Identity elements
Reference code
Name and location of repository
Level of description
Collection
Title
Walt Grecula Collection
Date(s)
Extent
1 box documents
Name of creator
Biographical history
Walter Grecula was born in Hibbing, Minn., and resided for many years in Seattle, Wash. Walter graduated from Dunwoody College in 1942 before going to work for the Great Northern Railway. He retired from the Burlington Northern in 1984. He was a long-time member of the Great Northern Railway Historical Society, the Pacific Northwest Post Card Club and Pacesetters.
Content and structure elements
Scope and content
The Walt Grecula Collection is comprised of railroad photographs, maps, documents and ephemera. It covers chiefly the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad, with additional materials from the successor Burlington Northern. It also has some documents and photographs from the Milwaukee Road and Northern Pacific. The period covered ranges from the 1920's to the 1980's.
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 Pacific Northwest Railroad Archive.
Immediate source of acquisition
Donated by Walt Grecula. Accrual W2017-79 received 11/08/2017, delivered by Dan Cozine.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information
Accruals
W2017-79
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Existence and location of copies
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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)
- Northern Pacific Railroad Company (Subject)
- Other Railroads (Subject)