Identity elements
Reference code
Name and location of repository
Level of description
Collection
Title
Maple Valley Historical Society Collection
Date(s)
- 1909-1991 (Creation)
Extent
167 digital photographs
Name of creator
Administrative history
The Maple Valley Historical Society is an Incorporated Organization within the State of Washington and is classified as a 501-C(3) organization by the Internal Revenue Service of the Federal Government. The organization is an all-volunteer organization formed over 35 years ago. The goals of the organization are to teach people about the history of the Greater Maple Valley area, provide a means for people to do research on their heritage, and to showcase the history of the area through maintaining two museums with displays of the past. The Society has a paid membership of over 300 people and organizations. The two museums are located on property owned by the City of Maple Valley, located next to the Maple Valley Community Center in the heart of the City of Maple Valley and are the Gibbon-Mezzavilla General Store and the Fire Engine museum. The Gibbon-Mezzavilla General Store is the restored original store of the Greater Maple Valley area that was frequented by early residents. The Fire Engine museum houses the restored 1926 Howard Cooper Fire Engine which was the original Fire Engine used by Fire District 43 Volunteers. In addition to the Howard Cooper, there are displays depicting the early years of the Fire District.
Content and structure elements
Scope and content
The Maple Valley Historical Society Deposit includes of 85 digital photographs of Pacific Coast Railroad equipment and locations taken by Tom Kroutz between 1949 and 1952 and provided to Pacific Northwest Railroad Archive on a computer disc. A separate deposit was made of 82 digital photographs of Pacific Coast Railroad and other railroad subjects taken between 1909 and 1991 in and around Maple Valley by various photographers.
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
Photograph descriptions included in accession file.
Acquisition and appraisal elements
Custodial history
Ownership resides in the Pacific Northwest Railroad Archive.
Immediate source of acquisition
Donated by the Maple Valley Historical Society. Delivered by Dick Peacock. Accrual W2016-71 received 11/15/2016
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information
Accruals
W2017-71
Related materials elements
Existence and location of originals
Maple Valley Historical Society.
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
- Pacific Coast Railroad Company (Subject)
- Northern Pacific Railroad Company (Subject)
- Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul, and Pacific Railroad Company (Subject)