John R. Pates Papers
Collection
Identifier: 2014A013
Scope and Contents
John R. Pates was a conductor on the Richmond, Nicholasville, Irvine, and Beattyville Railroad (Riney-B) which was later purchased by the Louisville & Atlantic Railroad. These papers include a scrapbook, train time tables, correspondence and report cards for his son who attended Model School. The scrapbook is composed of many news clippings about the Riney-B railroad during the time he worked as conductor and superintendent.
Dates
- Creation: 1891 - 1920
- Acquisition: 1974-11-18
Creator
- Pates, John R. (Person)
Full Extent
0.07 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
English
Source of Acquisition
Pates, John, Jr.
- Title
- John R. Pates Papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Gabi Cook
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- eng
Repository Details
Part of the Eastern Kentucky University Libraries, Research Center for Special Collections and Archives Repository