Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Ralph W. Mann papers
- Dates:
- 1910-1942
- Abstract:
- Certificates, receipts, and letters relating to Ralph Mann's service with the Southern Pacific Railroad and his membership in the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers.
- Extent:
- .167 Linear Feet 1 folder
- Language:
- English .
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Ralph Mann Papers, MS 380, California State Railroad Museum Library & Archives, Sacramento, California.
Background
- Scope and content:
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Certificates, receipts, and letters relating to Ralph Mann's service with the Southern Pacific Railroad and his membership in the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers.
- Biographical / historical:
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Ralph W. Mann was born on Feb. 23, 1882, to Lewis W and Julia [Evans] Mann in Stuart, Iowa. He married Elsie Pearl Diffendarder [1880-1972] on Nov. 22, 1915. Their son, Ralph Gordon Mann, was born on June 20, 1920, in Winnemucca, Nevada. According to the 1920, 1930, 1940 and 1950 census records, Mann was a locomotive engineer. According to his WWI Draft Registration card, he was employed as a locomotive engineer for the Southern Pacific in Oakland, California on the Oakland Pier. Also, according to his draft registration card, the "W" in his name does not stand for anything. Mann was a member of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, Division 283. He passed away on Jan. 18, 1970, and is buried in the Chapel of the Chimes Columbarium and Mausoleum in Oakland, Alameda County, California.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of Ralph G. Mann, 1979
- Processing information:
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Formerly part of MS 1.87
- 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
- Subjects:
- Locomotive Engineers
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-08-11 20:09:08 +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], Ralph Mann Papers, MS 380, 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