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Ralph W. Hidy and Muriel E. Hidy manuscript
MS 489  
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  • Descriptive Summary
  • Access
  • Publication Rights
  • Preferred Citation
  • Acquisition Information
  • Scope and Content of Collection
  • Indexing Terms

  • Descriptive Summary

    Title: Ralph W. Hidy and Muriel E. Hidy manuscript
    Dates: 1968-1988
    Collection Number: MS 489
    Creator/Collector: Hidy, Ralph W. and Muriel E.
    Extent: 3 boxes
    Repository: California State Railroad Museum Library and Archives
    Sacramento, California 95814
    Abstract: Preliminary manuscript for Ralph W. Hidy and Muriel E. Hidy's history of the Great Northern Railway. The manuscript was later revised and published as THE GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY: A HISTORY by Ralph W. Hidy, Muriel E. Hidy, Roy V. Scott and Don L. Hofsommer by the Harvard Business School Press in 1988. The typescript fills 3 binders.
    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 CSRM Archivist. 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

    Ralph W. Hidy and Muriel E. Hidy manuscript. California State Railroad Museum Library and Archives

    Acquisition Information

    Gift of Don L. Hofsommer, 1988

    Scope and Content of Collection

    Preliminary manuscript for Ralph W. Hidy and Muriel E. Hidy's history of the Great Northern Railway. The manuscript was later revised and published as THE GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY: A HISTORY by Ralph W. Hidy, Muriel E. Hidy, Roy V. Scott and Don L. Hofsommer by the Harvard Business School Press in 1988. The typescript fills 3 binders.