Southern Pacific Company train robbery records, 1892-1940

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Summary

Title:
Southern Pacific Company train robbery records
Dates:
1892-1940
Creators:
Southern Pacific Railroad Company
Abstract:
Correspondence, trial records, clippings, scrapbooks, photographs, circulars and posters, relating mainly to train robberies in California, Oregon and Arizona, particularly the De Autreamont case. Some materials also relate to labor disturbances. The bulk of the collection appears to consist of records compiled by D. O'Connell in his role as Chief Special Agent for the Southern Pacific Railroad Company.
Extent:
13 cartons, 4 oversize folders 17 linear feet 8 digital objects (8 images)
Language:
Collection materials are in English
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Southern Pacific Company Train Robbery Records, BANC MSS C-A 372, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley

Background

Scope and content:

Correspondence, trial records, clippings, scrapbooks, photographs, circulars and posters, relating mainly to Southern Pacific train robberies in California, Oregon, and Arizona, particularly the DeAutremont case. Some materials also relate to labor disturbances. The bulk of the collection appears to consist of records compiled by D. O'Connell in his role as Chief Special Agent for the Southern Pacific Railroad Company.

Acquisition information:
The Train Robbery Related Records were given to the Bancroft Library by the Southern Pacific Railroad Company in November 1963.
Processing information:

Processed by Bancroft Library staff in 2013.

Accruals:

No additions are expected.

Physical location:
For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.
Rules or conventions:
Finding Aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Processed by The Bancroft Library staff
Date Prepared:
© 1997
Date Encoded:
Machine-readable finding aid generated by GenX; markup validated by The Bancroft Library using CDL validation tools; Date of source: January 2016

Access and use

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

Copyright has not been assigned to The Bancroft Library. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Public Services. Permission for publication is given on behalf of The Bancroft Library 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 Company Train Robbery Records, BANC MSS C-A 372, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley

Location of this collection:
University of California, Berkeley, The Bancroft Library
Berkeley, CA 94720-6000, US
Contact:
510-642-6481
bancref-library@berkeley.edu
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