Into the past: Down 45 years of railroad track, 1943 May

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Bryant, Lois Reed
Title
Into the past: Down 45 years of railroad track
Dates
1943 May
Quantity
0.1 cubic feet, (1 folderĀ in shared box)
Collection Number
Mss 2092
Summary
Portion of a paper written by Lois Reed Bryant for a college class on Oregon history; it consists primarily of quoted excerpts from a book, "Forty Years a Locomotive Engineer," written by Bryant's father, J. Harvey Reed, about his railroad career.
Repository
Oregon Historical Society Research Library
1200 SW Park Avenue
Portland, OR
97205
Telephone: 503-306-5240
Fax: 503-219-2040
libreference@ohs.org
Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research.

Languages
English

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Portion of a typescript paper written by Lois Reed Bryant for a college class, HST 377, Oregon History, in May 1943, possibly at the University of Oregon. The first page is labeled "Part Two" and gives a brief introduction; Part One of the paper is not present. The rest of Part Two of the paper, titled "Into the Past: Down 45 Years of Railroad Track," consists of quoted excerpts from a book, "Forty Years a Locomotive Engineer," written by Bryant's father, J. Harvey Reed, about his railroad career. The paper includes brief remarks by Bryant before some of the excerpts, as well as two hand-drawn illustrations that mimic illustrations in the book.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Alternative Forms Available

The extracts were originally published as "Forty Years a Locomotive Engineer" by J. Harvey Reed, in 1912.

Preferred Citation

Into the Past: Down 45 Years of Railroad Track, Mss 2092, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.

Restrictions on Use

The Oregon Historical Society owns the materials in the Research Library and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use may require seeking additional authorization from copyright owners.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Acquisition Information

Gift of Reed College, 1974.

Related Materials

The third edition of J. Harvey Reed's "Forty Years a Locomotive Engineer" (published by C. H. O'Neil, Prescott, Washington, 1915) is held by the Oregon Historical Society Research Library, call number 385.0924 R324f 1915.

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Railroad engineers--United States--Biography
  • Railroads--United States

Personal Names

  • Reed, J. Harvey

Form or Genre Terms

  • excerpts

Other Creators

  • Personal Names
    • Reed, J. Harvey (author)