Identity elements
Reference code
Name and location of repository
Level of description
Collection
Title
Robert Lowry Collection
Date(s)
Extent
5 boxes documents
Name of creator
Biographical history
Content and structure elements
Scope and content
The Robert Lowry Collection is comprised of 43 photos of a variety of railroad subjects, postcards, 2 Northern Pacific car diagrams, timetables for the Burlington Northern and Chicago, Burlington and Quincy railroads, and the book Spokane, Portland & Seattle Color Guide to Freight and Passenger Equipment by Ed Austin.
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 Railroad Archive 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 W2014-04, W2014-60, W2015-23, W2016-67 and W2017-34 resides in the Pacific Northwest Railroad Archive. Ownnership of Accrual W2015-58 resides in the Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway Historical Society.
Immediate source of acquisition
Donated by Robert Lowry. Accrual W2014-04 received 02/27/2013. Accrual W2014-60 received 11/19/2014. Accrual W2015-23 received 07/14/2015. Accrual W2015-58 received 12/12/2015. Accrual W2015-67 received 11/16/2016.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information
Accruals
W2014-04, W2014-60, W2015-23, W2015-58, W2016-67, W2017-34, W2017-43
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Description control element
Rules or conventions
Describing Archives - A Content Standard (DACS) 2nd Edition 2013
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Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Burlington Northern Railroad Company (Subject)
- Great Northern Railway Company (U.S.) (Subject)
- Northern Pacific Railroad Company (Subject)
- Spokane, Portland, and Seattle Railway (Subject)
- Union Pacific Railroad Company (Subject)
- Other Railroads (Subject)