Guide to the Railway & Locomotive Historical Society's Bruce Meulendyke Slides MS 942

Library & Archives

California State Railroad Museum Library & Archives

2023

Contributing Institution: California State Railroad Museum Library & Archives

Title: Railway & Locomotive Historical Society's Bruce Meulendyke slides

Identifier/Call Number: MS 942

Physical Description: 2.5 Linear Feet 10 slide binders

Date (inclusive): 1950s-1996

Abstract: Slides taken by Bruce Meulendyke on his train trips in Europe and the United States between 1950 and 1996.

Physical Location: Statewide Museum Collections Center: I2.208.H7

Language of Material: English .

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research by appointment. Contact Library Staff.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

On loan from the Railway & Historical Society.

Arrangement

Arranged chronologically by rail trip.

Biography

Bruce Meulendyke was born in 1920. He was a graduate of the United States Naval Academy and a veteran of World War II. He had a daughter with his first wife Ruth Chadsey. Bruce married second to Ethel (Chadsey) Leonard on April 10, 1971 at Old Saybrook, Connecticut. He was employed at the Electric Boat Shipyard for 32 years until his retirement.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Railway & Locomotive Historical Society's Bruce Meulendyke Slides, MS 942, California State Railroad Museum Library & Archives, Sacramento, California.

Scope and Contents

Slides taken by Bruce Meulendyke on his train trips in Europe and the United States between 1950 and 1996. Trips to Switzerland, Scandanavia, Britain, Germany as well as trips in the United States to Texas, Georgia, and San Francisco are documented here. They include images of locomotives, rolling stock, landscapes, rail signs and portraits of railroad employees.

Conditions Governing Use

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 CSRM Library & Archives. 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.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Photography of railroads

Photography of railroads -- Texas Photography of railroads --Georgia Railroads -- Europe