Identity elements
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Name and location of repository
Level of description
Collection
Title
James Mattson Collection
Date(s)
Extent
3 books
6 boxes
Name of creator
Biographical history
Content and structure elements
Scope and content
The James Mattson Collection includes a set of Northern Pacific Railroad Company Field Completion Reports, a book of Northern Pacific right of way plat from Paradise, Montana to Hope, Idaho, 2 Great Northern Railway Company (U.S.) Authorization For Expenditure books originally held at the King Street Station, Seattle, Washington. It also a group of various railroad maps and track profiles and 4 boxes of various railroad time tables.
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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
Acquisition and appraisal elements
Custodial history
Ownership of Accruals W2016-42 and W2017-89 resides with the Pacific Northwest Railroad Archive. Ownership of Accrual 2014-19 resides with the Great Northern Railway Historical Society. Ownership of Accrual W2014-16 resides with the Northern Pacific Railroad Historical Association.
Immediate source of acquisition
Donated by James Mattson. Accrual W2014-16 received 04/15/2014. Accrual W2014-19 received 05/20/2014. Accrual W2016-42 received 07/20/2016. Accrual W2017-89 received 12/12/2017.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information
Accruals
W2010-04, W2014-16, W2014-19, W2016-42, W2017-89
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Description control element
Rules or conventions
Describing Archives - A Content Standard (DACS) 2nd Edition 2013
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Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Great Northern Railway Company (U.S.) (Subject)
- Northern Pacific Railroad Company (Subject)
- Other Railroads (Subject)