Guide to the John Medich Collection MS 729
Library & Archives staff
California State Railroad Museum Library & Archives
2020-04-09
Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
California State Railroad Museum Library & Archives
Title: John Medich collection
Identifier/Call Number: MS 729
Physical Description:
.05 Linear Feet
6 folders
Date (inclusive): 1941-1968
Abstract: Items in the collection are related to the employment of John Medich with the Southern Pacific Railroad Company in the Sacramento
Shops. Items include an employee card for Medich, group photographs of employees of the Southern Pacific Sacramento Shops
from the 1950's, and three seniority lists for 1966-1969.
Physical Location: Statewide Museum Collections Center I2.210.N9
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research by appointment.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Mr. John Medich, 2009
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically.
Biography
John Medich was born on November 7, 1921 in Roseville, California. A son of immigrant parents from Split, Yugoslavia, Civit
Medich and Lucy Zulium. He graduated from Roseville High School in 1939, and went to work for Southern Pacific Railroad as
an apprentice machinist. His father, Civit, also worked for Southern Pacific; the 1930 census lists him as a Machinist Helper
for Southern Pacific Railroad Co. Medich was drafted on Aug 10, 1942, and sent to Meridian, Mississippi and served in the
727th Railroad Battalion in North Africa, Sicily, Italy, France and Germany. After the war, Medich returned to Southern Pacific,
where he worked for 41 years as machinist. Medich passed away December 5, 2016 in Sacramento, California.
Other Finding Aids
Other seniority rosters can be found in the following collections:
MS 43 Western Pacific Railroad Company Records;
MS 49 Inventory of the Pacific Fruit Express Company Collection;
MS 437 George E. Hammond Papers;
MS 559 Howard Hobbs Thompson Papers;
MS 625 Isaac "Ike" Henry Brokaw Papers;
MS 690 John "Jack" C. Davis Papers;
MS 866 California State Railroad Museum Craft Seniority Roster Files
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], John Medich Collection, MS 729, California State Railroad Museum Library & Archives, Sacramento,
California.
Scope and Contents
Included in the collection are items relating to the employment of John Medich with the Southern Pacific Railroad Company
in the Sacramento Shops. Items include an employee card for Medich, group photographs of employees of the Southern Pacific
Sacramento Shops from the 1950's and three seniority lists for 1966-1969.
Conditions Governing Use
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.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
California--Sacramento
Photograph collections
Railroad- Buildings and Structures
Railroad repair shops- Employees
Seniority, Employee
Seniority List
Seniority Roster
Southern Pacific Company
Southern Pacific Railroad Company. Sacramento Division
Southern Pacific Transportation Company
box 1, folder 2
Shop Photographs
1953-1967
box 1, folder 3
Shop Photographs- annotated photocopies
1953-1967
box 1, folder 4
Machinists Seniority Roster- SP Sacramento General Shops
1966-07-01
box 1, folder 5
Machinists Seniority Roster- SP Sacramento General Shops
1967-07-01
box 1, folder 6
Machinists Seniority Roster- SP Sacramento General Shops
1968-07-01
