Homan (Walter N.) Papers, 1904-1955

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Title:: Walter N. Homan papers
Dates:: 1904-1955
Abstract:: Letters, service certificates and train orders relating to the life and career of Walter N. Homan (1882-1956), railroad telegrapher, brakeman, fireman and engineer with several western lines.
Extent:: .167 Linear Feet
Language:: English .
Preferred citation:: [Identification of item], Walter N. Homan Papers, MS 392, California State Railroad Museum Library & Archives, Sacramento, California.

Scope and content:: Letters, service certificates and train orders relating to the life and career of Walter N. Homan (1882-1956), railroad telegrapher, brakeman, fireman and engineer with several western lines.
Biographical / historical:: Walter Newman Homan was born in Kansas in 1882. He was married to Lydia (1888-1953) and they had a son named Walter "Ted", Jr. Homan passed away in 1956.
Acquisition information:: Gift of Walter T. Homan, 1988
Processing information:: Formerly part of MS 1.113
Arrangement:: Arranged alphabetically by type of material.
Physical location:: Statewide Museum Collections Center
Rules or conventions:: Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Subjects:: Southern Pacific Company
Union Pacific Railroad Company
San Pedro, Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad
Certificate of Service
Places:: Correspondence--Letters

Date Encoded:: This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-08-11 21:49:12 +0000 .

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Preferred citation:: [Identification of item], Walter N. Homan Papers, MS 392, California State Railroad Museum Library & Archives, Sacramento, California.

Location of this collection:: California State Railroad Museum Library and Archives

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Sacramento, CA 95814, US