Identity elements
Reference code
Name and location of repository
Level of description
Collection
Title
William Harrison Collection
Date(s)
Extent
35 books
6 boxes of documents
Name of creator
Biographical history
Content and structure elements
Scope and content
The William Harrison Collection includes a large number of railroad books, photographs and maps with emphasis on the Northern Pacific and other Pacific Northwest railroads. More detailed information may be found at http://admin.pnrarchive.org/sites/databases/Collection%20Descriptions/Harrison2.pdf, http://admin.pnrarchive.org/sites/databases/Collection%20Descriptions/Harrison3.pdf, http://admin.pnrarchive.org/sites/databases/Collection%20Descriptions/Harrison4.pdf.
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 Northern Pacific Railway Historical Association.
Immediate source of acquisition
Donor: William Harrison. Accrual W2009-03 received 07/02/2009, accrual W2012-09 received 06/15/2012, accrual W2012-27 received 07/21/2012.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information
Accruals
W2009-03, W2012-09, W2012-27
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)
- Great Northern Railway Company (U.S.) (Subject)
- Northern Pacific Railroad Company (Subject)
- Spokane, Portland, and Seattle Railway (Subject)
- Southern Pacific Railroad Company (Subject)
- Other Railroads (Subject)