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Descriptive Summary
Biographical Note
Scope and Contents
Organization
Restrictions
Index Terms
Administrative Information
Description of Series
Series I. Accident Report and Photographs, 1945
Series II. Employee Information, 1943-1973
Series III. Labor Union Material, 1947-1980, n.d.
Series IV. Operation and Instruction Manuals, 1947-1972, n.d.
Series V. Time and Expense Record Books, 1958-1969
Series VI. Time Tables, 1956-1972
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A. M. Spratt Railroad Collection:
A Guide
A. M. Spratt was born east of Sanger, Texas, on November 15, 1906 and lived there most of his life. He owned a café in Sanger until he became a brakeman for the Santa Fe Railway Company in July, 1943, working on the line from Purcell, Oklahoma to Cleburne, Texas. Spratt joined the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen shortly after his employment and fought for improved working conditions for most of his career. He remained with the company until 1972 when he retired.
Sources:
- A. M. Spratt Railroad Collection, AR454, Box 1, Folder 2, Special Collections, The University of Texas at Arlington Library.
- A. M. Spratt Interview, 7 July 1987, OH86.
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The collection, in two letter-sized document boxes, is composed of material collected and saved by A. M. Spratt over the course of his career as a railroad brakeman.
The collection is organized in six series. The first series is Accident Report and Photographs, which documents a railroad accident on April 14, 1945 (location unknown). The second series is Employee Information, which consists of a variety of material related to employees, such as forms, seniority lists, rules, regulations, and health information. The third series is Labor and Union Material which includes agreements, constitutions, convention information, and printed material relating to several railway unions such as the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen, United Transportation Union, and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers. The fourth series, Operation and Instruction Books, includes railroad equipment operation rules, safety precautions, and instruction booklets. The fifth series is Time and Expense Record Books which belonged to A. M. Spratt. The last series is Time Tables and consists of Santa Fe and Burlington Northern railroad time tables for the public and employees.
The material contained in the A. M. Spratt Railroad Collection is of value to researchers interested in railroads in the South or any technical or historical aspects of the railroad industry in general.
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The A. M. Spratt Railroad Collection is organized in six series:
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Series I. Accident Report and Photographs, 1945 (0.02 linear feet (1 folder)) |
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Series II. Employee Information, 1943-1973 (0.2 linear feet (4 folders)) |
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Series III. Labor Union Material, 1947-1980, n.d. (0.18 linear feet (5 folders)) |
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Series IV. Operation and Instruction Books, 1947-1972, n.d. (0.2 linear feet (4 folders)) |
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Series V. Time and Expense Record Books, 1958-1969 (0.15 linear feet (3 folders)) |
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Series VI. Time Tables, 1956-1972 (0.05 linear feet (1 folder)) |
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Access
Open for research.
Literary Rights Statement
Permission to publish, reproduce, distribute, or use by any and all other current or future developed methods or procedures must be obtained in writing from Special Collections, The University of Texas at Arlington Library. All rights are reserved and retained regardless of current or future development or laws that may apply to fair use standards.
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These records are indexed under the following headings in the catalog
of The University of Texas at Arlington Library. Researchers desiring
materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog
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Spratt, Archie, 1906- --Archives. |
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Organizations |
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Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway. |
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Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen. |
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Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers. |
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Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway. |
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Santa Fe Railway Company. |
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United Transportation Union. |
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Railroads--Employees. |
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Railroads--Employees--Labor unions. |
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Railroads--United States. |
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Texas Labor Archives. |
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A. M. Spratt Railroad Collection, AR454, Box number, Folder number, Special Collections, The University of Texas at Arlington Library.
The materials in the A. M. Spratt Railroad Collection were donated to the Special Collections Division, The University of Texas at Arlington Library, by Archie M. Spratt on July 30, 1987.
Finding aid prepared by Tara Kirk, March 2005.
The collection was accessioned as 88-1.
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Series I. Accident Report and Photographs, 1945 |
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Report documenting a railroad accident, including photographs. |
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Railroad Accident Report, 1945 |
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Twelve pages of photographs with descriptions documenting a railroad accident on April 14, 1945. Location unknown. |
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Series II. Employee Information, 1943-1973 |
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Seniority lists, employee rules, regulations, and health information. |
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Arranged by document type. |
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Employee Forms, 1963, 1973 |
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Chain gang cars regulation proposal and time & return delay report for A.M. Spratt. |
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Employee Rules and Information, 1949-1969 |
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Booklets created by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway System: Form 1610 Standard List of Numbers Assigned to Stations, February 1, 1949; General Rules for the Guidance of Employees, 1959; Rules Governing Time Service Operating Department, December 6, 1959; Rates, Rules and Regulations for Trainmen, January 1, 1966; Rates, Rules and Regulations for Conductors, August 12, 1966, March 1, 1969.. |
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Employee Rules and Information, 1968 |
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Rates, Rules and Working Conditions for Trainmen represented by Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen, June 1, 1968; Rates, Rules and Working Conditions for Yardmen represented by Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen, June 1, 1968. |
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Health and Medical Information, 1956-1968 |
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Contains booklets on heath insurance, first aid, and physical examinations for employees. |
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Seniority Lists of Enginemen, 1943, 1960 |
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The Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway Company booklets. |
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Series III. Labor Union Material, 1947-1980, n.d. |
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Labor union agreements, constitutions, rules and regulations, convention meeting program, and printed material. |
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Arranged by document type. |
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Labor Union Agreements, 1947-1965 |
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Union agreements between various Santa Fe railroad companies and labor organizations. |
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Labor Union Constitutions, 1960-1968 |
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Constitutions for the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen and the United Transportation Union. |
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Labor Union Convention Material, 1980, n.d. |
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Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers convention program, an undated Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen letter, and a humorous list of railroad job descriptions. |
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Labor Union Printed Material, 1964 |
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Official weekly publication, Trainman News, Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen. November 30, 1964. |
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Series IV. Operation and Instruction Manuals, 1947-1972, n.d. |
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Railroad equipment operation rules and instruction booklets. |
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Arranged by document type. |
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Rules and Instructions Booklets, 1947-1966 |
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Rules Governing Time Service (1947); Fort Worth Union Passenger Station Company Operating Rules (1951); Safety Rules (1953); Rules, Operating Department (1953, 1966). |
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Rules and Instruction Booklets, 1954-1971 |
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Car Seals Application, Condition, Recording and Care (1954); General Instructions and Rules for Train Handling and Operation of the Brake System in Locomotives and Cars (1953, 1957, and 1963); B. E. Pamphlet 20-G for Trainmasters and Train and Engine Crews (1959, 1971). |
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Rules and Instruction Booklets, 1970, n.d. |
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Remote Controlled Equipment Rules (1970); Instruction Description and Operation covering Air Brake Equipment (n.d.). |
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Operating Bulletins, 1972 |
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The Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Co., Western Lines, Northern Division, Operating Bulletins, January 1, 1972. |
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Series V. Time and Expense Record Books, 1958-1969 |
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Railroad time and expense record books for A.M. Spratt. |
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Arranged chronologically. |
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Railroad Time Books, 1958, 1964 |
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Railroad time books for A. M. Spratt which provide his hours worked and miles traveled. |
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Time and Expense Record Books, 1963-1965 |
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Railroad employees time book and expense records for A. M. Spratt. |
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Time and Expense Record Books, 1966-1968 |
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Series VI. Time Tables, 1956-1972 |
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Railroad time tables for the public and for employees. |
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Time Tables, 1956-1972 |
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Public system time table for Burlington Route and employee time tables for the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Co. Western Lines, Northern Division and Eastern Lines, Middle Division. |
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