Object Details
Scope and Contents
Printed materials collected by Metz during his railroad career, including timetables, rule books, operational manuals, safety manuals, labor union materials, regulations, Metz' IDs and certifications, blank company forms, company newsletters, and internal memoranda and correspondence. The papers relate to several railroads: Western Maryland Railway Company, the Reading Co., Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad, Pennsylvania Railroad, Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company, the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad, and Conrail. Unions for which papers are included in the collection are the United Transportation Union, the Brotherhood of Railway Carmen, and the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen.
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Creator
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad Company
Reading Company
United Transportation Union
Pennsylvania Railroad.
Western Maryland Railway Company
Brotherhood Railway Carmen of America
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen (U.S.)
Chessie System, inc.
ConRail
Collector
Metz, Wilbur L.
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Work and Industry
Topic
Labor unions
Railroad companies
Railroad engineering
Transportation
Railroads -- Employees
Railroads -- Maryland
Provenance
Donated by Wilbur L. Metz in 1996.
Creator
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad Company
Reading Company
United Transportation Union
Pennsylvania Railroad.
Western Maryland Railway Company
Brotherhood Railway Carmen of America
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen (U.S.)
Chessie System, inc.
ConRail
Collector
Metz, Wilbur L.
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Wilbur L. Metz Collection of Railroad Ephemera
Biographical / Historical
Railroad brakeman.
Extent
1.3 Cubic feet (4 boxes)
Date
1910-1986
Custodial History
Collection transferred to the Archives Center from the Transportation Collections (now the Division of Work and Industry) in 2009.
Archival Repository
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Identifier
NMAH.AC.1172
Type
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Memoranda
Pamphlets
Correspondence
Forms (documents)
Letters
Instructional materials
Manuals
Timetables
Citation
Wilbur L. Metz Collection of Railroad Ephemera, 1910-1986, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
Arrangement
9 series: Series 1, Western Maryland Railway Company; Series 2, Reading Company; Series 3, Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad; Series 4, Pennsylvania Railroad; Series 5, Baltimore and Ohio Railroad; Series 6, Chessie System; Series 7, ConRail; Series 8, Labor Union materials; Series 9: Miscellaneous papers, relating to various companies.
Rights
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Genre/Form
Memoranda
Pamphlets -- 20th century
Correspondence -- 20th century
Forms (documents)
Letters
Instructional materials
Manuals
Timetables
Restrictions
UNPROCESSED COLLECTION.
Unrestricted research access on site by appointment.
NMAH.AC.1172
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NMAH.AC.1172
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Record ID
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