Bone (Sidney W.) Collection, Circa 1936 - 1977

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Summary

Title:
Sidney W. Bone Collection
Dates:
Circa 1936 - 1977
Abstract:
The collection includes correspondence with many members of the retail and railroad industries, including John Barriger, president of the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad, and James Farley, Chairman of Coca-Cola.
Extent:
.666 Linear Feet 2 boxes
Language:
English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Sidney W. Bone Collection, MS 44, California State Railroad Museum Library & Archives, Sacramento, California.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection includes correspondence with many members of the retail and railroad industries, including John Barriger, president of the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad, and James Farley, Chairman of Coca-Cola. The correspondence is primarily incoming and relates largely to Mr. Bone's retirement. Items relating to Mr. Bone's professional activities include memos, letterhead, telephone directories, and press releases from New York Central Railroad, business cards, notebooks, photographs, and materials from meetings, such as name tags, presentations, and handwritten notes. Personal items in the collection include letterhead, and biographical information. Financial information includes materials relating to retirement, estate planning, Social Security, and state taxes. Also included are clippings and periodicals.

Biographical / historical:

Sidney Witt Bone (born Aug. 27, 1901) in Sand Hill, Missouri and lived in Porterville since 1966 following his retirement from 49 years of service with the railroad.

Bone became involved in the railroad industry in 1917 as a 16 year old telegrapher for the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway. He became an agent in Albuquerque, N.M., before being transferred to Santa Fe's general office in Los Angeles. He became a passenger agent with the New York Central in 1929. As the Passenger Sales Manager of the New York Central Railroad for 25 years, he invented the family fare plan and several other railroad passenger travel innovations. He served as president of the American Association of Passenger Traffic Officers, and was a member of the Chicago Traffic Club, the Chicago Chapter of SKAL Clubs of North America, and the Chicago Passenger Club.

Mr. Bone passed away January 28, 1980 and is buried at Forest Lawn Cemetery, Glendale, California.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Brad Lomazzi, 1997
Arrangement:

MS 44 is arranged into five series:

Series 1: Correspondence

Series 1.1: Correspondence

Series 1.2: List of Correspondence

Sub-subseries 1.2.1: Identified

Sub-subseries 1.2.2: Unidentified

Series 2: Corporate Records

Series 3: Photographs

Series 4: Clippings

Series 5: Miscellany

Physical location:
Statewide Museum Collection 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 2025-03-06 21:56:25 +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], Sidney W. Bone Collection, MS 44, 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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