Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Arthur H. Little papers
- Dates:
- 1895-1942
- Abstract:
- Various documents relating to Arthur H. Little's career as a locomotive fireman and locomotive engineer with the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul and the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroads, including his union activities.
- Extent:
- .333 Linear Feet 5 folders
- Language:
- English .
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Arthur H. Little Papers, MS 334, California State Railroad Museum Library & Archives, Sacramento, California.
Background
- Scope and content:
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Various documents relating to Arthur H. Little's career as a locomotive fireman and locomotive engineer with the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul and the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroads, including his union activities.
Mr. Little received many commendations from the railroad for reducing the usage of oil and coal and reducing overall costs to the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway. Included in his employment papers are certificates indicating he passed the requirements to be an Engineer in 1899 and 1918. There is also a document related to the payment of money from the railroad in regards to an accident he sustained on April 5, 1918 near Mapleton, Iowa.
This collection also includes the many railroad passes he was given for travel over the railroad's system. Many of the passes included travel for his wife and their children. There is a union ball invitation styled to look like a train order, variously called the "flimsy".
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of Lois Hoffel, 2000
- 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 2025-06-18 18:14:30 +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], Arthur H. Little Papers, MS 334, 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