01057.xml Burlington Northern Inc.: An Inventory of Its Records at the Minnesota Historical Society National Historical Publications and Records Commission. Minnesota Historical Society
St. Paul, MN.

Manuscripts Collection

Finding aid encoded by Alex Kent, May 2012. Finding aid written in English Date of change Updated by ? because of ? OVERVIEW Minnesota Historical Society Burlington Northern Inc. Burlington Northern Inc. records. 1968-1994. Materials in English. Printed materials, bylaws, financial and annual reports, board meeting agendas, management and strategic planning related materials, line inspection tour briefing books, papers regarding the sale of office buildings, and retirement plan information of Burlington Northern, Inc. and some of its subsidiaries. 5.4 cubic feet (6 boxes). See Detailed Description for shelf locations. ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Burlington Northern Inc. Burlington Northern Inc. Records. Minnesota Historical Society.

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Accession Information:

Accession numbers: 13,246; 13,443; 16,688

 Processing Information:

Processing and cataloging of this collection was supported with a Basic Project grant awarded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC).

Catalog ID number: 007526162

 CATALOG HEADINGS

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics should search the catalog using these headings.

Topics: Railroads -- Branch lines. Railroads -- Management. Railroads -- Mergers. Persons: Lorentzsen, Norman Martin, 1916- Brokopp, Robert H., 1921-2012 Organizations: BN Transport Inc. Burlington Northern Air Freight Inc. (Los Angeles, Calif.) Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company. Colorado and Southern Railway. Great Northern Railway. Northern Pacific Railway. Spokane, Portland, and Seattle Railway. DETAILED DESCRIPTION 129.A.3.1B 1 Bylaws, 1980, 1981. Background information, undated. Press kit: Background information, 1970. Annual reports, 1969-1980, 1991, 1993, 1994. 5 folders. Quarterly reports to stockholders, undated, 1973-1981. 4 folders.

Includes year end reports.

 Burlington Northern News, 1970-1981. 8 folders. 129.A.3.2F 2 Meeting of the Board of Directors: Agendas, 1979-1980. 15 volumes. Highlights of five-year plan, 1978-1982. 1 volume. Booz, Allen, and Hamilton, Inc. Recommended Top Management Organization Plan for Burlington Northern, March 1968. 3 volumes. Haskin and Sells report to Burlington Northern board, 1977. 1 volume.

In compliance with Securities and Exchange Commission directive.

 Miscellaneous strategic planning memoranda and data, 1979-1981. Strategic planning: Executive compensation, undated, 1979. Miscellaneous reports, 1977-1980. 129.A.3.3B 3 Finance Committee meeting agendas, 1979-1980. 2 folders. BN Executives' line inspection tours, 1971-1978. 6 folders. Bankers tour, September 24-27, 1979. 2 folders. Burlington Northern office buildings:

Papers relating to the sales of Burlington Northern's office buildings. Includes correspondence, notes, property diagrams, copies of abstracts of title, other legal documents regarding land ownership, and newspaper clippings relating to the history of these properties.

These papers belonged to Robert H. Brokopp, Sr. (1921-2012), who served as a real estate consultant overseeing the state of these properties. He had formerly been an official in the real estate office of Burlington Northern.

 General Office Building abstract of title and sale, 1980, 1984-1989. 5 folders.

The building was on Fifth and Jackson, St. Paul.

 129.A.3.4F 4 Old Great Northern Office Building, 1984-1985.

The building was on Kellogg and Broadway, St. Paul.

 St. Paul Union Depot sale, 1984-1986. General Office Building background, 1980.

Includes photographs.

 Burlington Northern subsidiaries: Subsidiaries and affiliates background information, 1980-1981. BN Transport Inc. financial statements, 1981. BN Transport Inc. reports, 1975, 1981. Burlington Northern Air Freight Inc.: Corporate Planning Program, 1972. 2 folders. Burlington Northern Air Freight Inc.: Financial statements, January-February 1981. Annual reports of the Colorado and Southern Railway Company, 1971. Miscellaneous printed material. Annual report of Burlington Northern Inc. to the Interstate Commerce Commission, 1971. Miscellaneous time tables and schedules, 1968-1978. Special operations instructions, 1968, 1970. 129.A.3.5B 5 Big Trains Rolling, undated. 1 film reel : color ; 16 mm. Portrait of a Railroad, 1974. 1 sound disc (short-play) : 33 1/3 rpm.

Music from the promotional film of the same name.

[0.6 cubic feet empty, letter].

 129.A.3.6F 6 Retirement planning, 1970-1975. 2 folders and 1 volume. Miscellaneous printed materials, undated, 1970s, 1978, 1979, circa 1983. 14 folders. Applications of WRPI Trust, Western Railroad Properties Incorporated, and Chicago and North Western Transportation Company for Federal Assistance...Burlington Northern Inc. comments, August 11, 1980.