Charlie, as you know Ted is the curator, and
everything of such a nature should be passed
through him. We have to schedule work parties
for such things due to the lack of "free" time at
the Library - fulfillment of orders (which
provide funds for conserving & storing the
drawings, documents & photos) has to take
priority. Next is the actual conservation of
elements within the Library. That doesn't leave
time to "freelance" regardless of personal
proclivities. So far, the work with the Soo
Line HS has been productive for all
concerned. It would not be beyond the
imagination for two or more HS to "pool" resources to use a broader brush.
In terms of archives, depending on the details
worked out by Ted, there would be digital images
for archive use (not for sale as duplicate items,
but for publication, research and archival
use). Again, Ted is the one to make the call
and to be in negotiations / discussions.
I know there have been a few CB&Q freight cars
found (50 single, 50' flat, gons, etc.) in the
Standard steel freight section the SLHS has been
helping with. The problem is, without more
resources, it means those drawings aren't
scanned, and will simply have to be "dug out"
again. It's certainly easier now thanks to that
work, but it is duplication of effort.
At 03:23 PM 12/9/2010, you wrote:
>
>
>Bob-
>
>I didn't mean that you should start a research
>program to find the drawings I was mentioning.
>I've not been able to get out to Union to work
>at the Pullman Library (I've only done it on two
>prior occassions) because I haven't had the time
>as I'm trying to get the house ready to put on
>the market so we can relocate out of the area.
>
>Your idea is a valid one..... I would gladly
>schedule a day when a bunch of CB&Q people would
>converge on Union (with the prior arrangement
>with Ted Andersen) with the idea of putting in
>at least a day of conserving, indexing and
>reviewing with an emphasis on CB&Q material. I
>know I would be interested in underwritting the
>digitization of material found (such as the lettering data).
>
>Since we (BRHS) do not have an archives I think
>that this would, at least, be something
>worthwhile we could do to help preserve CB&Q material.
>
>I would like to hear from any list member (BRHS
>member or not) who would be interested in such a
>"work party" and I will coordinate it with Ted
>to get it set up. Ted's regular work day for
>volunteers is Wednesdays but we may be able to
>schedule a different day if Ted would be
>available or would prefer that the regular work
>not be interrupted with a bunch of first-timers
>clopping around the premises.....
>
>Thank you,
>Charlie Vlk
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Bob
>To: <mailto:CBQ%40yahoogroups.com>CBQ@yahoogroups.com
>Sent: Thursday, December 09, 2010 1:47 PM
>Subject: Re: [CBQ] Re: Heavyweight Q Decals
>
>As described earlier, the best method for this is to emulate what the
>SLHS has done - bring in volunteers who can aid in the research and
>physical effort required. As the last few times anything like this
>has been discussed have been greeted with nothing but yawns (if that)
>I don't see it happening. The Burlington is one of many roads,
>there are millions of drawings to conserve, index and review. There
>is no incentive to put CB&Q drawings and/or information in front of
>any other effort. Sounds tacky, but that is (literally) the bottom line.
>
>At 01:42 PM 12/9/2010, you wrote:
> >
> >
> >Bob-
> >
> >If you can locate ANY CB&Q lettering drawings in I would be much
> >interested in getting scans of the documents.
> >Most of the Pullman documents I looked at in the Pullman Library
> >collection made reference to CB&Q Lettering and Painting (L&P)
> >drawings but the actual drawing
> >nor the Stencil Drawings (with the actual shape of the characters,
> >not the arranagment of the lettering) were not included in the files.
> >Maybe a set of drawings are in the files somewhere.... one can only hope.
> >
> >Ditto for Freight Equipment and for that matter Locomotive lettering.....
> >
> >I will make up computer usable Fonts that and share them with all
> >interested if anything can be found... ("back in the day" I inked the full
> >Budd/Zephyr Alphabet and Numbers from CB&Q drawings that first
> >appeared with Marshall Thayer's Zephyr drawings in RMC).... later they
> >were probably used as the basis for Micro-Scale's decal artwork for
> >Budd cars, etc..
> >
> >Charlie Vlk
> >
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