Descriptive Summary
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Preferred Citation
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Descriptive Summary
Title: Richard Waddell typescript and drafts
Dates: 1986
Collection Number: MS 72
Creator/Collector:
Waddell, Richard
Extent: 1 oversize box
Repository:
California State Railroad Museum Library and Archives
Sacramento, California 95814
Abstract: A photocopy of a 310-page typescript "The Sierra Nevada Crossing: A Study In Railway Economics and History, 1869-1950" dated
1986.
Language of Material: English
Access
This collection is open for research at our off-site storage facility with one week's notice. Contact Library & Archives
staff to arrange for access.
Publication Rights
Copyright has not been assigned to the California State Railroad Museum. All requests for permission to publish or quote from
manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the District Collections Manager. Permission for publication is given on behalf
of the CSRM as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder,
which must also be obtained by the reader.
Preferred Citation
Richard Waddell typescript and drafts. California State Railroad Museum Library and Archives
Acquisition Information
Gift of Richard Waddell, 1984.
Scope and Content of Collection
A photocopy of a 310-page typescript "The Sierra Nevada Crossing: A Study In Railway Economics and History, 1869-1950" dated
1986. A comparison of construction efforts of the Western Pacific and Southern Pacific Railroads. Collection includes preliminary
drafts.
Indexing Terms
Western Pacific Railroad
Southern Pacific Company