Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Tom Martin transcontinental railroad collection
- Dates:
- 1863-1939, bulk 1869-1899
- Abstract:
- Includes 173 artifacts and ephemera collected by Tom Martin to commemorate the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad, celebrated at Promontory, Utah in 1869, and the operation of the Transcontinental route by the Central Pacific and Union Pacific railroads, primarily between 1860 and 1899. There are an additional 4 items of movie memorabilia from Cecil B. DeMille's 1939 movie, "Union Pacific", the epic film which chronicled the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad.
- Extent:
- 10 Linear Feet 177 items
- Language:
- English .
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Tom Martin Collection, MS 864, California State Railroad Museum Library & Archives, Sacramento, California.
Background
- Scope and content:
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Includes 173 souvenirs collected by Tom Martin to commemorate the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad, celebrated at Promontory, Utah in 1869, and the operation of the Transcontinental route by the Central Pacific and Union Pacific railroads, primarily between 1860 and 1899. There are an additional 4 items of movie memorabilia from Cecil B. DeMille's 1939 movie, "Union Pacific", the epic film which chronicled the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad.
- Acquisition information:
- Purchased from Tom Martin, 2019
- Custodial history:
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Many of these items were on display at the Golden Spike National Historic Site at Promontory Summit near Promontory, Utah during the Sesquicentennial celebration of the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad in May 2019.
- Arrangement:
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MS 864 is arranged into the following series:
Series 1. Transcontinental Railroad
Subseries 1. Transcontinental railroad route
Subseries 2. Completion of the transcontinental railroad at Promontory, Utah
Series 2. Hollywood and promontory
- Physical location:
- Statewide Museum Collections Center
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2022-12-27 17:27:57 +0000 .
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Restrictions apply. Contact Library Staff for details.
- Terms of access:
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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.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Tom Martin Collection, MS 864, 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