highway Administration. 21 Feb. 2007 /www.fhwa.dot.gov/infrastructure/trailsc.htm>.
Extent
0.01 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection is arranged chronologically.
Custodial History
This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a donation.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 2007/02 by Ruth Light. Finding aid updated 2015/11/16 by Edyth Huffman. EAD finding aid created 2018/05/30 by Lauren Patton.
- Title
- Cumberland Road collection
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Rare Books and Manuscripts Repository
Contact:
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671