Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Hamilton Austin Otis, Sr. payroll check
- Dates:
- 1919
- Abstract:
- A 19 cent payroll check dated January 31, 1919 issued to H. A. Otis by the Western Pacific Railroad / United States Railroad Administration.
- Extent:
- .167 Linear Feet 1 folder
- Language:
- English .
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Hamilton Austin Otis, Sr. Payroll Check, MS 335, California State Railroad Museum Library & Archives, Sacramento, California.
Background
- Scope and content:
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A 19 cent payroll check dated January 31, 1919 issued to H. A. Otis by the Western Pacific Railroad / United States Railroad Administration.
- Biographical / historical:
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Hamilton Otis, Sr. was born in Santa Rosa, California and was an engineer for the Western Pacific Railroad. He was a member of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen and the Oroville lodge of Eagles. Hamilton Austin, Sr. (1893-1957) married Emma Sophia [Sixt] (1894-1988) and they had 6 children; Lucy (1916-), Hamilton Austin Jr. (1916-1971), Frederick William (1910-1991), William "Bill" Henry (1920-1986), Martha Carolyn (1926-2003) and Charles Lowell (1920-2013).
Charles Otis was a locomotive engineer for the Western Pacific Railroad for 36 years.
William "Bill" Henry Otis was a member of the International Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers Union 873, the Eagles Club in Quincy and the Elks Club in Quincy. He was a veteran of World War II, and served in the Army Railroad Engineer Corps in the Philippines and Korea. He retired from the Union Pacific Railroad as an engineer.
- Processing information:
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Formerly part of MS 100
- Arrangement:
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Single item
- Physical location:
- Statewide Museum Collections Center
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Checks
Western Pacific Railroad Company
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-06-23 23:15:38 +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 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], Hamilton Austin Otis, Sr. Payroll Check, MS 335, 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