Identity elements
Reference code
Name and location of repository
Level of description
Collection
Title
Cordell Newby Photograph Collection
Date(s)
- 1947-1988 (Creation)
Extent
1901 photographs
Name of creator
Biographical history
Cordell Newby is a railroad photographer principally of the Great Northern Railway.
Content and structure elements
Scope and content
The Cordell Newby Collection consists of 1902 color photographs of Great Northern Railway Company subjects, principally equipment and locations, taken by Mr. Newby in multiple locations between Chicago, Illinois and Seattle, Washington between 1971 and 1988. Other Identifiers: Jackson Street Roundhouse Accession Number 327, Jackson Street Roundhouse Collection Number.Accrual Number 298.1.
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use elements
Conditions governing access
Please see the Great Northern Railway Historical Society Collection Management Policy for further information.
Physical access
Technical access
Conditions governing reproduction
Please see the Great Northern Railway Historical Society Reproduction Policy for further information.
Languages of the material
- English
Scripts of the material
- Latin
Language and script notes
Finding aids
Acquisition and appraisal elements
Custodial history
Ownership resides in the Great Northern Railway Historical Society.
Immediate source of acquisition
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information
Accruals
Related materials elements
Existence and location of originals
Originals held at the Great Northern Railway Society Archives at the Jackson Street Roundhouse, St. Paul, Minnesota.
Existence and location of copies
Related archival materials
Related descriptions
Notes element
Specialized notes
Alternative identifier(s)
Description control element
Rules or conventions
Describing Archives - A Content Standard (DACS) 2nd Edition 2013
Sources used
Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Great Northern Railway Company (U.S.) (Subject)