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Title: Railroad Employee Timebook collection
Dates: 1891-1957
Collection Number: MS 104
Creator/Collector:
Extent: 4 boxes
Repository:
California State Railroad Museum Library and Archives
Sacramento, California 95814
Abstract: Timebooks completed filled out by employees of various railroads.
Language of Material: English
This collection is open for research at our off-site storage facility with one week's notice. Contact Library & Archives
staff to arrange for access.
Copyright has not been assigned to the California State Railroad Museum. All requests for permission to publish or quote
from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the District Collections Manager. Permission for publication is given on
behalf of the CSRM 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 reader.
Railroad Employee Timebook collection. California State Railroad Museum Library and Archives
There are various donors to this collection.
Scope and Content of Collection
Railroad employees kept track of hours worked in pre-printed pocket size "timebooks." The type of information recorded varies
but may include names of crew numbers for a specific train, locomotive number, total hours work, and rate of pay. Tables
showing rates of pay for various jobs were frequently printed in these booklets. The Library has many blank timebooks. This
collection consists of timebooks completed by various railroad employees. It is arranged by employee surname. If the employee's
job title, or employer is known, it is so indicated, as are the inclusive dates.