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MS 876
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Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
California State Railroad Museum Library & Archives
Title: CSRM Railroad Membership Card collection
source:
California State Railroad Museum
Identifier/Call Number: MS 876
Physical Description:
.667 Linear Feet
3 shoeboxes
Date (inclusive): 1883-2005
Date (inclusive): 1981-2010
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.
Physical Location: Statewide Museum Collections Center: H2.101.F10
Collection is open for research by appointment. Contact Library Staff for details.
Arranged alphabetically by membership.
[Identification of item], CSRM Railroad Membership Card Collection, MS 876, California State Railroad Museum Library & Archives,
Sacramento, California.
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.
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.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Railroad--Brotherhood
Railroad -- Historical Societies
California State Railroad Museum