Identity elements
Reference code
Name and location of repository
Level of description
Collection
Title
Tacoma Chapter National Railway Historical Society Collection
Date(s)
Extent
4 boxes documents
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
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
- 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)