South Coast Railroad Museum collection, circa 1878-1976, bulk 1950-1968
Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- South Coast Railroad Museum
- Abstract:
- Mostly printed materials, such as pamphlets, brochures, guides, and timetables, relating to railroad history, with emphasis on California.
- Extent:
- 10 linear feet (6 cartons, 1 oversize box, 2 telescoping boxes)
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of Item], South Coast Railroad Museum Collection, SBHC Mss 18. Department of Special Research Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.
Background
- Scope and content:
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The collection includes histories, timetables, annual reports, travel brochures, official guides, catalogs, magazines, manuals, equipment registers, maps, blueprints, trip passes, and other ephemera relating to railroad lines primarily in North America, with an emphasis on California. There are a few late 19th and early 20th century items, but the bulk of the collection is from the 1950s-1960s.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of the South Coast Railroad Museum Board, 1991-1995.
- Arrangement:
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The collection contains the following series: Companies (Boxes 1-4). Organizations and Publishers (Boxes 4-6). Oversize: Boxed (Box 7), Rolled (Box 8-9).
- Physical location:
- A portion of the collection is located at the Southern Regional Library Facility (SRLF).
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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The collection is open for research. A portion of the collection is stored offsite. Advance notice is required for access.
- Terms of access:
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Copyright has not been assigned to the Department of Special Research Collections, UCSB. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Research Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Department of Special Research Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which also must be obtained.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of Item], South Coast Railroad Museum Collection, SBHC Mss 18. Department of Special Research Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.
- Location of this collection:
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UC Santa Barbara LibrarySanta Barbara, CA 93106-9010, US
- Contact:
- (805) 893-3062