Order of Railway Conductors and Brakemen, District # 356 records, 1896-1967.

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Order of Railway Conductors and Brakemen, District # 356 records, 1896-1967.

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The Order of Railway Conductors and Brakemen had a local division in Great Falls and Black Eagle, Montana. Records include interoffice correspondence, general correspondence, financial records, minutes and other organizational records, subject files, and miscellany. (MC 345) Records of the Order of Railway Conductors and its successor the Order of Railway Conductors and Brakemen consist primarily of interoffice correspondence and minutes. The interoffice correspondence is divided into correspondence (1915-1955) of the local with its members and with other locals; correspondence (1919-1945) of the Legislative Board, grievance correspondence (1914-1922), correspondence (1918-1961) with the ORC's General Chairman for the Great Northern Railway, located in St. Paul, Minnesota; and circular letters (1915-1959) from the national Order in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. There is general correspondence (1913-1960) with the Great Northern Railway and with others. There are minute books for Division #356 from its founding in 1896 through 1938. In addition, there are minutes of the Railroad Brotherhoods Legislative Board, and of several committees of which ORC was a part. Other organizational records consist of members petitions for membership arranged alphabetically, members' dues ledgers (1896-1940), national lists of dismissed and reinstated members, and seniority lists. There are annual (1920-1951) and quarterly (1918-1922) reports of the ORC's General Chairman for the Great Northern Railway, reports (1905-1949) of the Railroad Brotherhoods Joint Legislative Board, subject files on a variety of political and government organizations, and miscellany.

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Order of Railway Conductors and Brakemen, District 356 (Black Eagle, Mont.)

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The Order of Railway Conductors and Brakemen was formed as the Conductors' Brotherhood, in 1868. The first convention was held that fall in spite of a threat by the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad to fire any conductor who joined. The 1878 convention formally changed the name to the Order of Railway Conductors of America. The national headquarters were established in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. During its early years the order was primarily a fraternal and benevolent association. Be...

Order of Railway Conductors of America

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Railroad Brotherhoods Legislative Board (Mont.)

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Order of Railway Conductors and Brakemen

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The Order of Railway Conductors and Brakemen (ORC & B) was founded in 1868 as an order of railway conductors and later expanded to include brakemen. From the description of Series 2. Files re general chairmen, 1903-1969. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 64755504 The Order of Railway Conductors and Brakemen (0RC & B) was founded in 1868 as an order of railroad conductors and later expanded to include brakemen. From the description of Order...

Great Northern Railway Company (U.S.)

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The Rexford, Mont., station of the Great Northern Railway was established in 1903. It was closed in 1972 when the railroad was rerouted due to the flooding of the area behind the Libby Dam. The building was moved to Eureka where it became part of the Tobacco Valley Historical Village Museum. From the description of Records of the Rexford Station, Rexford, Mont., 1952-1970. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70962045 On 23 Feb. 1910 two Great Northern Railway trains--the "Seattle...