Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- George F. Winslow papers
- Dates:
- 1905-1986
- Creators:
- Winslow, George F.
- Abstract:
- The George F. Winslow papers consists of railroad publications, travel guides, meeting minutes, correspondence and Winslow's 139 pp. memoir about his career working for the Southern Pacific Railroad and his travels in the United States, Canada and Mexico in the 1920s-1930s. The papers are arranged into six series: Series 1. Manuscript, "Railroad days, 1923-1936," Series 2. Railroad publications, Series 3. Correspondence, Series 4. Railroad records, Series. 5 Sacramento High School reunions, 6. Personal papers.
- Extent:
- 5 linear feet (10 boxes)
- Language:
- Languages represented in the collection: English
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item and/or item number], [box and folder number], George F. Winslow papers, MS0048, Center for Sacramento History.
Background
- Scope and content:
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The George F. Winslow papers consists of railroad publications, travel guides, meeting minutes, correspondence and Winslow's 139 pp. memoir about his career working for the Southern Pacific Railroad and his travels in the United States, Canada and Mexico in the 1920s-1930s. The papers are arranged into six series: Series 1. Manuscript, "Railroad days, 1923-1936," Series 2. Railroad publications, Series 3. Correspondence, Series 4. Railroad records, Series. 5 Sacramento High School class of 1921 reunions, 6. Personal papers. Series 1. consists of George F. Winslow's memoir, "Railroad days, 1923-1936" 139 pp., describing his experiences working as a surveyor and rodman for the Sacramento Division of the Southern Pacific railroad. He was particularly interested in coverage of accidents involving railroads. The second part of his memoir includes a description of his travels to New Orleans (1924), Portland-Seattle-Vancouver (1925), Salt Lake City (1926), Alaska (1929), Canada and the Grand Canyon (1930) and to Mexico City (1931). The Railroad and travel publications includes travel and railroad related books, magazines, pamphlets, programs, business cards, plans, tickets, drawings, and newspaper clippings mostly documenting train travel in and around Sacramento and Northern California during the 1920s-1930s. The correspondence and railroad records series contain correspondence and meeting minutes related to Winslow's work with the South Pacific Railroad. Series 5. Sacramento High School Class of 1921 reunions includes Sacramento High School reunion index, classmate correspondence, meeting minutes, programs, and scrapbooks documenting the class of 1921 and their reunions. Series 6. Personal papers includes diplomas, invitations, programs, certificates, and photograph documenting George F. Winslow's education at Sacramento High School and Sacramento Junior College in the 1920s.
- Biographical / historical:
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George F. Winslow, having completed a course in civil engineering, graduated in June 1923 from Sacramento Junior College. Discovering there were no openings in the Southern Pacific Railroad Engineering Department, he accepted immediate employment in the Maintenance Engineering Department as a surveyor and rodman. Interested in photography and movies, he invested in a Pathex movie camera with the intention of documenting railroad accidents. In 1932, probably because of the Great Depression, he was laid off; subsequently, he was rehired by the Water Service Department of the Southern Pacific Railroad. He retired from railroad work in 1936.
- Acquisition information:
- The George F. Winslow papers were donated by Mrs. George Winslow to the Center for Sacramento History in 1980 (accession #1980/012) and 1988 (accession #1988/07).
- Processing information:
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Finding aid created by Sean Heyliger, 2019-08-23.
- Arrangement:
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Series 1. Manuscript, "Railroad days, 1923-1936" Series 2. Railroad and travel publications Series 3. Correspondence Series 4. Railroad records Series 5. Sacramento High School Class of 1921 reunions Series 6. Personal papers
- Physical location:
- 3H3-4, 4E1 Drawer C
- Rules or conventions:
- Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Prepared:
- © 2013
- Date Encoded:
- Machine-readable finding aid created by Sean Heyliger. Machine-readable finding aid derived from MS Word. Date of source: August 23, 2019.
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Collection is open for research use.
- Terms of access:
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All requests to publish or quote from private collections held by the Center for Sacramento History (CSH) must be submitted in writing to csh@cityofsacramento.org. Permission for publication is given on behalf of CSH 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 patron. No permission is necessary to publish or quote from public records.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item and/or item number], [box and folder number], George F. Winslow papers, MS0048, Center for Sacramento History.
- Location of this collection:
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551 Sequoia Pacific Blvd.Sacramento, CA 95811, US
- Contact:
- (916) 808-7072