Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Preliminary Inventory to the Wilbur L. Metz Collection of Railroad Ephemera

Summary
Collection ID:
NMAH.AC.1172
Creators:
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad Company
Reading Company
United Transportation Union
Pennsylvania Railroad.
Western Maryland Railway Company
Brotherhood Railway Carmen of America
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen (U.S.)
Chessie System, inc.
ConRail
Metz, Wilbur L.
Dates:
1910-1986
Languages:
English
.
Physical Description:
1.3 Cubic feet
4 boxes
Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Printed materials collected by Metz during his railroad career, including timetables, rule books, operational manuals, safety manuals, labor union materials, regulations, Metz' IDs and certifications, blank company forms, company newsletters, and internal memoranda and correspondence. The papers relate to several railroads: Western Maryland Railway Company, the Reading Co., Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad, Pennsylvania Railroad, Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company, the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad, and Conrail. Unions for which papers are included in the collection are the United Transportation Union, the Brotherhood of Railway Carmen, and the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen.
Arrangement
Arrangement
9 series: Series 1, Western Maryland Railway Company; Series 2, Reading Company; Series 3, Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad; Series 4, Pennsylvania Railroad; Series 5, Baltimore and Ohio Railroad; Series 6, Chessie System; Series 7, ConRail; Series 8, Labor Union materials; Series 9: Miscellaneous papers, relating to various companies.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Railroad brakeman.
Administration
Author
Archives Center Staff
Immediate Source of Acquisiton
Donated by Wilbur L. Metz in 1996.
Custodial History
Collection transferred to the Archives Center from the Transportation Collections (now the Division of Work and Industry) in 2009.
Using the Collection
Restrictions on Access
UNPROCESSED COLLECTION.
Restrictions on Access
Unrestricted research access on site by appointment.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
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.
Preferred Citation
Wilbur L. Metz Collection of Railroad Ephemera, 1910-1986, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
Keywords
Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Memoranda Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Labor unions Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Pamphlets -- 20th century Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Railroad companies Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Railroad engineering Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Transportation Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Railroads -- Employees Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Railroads -- Maryland Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Correspondence -- 20th century Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Forms (documents) Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Letters Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Instructional materials Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Manuals Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Timetables Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Work and Industry Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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