Identity elements
Reference code
Name and location of repository
Level of description
Collection
Title
Oscar Peterson Collection
Date(s)
- 1937 - 2009 (Creation)
Extent
3 documents
Name of creator
Biographical history
Oscar Ethan Peterson Dec. 22, 1941- July 9, 2012. Born in Eau Claire, Wisconsin on Dec. 22, 1941, to Ruth (Rosolack) Peterson and Maj. Ethan Peterson. He was raised in Eau Claire, WI and graduated from Eau Claire's Memorial High School and the ... »
Content and structure elements
Scope and content
The Oscar Peterson collection includes a collection of Great Northern Railway Company (U.S.) and other railroad documents. Railroad operating documents include timetables from the Great Northern Railway Company (U.S.) and Canadian Pacific Railroad Railway Company.
System of arrangement
The collection is grouped into items relating to the Great Northern Railway Company (U.S.) and Other items pertaining to a variety of railroad companies and railroad topics.
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.
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
Acquisition and appraisal elements
Custodial history
Ownership resides in Great Northern Railway Historical Society.
Immediate source of acquisition
Donor: Virginia Peterson. Accession W2014-28 received 6/30/2014. W2015-59 received 12/7/2015.
Accruals
W2014-28, W2015-59 no further accruals expected
Description control element
Rules or conventions
Describing Archives - A Content Standard (DACS) 2nd Edition 2013
Access points
Name access points
- Great Northern Railway Company (U.S.) (Subject)
- Other Railroads (Subject)