Identity elements
Reference code
Name and location of repository
Level of description
Series
Title
Spokane, Portland, and Seattle Railway
Date(s)
- 1959-1978 (Creation)
Extent
120 35mm slides
Name of creator
Biographical history
Alden M. Raney is a railroad enthusiast and photographer who documented railroad activity in the Pacific Northwest between 1950 and 1990.
Content and structure elements
Scope and content
Documents, photographs, engineering drawings, maps, artifacts and other materials associated with the Spokane, Portland, and Seattle Railway.
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 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
Paper index filed with collection. http://research.spshs.org/Lists/AldenRaneyRailroadPhotos/AllItems.aspx
Generated finding aid
Acquisition and appraisal elements
Custodial history
Ownership of Spokane, Portland, and Seattle Railway subjects in the Alden M. Raney Collection resides in the the Spokane, Portland, and Seattle Railway Historical Society.
Immediate source of acquisition
Donated by Alden M. Raney. Accrual W2015-43 received 09/30/2015, W2015-47 received 10/14/2015.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information
Accruals
Related materials elements
Existence and location of originals
The original photographic slides are at Pacific Northwest Railroad Archive.
Existence and location of copies
Digital copies at http://research.spshs.org/
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
- Spokane, Portland, and Seattle Railway (Subject)