L. Jack Harris railroad timetables collection

Collection

Identifier: WHC-M-2721

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Scope and Contents

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Collector. Railroad passenger and employee timetables, railroad brochures, and other transportation industry related materials collected by L. Jack Harris of Pryor, Oklahoma, circa 1910-2005. Transportation companies represented in the collection include Amtrak, Burlington Northern Railroad, Fort Worth and Denver City Railways, Santa Fe Railroad, Rock Island Railroad, TransWorld Airlines (TWA), Southwest Airlines, Braniff International Airways, and many more.

Dates

1910-2005

Creator

Harris, Lloyd Jack, 1925-2010 (Collector, Person)

Extent

2.66 Cubic Feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Collector. Railroad passenger and employee timetables, railroad brochures, and other transportation industry related materials collected by L. Jack Harris of Pryor, Oklahoma, circa 1910-2005. Transportation companies represented in the collection include Amtrak, Burlington Northern Railroad, Fort Worth and Denver City Railways, Santa Fe Railroad, Rock Island Railroad, Trans World Airlines (TWA), Southwest Airlines, Braniff International Airways, and many more.

Arrangement

This collection is arranged in six series: 1) Railroad Brochures, Condensed Timetables, and Traveler's Guides. 2) Miscellaneous Railroad. 3) Employee Timetables. 4) Passenger Timetables. 5) Airline Timetables. 6) Miscellaneous.

Physical Location

Manuscripts Stacks: 02639-02640

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Belle S. Harris

Condition Description

Good

Subjects

Airlines -- Timetables Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Brochures Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Railroads -- Timetables Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Transportation timetables Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus