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MS 865
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Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
California State Railroad Museum Library & Archives
Title: Dr. Pedro Chan collection
creator:
Chan, Pedro, Dr.
Identifier/Call Number: MS 865
Physical Description:
1 Linear Feet
1 record carton, 1 oversize box
Date (inclusive): 1853-1931
Date (bulk): 1869-1896
Abstract: Dr. Pedro Chan's collection of early railroading and transcontinental railroad material includes
Harper's Weekly vintage prints, drawings, photographs, tickets and financial records.
Physical Location: Statewide Museum Collections Center
Collection is open for research by appointment.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Dr. Pedro Chan, 2019
This collection is arranged by type of material.
Dr. Pedro Chan collects through E-Bay for the purpose of donating to institutions in the United States and China. His primary
collecting focus is World War II Flying Tigers, a group of P 40 fighter planes painted to look like Japanese man-eating beasts
and flown by Chinese pilots. Dr. Chan also collects items that illustrate the role of Chinese immigration on building the
Transcontinental Railroad.
[Identification of item], Dr. Pedro Chan Collection, MS 865, California State Railroad Museum Library & Archives, Sacramento,
California.
Dr. Pedro Chan's collection of early railroading and transcontinental railroad material includes
Harper's Weekly vintage prints taken along the Transcontinental Railroad route, drawings of United States Pacific Railroad Exploratiion and
Survey, a photograph of Chinese workers, Central Pacific Railroad tickets,expense bills and vouchers. There is a Sioux City
and Pacific Railroad payroll from 1870, and a Northern Pacific stock certificate and equipment drawing.
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
Central Pacific Railroad Company
Collectors and collecting
Transcontinental Railroad
Harper's weekly