Julius Emeil Muir papers

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Descriptive Summary

Title: Julius Emeil Muir papers
Dates: 1915-1948
Collection Number: MS 682
Creator/Collector: Muir, Julius Emeil
Extent: 1 half-box
Repository: California State Railroad Museum Library and Archives
Sacramento, California 95814
Abstract: Material related to the career of Southern Pacific fireman and locomotive engineer Julius Emeil Muir.
Language of Material: English

Access

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Publication Rights

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Preferred Citation

Julius Emeil Muir papers. California State Railroad Museum Library and Archives

Acquisition Information

Gift of Robert Grant, 1998

Biography/Administrative History

Julius Emeil Muir was born in California on July 16, 1888. He served in World War I as a member of the 31st Railway Engineers of the American Expeditionary Forces. He began his career with Southern Pacific in September of 1912. He was employed as a fireman and later as a locomotive engineer along the Western Division. He died in Sacramento County, September 8, 1955.

Scope and Content of Collection

Includes receipts, passes, tickets, timebooks, train orders, personnel memos and other material relating to the career of Southern Pacific fireman and locomotive engineer Julius Emeil Muir. Arranged alphabetically by subject.