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4 boxes documents
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Administrative history
Tacoma Chapter, National Railway Historical Society (TCNRHS) was founded in April 1965 and incorporated in 1978 as a Washington non-profit corporation. The Chapter’s mission is to collect and preserve historical documents and artifacts of all kinds pertaining to railroads, educate the public about railroad history, and promote railroad transportation. Since April 1965, Tacoma Chapter NRHS members have operated rail history field trips to inspect intriguing railroad archaeology, sponsored experiential-learning excursion passenger trains, held membership meetings and published The Train Sheet newsletter. Chapter members assembled and currently maintain the 900-volume Donald C. Dietrich Memorial Library, which also contains original railroad archive materials, photos, maps, and related research documents available by appointment.
Content and structure elements
Scope and content
The Tacoma Chapter National Railroad Historical Society Donation encompasses Burlington Northern, Great Northern and Northern Pacific timetables, other railroad documents including brochures and quarterly reports and ephemera.
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
A finding aid spreadsheet is in the accession folder.
Acquisition and appraisal elements
Custodial history
Ownership resides in the Pacific Northwest Railroad Archive.
Immediate source of acquisition
Donated by the Tacoma Chapter of the National Railroad Historical Society. Accrual W2018-09 received 02/20/2018. Accrual W2018-21 receieved 03/15/2018.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information
Accruals
W2018-09, W2018-21
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Description control element
Rules or conventions
Describing Archives - A Content Standard (DACS) 2nd Edition 2013
Sources used
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Subject access points
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Name access points
- Burlington Northern Railroad Company (Subject)
- Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul, and Pacific Railroad Company (Subject)
- Great Northern Railway Company (U.S.) (Subject)
- Northern Pacific Railroad Company (Subject)
- Spokane, Portland, and Seattle Railway (Subject)