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Carlton J. Corliss Papers, 1859-1978

 

Summary

Abstract:
The collection includes correspondence, publications, service records, diaries, memorabilia, articles, research notes, speeches, genealogical information, photographs, and scrapbooks created or collected by Carlton J. Corliss. The majority of the papers are related to railroads, various railway companies that Corliss worked for, and publications about railroads. Topics include the Florida East Coast Railway, the Illinois Central Railroad Company, the Association of American Railroads, Abraham Lincoln, Florida, public relations, and his book, MAIN LINE OF MID-AMERICA. The collection also includes some writings of Robert S. Chilton from his service in the State Department.
Extent:
1701.00 items
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Carlton J. Corliss Papers, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. https://purl.lib.fsu.edu/fa/MSS-79-1

Background

Scope and content:

The papers of Carlton J. Corliss span the period 1859-1978, with the bulk of the material beginning in 1933. The majority of the papers are related to railroads, various railway companies that Corliss worked for, and publications about railroads. Topics include the Florida East Coast Railway, the Illinois Central Railroad Company, the Association of American Railroads, Abraham Lincoln, Florida, public relations, and his book, MAIN LINE OF MID-AMERICA. The collection also includes some writings of Robert S. Chilton from his service in the State Department.

https://www.lib.fsu.edu/sites/default/files/sites/default/files/upload/sca/ArchivesSpace/mss_79-1_corliss_fa.pdf

Biographical / historical:

Carlton Jonathan Corliss was born in Crystal, Maine, April 20, 1888, the son of John Segee and Mary Ellen (Bell) Corliss. He was married to Loretta Billings on December 8, 1913, and they had one child, Marion Virginia. Corliss attended schools in Maine, entered railroad service as an office boy in Boston in 1905, and held various railroad positions throughout his life.

Acquisition information:

gift of Mrs. Kendall C. Beavers

The Carlton J. Corliss Papers were donated to the Special Collections Department, Florida State University Libraries, by Kendall and Marion Beavers of Tallahassee, Florida, in 1979. Small additions were made throughout the year in 1979 and later in August 1988.

Processing information:

The majority of this collection was processed in February 1979 by staff members of the Special Collections Department. Two additions to the collection during that same year were processed in April (MSS 79-1A) and July (MSS 79-1B). Another small addition was processed in September 1988 (MSS 88-8).

Arrangement:

The collection is organized into the following series: Biographical Information, Correspondence, Writings by Carlton J. Corliss, Subject Files, Publications, Miscellaneous Files, Scrapbooks, Addition I, Addition II, and Addition III.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

This collection is open to all researchers.

This collection is in an offsite storage location. Please contact lib-specialcollections@fsu.edu with requests for access or for more information.

Terms of access:

All requests for permission to quote, publish, broadcast or otherwise reproduce from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Associate Dean for Special Collections & Archives. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Florida State University Libraries as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Carlton J. Corliss Papers, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. https://purl.lib.fsu.edu/fa/MSS-79-1

Location of this collection:
116 Honors Way
Tallahassee
FL
32306-2047
USA