Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- George A. Gray papers
- Dates:
- 1926-1956
- Abstract:
- Papers pertaining to the career of George A. Gray, telegrapher and station agent with the Southern Pacific Company in Southern California.
- Extent:
- .167 Linear Feet 1 folder
- Language:
- English .
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], George A. Gray Papers, MS 546, California State Railroad Museum Library & Archives, Sacramento, California.
Background
- Scope and content:
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Papers pertaining to the career of George A. Gray, telegrapher and station agent with the Southern Pacific Company in Southern California. Includes: correspondence, telegrams, circulars, time reports, train orders, trip passes, a copy of the 1943 Southern Pacific Transportation Department Rules and Regulations, clippings, a storage bill, rates of pay (1930) and certificates qualifying Mr. Gray as a train order operator.
- Biographical / historical:
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George A. Gray began his career with the Southern Pacific Company on July 23, 1923. In 1925, he went to Calexico as a telegrapher-clerk. He began working on the Harbor Belt Line Railroad, Wilmington Yard Office, at the Los Angeles Harbor in 1929. In 1944 he was first telegrapher at Santa Barbara, and later moved on to Firestone Park.
Gray was born on May 29, 1896 in Canada. He died in 1978 and is buried in Green Hills Memorial Park in Rancho Palos Verdes, Los Angeles County, California.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of J.R. Gray, 2005.
- Physical location:
- Statewide Museum Collections Center
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Southern Pacific Company
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-08-26 17:23:42 +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 A. Gray Papers, MS 546, 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