Identity elements
Reference code
Name and location of repository
Level of description
Collection
Title
C. F. Wolfe Collection
Date(s)
- 1926-1980 (Creation)
Extent
33 maps, 2 documents, 16 mechanical drawings
Name of creator
Biographical history
Charles F. Wolfe (Fred, C. F.) worked for the Great Northern Railway Company (U.S.) from 1946 to 1970 and the Burlington Northern Railroad Company from 1970 to 1981. He was employed first as a surveyor, then as a draftsman and retired as Chief Draftsman at the King Street Station in Seattle (Wash.). According to his daughter, he surveyed portions of the Great Northern/Burlington Northern line from Skykomish (Wash.) to North Dakota.
Content and structure elements
Scope and content
The C. F. Wolfe Collection consists of materials dated between 1926 and 1980 and includes 33 maps and track profiles of the Great Northern Railway Company (U.S.) and the Burlington Northern Railroad Company, and various mechanical drawings and specifications for railroad tracks for the Great Northern Railway Company (U.S.), Burlington Northern Railroad Company and Northern Pacific Railroad Company.
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 on access.
Physical access
Technical 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
Language and script notes
Finding aids
Acquisition and appraisal elements
Custodial history
Ownership of Accrual W2012-24 resides in the Great Northern Railway Historical Society. Ownership of Accrual W2012-29 resides in the Pacific Northwest Railroad Archive.
Immediate source of acquisition
Donated by Marilyn Graves, daughter of C. F. Wolfe. Accrual W2012-24 received 10/09/12. Accrual W2012-29 received 10/20/2012.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information
Accruals
W2012-24, W2012-29
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Existence and location of originals
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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)