Identity elements
Reference code
Name and location of repository
Level of description
Collection
Title
Edward Berntsen Collection
Date(s)
- 1900- (Creation)
Extent
Documents
Name of creator
Biographical history
Content and structure elements
Scope and content
The Edward Berntsen Collection takes in assorted railroad documents containing operating information from BN, NP, Milw, SP&S, and 1 condensed track profile of the Northern Pacific Railroad Pacific Division, 2nd District, Tacoma to Portland dated Feb 13, 1900.
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 Railway Archives 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 resides in the Pacific Northwest Railroad Archive, Cascade Rail Foundation, Northern Pacific Railroad Historical Association, and Spokane, Portland & Seattle Railway Historical Society.
Immediate source of acquisition
Donor: Edward Berntsen. Accrual W2010-01 received 02/24/2010, W2016-68 received 06/01/2016.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information
Accruals
W2010-01, W2016-68
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
- Burlington Northern Railroad Company (Subject)
- Spokane, Portland, and Seattle Railway (Subject)
- Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul, and Pacific Railroad Company (Subject)
- Northern Pacific Railroad Company (Subject)