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Southern Pacific Railroad Employee Blacklists
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  • Descriptive Summary
  • Access
  • Publication Rights
  • Preferred Citation
  • Acquisition Information
  • Scope and Content of Collection
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  • Descriptive Summary

    Title: Southern Pacific Railroad Employee Blacklists
    Dates: 1887-1902
    Collection Number: MS 912
    Creator/Collector:
    Extent: 2 volumes in 1 oversize box
    Repository: California State Railroad Museum Library and Archives
    Sacramento, California 95814
    Abstract: Southern Pacific systemwide lists of employees that were discharged from employment and will not be rehired.
    Language of Material: English

    Access

    Collection is open for research by appointment. Contact Library Staff

    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 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]. Southern Pacific Railroad Employee Blacklists. Collection Number: MS 912. California State Railroad Museum Library and Archives

    Acquisition Information

    Volume 1, gift of Fernarndo Fabbri, 1990 and volume 2 is a gift of Ken Dixon in 2022.

    Scope and Content of Collection

    Two bound volumes of Southern Pacific systemwide lists of employees that were discharged from employment and will not be rehired. Includes the discharge dates, occupations and divisions and cause for termination. Some causes include striking, union activity, drinking, and fired for cause, or committing a serious violation against the Company. These two volumes are arranged in chronological order. For additional information about Southern Pacific employees, see MS 10 Southern Pacific Company series 1 Motive Power Department.