Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Raymond E. Aitken paycheck and letter
- Dates:
- May 29, 1937, Nov. 25, 1959
- Creators:
- Aitken, Raymond E., 1899-1978 Aitken, Raymond E.
- Abstract:
- Extent:
- 1 folder
- Language:
- Preferred citation:
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Raymond E. Aitken paycheck and letter. California State Railroad Museum Library and Archives
Background
- Scope and content:
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Includes one paycheck issued to R.E. Aitken by the Rio Grande Southern Railroad Company on May 29, 1937. Also includes a November 25, 1969 letter to Aitken from H.H. Brandt, Superintendent of the Union Pacific Railroad Company Transportation Division, Department of Operation, congratulating Aitken on his retirement and his 26 years of exemplary service with Union Pacific.
- Biographical / historical:
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R.E. Aitken was a carpenter and then a locomotive engineer for the Rio Grande Southern Railroad Company. He retired from the Union Pacific Railroad Company in 1969 after 26 years of service.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of Eloise P. Aitken Farren, 2001
About this collection guide
- Date Prepared:
- May 29, 1937, Nov. 25, 1959
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using Record Express for OAC5 on April 17, 2025, 11:28 a.m.
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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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.
- Terms of access:
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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 Archivist. 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:
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Raymond E. Aitken paycheck and letter. California State Railroad Museum Library and Archives
- Location of this collection:
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111 I StreetSacramento, CA 95814, US
- Contact:
- (916) 323-8073