Northern Pacific Railway Historical Association Collection

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Reference code

US WaBuPNRA D0335

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Collection

Title

Northern Pacific Railway Historical Association Collection

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Extent

1 document

Name of creator

(1981-)

Administrative history

The Northern Pacific Railway Historical Association (NPRHA) is dedicated to preserving the history of America's first northern transcontinental railroad and making it accessible. This is done by the nearly 2,000 members of the NPRHA who support research into the operations, equipment, and facilities of the NP and by modeling and publishing the various research findings.

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Scope and content

Northern Pacific Railway Historical Association Collection includes maps, documents, books, timetables and engineering drawing on Northern Pacific Railway subjects.

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Conditions governing access

Please see Section VII of the "Pacific Northwest Railroad Archive Collection Management Policy":http://pnrarchive.org/PNRA%20Reproduction%20Policy/Pacific%20Northwest%20Railroad%20Archive%20Collection%20Management%20Policy.pdf for further information.

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Conditions governing reproduction

Please see the "Pacific Northwest Railway Archives Reproduction Policy":http://pnrarchive.org/PNRA%20Operating%20Documents/Reproduction%20Policy-PNRA.doc for further information.

Languages of the material

  • English

Scripts of the material

  • Latin

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Custodial history

Ownership resides in the Northern Pacific Railroad Historical Association.

Immediate source of acquisition

Deposited by the Northern Pacific Railroad Historical Association. Accrual W2020-07 received 01/01/2020.

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Accruals

W2020-07

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Describing Archives - A Content Standard (DACS) 2nd Edition 2013

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