Identity elements
Reference code
Name and location of repository
Level of description
Collection
Title
Waldo Thomas Collection
Date(s)
- 1951-2000 (Creation)
Extent
4 boxes of documents and photographs
Name of creator
Biographical history
Content and structure elements
Scope and content
The Waldo Thomas Collection includes materials on a wide range of railroad subjects, primarily created between 1950 and 2000, with some items as early as 1902. Documents include posters, post cards, tickets, engineering drawings, and maps. Materials produced by the Northern Pacific Railroad Company, Great Northern Railway Company (U.S.), Southern Pacific Railroad Company and other railroads are included.
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 on access.
Physical access
Technical access
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
Language and script notes
Finding aids
Acquisition and appraisal elements
Custodial history
Ownership resides in the Pacific Northwest Railroad Archive.
Immediate source of acquisition
Donated by Peter Thomas, executor of the Waldo Thomas estate. Accrual W2013-06 received 03/06/2013. Accrual W2013-26 received 09/18/2013. Accrual W2014-01 received 01/15/2014. Accrual W2014-06 received 02/15/2014. Accrual W2014-10 received 03/12/2014.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information
Accruals
W2013-06, W2013-26, W2014-01, W2014-06, W2014-10
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
- Great Northern Railway Company (U.S.) (Subject)
- Northern Pacific Railroad Company (Subject)
- Southern Pacific Railroad Company (Subject)
- Other Railroads (Subject)