Identity elements
Reference code
Name and location of repository
Level of description
Collection
Title
Kurt Armbruster Collection
Date(s)
Extent
1 box
Name of creator
Biographical history
Kurt E. Armbruster is a Seattle native, historian, professional bassist, and singer-songwriter. He has played music of many genres and has written numerous historical articles and three books, including two on railroading: "Orphan Road" and "Whistle Down the Valley". He lives in Seattle, Washington.
Content and structure elements
Scope and content
The Kurt Armbruster Collectionis is comprised of photographs, books,audio cassettes of conversations with railroad employees and CDs on Pacific Northwest railroad subjects.
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
A written inventory is shelved with the collection
Acquisition and appraisal elements
Custodial history
Ownership resides in the Pacific Northwest Railroad Archive.
Immediate source of acquisition
Donated by Kurt Armbruster. Accrual W2014-30 received 09/03/2014.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information
Accruals
W2014-30
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
- Burlington Northern Railroad Company (Subject)
- Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul, and Pacific Railroad Company (Subject)
- Great Northern Railway Company (U.S.) (Subject)
- Northern Pacific Railroad Company (Subject)
- Spokane, Portland, and Seattle Railway (Subject)
- Southern Pacific Railroad Company (Subject)