Dubin (Arthur Detmers) Correspondence, 1957 - 1966

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Summary

Title:
Arthur Detmers Dubin correspondence
Dates:
1957 - 1966
Abstract:
The collection consists of correspondence of railroad historian and author Arthur Detmers Dubin.
Extent:
.17 Linear Feet 1 half-box
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Arthur Detmers Dubin Collection, MS 34, California State Railroad Museum Library & Archives, Sacramento, California.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists of correspondence of railroad historian and author Arthur Detmers Dubin. Most of the 130 letters are to or from Lucius M. Beebe. Both letters received and carbon copies of letters sent by Mr. Dubin are contained in the collection. The letters relate largely to the selection and exchange of photographs for Mr. Beebe's books NARROW GAUGE IN THE ROCKIES, MR. PULLMAN'S ELEGANT PALACE CAR, RIO GRANDE: MAINLINE OF THE ROCKIES, and THE CENTRAL PACIFIC & THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC RAILROADS.

In addition, the collection contains some photocopies of typescript captions for photographs, galley and printers proofs, cuts and advertising material for MR. PULLMAN'S ELEGANT PALACE CAR. The letters in the collection are arranged in chronological order and contain both incoming and outgoing correspondence. The captions, proofs and advertising material follow the letters.

Biographical / historical:

Arthur Detmers Dubin (Mar. 14, 1923 - Octover 3, 2011), noted railroad historian and writer, is the author of SOME CLASSIC TRAINS (1964), MORE CLASSIC TRAINS (1974), and PULLMAN PAINT AND LETTERING NOTEBOOK: A GUIDE TO THE COLORS USED ON PULLMAN CARS FROM 1933 TO 1969 (1997). He is also a collector of Pullman and passenger train memorabilia.

Arthur Detmers Dubin was born in 1923 in Chicago, Illinois, the son of noted architect, Henry Dubin (1892–1963) and Anne (1893-1964). Dubin was educated at Lake Forest College and the University of Michigan (B. Arch., 1949). He began his architectural education at the University of Michigan in 1941 but was interrupted by World War II, and he served with distinction in the U.S. Army until 1946. After completing his studies in 1949, Dubin joined his father's and uncle's firm, Dubin and Dubin, as a second–generation architect in a Chicago family firm. With the addition of the prominent African-American architect John Moutoussamy in 1965, Dubin, Dubin, Black & Moutoussamy became the first major racially-integrated architectural practice in Chicago and one of the first such firms in the country. Dubin retired from the Chicago firm of Dubin, Dubin & Moutoussamy in 1993.

His knowledge of transportation was important in the firm's successful undertaking of projects for the Washington (D.C.) Metro, the Chicago & North Western Railway, the Chicago Transit Authority, and American Airlines. He has served on numerous advisory boards and commissions in passenger transportation.

Dubin was buried at Arlington National Cemetery, Virgina.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Arthur Detmers Dubin, 1983
Arrangement:

The letters in the collection are arranged in chronological order and contain both incoming and outgoing correspondence. The captions, proofs and advertising material follow the letters.

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

Dubin, Arthur D. (Arthur Detmers). More classic trains. Milwaukee, WI: Kalmbach Books, c1974.

Dubin, Arthur D. (Arthur Detmers). Pullman paint and lettering notebook: a guide to the colors used on Pullman cars from 1933 to 1969. Waukesha, WI: Kalmbach Pub., c1997.

Dubin, Arthur D. (Arthur Detmers). Some classic trains. Milwaukee, Wis.: Kalmbach, 1964.

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Library Archives staff
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-01-10 21:12:09 +0000 .

Access and use

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research by appointment. Contact Library Staff.

Terms of access:

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.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Arthur Detmers Dubin Collection, MS 34, 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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