Identity elements
Reference code
Name and location of repository
Level of description
Collection
Title
Herb Chaudiere Collection
Date(s)
Extent
8 boxes
Name of creator
Biographical history
Herbert T. Chaudiere, born September 3, 1929 in Englewood, New Jersey, passed away on September 9, 2000 in Redmond, Washington. Herb served in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict. He was Vice-President for Bruck, Richards and Chaudiere, Inc., an acoustic firm in the Seattle area, functioning as an acoustical expert. Herb enjoyed chasing trains and recording railway sounds, and was a published artist in this area. A nationally recognized model railroader, he published numerous articles for magazines on how to engineer a model railway, and was involved with the Puget Sound Garden Railway Society, the Narrow Gauge Railroad Society, the Acoustical Society and the Audio-Engineering Society. He also enjoyed building scale model railroads and was an avid photographer, particularly focusing on railroads and old gas pumps.
Content and structure elements
Scope and content
The Herb Chaudiere Collection is comprised of books, photographs, motion pictures, audio tapes, and periodicals covering the Northern Pacific, Great Northern, Milwaukee Road, Union Pacific and other railroads.
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use elements
Conditions governing access
Please see Section VII of the Pacific Northwest Railroad Archive Collection Management Policy for further information.
Physical access
Technical access
Conditions governing reproduction
Please see the Pacific Northwest Railway Archives Reproduction Policy for further information.
Languages of the material
- English
Scripts of the material
- Latin
Language and script notes
Finding aids
Inventory spreadsheet on server PNRA12\Data2\ChaudiereFiles
Acquisition and appraisal elements
Custodial history
Ownership resides in the Pacific Northwest Railroad Archive.
Immediate source of acquisition
Donated by Verna Chaudiere, executrix of the Herbert Chaudiere estate. Delivered by Dan Cozine. Accrual W2016-53 received 09/28/2016. Accrual W2017-31 received in 2012, recorded in 2017. Accrual W2017-55 received 07/11/2017.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information
Accruals
W2016-53, W2017-31, W2017-55
Related materials elements
Existence and location of originals
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
- Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul, and Pacific Railroad Company (Subject)
- Great Northern Railway Company (U.S.) (Subject)
- Northern Pacific Railroad Company (Subject)
- Union Pacific Railroad Company (Subject)
- Other Railroads (Subject)