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Rowan Walter Jones' timebooks
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  • Descriptive Summary
  • Access
  • Publication Rights
  • Preferred Citation
  • Acquisition Information
  • Biography/Administrative History
  • Scope and Content of Collection
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  • Descriptive Summary

    Title: Rowan Walter Jones' timebooks
    Dates: 1943-1964
    Collection Number: MS 639
    Creator/Collector: Jones, Rowan Walter
    Extent: 1 half box
    Repository: California State Railroad Museum Library and Archives
    Sacramento, California 95814
    Abstract: Timebooks (21) for Southern Pacific fireman Rowan W. Jones (1911-1993), covering the period 1943-1964.
    Language of Material: English

    Access

    This collection is open for research at our off-site storage facility with one week's notice. Contact Library & Archives staff to arrange for access.

    Publication Rights

    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 California State Railroad Museum 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, which must also be obtained by the reader.

    Preferred Citation

    Rowan Walter Jones' timebooks. California State Railroad Museum Library and Archives

    Acquisition Information

    Gift of Mrs. Rowan W. Jones, 1996.

    Biography/Administrative History

    Mr. Jones worked along SP's Sacramento Division as a fireman.

    Scope and Content of Collection

    Twenty-one timebooks for Southern Pacific fireman Rowan W. Jones include date, time worked, engine number, class of service, location (from-to), name of locomotive engineer, miles run, and rate of pay.