Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- George Stanley Scott papers
- Dates:
- 1922-1963, bulk 1922-1946
- Abstract:
- Includes railroad passes, membership cards and congratulations for promotions received by George S. Scott during his 31 year career with the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway system in the Los Angeles, California area.
- Extent:
- .17 Linear Feet 1 manuscript half-box
- Language:
- English .
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], George Stanley Scott Papers, MS 900, California State Railroad Museum Library & Archives, Sacramento, California.
Background
- Scope and content:
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Includes railroad passes, membership cards and congratulations for promotions received by George S. Scott during his 31 year career with the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe system in the Los Angeles, California area from 1917 to 1947. Passes document travel by Scott on the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe system, as well as other railroads such as Southern Pacific, Pacific Electric, Union Pacific, San Diego and Arizona, Tonopah and Goldfield, and Tonopah & Tidewater. There are membership cards for the American Legion, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Los Angeles Athletic Club and the Pacific Coast Club, and the Southern California Passenger Association. There are also a World War II draft card and a 1942 membership card for Scott asidentifying him as a Santa Fe traffic representative issued by the War Department, Los Angeles Engineer District and a war ration book for Mrs. Scott. Fishing and hunting licenses document Scott's interest in these activities.
A photograph of Mr. Scott in the Long Beach office circa 1946 has been removed from the collection and placed in our photograph collection.
- Biographical / historical:
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George Stanley Scott was born on November 15, 1896. He had a wife, Dores Elida, and two girls, Lillian, and Vivian. Scott began his career with Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe 1917 as a Seal Clerk. In 1927, Scott was promoted from Chief Clerk to Travel Freight and Passenger Agent in the Los Angeles area. On October 1, 1942, Scott was promoted to Assistant Division Freight Agent (Acting) at Los Angeles and on December 1, 1945, to Division Freight Agent at the new freight office in Long Beach, California. In 1947, after 31 years working for the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe, Scott retired from the railroad to take a position as a sales representative with Hode Zinc Company of Long Beach. He died in 1978.
- Arrangement:
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Arranged alphabetically by type of material.
- 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 2025-09-24 21:53:26 +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], George Stanley Scott Papers, MS 900, 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