Identity elements
Reference code
Name and location of repository
Level of description
Collection
Title
Great Northern Railway Authority for Expenditure Collection
Date(s)
- 1885-1984 (Creation)
Extent
Approximately 150,000 Authority for Expenditure records of which 110,793 are currently cataloged.
Name of creator
Content and structure elements
Scope and content
The Great Northern Railway Authority for Expenditure (AFE) Collection consists of approximately 150,000 paper files. The contents document construction and modifications to the railroad and nearby structures, and include business and finance records, engineering drawings, maps, and correspondence. Records range from 1888 to 1984 and include some from predecessor (e.g. St. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba Railroad) and successor (Burlington Northern Railroad) companies. Other Identifiers: Jackson Street Roundhouse Accession Number 44, Jackson Street Roundhouse Collection Number.Accrual Number 45.1.
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use elements
Conditions governing access
Please see the Great Northern Railway Historical Society Collection Management Policy for further information.
Physical access
Technical access
Conditions governing reproduction
Please see the Great Northern Railway Historical Society 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 the Great Northern Railway Authorization for Expenditure Collection resides in the Great Northern Railway Historical Society. It was transferred from the Burlington Northern Railroad Company to the Great Northern Railway Historical Society in 1983.
The collection is held in the Great Northern Railway Historical Society Archives at the Jackson Street Roundhouse in Saint Paul, Minnesota.
Immediate source of acquisition
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information
Accruals
Related materials elements
Existence and location of originals
The bulk of the collection is stored in Rooms 9 and 10 in the Jackson Street Roundhouse in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Exceptions are noted on the individual item records.
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)
- Burlington Northern Railroad Company (Subject)
- Other Railroads (Subject)
- Northern Pacific Railroad Company (Subject)
- Spokane, Portland, and Seattle Railway (Subject)