NARA ICC Valuation
Engineering Field Notes
Finding Aids
Engineering Field Notes
Finding Aids
To create a pull request, you need look up the location of the box containing the Engineering Field Notes of interest. You can use the Engineering Field Notes Folder/Volume Lists onsite or as a PDF(2.5MB). I converted the list into a searchable spreadsheet version: xlsx (Excel 4.MB) or csv (text 850K). It can be used to quickly find field notes of interest and the location information needed to create pull requests.
Example search for Baltimore & Ohio Field Notes for the Pittsburgh & Western Butler Branch v96.1:
| New Box | Railroad | Volume | Type of Notes | Val Section | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2949 | Baltimore & Ohio | 148 | Building | 96.1-3/PA | 42/26/7 |
| 2980 | Baltimore & Ohio | 238 | Roadway | 96-97/PA | 42/27/4 |
| 2981 | Baltimore & Ohio | 232 | Roadway | 96/PA | 42/27/5 |
A pull request needs the following information for the Building field notes:
| RG NO (Record Group) | 134 (same for all ICC records) |
| Stack Area | 570 (same for all engineering field notes) |
| ROW | 42 (first number in location 42/26/7) |
| Compartment | 26 (2nd number in location 42/26/7) |
| Shelf | 7 (3rd number in location 42/26/7) |
| Record Identification | Baltimore & Ohio Box 2949 |
The box you will receive:
This box contains 3 post binders with engineering field notes. You can pull out one binder at a time to locate volume 148:
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