Wilbur L. Metz Collection of Railroad Ephemera
name: label: Creator
content: Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
label: Creator
content: Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad Company
label: Creator
content: Reading Company
label: Creator
content: United Transportation Union
label: Creator
content: Pennsylvania Railroad.
label: Creator
content: Western Maryland Railway Company
label: Creator
content: Brotherhood Railway Carmen of America
label: Creator
content: Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen (U.S.)
label: Creator
content: Chessie System, inc.
label: Creator
content: ConRail
label: Collector
content: Metz, Wilbur L.
label: Collector
content: National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Work and Industry
topic: label: Topic
content: Labor unions
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content: Railroad companies
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content: Railroad engineering
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content: Transportation
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content: Railroads -- Employees
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content: Railroads -- Maryland
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Donated by Wilbur L. Metz in 1996.
creator: label: Creator
content: Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
label: Creator
content: Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad Company
label: Creator
content: Reading Company
label: Creator
content: United Transportation Union
label: Creator
content: Pennsylvania Railroad.
label: Creator
content: Western Maryland Railway Company
label: Creator
content: Brotherhood Railway Carmen of America
label: Creator
content: Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen (U.S.)
label: Creator
content: Chessie System, inc.
label: Creator
content: ConRail
label: Collector
content: Metz, Wilbur L.
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content: Wilbur L. Metz Collection of Railroad Ephemera
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Railroad brakeman.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1.3 Cubic feet (4 boxes)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1910-1986
custodhist: label: Custodial History
content: Collection transferred to the Archives Center from the Transportation Collections (now the Division of Work and Industry) in 2009.
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NMAH.AC.1172
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
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content: Memoranda
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content: Pamphlets
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content: Correspondence
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content: Forms (documents)
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content: Letters
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content: Instructional materials
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content: Manuals
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content: Timetables
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: 9 series: Series 1, Western Maryland Railway Company; Series 2, Reading Company; Series 3, Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad; Series 4, Pennsylvania Railroad; Series 5, Baltimore and Ohio Railroad; Series 6, Chessie System; Series 7, ConRail; Series 8, Labor Union materials; Series 9: Miscellaneous papers, relating to various companies.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Memoranda
label: Genre/Form
content: Pamphlets -- 20th century
label: Genre/Form
content: Correspondence -- 20th century
label: Genre/Form
content: Forms (documents)
label: Genre/Form
content: Letters
label: Genre/Form
content: Instructional materials
label: Genre/Form
content: Manuals
label: Genre/Form
content: Timetables
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Printed materials collected by Metz during his railroad career, including timetables, rule books, operational manuals, safety manuals, labor union materials, regulations, Metz' IDs and certifications, blank company forms, company newsletters, and internal memoranda and correspondence. The papers relate to several railroads: Western Maryland Railway Company, the Reading Co., Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad, Pennsylvania Railroad, Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company, the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad, and Conrail. Unions for which papers are included in the collection are the United Transportation Union, the Brotherhood of Railway Carmen, and the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen.