William H. Smith collection
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of William H. Smith's Michigan State University Railroad Club and Project 1225 materials including newsletters, auction flyer, and membership list. Included is a Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company engineer list for the Grand Rapids district for 1956 and 1969. In addition, there is a Grand Rapids district seniority list for 1944 from the Pere Marquette Railroad Company. The seniority lists give members of the railroad and designates whether they were engineers or firemen.
Dates
- Creation: 1944, 1956, 1969, 1972-1975
Creator
- Smith, William H. (Collector, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Permission to publish material from this collection must be obtained from University Archives & Historical Collections, Michigan State University.
Biographical / Historical
William H. Smith of Mesa, Arizona, was an associate member of the Michigan State University Railroad Club.
Extent
0.25 Cubic Feet (5 folders)
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
Gift of Mary Smith.
Legal Status
Copyright: Donor(s) have transferred any applicable copyright to Michigan State University but the collection may contain third-party materials for which copyright was not transferred. Copyright restrictions may apply.
Property Rights: Michigan State University.
Processing Information
Record group changed from c.00687 to UA 28.18 to reflect the collection's connection to Michigan State University. -M. Badgley-Malone, March 2022
Subject
- Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company (Organization)
- Michigan State University Railroad Club (Organization)
- Pere Marquette Railway (Organization)
- Title
- William H. Smith Collection
- Status
- 4 Published And Cataloged
- Author
- S. Wolski
- Date
- September 2014
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the University Archives and Historical Collections Repository
Conrad Hall
943 Conrad Road, Room 101
East Lansing MI 48824 US
517-355-2330
archives@msu.edu