[Sub-series 7: Publications, illustrations extracted from publications and prints of steam engines, pertaining to Canadian and United States railway companies, collected by Andrew Merrilees] [technical drawing, textual material] Archives / Collections and Fonds

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[Sub-series 7: Publications, illustrations extracted from publications and prints of steam engines, pertaining to Canadian and United States railway companies, collected by Andrew Merrilees] [technical drawing, textual material]

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Context of this record:

Andrew Audubon Merrilees fonds

Merrilees transportation records

Technical drawings, maps and architectural drawings

[Sub-series 7: Publications, illustrations extracted from publications and prints of steam engines, pertaining to Canadian and United States railway companies, collected by Andrew Merrilees]

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[Sub-series 7: Publications, illustrations extracted from publications and prints of steam engines, pertaining to Canadian and United States railway companies, collected by Andrew Merrilees] [technical drawing, textual material]

Date:

1852-1954.

Reference:

R5500-79-1-E

Type of material:

Architectural and technical drawings, Textual material

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

3939794

Date(s):

1852-1954.

Place of creation:

Canada

Added country of publication:

United States

Extent:

0.050 m of textual records.
215 technical drawings

Language of material:

English

Accession:

Andrew Merrilees collection [graphic material, moving images, textual record]

[Drawings of locomotives and rolling stock for the Toronto, Hamilton & Buffalo Railway and other railways] [technical drawing]

[Engineering drawings and plans related to railroads and trains in North America, collected by Andrew Merrilees] [technical drawing]

[Technical drawings and maps collected by Andrew Audubon Merrilees] [technical drawing, cartographic material]

Scope and content:

Sub-series consists of illustrations of locomotives and railway rolling stock. These illustrations were not created by the railway companies and therefore did not belong to other sub-series. The illustrations were actually prepared by railway enthousiasts, hobbyists or modelers. Some are collectors' prints and others were extracted from publications such as the "Railroad Gazette", "Engineering". Sub-series also includes several booklets or timetables that were found after the initial manuscript portion of the fonds had been processed.

Provenance:

Merrilees, Andrew, 1919-1979

Additional information:

Custodial history:

Sub-series consists of material transferred in accessions 84503/2, 84503/19, 85603/2 and 2003-00010-1

Source:

Private

Related control no.:

2003-00010-0
2003-0066 VSA
2009-00553-8
84503/19 CA
84503/2 CA
85603/2 CA
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