Alan R. Aske papers, ca. 1863-1993

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Summary

Abstract:
The photographic material in this collection dates to ca. 1863-1993 and contains black and white negatives, print photos and color slide collections of Southern Pacific locomotive power, primarily in Roseville, California in the 1950's taken by Alan R. Aske. The manuscript materials housed in this collection contain Southern Pacific train orders, clearance cards and memos, and time books.
Extent:
14 Linear Feet 7 record cartons, 8 oversize boxes, 4 "shoe boxes"
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Alan R. Aske Papers, MS 889, California State Railroad Museum Library & Archives, Sacramento, California.

Background

Scope and content:

The photographic material in this collection dates to ca. 1863-1993 and contains black and white negatives, print photos and color slide collections of Southern Pacific locomotive power, primarily in Roseville, California in the 1950's taken by Alan R. Aske.

The manuscript collection includes papers and items collected by Aske while he was employed by Southern Pacific as well as items that he collected after his retirement from Southern Pacific. The papers collected were frequently related to his work as a clerk. There are time return and delay reports kept by Aske's father, Albert W. Aske who was also employed by Southern Pacific. There are records that include information on Donner Pass, California as well as the rotary and flanger snow removal equipment that were run over Donner Pass, California.

Biographical / historical:

Alan Richard Aske was born on 5 February 1926 in Sacramento, California and passed away 2 September 2006 in Carmichael, California. He was the son of Southern Pacific locomotive engineer, Walter Albert Aske (23 June 1889-12 May 1941) and Jessie [Tanner Crandall] Aske (8 December 1886-14 May 1968). He had two sisters, Jean (Lamb) and Margaret (Starr). Aske grew up to to work for Southern Pacific as a clerk at the roundhouse at Antelope and in the Roseville Yard office for 42 years and three months. Aske belonged to Roseville Blue Lodge No. 227, Royal Arch Mason Chapter No. 143, Grand Council of Cryptic Mason No. 54 and No. 13, York Rite and Scottish Rite, & Ben Ali Shriners. Aske was a well known Southern Pacific and western railroad photographer and avid collector of SP operational materials. His photographs have appeared in numerous books and magazines over the years.

Aske married Helen J. Braden (1930-2010) on 29 Mar. 1953.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Helen Aske, 2007
Processing information:

In addition to the photo prints in Series 2, photo prints have been separated from this collection and interfilled in the CSRM Southern Pacific photo collection.

Arrangement:

MS 889 is arranged into five series:

Series 1: Negative Collection

Series 2: Print Collection

Subseries 1: Photo Prints

Subseries 2: Oversize Prints

Series 3: Slide Collection

Series 4: Scrapbook

Series 5: Railroad papers

Physical location:
Series 1-4 are located in the Big Four Building Series 5 is located at the Statewide Museum Collection Center
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research by appointment. Please contact CSRM Library & Archives Staff.

Terms of 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 CSRM Library & Archives. 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.

For images attributed to the photographer, Leonard M. "Duke" Davis, copyright has not been assigned to the California State Railroad Museum. This image is available for reference use only. Permission to use must be submitted in writing to Roseville Historical Society.

For images attributed to the photographer, Al C. Phelps, copyright has not been assigned to the California State Railroad Museum. This image is available for reference use only. Permission to use must be submitted in writing to Signature Press.

For images by Douglas Richter within this collection cannot be granted permissions to publish by California State Railroad Museum. Copyright has not been assigned to the California State Railroad Museum. Permission to use must be submitted in writing to Martin E. Hansen.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Alan R. Aske Papers, MS 889, California State Railroad Museum Library & Archives, Sacramento, California.

Location of this collection:
111 I Street
Sacramento, CA 95814, US
Contact:
(916) 323-8073
Library.CSRM@parks.ca.gov
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