Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Alvin E. Montgomery papers
- Dates:
- 1923 - 1991
- Abstract:
- Contains scrapbook containing Pullman ticket stubs and copies of airline tickets collected by Alvin E. Montgomery during his business travels (1923-1991) and The Literary Digest 1929 Atlas of the World and Gazetteer, with railroads over which A.E. Montgomery traveled marked in red.
- Extent:
- 1 Linear Feet 1 oversize box
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
-
[Identification of item], Alvin E. Montgomery Papers, MS 495, California State Railroad Museum Library & Archives, Sacramento, California.
Background
- Scope and content:
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Contains scrapbook containing Pullman ticket stubs and copies of airline tickets collected by Alvin E. Montgomery during his business travels (1923-1991) and The Literary Digest 1929 Atlas of the World and Gazetteer, with railroads over which A.E. Montgomery traveled marked in red.
- Biographical / historical:
-
Alvin E. Montgomery was a chemical engineer and a Vice-President of J.O. Ross Engineering in Chicago.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of John P. Golden, executor of the estate of Alvin E. Montgomery, 1992
- Physical location:
- Statewide Museum Collection Center
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Pullman Company
Train travel
Scrapbooks - Places:
- Railroad--Travel--Ticket
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2026-02-20 00:36:17 +0000 .
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Collection is open for research by appointment. Contact Library Staff.
- Terms of access:
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Copyright has been assigned to the California State Railroad Museum. Permission for publication must be submitted in writing to the CSRM Library & Archives.
- Preferred citation:
-
[Identification of item], Alvin E. Montgomery Papers, MS 495, California State Railroad Museum Library & Archives, Sacramento, California.
- Location of this collection:
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111 I StreetSacramento, CA 95814, US
- Contact:
- (916) 323-8073