Identity elements
Reference code
Name and location of repository
Level of description
Collection
Title
James A. Van Voorhis Collection
Date(s)
- 1935-1940 (Creation)
Extent
2 envelopes with 88 small photos and negatives and a history of the James Ardell Van Voorhis from his collection. He worked on an Northern Pacific Railroad Steel-Gang and a Telegraph crew between 1935 & 1940. His photos are of the crews working.
Name of creator
Biographical history
Content and structure elements
Scope and content
The James A. Van Voorhis Collection encompasses primarily photographs of a Northern Pacific Railroad Steel-Gang and a Telegraph crew between 1935 & 1940.
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 Rita Meistrell. Accrual W2018-51 received 08/30/2018.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information
Accruals
W2018-51
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Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related archival materials
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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
- Northern Pacific Railroad Company (Subject)