Spokane, Portland, and Seattle Railway Authority for Expenditure Collection

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US WaBuPNRA D0261A

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Collection

Title

Spokane, Portland, and Seattle Railway Authority for Expenditure Collection

Date(s)

  • 1908-1968 (Creation)

Extent

10,058 Authority for Expenditure records.

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Scope and content

The Spokane, Portland, and Seattle Railway Authority for Expenditure (AFE) Collection consists of 10,058 paper files. The contents document construction and modifications to the railroad and nearby structures, and include business and finance records, engineering drawings, maps, and correspondence. Records range from 1908 to 1968 and include some from the Oregon Trunk Railroad.

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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 Railroad Archives Reproduction Policy for further information.

Languages of the material

  • English

Scripts of the material

  • Latin

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Custodial history

Ownership of the Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway Authorization for Expenditure Collection resides in the Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway Historical Society. The collection is held in the Pacific Northwest Railroad Archive in Burien, Washington.

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

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