Identity elements
Reference code
Name and location of repository
Level of description
Collection
Title
Richard Wilkens Collection
Date(s)
Extent
51 boxes
Name of creator
Content and structure elements
Scope and content
The Richard Wilkens Collection includes a copy of the 1941 Locomotive Cyclopedia, copies of the Narrow Gauge Gazette model railroading magazine, issues of The Western Railroader, Field Engineer books, a box of Burlington Northern paperwok and three boxes of Milwaukee Road/Union Pacific train orders from the Black River Tower (Tukwila, Washington).
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 of Accruals W2014-62, W2015-18, W2016-08 and W2017-01 reside in the Pacific Northwest Railroad Archive. Accrual W2017-35 is owned by the Cascade Rail Foundation.
Immediate source of acquisition
Donated by Richard Wilkens. Accrual W2014-62 received 12/27/2014. Accrual W2015-18 received 06/14/2015. Accrual W2016-08 received 02/10/2016. Accrual W2017-01 received 01/12/2017. Accrual W2017-35 received 04/23/2017.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information
Accruals
W2014-62, W2015-18, W2016-08, W2017-01, W2017-35
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Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
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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
- Burlington Northern Railroad Company (Subject)
- Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul, and Pacific Railroad Company (Subject)
- Union Pacific Railroad Company (Subject)