Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- California State Railroad Museum Railroad Passes Collection
- Dates:
- 1856-1976
- Abstract:
- The CSRM Passes collection consists of railroad passes that were used by railroad employees and their families to travel for free. The passes vary geographically to include railroads across the United States as well as from the late 1850s through the 1970's. The collection has been developed by donations from individuals who believed the passes had relevance to railroads and railroading.
- Extent:
- 12 Linear Feet (12 postcard boxes)
- Language:
- English and English
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], California State Railroad Museum Railroad Passes Collection, MS 855, California State Railroad Museum Library and Archives, Sacramento, California.
Background
- Scope and content:
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The CSRM Passes collection consists of railroad passes that were used by railroad employees and their families to travel for free. The passes vary geographically to include railroads from across the United States as well as from the late 1850's through the 1970's.
Many of the passes are labeled the names of employees as well as their family members who are entitled to the usage of the pass. Gilbert Kniess, Vice-President and head of the Western Pacific Public Relations Department from 1949 to 1963, is named on many of the passes within the collection. Passes within the collection also came from Grahame Hardy. Charles Crocker has signed several of the passes that are within the Southern Pacific portion of the collection.
- Physical location:
- Statewide Musuem Collection 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 2020-04-02 19:55:55 +0000 .
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Collection is open for research by appointment
- Terms of access:
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Copyright has 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 Librarian. 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 if not the museum, which must also be obtained by the reader.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], California State Railroad Museum Railroad Passes Collection, MS 855, California State Railroad Museum Library and Archives, Sacramento, California.
- Location of this collection:
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111 I StreetSacramento, CA 95814, US
- Contact:
- (916) 323-8073