Identity elements
Reference code
Name and location of repository
Level of description
Collection
Title
William McKown Collection
Extent
3 boxes documents
5 boxes photographs
Name of creator
Content and structure elements
Scope and content
The William McKown Collection includes photographs and drawings used by him to produce models of railroad equipment for W&R Enterprises. Equipment represented includes locomotives, freight cars, passenger cars and maintenance of way cars. Railroads ... »
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.
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
Finding aids
Acquisition and appraisal elements
Custodial history
Ownership of Accruals W2009-04 and W2017-65 resides in the Pacific Northwest Railroad Archive. Ownership of Accrual W2014-35 resides in the the Northern Pacific Railroad Historical Association.
Immediate source of acquisition
Donated by William McKown. Accrual W2009-04 received 08/24/2009. Accrual W2014-35 received 03/19/2014. Accrual W2017-65 received 09/12/2017.
Accruals
W2009-04, W2014-35, W2017-65
Description control element
Rules or conventions
Describing Archives - A Content Standard (DACS) 2nd Edition 2013
Access points
Name access points
- Burlington Northern Railroad Company (Subject)
- Great Northern Railway Company (U.S.) (Subject)
- Northern Pacific Railroad Company (Subject)
- Southern Pacific Railroad Company (Subject)
- Union Pacific Railroad Company (Subject)
- Other Railroads (Subject)