The Edward Berntsen Collection takes in assorted railroad documents containing operating information from BN, NP, Milw, SP&S, and 1 condensed track profile of the Northern Pacific Railroad Pacific Division, 2nd District, Tacoma to Portland dated Feb 13, 1900.
The Edward F Flynn Collection is comprised of Great Northern Railway "Goat" magazines dated from 1925 to 1928 (partial); 1 bound book,"The Farmer Comes to Town"; and an article published in the Saint Paul Pioneer Press.
The Edward Mesco Collection amalgamates 1 photograph, a copy of the book "Trout Flies", Northern Pacific Form 5357 copyright 1915, and 2 land grant certificates from 1904 and 1905, received from the Bachman family.
The Elizabeth Heldele Collection comprises photographs of Old Tacoma, Washington and an unidentified railroad bridge, and a program for the 100th Anniversary of the Snoqualmie, Washington railroad depot.
The Elizabeth McKee Collection includes photographs from the Interstate Commerce Commission Survey of the Great Northern Railway in 1915 and the Panama Pacific International Exhibition.
The Elmer Smoak Collection consists mainly of operating manuals for railroad locomtoives and their components. Additional materials on railroad operations, principally by the Northern Pacific Railroad Company, are included.
The Elmer Vetter Collection amalgamates a news article on a 1915 railroad accident, a binder of photographs of a 1913 trip to the east coast of the United States, a binder of postcards and photographs, a box of Vetter family photographs and letters and railroad booklets, and an envelope of stock certificates and other financial documents.