Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Frank E. Batturs album
- Dates:
- 1922
- Abstract:
- One album, engraved on cover "Messages of Appreciation," containing materials commemorating the life of Frank E. The album contains letters, clippings, telegrams, a photograph of Mr. Batturs, and other documents. Representatives from the major North American railroads sent letters of condolence and remembrance.
- Extent:
- 1 Linear Feet 1 oversize box
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Frank E. Batturs Album, MS 484, California State Railroad Museum Library & Archives, Sacramento, California.
Background
- Scope and content:
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One album, engraved on cover "Messages of Appreciation," containing materials commemorating the life of Frank E. Batturs, who died in Washington, D.C. on December 7, 1922 at the age of 52. Mr. Batturs was an Assistant Passenger Traffic Agent for the Southern Pacific Company, with 35 years of service. The album contains letters, clippings, telegrams, a photograph of Mr. Batturs, and other documents. Representatives from the major North American railroads sent letters of condolence and remembrance.
- Biographical / historical:
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Frank Earle Batturs was born in San Francisco, California on August 27, 1870, to Edward T. and Hannah Josephine Batturs (1843-1879).
In approximately, 1891, Butters married Pauline. Batturs suddenly passed away on December 7, 1922, in the Washington Hotel in Washington, DC where he was testifying before the Interstate Commerce Commission in the contest being carried on by the Southern Pacific against the Southern Pacific-Central Pacific unmerger order. At the time of his death, Batturs was the Assistant Department Manager for Southern Pacific Company and had been with the Southern Pacific for 36 years, entering service in 1886 as an office boy.
In February 1904, he was promoted to the position of general passenger agent at New Orleans. In January 1905, he was promoted to the position of general passenger agent at New Orleans, remaining in that county until January 1, 1909, when he was transferred to San Francisco as assistant general passenger agent as Los Angeles and on April 1, 1915, transferred to San Francsico in the same role. On September 1, 1918, he was appointed assistant passenger traffic manager for the Southern Pacific Company, the Western Pacific and the Deep Creek and Tidewater Southern Railroads. At the close of federal control, he was appointed assistant passenger traffic manager for the Southern pacific Company, the position he held at the time of his death. In 1909 he was transferred to San Francisco as assistant general passenger agent.
He was a member of the Bohemian Club and the San Francisco Commercial Club.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of Darrell and Heather Padon, 2000
- Physical location:
- Statewide Museum Collection Center
- Physical description:
- The album has been damaged in a fire.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Photograph albums
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2026-03-02 18:28:50 +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 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:
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[Identification of item], Frank E. Batturs Album, MS 484, 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