Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway Historical Society Collection

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Reference code

US WaBuPNRA D0261

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Collection

Title

Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway Historical Society Collection

Date(s)

  • 1890-1987 (Creation)

Extent

  • 225 boxes
  • 32 cassette tapes

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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.

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Conditions governing access

Please see Section VII of the Pacific Northwest Railroad Archive Collection Management Policy for further information.

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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

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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.

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Accruals

W2018-019, E2019-001

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Describing Archives - A Content Standard (DACS) 2nd Edition 2013

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