CSRM Railroad Membership Card Collection, 1883-2005, 1981-2010

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Summary

Title:
CSRM Railroad Membership Card collection
Dates:
1883-2005, 1981-2010
Creators:
California State Railroad Museum
Abstract:
This collection includes membership cards issued between 1883 and 2005 by railroad unions, historical societies, and clubs. It was collected by the California State Railroad Museum between 1981 and 2010.
Extent:
.667 Linear Feet 3 shoeboxes
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], CSRM Railroad Membership Card Collection, MS 876, California State Railroad Museum Library & Archives, Sacramento, California.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection includes membership cards issued between 1883 and 2005 by railroad unions, historical societies, and clubs. It was collected by the California State Railroad Museum between 1981 and 2010. Some of the cards were issued by railroad employee unions for locomotive engineers, firemen, maintenance of way employees, conductors, trainmen, clerks, yardmasters, postal employees, switchmen and retired employees. There were a few employee cards issued by railroads for employee travel. Also includes cards issued by railroad clubs devoted to electric railways, narrow gauge, model railroading, and railroad photography. There is an extensive collection of membership cards for the Railway & Locomotive Historical Society and the California-Nevaada Railroad Historical Society. One of the miscellaneous cards is a 1903 clergy certificate which provides reduced clergy rates for railroad travel. Cardholders include railroad enthusiasts Isaac W. Brokaw, Warren K. Miller, Paul Darrell, Francis Guido, and Frederic J. Shaw.

Between 1981 and 2010, any membership cards donated to the California State Railroad Museum were separated from the rest of the donation to create this collection. After 2010, it has been our policy to retain membership cards with the rest of the donation.

Arrangement:

Arranged alphabetically by membership.

Physical location:
Statewide Museum Collections Center: H2.101.F10
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
CSRM Library Archives
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2020-11-25 22:14:36 +0000 .

Access and use

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research by appointment. Contact Library Staff for details.

Terms of access:

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:

[Identification of item], CSRM Railroad Membership Card Collection, MS 876, California State Railroad Museum Library & Archives, Sacramento, California.

Location of this collection:
111 I Street
Sacramento, CA 95814, US
Contact:
(916) 323-8073
Library.CSRM@parks.ca.gov
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