A.P. Butts collection, 1948,1979.

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A.P. Butts collection, 1948,1979.

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Contains a letter from A.P. Butts to Iowa Labor History Oral Project interviewer Paul Kelso, a 1948 Order of Railway Conductors travelling card, and a Des Moines Register article (ca. 2001) about A.P. Butts and his collection of railroad memorabilia.

0.1 linear ft. (1 folder)

Iowa State Historical Society

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SNAC Resource ID: 7602089

Iowa State Historical Society

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Butts, Albert Parks, 1888-

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A. P. (Albert Parks) Butts was born June 12, 1888 in Knox County, Illinois. In 1909 he came to Boone, Iowa to visit his uncle, Rextor B. Parks. Parks was a railroad section foreman, and Butts was hired and put to work on his uncle's train. In March, 1910, Butts was made acting conductor to take a train to Lundgren, Iowa and then to the North Ogden Mine, also located in Iowa. His first regular run was between Rockwell City and Newton as a freight conductor. Butts held a variety of positions, incl...

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...

Kelso, Paul, 1937-

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Fort Dodge, Des Moines and Southern Railway Company

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