Identity elements
Reference code
US ILfC SC/039
Name and location of repository
Level of description
Collection
Title
J.S. Hyatt, North Shore Line Diaries
Date(s)
- 1926-1940 (Creation)
Extent
1 box
Name of creator
Biographical history
J. S. Hyatt was a civil engineer for the Chicago Rapid Transit Company (1912) and the North Shore Line beginning in the 1920s.
Content and structure elements
Scope and content
This collection consists of ten diaries belonging to J.S. Hyatt. They provide insight into his day-to-day life and his work as a civil engineer, with the majority of the diaries documenting various appointments and meetings.
System of arrangement
The diaries are arranged chronologically.
Conditions of access and use elements
Conditions governing access
Physical access
Technical access
Conditions governing reproduction
Languages of the material
- English
Scripts of the material
Language and script notes
Finding aids
Acquisition and appraisal elements
Custodial history
Immediate source of acquisition
Donation to Lake County Historical Collection, housed at Lake Forest College since the 1980s.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information
Accruals
Related materials elements
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related archival materials
Related descriptions
Notes element
Specialized notes
Alternative identifier(s)
Description control element
Rules or conventions
Sources used
Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Chicago, North Shore and Milwaukee Railroad (Subject)
- Chicago Rapid Transit Company (Subject)