Hopson (Alfred Lindsay) papers, 1914 - 1955

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Summary

Title:: Alfred Lindsay Hopson papers
Dates:: 1914 - 1955
Abstract:: This collection includes photocopies of correspondence, a certificate of honor and other documents relating to Alfred Lindsay Hopson's career with the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway, as a special agent, fireman, and locomotive engineer. Photocopies of the photographs from his teens and as a locomotive engineer are included. Arranged by type of material.
Extent:: .333 Linear Feet 6 folders
Language:: English .
Preferred citation:: [Identification of item], Alfred Lindsay Hopson Papers, MS 423, California State Railroad Museum Library & Archives, Sacramento, California.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection includes photocopies of correspondence, a certificate of honor and other documents relating to Alfred Lindsay Hopson's career with the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway, as a special agent, fireman, and locomotive engineer. Photocopies of the photographs from his teens and as a locomotive engineer are included. Arranged by type of material.

Biographical / historical:

Alfred Lindsay Hopson (1888-1965) worked for the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway beginning in 1921 as a special agent in Winslow, Arizona. Mr. Hopson was the Financial Secretary of Lodge No. 173 of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen & Enginemen in Winslow, Arizona.

After he and his family moved to California, he became a fireman in the Santa Fe's Valley Division in 1931 and was promoted to locomotive engineer in 1937. He ran freight trains between Stockton and Fresno and Fresno and Bakersfield until his retirement in 1955 after thirty four years and seven months of service.

Hopson was a native of Greenville, Texas and joined the railroad in 1914. Alfred married Mary Eugenia Turner and they had a daughter, Loretta Mae Hopson (1911-1959) and a son, Joel Alfred (1913-1966). Hopson died October 23, 1965 and is buried in the Fresno Memorial Gardens, Fresno, Fresno County, California.

Acquisition information:

Gift of Marvin Hopson, 2014.

Arrangement:

Arranged alphabetically by type of material.

Physical location:

Statewide Museum Collection Center

Rules or conventions:

Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Indexed terms

Subjects:: Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company
Photography of railroads
Locomotive Engineers

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:: Library Archives staff
Date Encoded:: This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-12-10 23:49:11 +0000 .

Access and use

Restrictions:: Collection is open for research by appointment. Contact Library Staff.
Terms of access:: Copyright has not been assigned to the California State Railroad Museum. Permission for publication must be submitted in writing to the CSRM Library & Archives.

Preferred citation:: [Identification of item], Alfred Lindsay Hopson Papers, MS 423, California State Railroad Museum Library & Archives, Sacramento, California.

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

111 I Street

Sacramento, CA 95814, US