Thompson (Howard Hobbs) Papers, 1928-1951

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Summary

Title:
Howard Hobbs Thompson papers
Dates:
1928-1951
Abstract:
Materials relating to Howard H. Thompson's career with the Southern Pacific Company.
Extent:
.01 Linear Feet 1 folder
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Howard Hobbs Thompson Papers, MS 559, California State Railroad Museum Library & Archives, Sacramento, California.

Background

Scope and content:

Materials relating to Howard H. Thompson's career with the Southern Pacific Company including Division and system passes (1928-1951), a commemorative certificate (in metal) of attendance at the Golden Gate International Exposition (1939), two Sacramento Division seniority roster and time books (January 1, 1931, July 1, 1947), and a copy of David L. Joslyn's 3-page 1948 article "From Out of the Past" regarding the 1913 50-year commemoration of groundbreaking in Sacramento for the construction of the transcontinental railroad on January 8, 1863.

Biographical / historical:

Howard Hobbs Thompson worked for the Southern Pacific Company on the Sacramento Division for over 26 years. He began as a clerk and was by 1934 a stenographer-clerk. In 1943 he had risen in rank to become the Secretary to the Superintendent of Motive Power.

Howard H. Thompson was born in West Virginia on September 30, 1885 and died on August 19, 1951 in Sacramento County, California. His brother-in-law was longtime SP telegrapher Frank L. Rector (MS 558).

Acquisition information:
Gift of Ruth Rector Collier, 2008.
Physical location:
Statewide Museum Collections Center
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Library Archives staff
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-09-02 19:38:57 +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. 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], Howard Hobbs Thompson Papers, MS 559, 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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