Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Wilbur L. Metz Collection of Railroad Ephemera
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad Company
Reading Company
United Transportation Union
Pennsylvania Railroad.
Western Maryland Railway Company
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Work and Industry
Brotherhood Railway Carmen of America
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen (U.S.)
Chessie System, inc.
ConRail
Metz, Wilbur L.
NMAH.AC.1172
Archival Resource Key
1.3 Cubic feet
4 boxes
1910-1986
English
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Scope and Contents
Printed materials collected by Metz during his railroad career, including timetables, rule books, operational manuals, safety manuals, labor union materials, regulations, Metz' IDs and certifications, blank company forms, company newsletters, and internal memoranda and correspondence. The papers relate to several railroads: Western Maryland Railway Company, the Reading Co., Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad, Pennsylvania Railroad, Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company, the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad, and Conrail. Unions for which papers are included in the collection are the United Transportation Union, the Brotherhood of Railway Carmen, and the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen.
Arrangement
9 series: Series 1, Western Maryland Railway Company; Series 2, Reading Company; Series 3, Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad; Series 4, Pennsylvania Railroad; Series 5, Baltimore and Ohio Railroad; Series 6, Chessie System; Series 7, ConRail; Series 8, Labor Union materials; Series 9: Miscellaneous papers, relating to various companies.
Biographical / Historical
Railroad brakeman.
Immediate Source of Acquisiton
Donated by Wilbur L. Metz in 1996.
Custodial History
Collection transferred to the Archives Center from the Transportation Collections (now the Division of Work and Industry) in 2009.
Restrictions on Access
UNPROCESSED COLLECTION.
Restrictions on Access
Unrestricted research access on site by appointment.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Preferred Citation
Wilbur L. Metz Collection of Railroad Ephemera, 1910-1986, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
Memoranda
Labor unions
Pamphlets -- 20th century
Railroad companies
Railroad engineering
Transportation
Railroads -- Employees
Railroads -- Maryland
Correspondence -- 20th century
Forms (documents)
Letters
Instructional materials
Manuals
Timetables
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Work and Industry
Western Maryland Railway Co.
Series 1
Archival Resource Key
Timetables
Archival Resource Key
1
Books of rules
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1
Operational manuals
Archival Resource Key
1
Safety manuals
Archival Resource Key
1
Labor union agreements
Archival Resource Key
1
Employee phone directory
Archival Resource Key
1
Reading Company
Archival Resource Key
Timetables
Archival Resource Key
2
Safety manuals
Archival Resource Key
2
Rule books
Archival Resource Key
2
Operational manuals
Archival Resource Key
2
Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad
Series 3
Archival Resource Key
2
Timetables
Archival Resource Key
2
Pennsylvania Railroad
Archival Resource Key
Employee and instructional manuals
Archival Resource Key
2
Rule books
Archival Resource Key
2
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
Series 5
Archival Resource Key
2
Rule book for employees
Archival Resource Key
2
Chessie System
Archival Resource Key
Operational manuals
Archival Resource Key
2
Safety manuals
Archival Resource Key
3
Radio rules
Archival Resource Key
3
Timetables
Archival Resource Key
3
ConRail
Archival Resource Key
Rule books
Archival Resource Key
3
Safety leaflet
Archival Resource Key
3
Timetable
Archival Resource Key
3
Hazardous materials regulations
Archival Resource Key
3
Labor Union materials
Series 8
Archival Resource Key
Two comic books published by the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
Archival Resource Key
3
Time and attendance book for United Transportation Union
Archival Resource Key
3
Constitution of the Brotherhood of Railway Carmen
Archival Resource Key
1917
3
Constitution of the Brotherhood of Railway Carmen
Archival Resource Key
1964
3
Constitution of the Brotherhood of Railway Carmen
Archival Resource Key
1968
3
Legal manuals from the United Transportation Union
Archival Resource Key
3
United Transportation Union decal
Archival Resource Key
3
Metz' personal telephone and address book
Archival Resource Key
3
Miscellaneous papers relating to various companies
Series 9
Archival Resource Key
Seat tickets
Archival Resource Key
4
1
Metz' IDs and certifications
Archival Resource Key
4
2
Papers relating to employee pay scales
Archival Resource Key
4
3-4
Correspondence
Archival Resource Key
4
5
Train specifications
Archival Resource Key
4
6
Company forms some blank
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4
7
Internal company memoranda
Archival Resource Key
4
8
Company newsletters
Archival Resource Key
4
9