Background
In December 1899, the Order of Railway Clerks was organized in Sedalia, Missouri. Initially the Order affiliated with the
American Federation of Labor. The Order's first convention, however, severed this connection in 1901 and it was not resumed
for many years. The name of the organization was changed to the Brotherhood of Railway Clerks in 1904, and two years later
it became involved in its first strike against the Southern Pacific.
Restrictions
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 Senior
Curator. 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.