Identity elements
Reference code
Name and location of repository
Level of description
Collection
Title
Tacoma Historical Society Collection
Date(s)
- circa 1915 (Creation)
Extent
1 photograph
Name of creator
Administrative history
The Tacoma Historical Society began to take shape as early as 1989, but was formally established in 1990. The Washington State Historical Society was planning to build a new facility on Pacific Avenue. Tacoma historians and history buffs, realizing that Tacoma-centric artifacts would not figure prominently in plans for the new museum, formed the Society out of the need for a repository that would help Tacoma tell its story to visitors and future generations. Though the establishment of a Museum of Tacoma History has long been a goal for the Tacoma Historical Society, the organization focused mainly on educational opportunities during its early years. Monthly forums featured speakers who focused on a wide variety of topics ? all in an effort to stir excitement in the community for the many stories that were yet untold about Tacoma ? its� early years through the 20th century to present-day.
Content and structure elements
Scope and content
The Tacoma Historical Society Collection is comprised of 1 photograph of the Milwaukee Road right of way at Rock Lake, Washington taken by Asahel Curtis circa 1915.
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 Cascade Rail Foundation.
Immediate source of acquisition
Donated by the Tacoma Historical Society. Accrual W2016-56 received 09/27/2016.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information
Accruals
W2016-56
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Rules or conventions
Describing Archives - A Content Standard (DACS) 2nd Edition 2013