Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Carl Thomas Butner papers
- Dates:
- 1923 - 1949
- Creators:
- Butner, Carl Thomas, 1899-1963
- Abstract:
- Papers collected by Carl Thomas Butner during his career with Northwestern Pacific.
- Extent:
- .01 Linear Feet 1 folder
- Language:
- English .
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Carl Thomas Butner Papers, MS 439, California State Railroad Museum Library & Archives, Sacramento, California.
Background
- Scope and content:
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Papers collected by Carl Thomas Butner during his career with Northwestern Pacific.
- Biographical / historical:
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Carl Thomas Butner was born in Missouri on August 10, 1899. In 1919, he began working for Northwestern Pacific. During his lengthy career of 43 years, he worked as a watchman, fireman, and locomotive engineer.
Butner had been a resident of Marin County since 1923. He was married to Verna [Purdy] in January 1923 and the father of Cecil, Robert, and Beverly [Butner] Monti. He was the brother of James Clair Butner of Petaluma, California. Butner was a member of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers.
He continued to work intermittently for Northwestern Pacific until 1963. Butner collapsed and passed away on Jun. 15, 1963, in the cab of his moving engine and is buried in the Mt. Tamalpais Cemetery.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of Beverly Monti, 2000
- Physical location:
- Statewide Museum Collection 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 2026-01-30 00:42:39 +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 Librarian. 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], Carl Thomas Butner Papers, MS 439, 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