Guide to the Eugene H. Haynes papers

Amanda Graham

Sacramento Room, Sacramento Public Library

828 I Street

Sacramento, CA 95814

Phone: (916) 264-2976

Fax: (916) 264-2884

Email: sacroom@saclibrary.org

URL: http://www.saclibrary.org

Language of Material: English

Contributing Institution: Sacramento Public Library, Sacramento Room

Title: Eugene H. Haynes papers

Identifier/Call Number: MC 4

Physical Description: .1 Linear Feet (2 Archival Folders)

Date (inclusive): 1927-1966

Abstract: Herbert Haynes was a machinist at the Sacramento Air Depot at McClellan Air Force Base, this collection contains various financial documents and employment records with dates ranging from 1927-1966.

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Biographical / Historical

Eugene Herbert Haynes was born on August 21, 1897, and spent his formative years in Elyria, Ohio. by 1930, he had married Gretchen Anna Davis (b. 1904) and moved to Ceres, California. The Haynes' were living in Keyes, California, in June 1941, when Eugene sat for the U.S. Civil Service exam to become a Junior Machinist. He was hired as Junior Machinist for the Sacramento Air Depot at McClellan Air Force Base in July 1941, and rose to the position of Senior Machinist by August 1942. Eugene Haynes died on Auguest 17, 1955, in Sacramento, California. Gretchen Haynes lived in Sacramento until her death in June 1989.

Scope and Contents

The Eugene H. Haynes papers are comprised of employment records, financial documents and other material (1927-1966, bulk 1941-1946). Civil service employment records document Haynes' placement and promotions as a machinist at the Sacramento Air Depot. Haynes' financial records include Anglo California National Bank checks, credit reference card, and account statement and receipts from Sacramento businesses.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Eugene H. Haynes papers, MC 4, Sacramento Room, Sacramento Public Library, Sacramento, California.