Railroad Trade Literature Collection
name: label: Collector
content: National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Work and Industry
topic: label: Topic
content: Railroad companies
label: Topic
content: Railroads -- 19th century
label: Topic
content: Railroads -- 20th century -- United States
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Unknown.
creator: label: Collector
content: National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Work and Industry
setName: label: See more items in
content: Railroad Trade Literature Collection
abstract: label: Summary
content: The collection documents various aspects of railroad companies through pamphlets; trade catalogs; operating and service manuals, especially for railroad equipment; specifications; magazines and reprints; bulletins, and articles.
accruals: label: Accruals
content: .75 cubic feet of material from a 2019 and 2022 addenda were added to the collection in 2023.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 31.5 Cubic feet (78 boxes)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1861-1994
custodhist: label: Custodial History note
content: Transferred to the Archives Center from the Division of Work and Industry, 1995.
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NMAH.AC.1136
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Magazines (periodicals)
label: Type
content: Manuals
label: Type
content: Pamphlets
label: Type
content: Trade literature
arrangement: label: Arrangement note
content: Collection is arranged into one series. Materials are arranged alphabetically.
processinfo: label: Processing Information note
content: Processed by Laura Fielding (intern), March, 2009; supervised by Alison Oswald, archivist.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Magazines (periodicals) -- 20th century
label: Genre/Form
content: Manuals
label: Genre/Form
content: Pamphlets
label: Genre/Form
content: Trade literature -- 1920-2000