Gerald Skillman Collection

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Reference code

US WaBuPNRA D0075

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Collection

Title

Gerald Skillman Collection

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Extent

4 documents

Name of creator

(1940-)

Biographical history

Gerald (Jerry) Skillman worked as a Dispatcher for the Spokane, Portland & Seattle Railroad (SP&S) in Portland, Oregon and Vancouver, Washington, and as Manager of Transportation for the Burlington Northern Railroad Vancouver and Seattle, Washington.

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Scope and content

The Gerald Skillman Collection is comprised of 4 unused train sheets (Dispatchers Record of Train Movement sheets) from the Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway, Oregon Trunk Railway, and Oregon Electric Railway.

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Conditions governing access

Please see Section VII of the Pacific Northwest Railroad Archive Collection Management Policy for further information on access.

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Conditions governing reproduction

Please see the Pacific Northwest Railroad Archive Reproduction Policy for further information.

Languages of the material

  • English

Scripts of the material

  • Latin

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Custodial history

Ownership resides in the Pacific Northwest Railroad Archive.

Immediate source of acquisition

Donated by Gerald Skillman. Accrual W2013-33 received 10/09/2013.

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W2013-33

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Describing Archives - A Content Standard (DACS) 2nd Edition 2013

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