Descriptive Summary
Administrative Information
Historical note
Collection Scope and Content Summary
Access Terms
Descriptive Summary
Title: Cavagnaro, James Finley, Jr., collector. Railway and locomotive historical societies : album,
Date (inclusive): 1940-1958
Collection number: M1157
Collector:
Cavagnaro, James Finley, Jr., collector.
Extent:
1 linear ft.
(1 manuscript box and 1 print box)
Repository:
Stanford University. Libraries. Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives.
Abstract: Society newsletters and magazines, rail excursion flyers, excursion photographs, news clippings, announcements, time tables,
ticket stubs, map, etc.
Language:
English.
Administrative Information
Access Restrictions
None.
Publication Rights
Property rights reside with the repository. Literary rights
reside with the creators of the documents or their heirs. To
obtain permission to publish or reproduce, please contact the
Public Services Librarian of the Dept. of Special Collections.
Acquisition Information
Originally a gift to the Hopkins Transportation Library, transferred to Special Collections, 2000.
Preferred Citation
James Finley Cavagnaro Railway and locomotive historical societies : album. M1157. Dept. of Special Collections, Stanford
University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Historical note
During the 1950s there were several important local organizations devoted to railroad history: The Pacific Coast Railroad
and Locomotive Historical Society, Inc., the California-Nevada Railroad Historical Society, the Bay Area Electric Railroad
Association, and the Central Railway Club of San Jose. These organizations published regular newsletters and sponsored special
excursions. In addition, there were two local monthly magazines dedicated to railroading, the WESTERN RAILROADER and the SOUTHERN
PACIFIC BULLETIN.
Collection Scope and Content Summary
Society newsletters and magazines, rail excursion flyers, excursion photographs, news clippings, announcements, time tables,
ticket stubs, map, etc.
Access Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
DeVee Trucking.
Southern Pacific.
Union Pacific.
Western Pacific.
Sacramento Northern.
Sierra Railroad Company.
Bay Area Electric Railroad Association, Inc.
California-Nevada Railroad Historical Society.
Pacific Coast Railway and Locomotive Society, Inc.
Railroads--California.
Railroads--History--Societies, etc.
Railroads--United States--History.
Albums.
Photoprints.
Hopkins Transportation Library.
Southern Pacific Bulletin.
The Western Railroader.