Asay (Jeff S.) Collection, 1875-2006

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Summary

Title:
Jeff S. Asay collection
Dates:
1875-2006
Creators:
Asay, Jeff S., 1946-
Abstract:
This collection includes research material Mr. Asay used to write two of his books: UNION PACIFIC NORTHWEST: THE OREGON-WASHINGTON RAILROAD & NAVIGATION COMPANY, A HISTORY (1991) and UNION PACIFIC IN THE LOS ANGELES BASIN (2010). Additional material includes files used by Mr. Asay to write the article "Crucero: UP's Desert Outpost" published in the Union Pacific Railroad Historical Society's periodical, STREAMLINER in 1999. Also includes Western Pacific Railroad project file drawings.
Extent:
57.7 Linear Feet 28 manuscript boxes, 44 record cartons, 2 oversize boxes
Language:
English and English
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Jeff S. Asay Collection, MS 83, California State Railroad Museum Library & Archives, Sacramento, California.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection includes research material Mr. Asay used to write two of his books: UNION PACIFIC NORTHWEST: THE OREGON-WASHINGTON RAILROAD & NAVIGATION COMPANY, A HISTORY (1991) and UNION PACIFIC IN THE LOS ANGELES BASIN (2010).

Included in this collection are secondary sources such as journal articles; however, most of the collection consists of primary sources relating to railroad companies in the Pacific Northwest. These include photographs, maps, drawings, annual reports, receivership records, articles of incorporation, court proceedings, valuation reports, mortgage documents, Interstate Commerce Commission reports, and reports and photos showing the reconstruction of the John Day Dam.

Additional material includes files used by Mr. Asay to write the article "Crucero: UP's Desert Outpost" published in the Union Pacific Railroad Historical Society's periodical, STREAMLINER in 1999 and project file drawings from the Western Pacific Company.

Biographical / historical:

Jeff S. Asay was born in New Jersey on January 2, 1946. He began his railroad career as a Southern Pacific towerman in Los Angeles in 1966 while attending school. The Union Pacific Railroad hired Jeff Asay as a staff attorney in 1973 after he graduated from UCLA Law School.. From 1978 to 1986 he was assigned to the Portland regional office where he developed an interest in the history of Union Pacific in the Northwest and collected research materials for his book UNION PACIFIC NORTHWEST: THE OREGON-WASHINGTON RAILROAD AND NAVIGATION COMPANY (Edmonds, Washington: Pacific Fast Mail, 1992). During his 36-year career with the railroad, Mr. Asay has worked in East Los Angeles, Portland, Kansas City and Roseville. He retired as senior regional counsel in Roseville in 2009.

Mr. Asay has been active in railroad historical research for over twenty years.

He has written for the National Association of Timetable Collectors, Railroad Station Historical Society, SP Trainline, and the Union Pacific Historical Society. Jeff Asay has been a volunteer at the California State Railroad Museum Library & Archives since his retirement from the Union Pacific in 2009. He also served as a Board Member of the CSRM Foundation.

Acquisition information:
Gifts of Jeff S. Asay in 2001, 2007, 2013 and 2018
Arrangement:

The Asay Collection is arranged into 4 series:

Series 1. UNION PACIFIC NORTHWEST: THE OREGON-WASHINGTON RAILROAD & NAVIGATION COMPANY, A HISTORY

Subseries 1. Pacific Northwest Railroad History

Subseries 2. Oregon Railroad & Navigation Company Documents

Subseries 3. Oregon-Washington Railroad & Navigation Company Records

Subseries 4. Northern Pacific Railroad Company Records

Subseries 5. John Day Dam Reconstruction Reports

Subseries 6. Maps and drawings

Subseries 7. Photographs

Series 2. UNION PACIFIC IN THE LOS ANGELES BASIN

Series 3. "Crucero: UP's Desert Outpost"

Subseries 1. San Pedro, Los Angeles & Salt Lake General Manager's Office

Subseries 2. Los Angeles & Salt Lake General Manager's Office

Subseries 3. Union Pacific General Manager's Office

Series 4. Western Pacific Railroad's project drawings

Physical location:
Statewide Museum Collections Center
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Bibliography:

Jeff Asay is the author of five books: WESTERN PACIFIC TIMETABLES AND OPERATIONS (Crete, Nebraska: J-B Publishing Co., 1983), UNION PACIFIC NORTHWEST: THE OREGON-WASHINGTON RAILROAD AND NAVIGATION COMPANY (Edmonds, Washington: Pacific Fast Mail, 1992), TRACK AND TIME : AN OPERATIONAL HISTORY OF THE WESTERN PACIFIC RAILROAD THROUGH TIMESTABLES AND MAPS (Portola, Calif.: Feather River Rail Society, 2006), UNION PACIFIC IN THE LOS ANGELES BASIN (Wilton, California: Signature Press, 2010) and THE IRON FEATHER : A CORPORATE HISTORY OF THE WESTERN PACIFIC AND SACRAMENTO NORTHERN RAILROADS (Granite Bay, Calif.: Lockridge Press, 2018). Asay also wrote, "Crucero: UP's Desert Outpost" co-authored with Jim Ady, published in the STREAMLINER in 1999,

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Library Archives staff
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2020-11-30 22:48:03 +0000 .

Access and use

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research. Contact Library & Archives staff for appointment.

Terms of access:

Copyright has been assigned to the California State Railroad Museum. Permission for publication must be submitted in writing to the CSRM Library & Archives.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Jeff S. Asay Collection, MS 83, California State Railroad Museum Library & Archives, Sacramento, California.

Location of this collection:
111 I Street
Sacramento, CA 95814, US
Contact:
(916) 323-8073
Library.CSRM@parks.ca.gov
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