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

["Tim Stuy" <njmidland_@_verizon.net>]

Let me throw my support for Pat's work at Steamtown and the quality of the
actual space available.  Also, I want to make a point as a donor:

About 3 years ago the ELDCPS received a large collection of DL&W and a
smaller collection of Erie annual reports.  Except for one missing year, the
DL&W collection covered the years 1899 through 1959.  The ELDCPS board made
the decision to donate one of every year we had to the University of Akron
archive and to Steamtown.  We contacted both institutions to verify they
wanted this material.  We shipped them to both locations at our own
expense.  Within one week of shipping, we received a wonderful letter from
Steamtown acknowledging our donation and thank us for thinking of them.
Now, nearly 3 years later we are still waiting for any kind of response from
the University of Akron (unless we want to count the signiture UPS got upon
delivery).

Tim

On 2/25/07, JDBAR_@_att.net <JDBAR@att.net> wrote:
>
> 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
> -------------- Original message from Richard Pennisi <
> eldispatcher72_@_yahoo.com>: --------------
>
>
> > Charles and list,
> >
> > I couldn't agree with you more. The ELHS collection needs to come to
> Scranton
> > and a secure home.
> >
> > Rich
>
>


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