A Guide to the Virginia Train Collectors Association records, 1976-2018, #53579

Series I: By-laws and membership directories, lists, and rosters, 1976-2018

Box 1

Contains by-laws for the Virginia Train Collectors Association (VTCA) as well as membership lists, rosters, and directories.

Box 1 folder 1
By-laws, 1976-1994, no date
Box 1 folder 2
Charter members roster (1976), compiled 2001, updated 2004
Box 1 folder 3
Membership rosters, 1977-1980
Box 1 folder 4
Membership rosters, 1982-1985
Box 1 folder 5
Membership rosters, 1986, 1988-1990
Box 1 folder 6
Membership rosters, 1991-1993
Box 1 folder 7
Membership rosters, 1994-1996
Box 1 folder 8
Membership roster and by-laws, 1997
Box 1 folder 9
Membership roster and by-laws, 1998
Box 1 folder 10
Membership roster and by-laws, 1999
Box 1 folder 11
Membership rosters, additions, corrections, and deletions, 2000, 2002
Box 1 folder 12
Membership roster and by-laws, roster additions and deletions, 2003-2004
Box 1 folder 13
Membership roster and by-laws, roster additions and deletions, 2005-2006
Box 1 folder 14
Membershp roster and by-laws, roster additions and deletions, 2007-2008
Box 1 folder 15
Membership roster, additions and deletions, 2009-2010
Box 1 folder 16
Membership roster, additions and deletions, 2011-2012
Box 1 folder 17
Membership roster, 2013
Box 1 folder 18
Membership roster, 2015
Box 1 folder 19
Membership roster, 2018
Box 1 folder 20
Blank membership applications
Box 1 folder 21
Membership brochures

Series II: The Observation Magazine, 1980-2006

Boxes 1-2

Consists of issues of the magazine The Observation which contains articles about the organization and about train collecting.

Box 1 folder 22
The Observation , volume 1, number 1, December 1980
Box 1 folder 23
The Observation , volume 2, number 1, December 1981
Box 1 folder 24
The Observation , volume 3, number 1, December 1982
Box 1 folder 25
The Observation , volume 3 [4], December 1983
Box 1 folder 26
The Observation , volume 5, December 1984
Box 1 folder 27
The Observation , volume 6, December 1985
Box 1 folder 28
The Observation , volume 7, December 1986
Box 1 folder 29
The Observation , volume 8, December 1987
Box 1 folder 30
The Observation , volume 9, December 1988
Box 2 folder 1
The Observation , volume 10, December 1989
Box 2 folder 2
The Observation , volume 11, December 1990
Box 2 folder 3
The Observation , volume 12, December 1991
Box 2 folder 4
The Observation , volume 13, December 1992
Box 2 folder 5
The Observation , volume 14, December 1993
Box 2 folder 6
The Observation , volume 15, 1994-1995
Box 2 folder 7
The Observation , volume 16, 1996
Box 2 folder 8
The Observation , volume 17, 1997
Box 2 folder 9
The Observation , volume 18, 1998
Box 2 folder 10
The Observation , volume 19, 1999
Box 2 folder 11
The Observation , volume 20, 2000
Box 2 folder 12
The Observation , volume 21, 2001-2002
Box 2 folder 13
The Observation , volume 22, 2003-2004
Box 2 folder 14
The Observation , volume 23, 2005-2006

Series III: Newsletters, 1977-2018

Boxes 2-7

Contain newsletters with information on the organization, its finances, and its meeting dates, as well as mailings regarding train meets throughout the state, picnics and parties, and other information.

Box 2 folder 15
Newsletters, (volume 1), 1977
Box 2 folder 16
Newsletters, volume 2, numbers 1-5 (no number 6 published), 1978
Box 2 folder 17
Newsletters, volume 2, numbers 7-11, 1978
Box 2 folder 18
Newsletters, volume 3, numbers 1-5, 1979
Box 2 folder 19
Newsletters, volume 3, numbers 6-9, 1979
Box 2 folder 20
Newsletters, volume 4, numbers 1-5 [6], 1980
Box 2 folder 21
Newsletters, volume 4, numbers 6-11, 1980
Box 2 folder 22
Newsletters, volume 5, numbers 1-6, 1981
Box 2 folder 23
Newsletters, volume 5, numbers 7-11, 1981
Box 3 folder 1
Newsletters, volume 6, numbers 1-5, 1982
Box 3 folder 2
Newsletters, volume 6, numbers 6-11, 1982
Box 3 folder 3
Newsletters, volume 7, numbers 1-5, 1983
Box 3 folder 4
Newsletters, volume 7, numbers 6-11, 1983
Box 3 folder 5
Newsletters, volume 8, numbers 1-5, 1984
Box 3 folder 6
Newsletters, volume 8, numbers 6-11, 1984
Box 3 folder 7
Newsletters, volume 9, numbers 1-5, 1985
Box 3 folder 8
Newsletters, volume 9, numbers 6-11, 1985
Box 3 folder 9
Newsletters, volume 10, numbers 1-5, 1986
Box 3 folder 10
Newsletters, volume 10, numbers 6-11, 1986
Box 3 folder 11
Newsletters, volume 11, numbers 1-5, 1987
Box 3 folder 12
Newsletters, volume 11, numbers 6-11, 1987
Box 4 folder 1
Newsletters, volume 12, numbers 1-5, 1988
Box 4 folder 2
Newsletters, volume 12, numbers 6-11, 1988
Box 4 folder 3
Newsletters, volume 13, numbers 1-4, 1989
Box 4 folder 4
Newsletters, volume 13, numbers 5-11, 1989
Box 4 folder 5
Newsletters, volume 14, numbers 1-6, 199
Box 4 folder 6
Newsletters, volume 14, numbers 7-12, 1990
Box 4 folder 7
Newsletters, volume 15, numbers 1-5, 1991
Box 4 folder 8
Newsletters, volume 15, numbers 6-11, 1991
Box 4 folder 9
Newsletters, volume 16, numbers 1-6, 1992
Box 4 folder 10
Newsletters, volume 16, numbers 7-12, 1992
Box 4 folder 11
Newsletters, volume 17, numbers 1-5, 1993
Box 4 folder 12
Newsletters, volume 17, numbers 6-11, 1993
Box 4 folder 13
Newsletters, volume 18, numbers 1-6 [5], 1994
Box 4 folder 14
Newsletters, volume 18, numbers 6-11, 1994
Box 5 folder 1
Newsletters, volume 19, numbers 1-5, 1995
Box 5 folder 2
Newsletters, [volume 19], June-December, 1995
Box 5 folder 3
Newsletters, [volume 20], January-May, 1996
Box 5 folder 4
Newsletters, [volume 20], June-December, 1996
Box 5 folder 5
Newsletters, [volume 21], January-July, 1997
Box 5 folder 6
Newsletters, [volume 21], numbers August-December, 1997
Box 5 folder 7
Newsletters, [volume 22], January-May, 1998
Box 5 folder 8
Newsletters, [volume 22], June-December, 1998
Box 5 folder 9
Newsletters, [volume 23], January-June, 1999
Box 5 folder 10
Newsletters, [volume 23], July-December, 1999
Box 5 folder 11
Newsletters, [volume 24], January-June, 2000
Box 5 folder 12
Newsletters, [volume 24], July-December, 2000
Box 5 folder 13
Newsletters, volume 24 [25], numbers 1-5, 2001
Box 5 folder 14
Newsletters, volume 24 [25], numbers 6-11, 2001
Box 6 folder 1
Newsletters, volume 25 [26], numbers 1-5, 2001
Box 6 folder 2
Newsletters, volume 25 [26], numbers 6-11, 2002
Box 6 folder 3
Newsletters, volume 26 [27], numbers 1-5, 2003
Box 6 folder 4
Newsletters, volume 26 [27], numbers 6-11, 2003
Box 6 folder 5
Newsletters, volume 27 [28], numbers 1-5, 2004
Box 6 folder 6
Newsletters, volume 27 [28], numbers 6-11, 2004
Box 6 folder 7
Newsletters, volume 28 [29], numbers 1-5, 2005
Box 6 folder 8
Newsletters, volume 28 [29], numbers 6-11, 2005
Box 6 folder 9
Newsletters, volume 29 [30], numbers 1-5, 2006
Box 6 folder 10
Newsletters, volume 29 [30], numbers 6-11, 2006
Box 6 folder 11
Newsletters, volume 30 [31], numbers 1-5, 2007
Box 6 folder 12
Newsletters, volume 30 [31], numbers 6-11, 2007
Box 6 folder 13
Newsletters, volume 31 [32], numbers 1-5, 2008
Box 6 folder 14
Newsletters, volume 31 [32], numbers 6-11, 2008
Box 6 folder 15
Newsletters, volume 32 [33], numbers 1-6, 2009
Box 6 folder 16
Newsletters, volume 32 [33], numbers 7-11, 2009
Box 7 folder 1
Newsletters, volume 33 [34], numbers 1-6, and "Thomas [the Tank Engine] Comes to America, " chapters 1-3, 2010
Box 7 folder 2
Newsletters, volume 33 [34], numbers 7-11, and "Thomas [the Tank Engine] Comes to America, " chapters 4-8, epilogue, 2010
Box 7 folder 3
Newsletters, volume 34 [35], numbers 1-6, 2011
Box 7 folder 4
Newsletters, volume 34 [35], numbers 7-11, 2011
Box 7 folder 5
Newsletters, volume 35 [36], numbers 1-6, 2012
Box 7 folder 6
Newsletters, volume 35 [36], numbers 7-11, 2012
Box 7 folder 7
Newsletters, volume 36 [37], numbers 1-5, 2013
Box 7 folder 8
Newsletters, volume 36 [37], numbers 6-11, 2013
Box 7 folder 9
Newsletters, volume 37 [38], numbers 1-5, 2014
Box 7 folder 10
Newsletters, volume 37 [38], numbers 6-11, 2014
Box 7 folder 11
Newsletters, volume 38 [39], numbers 1-6, 2015
Box 7 folder 12
Newsletters, volume 38 [39], numbers 7-11, 2015
Box 7 folder 13
Newsletters, volume 39 [40], numbers 1-6, 2016
Box 7 folder 14
Newsletters, volume 39 [40], numbers 7-11, 2016
Box 7 folder 15
Newsletters, volume 40 [41], numbers 1-6, 2017
Box 7 folder 16
Newsletters, volume 40 [41], numbers 7-11, 2017

Series IV: VTCA club cars, 1979-2018

Boxes 7-16

Contains model cars designed for members of the Virginia Train Collectors Association. Cars are not boxed in chronological order.

Box 7 folder 17
Club car inventory, 1979-2018
Box 8
#7679--Boxcar--O Gauge, Lionel, silver/red/black [2 cars],
Box 8
#7681--N 5 C Caboose--O Guage, Lionel--red/white,
Box 8
20th Anniversary Train Station--Lionel--ochre/green
Box 9
#7682--Coal Hopper--O Gauge, Lionel--black/white, 1982
Box 9
#7683--Reefer--O Gauge, Lionel--beige/black [2 cars], 1983
Box 9
#7684--3 Dome Tank--O Gauge, Lionel--green/white, 1984
Box 9
#7685--Boxcar--O Gauge, Lionel--blue/yellow,
Box 9
#7692-1--Potomac Baggage Car--O Gauge, Lionel--tuscan/gold, 1992
Box 9
#7692-2--Tidewater Combine--O Gauge, Lionel--tuscan/gold, 1992
Box 9
#7692-3--Shenandoah Diner--O Gauge, Lionel--tuscan/gold, 1992
Box 10
#7692-4--Chesapeake Coach--O Gauge, Lionel--tuscan/gold, 1992
Box 10
#7692-5--Hampton Roads Dome--O Gauge, Lionel--tuscan/gold, 1992
Box 10
#7692-6--Roanoke Coach--O gauge, Lionel--tuscan/gold, 1992
Box 10
#7692-7--Richmond Observation--O Gauge, Lionel--tuscan/gold, 1992
Box 10
#7694--Steam Engine Tender with Engine Decal--O Gauge, Lionel--black/gold, 1994
Box 10
#ECR X 512--East Coast Oil Tank Car--S Gauge, Downs Model RR Company--white/red/blue logo/black lettering, 19999
Box 10
#RFX 1505--Richfood Milk Tank Car--S Gauge, Downs Model RR Company--white/blue/black letters, 2000
Box 11
#7698--Crane Car--O gauge, MTH--black, 1998
Box 11
#7699--Crane Tender--O Gauge, MTH--black, 1999
Box 11
#7602--Work Train Caboose--O Gauge, MTH--red/white/black, 2002
Box 11
#89147--Atlantic Coast Line Ps2 Discharge Hopper Car--O Gauge, MTH--yellow, 2010
Box 12
Norfolk and Western--O Gauge, MTH [2 cars], 2005
Box 12
#23764--Chessie System--40' Boxcar--O Gauge, MTH--blue with gray roof 2007
Box 12
#8965--Olde Virginia Beer 40' Steel Sided Reefer Car--O gauge, MTH--yellow with black roof,
Box 13
Chessie System Bay Window Caboose--O Gauge, MTH, 2006
Box 13
#20-91556 VTC #7615--Atlantic Coast Line Extended Vision Caboose--O Gauge, MTH--orange with black trim, 2015
Box 13
#20-97348 VTC #7617--Norfolk and Western Ps-2 Hopper Car--O Gauge, MTH--grey, 2017
Box 13
VTC #30-5182--Richmond Street Car (bump-n-go)--O Gauge, MTH--grey and black, 2018
Box 14
#7686--GP-7 Diesel Locomotive--O Gauge, Lionel--red/white, 1986
Box 14
#1888-1988--Richmond Trolley--O Gage, Bowser--blue/white/gold, 1988
Box 14
#?--Norfolk Trolley--O Gauge, Bowser--red/white/yellow, 1989
Box 14
#7600--Searchlight Car--O Gauge, MTH--black, 2000
Box 14
#60720--Southern Gondola with Pipe Load--O Gauge, MTH--silver with red letters, 2009
Box 14
#20-98833--Seaboard Flat Car with 2 Pup Trailers--O Gauge, MTH--maroon with with silver trailers (red razorbacks), 2011
Box 15
#8476--Single Dome Tank--S Gauge, American Flyer--green/white, 1984
Box 15
#97--Birney Trolley--O Gauge, Bowser--orange/white, 1997
Box 15
RFandP Boxcar--O Gauge, MTH, 2003
Box 15
Virginian Hopper--O Gauge, MTH, 2004
Box 15
#903 VTC #7612--Atlantic Coast Line GP-30 Diesel Engine--O Gauge, Williams, black with yellow trim, 2012
Box 15
#20-937000 VTC #7617--Chesapeake and Ohio, 50' Ps 1 Double Door Boxcar--black, 2016
Box 16
#7601--25th Anniversary Steam Locomotive--O Gauge, MTH--black/gold lettering, 2001

A Guide to the Virginia Train Collectors Association records, 1976-2018

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the Library of Virginia
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