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Terrence Edward Dunlavey papers
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  • Descriptive Summary
  • Access
  • Publication Rights
  • Preferred Citation
  • Acquisition Information
  • Biography/Administrative History
  • Scope and Content of Collection
  • Indexing Terms

  • Descriptive Summary

    Title: Terrence Edward Dunlavey papers
    Dates: 1903-1952
    Collection Number: MS 727
    Creator/Collector: Dunlavey, Terrence Edward
    Extent: .45 linear feet
    Repository: California State Railroad Museum Library and Archives
    Sacramento, California 95814
    Abstract: Includes biographical materials, identification cards, railroad passes, timebooks, union traveling cards, and other material relating to the railroad career of Terrence Edward Dunlavey.
    Language of Material: English

    Access

    This collection is open for research at our off-site storage facility with one week's notice. Contact Library & Archives staff to arrange for access.

    Publication Rights

    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 Librarian. 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

    Terrence Edward Dunlavey papers. California State Railroad Museum Library and Archives

    Acquisition Information

    Gift of Bonnie Burnett-Smith, 2012

    Biography/Administrative History

    Terrence Edward Dunlavey was born in Canada on January 26, 1877. He appears to have worked as a signalmen and a brakeman, possibly for Northern Pacific, Southern Pacific, and Western Pacific. He may have also been a union organizer, though that is not confirmed. He died June 24, 1957.

    Scope and Content of Collection

    Includes biographical materials, identification cards, railroad passes, timebooks, union traveling cards, and other material relating to the railroad career of Terrence Edward Dunlavey. Union pins and a brakeman hat badge have been cataloged separately as part of the Museum's permanent collections.