James Lyle Cassidy railroad collection
Abstract
Descriptive Summary
- Title
- James Lyle Cassidy railroad collection
- Date
- 1945-1966 (inclusive)
- Creator
- Cassidy, James Lyle
- Extent
- 1.13 Cubic Feet
- Subjects
- Railroads -- Southern States -- Pictorial works.
- Transportation.
- Railroad stations -- Southern States.
- Arrangement
- Collection is arranged by format.
- Preferred Citation
- 68m53: [identification of item] James Lyle Cassidy railroad collection, 1945-1966, University of Kentucky Special Collections Research Center.
- Repository
- University of Kentucky
Collection Overview
- Biography / History
- There is no biographical information available for James Lyle Cassidy.
- Scope and Content
- The James Lyle Cassidy railroad collection (dated 1945-1966; 1.13 cubic feet; 3 boxes) contains pamphlets, short books, photographs, mementos, and magazines about trains and railways with a focus on the southern United States during the mid twentieth century. The collection predominantly contains magazines about engineering technology and projects carried out by rail way systems.
Restrictions on Access and Use
- Conditions Governing Access
- Collection is open to researchers by appointment.
- Use Restrictions
- The physical rights to the materials in this collection are held by the University of Kentucky Special Collections Research Center.
Contents of the Collection
Printed materials, 1950-1966
Rail line pamphlets, 1963
Text about the British and Japanese railways, 1950-1963
Bibliography of railroad literature, 1966 January
Colorado and Southern railroad postcard, 1961 July 10
Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad calendar, 1965
Canadian National and Wabash Railways system timetables, 1961-1962
Japanese National Railways book, 1963
Indiana's Abandoned Railroads by Elmer G. Sulzer, 1959
Past and Present: Louisville and Nashville Railroad book, 1959
Photographs of trains in Australia, circa 1962
Along the right-of-way: portfolio of paintings by Howard Fogg, 1964
Publications, 1945-1965
Single issues of train magazines, 1963
Kentucky Engineer, 1945-1956
1945 August
1947 February
1947 August
1948 February
1948 August
1949 February
1949 August
1950 August
1951 February
1951 August
1952 February
1952 May
1952 August
1953 August
1954 August
1954 November
1955 August
1956 January
1956 May
Railway Locomotives and Cars, 1963-1964
Railroad Magazine, 1963-1964
Trains, 1960-1965
1960 August
1960 September
1960 October
1960 November
1960 December
1961 January
1961 February
1961 March
1961 April
1961 May
1961 October
1963 October
1963 November
1964 January
1964 April
1964 July
1964 October
1965 January
1965 February
1965 March
1965 April
1965 May
1965 June
1965 July
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Table of Contents
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UK Libraries Special Collections Research Center is open Monday to Friday, 9:00am to 4:00pm. Appointments are encouraged but not required. Schedule an appointment here.
Researchers must have an SCRC Researcher Account to request materials. View account set-up and use instructions here.
Questions? Contact SCRC via our Contact Form.
Requests
No items have been requested.
You may come across language in UK Libraries Special Collections Research Center collections and online resources that you find harmful or offensive. SCRC collects materials from different cultures and time periods to preserve and make available the historical record. These materials document the time period when they were created and the view of their creator. As a result, some may demonstrate racist and offensive views that do not reflect the values of UK Libraries.
If you find description with problematic language that you think SCRC should review, please contact us at SCRC@uky.edu.