Identity elements
Reference code
Name and location of repository
Level of description
Collection
Title
Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway Historical Society Collection
Date(s)
- 1890-1987 (Creation)
Extent
- 225 boxes
- 32 cassette tapes
Content and structure elements
Scope and content
The SP&S Collection encompasses 6,286 documents relating to SP&S operations and indexed by station. Documents include correspondence, maps, leases, deeds, authorization documents, operating agreements and other document types for the period between 1890 and 1987.
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 Spokane Portland and Seattle Historical Society.
Immediate source of acquisition
Accrual W2018-19 transferred to the Pacific Northwest Railroad Archive under the authority of Jerry Hildenbrand, President. Accrual W2018-19 received in 2014. Accrual E2019-001 transferred from Great Northern Railway Historical Society custody at the Jackson Street Roundhouse to Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway Historical Society custody at the Pacific Northwest Railroad Archive in 2019.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information
Accruals
W2018-019, E2019-001
Related materials elements
Existence and location of originals
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
- Spokane, Portland, and Seattle Railway (Subject)