The
collection comprises approximately three linear feet of material, consisting of
photographs and a small amount of textual material, including correspondence,
notes, maps, train schedules, and manuscripts and drafts of Cheever’s many
publications pertaining to his railroad research.
The
photographs, which comprise the bulk of the collection, depict railway cars,
engines and other rolling stock of railroads and railways throughout the Pacific
Northwest. Railway systems in the State
of Washington are particularly well represented, and within the state, most
notably Whatcom County and the Seattle area. There are also photographs of several railways in British
Columbia, and others from Oregon and other states in the region, but these are
few in number compared to Washington State railways, the emphasis of Cheever’s
research interest.
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