Identity elements
Reference code
Name and location of repository
Level of description
Collection
Title
Phillip Atkins Collection
Date(s)
- 1950-1992 (Creation)
Extent
1 box
Name of creator
Biographical history
Phillip Atkins was a Provincetown, Massachusetts native, the son of LeRoy and Virginia Grace Atkins. He was a 1976 graduate of Provincetown High School. In February 1977 he enlisted in the United States Air Force, where he served 8 years on active duty and 9 years in the Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard. He was a resident of Washington State from 1988 to 2012. He was employed by The Boeing Company as a machinist for 16 years.
Content and structure elements
Scope and content
The Phillip Atkins Collection consists of 8 published books on railroad topics.
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 Leslie Unruh, executrix of the Phillip Atkins estate. Accrual W2014-47 received 11/08/14.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information
Accruals
W2014-47
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)
- Northern Pacific Railroad Company (Subject)
- Other Railroads (Subject)