Identity elements
Reference code
Name and location of repository
Level of description
Collection
Title
Alden M. Raney Collection
Date(s)
- circa 1959 - 1989 (Creation)
Extent
701 photographs.
Name of creator
Biographical history
Alden M. Raney is a railroad enthusiast and photographer who documented railroad activity in the Pacific Northwest between 1950 and 1990.
Content and structure elements
Scope and content
The Alden Raney Collection consists of slides and photographs documenting railroad activity in the Pacific Northwest between 1959 and 1989. Railroads covered in the collection are Great Northern Railway, Northern Pacific Railroad, Milwaukee Road, Spokane, Portland & Seattle Railway, Union Pacific Railroad, Southern Pacific Railroad, logging railroads and others.
System of arrangement
Indexed and grouped by date. Each group contains a printed description of each slide.
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.
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
Generated finding aid
Acquisition and appraisal elements
Custodial history
Ownership resides with the Pacific Northwest Railroad Archive.
Immediate source of acquisition
Mr. Raney stated in his transmittal letter that he was the photographer who took the photographs and that he was transferring them to the Pacific Northwest Railroad Archive.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information
Accruals
W2015-043, W2015-047
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
- Great Northern Railway Company (U.S.) (Subject)
- Northern Pacific Railroad Company (Subject)
- Spokane, Portland, and Seattle Railway (Subject)
- Southern Pacific Railroad Company (Subject)
- Union Pacific Railroad Company (Subject)
- Other Railroads (Subject)
- Logging Railroads (Subject)