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Name and location of repository
Level of description
Collection
Title
John F. Strauss Collection
Date(s)
- 1905-2008 (Creation)
Extent
5 boxes
Name of creator
Biographical history
John F. Strauss Jr. was a Traveling Passenger Representative in the Great Northern Railway's Passenger Traffic Department in the 1950s and 1960s. During that period he accumulated over one million miles of service on the Great Northern's "Empire Builder" which gave him an in-depth familiarity with the Great Northern Railway. He grew up in a railroad family. His father was a ticket agent for the Burlington Route and one of his brothers was a Milwaukee Road engineer. Since retiring he has written and publshed several books about the Great Northern, the Milwaukee Road, the Northern Pacific and the Burlington Northern.
Content and structure elements
Scope and content
The John F. Strauss Collection includes materials on various Pacific Northwest railroads including the Great Northern, Northern Pacific, Milwaukee Road, and Burlington Northern. Items include sound recordings on vinyl, VHS format video recordings, books on railroad topics, scrapbooks on Great Northern passenger service and timetables for various railroads. Materials date between 1905 and 2008 with most from the second half of the 20th century.
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.
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.
Immediate source of acquisition
Donated by John F. Strauss. Accrual W2014-22 received 06/11/2014. Accrual W2014-27 received 06/25/2014.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information
Accruals
W2014-22, W2014-27
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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
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Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Great Northern Railway Company (U.S.) (Subject)
- Northern Pacific Railroad Company (Subject)
- Other Railroads (Subject)