Collection search - Working records relating to railways [multiple media]

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Working records relating to railways [multiple media]

Hierarchical level:

Series

Date:

[1830]-1972.

Reference:

R15475-1-3-E

Type of material:

Architectural and technical drawings, Photographs, Maps and cartographic material, Textual material, Art

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

4741014

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Roy Fairbairn Walker fonds

Working records relating to railways
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Series includes:

7 lower level description(s)
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Date(s):

[1830]-1972.

Place of creation:

Canada

Extent:

217 photographs : b&w.
1.306 m of textual records.
126 technical drawings.
3 maps.
11 photographs : cyanotype.
1 print : poster.

Language of material:

English

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This series consists of a variety of records - in various forms of media - relating to Roy Fairbairn Walker's working career for various railway companies, as well as records relating to Walker's retirement. This is why there is material dating from well before Walker began his career (ie. blueprints and drawings of locomotives designed and built in the 19th century).The series is divided into seven sub-series, and further details about these can be found in the attached sub-series records.
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Canadian Pacific Railway Company

Great Western Railway Company (Canada)

Intercolonial Railway of Canada

Algoma Central and Hudson Bay Railway Company
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General note:

Material in this series (and attached sub-series) appears to have been collected as working material that assisted Roy Fairbairn Walker during his entire career as a design and mechincal engineer.

When the material is clearly identified as being related to Walker's work for the Grand Trunk Railway or for Canadian National Railways, then this material has been placed in two separate series.

While the outside date states 1830, this is only a date listed on a clipping showing one of the earliest steam locomotives. In general, most of the material in this series dates from the late 19th century onwards.

Source:

Private

Related control no.:

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1976/0360
MG30-B98
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Architectural: technical drawings

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Cartographic material

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Graphic (art)

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Date modified:: 2024-07-24