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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Guide to the Railroad Trade Literature Collection
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1136
- Creators:
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National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Work and Industry
- Dates:
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1861-1994
- Languages:
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Collection text is inEnglish. Some materials inSpanishandGerman.
- Physical Description:
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31.5 Cubic feet78 boxes
- Repository:
The collection documents various aspects of railroad companies through pamphlets; trade catalogs; operating and service manuals, especially for railroad equipment; specifications; magazines and reprints; bulletins, and articles.
Arrangement note
Arrangement note
Collection is arranged into one series. Materials are arranged alphabetically.
Administration
Author
Alison Oswald
Custodial History note
Transferred to the Archives Center from the Division of Work and Industry, 1995.
Processing Information note
Processed by Laura Fielding (intern), March, 2009; supervised by Alison Oswald, archivist.
Immediate Source of Acquisition note
Unknown.
Accruals
.75 cubic feet of material from a 2019 and 2022 addenda were added to the collection in 2023.
Using the Collection
Preferred Citation note
Railroad Trade Literature Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
Conditions Governing Use note
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Conditions Governing Access note
Collection is open for research.
Keywords
Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
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Magazines (periodicals) -- 20th century | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Manuals | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Pamphlets | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Railroad companies | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Railroads -- 19th century | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Railroads -- 20th century -- United States | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Trade literature -- 1920-2000 | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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