A Study of Railway Transportation
photographs and manuals
Creation: 1951
Abstract
Founded in 1934, the Association of American Railroads is a leading railway organization that focuses on productivity and safety of the U.S. rail industry. Members include major freight railroads in North America and Amtrak. This collection is an educational kit composed of three parts created by the Association of American Railroads. There are two teacher's manuals and loose photographs.
Dates
- Creation: 1951
Creator
- Association of American Railroads (Organization)
Extent
57 item(s)
General Physical Description
57 photographic prints ; b&w : 8.5 x 11 in. 2 manuals : 116 pp.
Historical Note
Following World War I, the United States government requested that the railroad organizations merge into one group. In 1934 five railway associations came together to create the Association of American Railroads. Those groups were the American Railway Association, the Association of Railway Executives, the Bureau of Railroad Economics, the Railway Accounting Officers Association, and the Railway Treasury Officers Association. The Association of American Railroads is a leading organization that focuses on productivity and safety of the U.S. rail industry. Members include major freight railroads in North America and Amtrak.
Scope and Content
This collection is an educational kit composed of three parts created by the Association of American Railroads. There are two teacher's manuals and loose photographs. Volume 1 is "Suggested Study Outlines and Source Material" and Volume 2 is "The Stories Behind the Pictures." The photographs are "a set of pictures portraying railway development, activities, occupations, locomotives and trains, and other aspects of the railroad industry," according to the forward in Volume 1. Although the photographs are a good documentation of mid-twentieth century railroad imagery, they have no specific identification. They were meant to be generic illustrations, and detailed identifications were not published.
Location
GL Box 2.
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research.
Language of Materials
English
Finding Aid & Administrative Information
- Title:
- A Study of Railway Transportation photographs and manuals
- Date:
- 2015
- Description rules:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description:
- English
- Script of description:
- Latin
Repository Details
Repository Details
Part of the Audiovisual Collections Repository
