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Collection Description
Historical/Biographical Note: Clinton Oliver Conner (also spelled Connor), a brakeman and switchman for the Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad, was based in Grand Junction, Colorado.
Scope & Contents: This collection includes materials pertaining to Clinton O. Conner's work as a brakeman and switchman for the Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad. It includes D&RGW railroad regulations, Mr. Conner’s work logbooks, documents pertaining to his having been moved from brakeman to switchman after a derailment, and the other papers and records he compiled and/or created.
Separated out into the artifacts collection is item 2005:11005.2: American Flyer Lines Car number 505, "Made in USA," miniature tin railroad passenger car, which is missing its wheels.
Arrangement: The items in each of the three series of this collection are arranged chronologically. Because we do not expect to add to this collection, the folders are numbered in one single numbering scheme starting with 1.
Acquisitions Information: These materials were donated by Colleen Gamboa of Highland, California, by deed of gift in October of 2005 (accession 2005:11005). The donor found these materials in her grandfather Clinton Conner's steamer trunk, which had been locked up in the late 1940s and not opened until 2005.
Processing Information: This inventory was prepared by the archivist in November 2005. Archive student worker Tia Flippin edited and reformatted the online inventory in the Fall of 2011.
Subjects:
Railroads--Colorado.
Railroads, Narrow-gauge.
Detailed Description of the Collection
Series Description
Series 1: Personal papers of Clinton O. Conner
Series 2: Railroad companies and unions printed materials
Series 3: European items
Container Description
Series 1: Personal papers of Clinton O. Conner
Circa 1915-1947. 9 folders.
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Clinton Conner record book, circa 1915-1936. Labeled "ledger." 1 volume; 164 numbered pages plus index pages. Includes family history notes, on tabbed index pages A-L.
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1/1
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D&RGW correspondence relating to Clinton O. Conner, 1922-1947 (bulk years 1922-1937). Includes telegrams regarding his position.
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1/2
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Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen membership cards and dues payments receipts of C. O. Conner, 1920-1947.
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1/3
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Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen correspondence relating to Clinton O. Conner, 1922-1942. Also, several union-related printed materials including the pension plan effective 1923 and agreements reached by the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen.
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1/4
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Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad Company employee railroad passes and examination certificates, etc., of Clinton O. Conner, 1927-1944. 12 items. Includes traveling cards permitting Conner and his family members to ride on the railroad.
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1/5
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Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad Company pay stubs of C. O. Conner, (circa 1930s).
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1/6
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Specification Motoroil System of Mesa County, Inc., capital stock certificate issued to Clint O'Coner [sic], Dec. 2, 1930. 1 item, in its original envelope.
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1/7
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Weekly time book for contractors, workingmen and others, of Clinton Conner, July 1, 1939 -July 1945. 1 volume. Also, still inserted into the pages where he left them are his pay stubs, timetables, dues receipt, and a U.S. Retirement Board certificate of service months and wages.
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1/8
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U.S. Retirement Board correspondence relating to Clinton Oliver Connor [sic], 1942-1947
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1/9
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Series 2: Railroad companies and unions printed materials
Circa 1923-1947. 14 folders. Includes manuals and instructions for railroad employees.
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Firemen's and brakemen's preparatory instructions and air brake instructions, parts 2 and 3, respectively / by the National Railway Training Association (Omaha, Nebr. and Kansas City, MO.), of Clinton Conner (Maxwell, Iowa), copyright 1907. 2 volumes; 36 pages and 24 pages, respectively. He received a 95% grade on Part 2.
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1/10
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"The evolution of power," brochure by the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company, 1923. 1 item.
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1/11
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Rules and regulations of the Operating Department, The Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad System, 1924 ad1938. 2 volumes; 129 pages and 147 pages, respectively.
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1/12
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Schedule of rates, rules and regulations for yardmen, Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company, effective January 1, 1926. 1 volume; 14 pages.
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1/13
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Train service time books / by Continental Casualty Co., 1926, 1934, and 1945. 3 volumes. Unused.
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1/14
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Red ball freight system instructions, effective April 15, 1926. 1 volume; 29 pages.
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1/15
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Time books / presented by the Benefit Association of Railway Employees (BARE), 1928. 4 volumes. Unused.
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1/16
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Report of the General Grievance Committee, Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen, Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad, Royal Gorge Route, from January 1, 1929, to February 28, 1930. 1 volume; 186 pages. Describes the settlement of approximately 200 cases.
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1/17
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Questions for examination of new and promoted employes [sic] in the Operating Department, Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad System, undated [circa 1930s]. 1 volume; 95 pages. Conner (?) completed the first 63 questions (pages 4-11) of the total of 682 questions.
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1/18
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Safety rules: Operating Department, Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company, 1937. 1 volume; 54 pages.
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1/19
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Joint legislative report of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen and Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen covering the Thirty-first General Assembly of the State of Colorado, January 6 to May 14, 1937. 1 volume; 37 pages.
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1/20
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Rules and regulations governing the operation and maintenance of air brakes, air signals, heating, ventilating, air conditioning and lighting appliances / Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company, 1938. 1 volume; 200 pages.
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Schedule of rates, rules and regulations for switchmen / Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company, effective January 1, 1943. 1 volume; 16 pages.
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1/22
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Colorado Greeters Guide and Denver Daily Doings, September 3-10, 1943. No. 36. 1 issue; 64 pages. Welcoming the National Association of Letter Carriers, September 6-11, 1943.
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1/23
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Trainmen News / Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen, April 5, 1947. Vol. 1, No. 10. Newspaper; 1 issue.
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1/24
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Series 3: European items
1923 and 1938. 2 folders.
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German bank notes "Reichsbanknote", issued in Berlin circa 1923 (7 items). One 10,000 note, one 100,000, and five 500,000.
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1/25
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Irish hospitals' sweepstake ticket, 1938 October (1 item)
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| Creator | Conner, Clinton O. |
| Dates | : 1915-1947, inclusive; 1922-1937, bulk |
| Extent | 4 linear shelf feet, 1 document case |
| Collection of materials pertaining to Clinton O. Conner's work as a brakeman and switchman for the Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad.
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| Language | English |
| Collection Identifier | M227 |
| Physical Location | This collection is located at the Center of Southwest Studies on the campus of Fort Lewis College (1000 Rim Dr. Durango, CO). |