Description
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.
Background
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.
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