Re: (erielack) Stock pen re-request - ELHS collection

[JDBAR_@_att.net]

Dear Pat and All,

I was surprised to read that Tri-State's collection is now at Steamtown.  Several years ago when Tri-State was beginning to assess their collection, I called Steamtown on behalf of Messrs. Bill Wilkie, Barry Levitt and Mike Delvecchio who were endeavoring to sort through the material.  The Steamtown representative at the time (and I've unfortunately forgotten her name) was most professional and knowledgeable in providing us with some excellent suggestions on how to go about cataloging the collection.   Being less active in Tri-State in more recent years, I was unaware of the progress the group had made.  However, I'm delighted to hear that Steamtown has the collection since you clearly have the resources and inclination to not only catalog and preserve the information, but to disseminate it as well.

I was also unaware that the ELHS archive is in need of a new home.  If indeed this is true, I'd like to encourage the ELHS Board of Directors to consider Steamtown.  I can't think of another organization outside of the various rail historical societies that has a more genuine interest in preserving, promoting, and educating the public (and us fans) on the history of the DL&W/Erie/EL.  Certainly Steamtown seems to have the wherewithal to do it.

One final thought for the members on this list, is it possible that the combination of the Tri-State collection along with the ELHS collection at Steamtown would represent enough critical mass to appeal to Syracuse University to donate the EL corporate photograph collection so that it's all in one place?

Don Barnickel
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> Charles and list, 
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> I couldn't agree with you more. The ELHS collection needs to come to Scranton 
> and a secure home. 
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> Rich 
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> Charles_Walsh_@_Berlex.com wrote: 
> Dear Pat and All, 
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> That's great news about Tri-State's collection of documents going to 
> Steamtown. I think I had just joined Tri-State (mid-1980s) when the 
> chapter had initially taken possession of the papers. I think Steamtown in 
> general, and you, Pat, in particular, have shown great dedication and 
> expertise in cataloguing--and making available--the collections that have 
> been donated. I look forward to hearing more details about what's in the 
> Tri-State collection. 
> 
> Which brings me to the status of the ELHS collection...and this is really a 
> question for the entire list...but if memory serves, the ELHS collection is 
> presently in Akron and needs to be moved to another location. Shouldn't 
> the Society consider Steamtown? In my opinion, Steamtown is finally coming 
> in to its own as a first-class repository for historic railroad documents. 
> Wouldn't it make sense that the "home railroad" have its collection there, 
> too? 
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> Chuck 
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> Ron, 
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> I did not want to get cuaght up on this discussion thread, but I thought 
> I'd let you know that Steamtown recently acquired the papers from the Chief 
> Engineers Office of the DL&W (previously held by Tri-State). My estimate 
> is we have about 500 linear feet of flat papers, and about 50,000 rolled 
> documents. I am just starting to process them, and am finding quite a bit 
> on Buffalo . . . and stock pens, and everything else DL&W. There are also 
> files from the Chief Engineer of the Erie mixed in (sent to Hoboken after 
> the merger). We are making a little headway with the archives, and I am 
> doing my best to line up volunteers. 
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> Just thought I'd let you know. I think if you ever make it to Scranton you 
> will be impressed. 
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> Pat 
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