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John C. Bristow drawings
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  • Descriptive Summary
  • Access
  • Publication Rights
  • Preferred Citation
  • Acquisition Information
  • Scope and Content of Collection
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  • Descriptive Summary

    Title: John C. Bristow drawings
    Dates: 1937-1944
    Collection Number: MS 532
    Creator/Collector: Bristow, John C.
    Extent: 2 oversize boxes
    Repository: California State Railroad Museum Library and Archives
    Sacramento, California 95814
    Abstract: This collection comprises miscellanous technical drawings executed by John C. Bristow presumably in conjuction with his employ at the Southern Pacific Railroad Sacramento Shops. They are in various formats: ink on paper or linen, pencil on paper, and white line on blue paper. Some appear to have been official Southern Pacific drawings but lack a SP drawing number. Others have SP drawing numbers, and some are sketches.
    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

    John C. Bristow drawings. California State Railroad Museum Library and Archives

    Acquisition Information

    Gift of John C. Bristow, 1978

    Scope and Content of Collection

    This collection comprises miscellanous technical drawings executed by John C. Bristow presumably in conjuction with his employ at the Southern Pacific Railroad Sacramento Shops. They are in various formats: ink on paper or linen, pencil on paper, and white line on blue paper. Some appear to have been official Southern Pacific drawings but lack a SP drawing number. Others have SP drawing numbers, and some are sketches.