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James Yaworsky
--- In STMFC@..., Richard Hendrickson <rhendrickson@...> wrote:
Other historical societies (and not just those for the larger railroads) have either established[snip] What good is a historical society if its holdings are held in disorganized limbo where they can't be accessed?Richard, I totally agree with you, and you will be glad to learn the following: From the NYCSHS website: "The NYC collection of photographs is temporarily unavailable for purchase. The collection has been transferred to the Western Reserve Historical Society in Cleveland, Ohio for cataloging and archiving. Due to the overwhelming size of the collection, this is expected to take considerable time. After this activity has been completed, photographs will again be available for members of the New York Central System Historical Society, and to the general public at competitive rates. The collection has exhibited signs of deterioration in recent years, and the archival efforts of the WRHS will preserve these images for the foreseeable future." And as has been noted back in this message thread, the drawing collection of the Society has been digitalized and is available. Perhaps more has to be done to ease the process of getting copies of these drawings, but they are available. This whole process is an immense task. Jim Yaworsky
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Alan Palmer <rrgeekdev@...>
My thoughts, and they are just that, are to suggest going to an Online
method similar to the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute MRR club did with their site. Offer a subscription on a monthly basis and allow people to download what they need. For example I need plans of the Norwood and Malone Junction NY stations. Do I feel compelled to purchase a $45 CD without knowing what is on there? No. Would I pay $20 and download just the two plans, yes. This also goes to freight cars. I need information on NYC Coal Cars for 1959-1960 that were used in Northern NY state. Another $45 for a cd that may or may not be throwing darts in the dark? I applaud the efforts of NYC HS as it stands but this digital method may bring in more revenue for the group, and do so at a low cost. Plus it would definitely increase awareness of what this group has and offers. If manufacturers know the information is out there, they might just seek it out and produce what we are looking for. Alan On Fri, Jul 10, 2009 at 4:57 PM, James Yaworsky<jyaworsky@...> wrote: --- In STMFC@..., Richard Hendrickson <rhendrickson@...> wrote: -- -- Alan Palmer http://rrgeekdev.googlepages.com/home
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Richard Hendrickson
On Jul 10, 2009, at 1:57 PM, James Yaworsky wrote:
From the NYCSHS website: I guess I'd respond by quoting from Gilbert & Sullivan's Mikado: "modified rapture." I'm certainly glad to hear that that the NYCSHS has found a permanent home for its collection and that the intention is to eventually make those holding available. But I'd welcome further information on whether the Western Reserve Historical Society has the resources and staff to proceed expeditiously with cataloging and archiving or is just, in effect, a vault where the collection is being preserved and protected from human contact. The latter situation has been the case with more than one valuable collection of railroad photos. And we all know what the road to hell is paved with. Richard Hendrickson
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Armand Premo
The plans for the Norwood ,NY station are in Nimke's Volumes on the Rutland..Malone Junction still stands,however the operator's bay has a witches' hat roof that would be extremely difficult to model.I have built Norwood,but the operator's bay roof stumped me.Somewhere I have some photos and rough drawings.Armand Premo
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From: Alan Palmer To: STMFC@... ; NYC-Railroad@... Sent: Friday, July 10, 2009 5:41 PM Subject: Re: [STMFC] Re: NYCSHS collections My thoughts, and they are just that, are to suggest going to an Online method similar to the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute MRR club did with their site. Offer a subscription on a monthly basis and allow people to download what they need. For example I need plans of the Norwood and Malone Junction NY stations. Do I feel compelled to purchase a $45 CD without knowing what is on there? No. Would I pay $20 and download just the two plans, yes. This also goes to freight cars. I need information on NYC Coal Cars for 1959-1960 that were used in Northern NY state. Another $45 for a cd that may or may not be throwing darts in the dark? I applaud the efforts of NYC HS as it stands but this digital method may bring in more revenue for the group, and do so at a low cost. Plus it would definitely increase awareness of what this group has and offers. If manufacturers know the information is out there, they might just seek it out and produce what we are looking for. Alan On Fri, Jul 10, 2009 at 4:57 PM, James Yaworsky<jyaworsky@...> wrote: > --- In STMFC@..., Richard Hendrickson <rhendrickson@...> wrote: > > Other historical societies >> (and not just those for the larger railroads) have either established >> their own archives or contracted with existing libraries or museums >> to store and catalog materials so that they are readily available. > [snip] > What good is a historical society if its holdings are held >> in disorganized limbo where they can't be accessed? >> >> Richard Hendrickson >> > > Richard, I totally agree with you, and you will be glad to learn the following: > > From the NYCSHS website: > > "The NYC collection of photographs is temporarily unavailable for purchase. The collection has been transferred to the Western Reserve Historical Society in Cleveland, Ohio for cataloging and archiving. Due to the overwhelming size of the collection, this is expected to take considerable time. After this activity has been completed, photographs will again be available for members of the New York Central System Historical Society, and to the general public at competitive rates. The collection has exhibited signs of deterioration in recent years, and the archival efforts of the WRHS will preserve these images for the foreseeable future." > > > And as has been noted back in this message thread, the drawing collection of the Society has been digitalized and is available. Perhaps more has to be done to ease the process of getting copies of these drawings, but they are available. This whole process is an immense task. > > Jim Yaworsky > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > -- -- Alan Palmer http://rrgeekdev.googlepages.com/home ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.375 / Virus Database: 270.13.8/2227 - Release Date: 07/09/09 05:55:00
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