Identity elements
Reference code
Name and location of repository
Level of description
Collection
Title
Ray W. Howard Library Deposit
Date(s)
- 1862-1922 (Creation)
Extent
113 reels of microfilm
Name of creator
Content and structure elements
Scope and content
The Ray W. Howard Library Deposit comprises microfilm copies of documents from the Great Northern (1862- 1922) and Nothern Pacific (1864-1922). Coverage includes the Board of Directors, corporate history, labor, and settlement and development of railroad land. Also included are James J. Hill personal and private papers 1874-1916.
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
Acquisition and appraisal elements
Custodial history
Ownership resides in the Pacific Northwest Railroad Archive.
Immediate source of acquisition
Donated by Christopher Motz, Director of the Ray W. Howard Library at Shoreline Community College, Shoreline Washington. Originally purchased from the Minnesota Historical Society and transferred on deaccession by the Howard Library. Delivered by Shanti Singleton.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information
Accruals
W2015-38
Related materials elements
Existence and location of originals
Minnesota 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
- Great Northern Railway Company (U.S.) (Subject)
- Northern Pacific Railroad Company (Subject)