Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Frank Herbert Towne papers
- Dates:
- 1902-1947
- Abstract:
- Engineer's handbook and record book, by-laws of the Joint Protective Board of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen, Southern Pacific Company, 1912, train orders, certificate of annuity, and clippings pertaining to Mr. Towne's career with the Southern Pacific.
- Extent:
- .167 Linear Feet 1 folder
- Language:
- English .
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Frank Herbert Towne Papers, MS 381, California State Railroad Museum Library & Archives, Sacramento, California.
Background
- Scope and content:
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Engineer's handbook and record book, by-laws of the Joint Protective Board of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen, Southern Pacific Company, 1912, train orders, certificate of annuity, and clippings pertaining to Mr. Towne's career with the Southern Pacific.
- Biographical / historical:
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Frank Herbert Towne was born in Ohio to Frank Newton (1858-) and Ella Jane [Thompson] (1856-) Towne on Jul. 20, 1884. On Jun. 27, 1907, he married Ellen Jefferys. They had three sons, Gerald Frederick, Norman H. and Courtney L. By 1910, he was employed as a locomotive fireman in Oregon. In the 1920 and 1930 Oregon Census, Towne was employed as a locomotive engineer for the Southern Pacific Railroad in Oregon. Towne and Ellen divorced on April 15, 1930. On December 28, 1933, Towne married Clacie Williams, a widow.
Towne passed away on October 28, 1966 in Los Angeles, California.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of Gerald F. Towne, 1983
- Processing information:
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Formerly part of MS 1.89
- Arrangement:
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Arranged by material type
- Physical location:
- Statewide Museum Collections Center
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-08-11 20:12:34 +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 CSRM Library & Archives. 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 Herbert Towne Papers, MS 381, 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