Identity elements
Reference code
Name and location of repository
Level of description
Collection
Title
Vance Colyar Collection
Date(s)
- circa 1950 - 1990 (Creation)
Extent
2 boxes
Name of creator
Content and structure elements
Scope and content
The Vance Colyar Collection consists of locomotive diagrams and photographs of railroad equipment with emphasis on locomotives.
System of arrangement
The collection includes primarily photographs and engineering drawings of railroad equipment with an emphasis on locomotives in no particular order.
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 on access.
Physical access
Usable
Conditions governing reproduction
Please see the Pacific Northwest Railroad Archive Reproduction Policy for further information.
Languages of the material
- English
Scripts of the material
- Latin
Acquisition and appraisal elements
Custodial history
Accruals W2015-32 (08/19/2015) and W2017-30 (04/26/2017) donated by Mike Colyar, son of Vance Colyar. Ownership resides with the Pacific Northwest Railroad Archive.
Immediate source of acquisition
Mike Colyar, administrator of the Vance Colyar estate
Accruals
W2015-32, W2017-30. No additional accruals expected.
Description control element
Rules or conventions
Describing Archives - A Content Standard (DACS) 2nd Edition 2013
Access points
Subject access points
Name access points
- Northern Pacific Railroad Company (Subject)