Railway Post Office Booklet, 1911-1913

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Title:: Railway Post Office booklet
Dates:: 1911-1913
Abstract:: An untitled pre-printed booklet, dated 1911-1913, used to record "Registered packages, jackets, registered cases, through registered pouches, and inner registered sacks, received by [Name], en route from [Location] to [Location]."
Extent:: .167 Linear Feet 1 folder
Language:: English .
Preferred citation:: [Identification of item], Railway Post Office Booklet, MS 545, California State Railroad Museum Library & Archives, Sacramento, California.

Scope and content:: An untitled pre-printed booklet used to record "Registered packages, jackets, registered cases, through registered pouches, and inner registered sacks, received by [Name], en route from [Location] to [Location]." Handwritten entries record a description of package, where postmarked, date of delivery, location of post office, name of R.P.O. or transfer clerk at station of delivery, and signature of employee to whom delivered. Inside front cover are printed "Special Instructions to Railway Postal Clerks in Relation to Registered Matter." This volume bears entries between 1911 and 1913. Appears to cover routes between Wichita Falls, Dallas and Denison, Texas. Inscription on front endpapers "Henry M. Campbell, 6/11/11, Wichita Falls and Dallas."
Acquisition information:: Gift of Stepen Von Biner, 2007
Physical location:: Statewide Museum Collections Center
Rules or conventions:: Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Collection Guide Author:: CSRM Library and Archives Staff
Date Encoded:: This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-08-26 17:15:19 +0000 .

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Preferred citation:: [Identification of item], Railway Post Office Booklet, MS 545, California State Railroad Museum Library & Archives, Sacramento, California.

Location of this collection:: California State Railroad Museum Library and Archives

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