UAKMsSC139 Guide to the Edwin E. Swergal Papers 1911-1961 Swergal (Edwin E.) Papers Finding aid prepared by Edward W. Nolan Eastern Washington State Historical Society/Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture © 1987
2316 W. First Avenue Spokane, WA 99201
Finding aid encoded by Rose Krause 2012 Finding aid written in English. Finding aid based on DACS ( Describing Archives: A Content Standard). September 2023 Finding aid edited and updated by Jack Gassen Eastern Washington State Historical Society (Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture), Joel E. Ferris Research Library and Archives
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MsSC 139 Swergal, Edwin E., b. 1881 Edwin E. Swergal Papers 1911-1961 1.8 ft. Railroad employee and free-lance writer; b. Edwin E. Berger, later changed name to Edwin E. Swergal; d. in the 1960s in Seattle, Wash. The collection consists mainly of Swergal’s railroad correspondence, 1911-1958, and general correspondence and manuscripts, 1961. English Biographical Note

Edwin E. Swergal worked for railroads in all sections of the United States from 1889 until his retirement in 1958. He aspired to become a freelance writer with a special interest in western railroad history and, later, Indian history. Many of Swergal’s manuscripts were rejected by publishers, but a few appeared in railroad trade magazines and Sunday supplements.

The collection consists mainly of Swergal’s railroad correspondence, 1911-1958, and general correspondence and manuscripts, 1961.

Collection is not restricted.

 Publication Rights

Copyright has not been assigned to the Eastern Washington State Historical Society. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Museum Archivist. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Eastern Washington State Historical Society as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher

Edwin E. Swergal Papers (MsSC 139), Eastern Washington State Historical Society/Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture, Spokane, WA.

Donated by Edwin Swergal.

Nolan, Edward W. A Guide to the Manuscript Collections in the Eastern Washington State Historical Society (Spokane, WA: Eastern Washington State Historical Society, 1987).

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) WorldCat database. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or places should search WorldCat using these headings.

Swergal, Edwin E., b. 1881--Archives Carnahan, J. M. (John M.) Custer, George A. (George Armstrong), 1839-1876 Gibbon, John, 1827-1896 Gould, George Jay, 1864-1923 Mullan, John, 1830-1909 Villa, Pancho, 1878-1923 Villard, Henry, 1835-1900 Catholic Church--Montana Catholic Church--Missions Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company Missionaries--Idaho Roads--Idaho Roads--Washington (State) Railroads--United States Railroads--West (U.S.) Railroads--Cascade Range Railroads--Washington (State) Railroads--Surveying Railroads--Employees Military roads--Idaho Military roads--Washington (State) Rivers--West (U.S.) Missionaries--Montana Indians of North America--West (U.S.) Indians of North America--Wars--1866-1895 Little Bighorn, Battle of the, Mont., 1876 Indians of North America--Missions West (U.S.)--Indians Cascade Range--Transportation--Railroads Washington (State)--Transportation--Railroads Idaho--Transportation--Roads Washington (State)--Transportation--Roads West (U.S.)--History Montana--Churches and religious affairs--Catholic Idaho--Churches and religious affairs--Catholic West (U.S.)--Geographical features--Rivers Missouri River Yellowstone River Mullan Road (Idaho and Wash.) Authors, American Washington (State) Idaho Native Americans Missionaries Literature Transportation Military Religion