Guide to the George F. Winslow papers

Sean Heyliger

Center for Sacramento History

551 Sequoia Pacific Blvd.

Sacramento, California 95811-0229

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Email: csh@cityofsacramento.org

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Guide to the George F. Winslow papers

Collection number: MS0048

Center for Sacramento History

Sacramento, CA

Processed by:: Sean Heyliger
Date Completed:: 2019-08-23
Encoded by:: Sean Heyliger

Descriptive Summary

Title: George F. Winslow papers

Dates: 1905-1986

Collection number: MS0048

Creator: Winslow, George F.

Collection Size: 5 linear feet (10 boxes)

Repository: Center for Sacramento History

Sacramento, California 95811-0229

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.

Physical location: 3H3-4, 4E1 Drawer C

Languages: Languages represented in the collection: English

Access

Collection is open for research use.

Publication Rights

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

[Identification of item and/or item number], [box and folder number], George F. Winslow papers, MS0048, Center for Sacramento History.

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

Finding aid created by Sean Heyliger, 2019-08-23.

Biography / Administrative History

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.

Scope and Content of Collection

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.

Arrangement

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

Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.

Winslow, George

Sacramento City College

Sacramento Junior College

Sacramento High School

Autobiography

Railroad travel--United States--Guidebooks

Sacramento (Calif.)--History

Box 3:10

Series 1. Manuscript, "Railroad days, 1923-1936" 139 pp.

Physical Description: 1 folder

Series Scope and Content Summary

Series 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.

Series 2. Railroad and travel publications

Physical Description: 39 folders

Series Scope and Content Summary

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

Arrangement

Arranged by format

Subseries 2.1 Pamphlets

Box 1:6

"California Wonderland," Greyhound 1961

Box 1:6

"Pacific Northwest and Canada," Greyhound 1961

Box 1:6

"San Francisco sightseeing," The Greyline undated

Box 1:6

Greyhound vacation tours undated

Box 1:7

"California for the settler: The natural advantages of the Golden State for the present day farmer" / By A.J . Wells, San Francisco Passenger Department of Southern Pacific Railroad 1910

Box 1:8

"California for the tourist: the charm of the land of sunshine by summit, sea, and shore" San Francisco; Southern Pacific Railroad 1910

Box 1:9

"Lake Tahoe," tour guide 1926

Box 1:9

"Overland Route, Lake Tahoe Line" 1926

Box 1:10

"Lewis and Clark centennial," Union Pacific Railroad 1905

Box 1:11

"Outing resorts in California and Southern Oregon" 1922

Box 1:11

"Great Salt Lake cut-off, 30 miles from shore to shore" 1925

Box 1:12

"Sunset route - New Orleans to Los Angeles" Southern Pacific Railroad 1952

Box 1:13

Gibson Lines, Greyhound and Sierra Transit Company pocket bus time tables circa 1920s-1960

Box 1:14

Greyhound time tables 1958-1968

Box 1:15

New York Central Railroad time table 1958

Box 1:16

Assorted railroad pocket time tables 1958-1968

Box 2:1

Florida East Coast Railroad time tables 1930

Box 2:1

Burlington Route time tables 1930

Box 2:1

Frisco Lines time tables 1930

Box 2:2

Texas and Pacific Railroad Company time tables 1954

Box 2:2

Union Pacific Railroad time tables 1954

Box 2:2

Milwaukee Line time tables 1958

Box 2:3

Sacramento Northern Railway time tables 1926 and undated

Box 2:3

Los Angeles Steamship Company time tables 1927

Box 2:4

Southern Pacific Railroad Los Angeles Division time tables 1924

Box 2:5

Southern Pacific Railroad Portland Division time tables 1925

Box 2:6

Southern Pacific Railroad Sacramento Division time tables 1924-1928

Box 2:7

Southern Pacific Railroad Salt Lake City Division time tables 1924

Box 2:8

Southern Pacific Railroad Stockton Division time tables 1924

Box 2:9

Southern Pacific Railroad Tucson Division time tables 1922

Box 2:10

Southern Pacific Railroad Western Division time tables 1924

Box 2:11

Southern Pacific Railroad Western Division time tables 1925

Box 2:12

Southern Pacific Railroad time tables 1924

Box 2:13

Southern Pacific Railroad time tables 1925

Box 2:14

Southern Pacific Railroad time tables 1926

Box 2:15

Southern Pacific Railroad time tables 1930-1932

Box 3:1

Southern Pacific Railroad time tables 1943-1947

Box 3:2

Southern Pacific Railroad time tables 1953-1954

Box 3:3

Southern Pacific Railroad time tables 1958, 1966

Box 4

"The official guide of the railways, steam navigation lines, and air-lines" National Railroad Publication Company 1933

Subseries 2.2 Magazines

Box 1:3

Railway Magazine 1944-06

Box 1:4

Southern Pacific Bulletin 1926-1930

Box 1:5

Western Railway news 1912

Subseries 2.3 Books

Box 1:2

The pocket list of railroad officials / The Railway and Equipment Publishing Company 1931

Subseries 2.4 Plans

Box 3:4

"General procedure for establishing railroad station" circa 1920s

Subseries 2.5 Programs

Box 3:4

"Christmas greeting program" 1931-12-24

Subseries 2.6 Business cards

Box 3:5

F.A. Gonzales, service inspector The Pullman Company Tuscon Division undated

Box 3:5

Calder Innes, claim agent Southern Pacific Railroad undated

Subseries 2.7 Tickets

Box 3:7

The Pullman Company and Southern Pacific Railroad 1923-1966

Subseries 2.8 Drawings

Box 3:8

Greyhound Bus line map of the United States 1951, 1957

Box 3:8

"Land profile of Sacramento Valley Railroad" undated

Subseries 2.9 Newspaper clippings

Box 3:9

"Cordwood Special" to be retired" 1926

Box 3:9

"Blue Canyon, long noted for water, goes dry" undated

1:1

Series 3. Correspondence 1922-1929

Physical Description: 1 folder

Series Scope and Content Summary

Correspondence between George Winslow and the Southern Pacific Railroad Company between 1922-1929. Bulk of the correspondence discusses his employment with the company and as a witness to an accident in Chico, California in 1929.

Arrangement

Arranged chronologically

Series 4. Railroad records

Physical Description: 2 folders

Series Scope and Content Summary

Includes union agreement and meeting minutes

Arrangement

Arranged chronologically

3:12

"Agreement Between the Southern Pacific Company and the Employees Represented by the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way employees" 1926

3:11

"Southern Pacific Company (Southern Pacific Lines) minutes of Sacramento Division Safety Committee meeting," Roseville, California 1927

Series 5. Sacramento High School class of 1921 reunions

Physical Description: 6 boxes

Series Scope and Content Summary

Series includes Sacramento High School reunion index, classmate correspondence, meeting minutes, programs, and scrapbooks documenting the class of 1921 and their reunions.

Arrangement

Arranged by format

Subseries 5.1 Correspondence

5:2

A-B [contains photostat drawing by artist Harry Bonath] 1951-1985

5:3

C 1951-1985

5:4

D 1941-1985

5:5

E-F 1961-1985

5:6

G 1951-1985

5:7

H 1941-1985

5:8

I 1956-1966

5:9

Ichikawa, Yoshio [includes manuscript, "From an immigrant's son to a business executive" 1956-1981