John A. Swider Timetable Collection
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of 919 rail and bus timetables from the United States and Canada collected by Mr. John A. Swider, of Mount Prospect, Illinois. The collection comprises timetables issued 1880 through 2006, with the majority dating from the 1930s through the 1990s. It includes timetables focused on the Chicago metropolitan area, and on travel to the San Francisco, Chicago, and New York World’s Fairs.
Dates
- 1880 - 2006
Conditions Governing Access
To inquire about access to this collection, please contact the Transportation Library at transportationlibrary@northwestern.edu or (847) 491-5273.
Biographical / Historical
John Swider was a graduate of Northwestern University in electrical engineering.
Extent
6 Boxes
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This is a collection of 919 rail and bus timetables from the United States and Canada collected by Mr. John A. Swider, of Mount Prospect, Illinois. Mr. Swider was a graduate of Northwestern University in electrical engineering. The collection comprises timetables issued 1880 through 2006, with the majority dating from the 1930s through the 1990s. It includes timetables focused on the Chicago metropolitan area, and on travel to the San Francisco, Chicago, and New York World’s Fairs.
Arrangement
The bulk of the collection is arranged alphabetically by issuing agency or company, with each company in a separate series. Folders with each series are arranged alphabetically by title, and by date within each title.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Mr. Swider's daughter, Ms. Jaculin Swider Dupree.
Separated Materials
Roughly a quarter box of duplicate timetables has been removed from the collection. Two boxes of other material, consisting of guides, postcards, and tickets from various World's Fairs (A Century of Progress, Chicago, 1933-1934; the Golden Gate International Exposition, San Francisco, 1939-1940; the New York World's Fair, 1939-1940; the Chicago Railroad Fair, 1948-1949; the New York World's Fair, 1964-1965; and Expo '67, Montreal, 1967); railroad and transit fare guides, maps, tickets, and transfers; and periodicals have been removed to be handled as a separate collection.
Source
- Swider, John A., 1926-2016 (Person)
- Title
- Guide to the John A. Swider Timetable Collection
- Author
- Jordan A. Ellison, Haku Blaisdell, Gary L. Strawn
- Date
- 2018-02-21
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Repository Details
Part of the Northwestern University Transportation Library Repository
Northwestern University Library (Level 5, North tower)
1970 Campus Drive
Evanston IL 60208- US
847-491-5273
transportationlibrary@northwestern.edu