Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Joseph Allen Roberts papers
- Dates:
- 1906-1949
- Abstract:
- Train orders, instructions, accident reports and letters relating to the career of Joseph Allen Roberts, a conductor on the Southern Pacific's Shasta Division in Northern California. The collection also contains material on Southern Pacific conductor William Elbray Loy.
- Extent:
- .167 Linear Feet 1 folder
- Language:
- English .
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Joseph Allen Roberts Papers, MS 395, California State Railroad Museum Library & Archives, Sacramento, California.
Background
- Scope and content:
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Train orders, instructions, accident reports and letters relating to the career of Joseph Allen Roberts, a conductor on the Southern Pacific's Shasta Division in Northern California. The collection also contains material on Southern Pacific conductor William Elbray Loy.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of Gladys Martin
- Processing information:
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Formerly part of MS 1.116
- 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
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-08-11 22:11:23 +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], Joseph Allen Roberts Papers, MS 395, 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