Identity elements
Reference code
Name and location of repository
Level of description
Collection
Title
Michael J. Denuty Collection
Date(s)
- circa 1970 - 2010 (Creation)
Extent
75 books
Name of creator
Biographical history
Michael J. Denuty (1948 - 2013) began taking photographs of railroad subjects as a boy, and continued taking railroad photographs until shortly before his death. He also collected books on railroad subjects.
Content and structure elements
Scope and content
The Michael Denuty Collection consists of commercially published books relating to railroad history, including material on the Great Northern Railway,Northern Pacific, Milwaukee Road, and Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway.
System of arrangement
Books have been arranged by subject on the Pacific Northwest Railroad Archive library shelves. Row 51, Section 01
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 on access.
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
Received from Michael Denuty's estate after his death in 2013. Selected books were retained for the Pacific Northwest Railroad Archive Library, others were deaccessioned. Ownership resides in Pacific Northwest Railroad Archive.
Immediate source of acquisition
Received from Eric Johnson, administrator of the Denuty estate in two accruals, W2013-28 and W2015-17.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information
Accruals
W2013-28, W2015-17. No further accruals expected.
Related materials elements
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related archival materials
Michael J. Denuty began taking photographs of railroad subjects as a boy, and continued taking railroad photographs until shortly before his death. His collection of negatives and slides is held by Eastern Washington University. A sample is accessible on their Digital Commons website, http://dc.ewu.edu/denuty/
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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
- Great Northern Railway Company (U.S.) (Subject)
- Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul, and Pacific Railroad Company (Subject)
- Northern Pacific Railroad Company (Subject)
- Spokane, Portland, and Seattle Railway (Subject)