Howard L. Brown Papers, 1890-1986
Manuscript Collection No. 784
Biographical Sketch
Howard L. Brown was born February 14, 1904, in Bloomfield Nebraska.
Howard left Nebraska at an early age due to his mother’s untimely
death and subsequent placement in an orphanage. Eager to make his way
in the world, Brown set off for Wyoming. En route to his destination,
he was detoured and found himself in Osawatomie, Kansas. Taking a liking
to the community, Mr. Brown decided to stay in Osawatomie and call it
home. During those early years he took on many jobs, working as a short-order
cook and car salesman to name a few. Later, Mr. Brown became employed
with the Missouri Pacific Railroad Company. He working his way through
the ranks, becoming a brakeman and conductor.
Working in various capacities for the railroad, Mr. Brown had an acquired
knowledge of railroad operations and personnel at the local level. His
membership and involvement with the Brotherhood of Railroad Conductors
and the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen on the regional and national
levels enhanced his own understanding of labor-management relations
in the following areas: contract negotiations, labor legislation, federal
mandates, and strike histories. His service and representation on various
committees and councils within the Brotherhood organizations provided
Mr. Brown with the opportunity to acquire key documents and textual
records. After his retirement, Mr. Brown became active in matters concerning
railroad retirement, blocking the development of a coal slurry pipeline
in Kansas. He also served on the Kansas Advisory Council on Aging, addressing
issues relating to senior citizens.
The overall size and worth of this collection is reflected by the
collector’s dedication and commitment toward preserving railroad
and labor history. Mr. Brown went to extraordinary lengths in acquiring
these documents and organizational records. For this reason the Brown
Collection represents a major resource. This collection will provide special
insights and information to the people of Kansas for many years to come.
Scope and Content
The collection consists of seven major subgroups. There are many smaller
subgroups within the collection consisting of numerous topics. The collection
is housed in twenty-six boxes with around 15 cubic feet of materials. The collection is divided into the
following areas:
The Brotherhood of Railroad Conductors and Brakemen
Local #137
Records in this group range from 1890 through 1969. Included are: financial
records, minutes of meetings, attendance records, books on insurance
and death benefits, constitutional oaths, seniority listings, union
dues records, and reinstatement requests.
The Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen Local #65
Records in this subgroup range from 1890 through 1969. Included are: financial
records, treasurer’s semi-annual reports, dues statements, arbitration
reports and proceedings, minutes of meetings, attendance records, a
guest register, insurance and death benefit records, a history file,
and other pertinent materials.
Railroad History Kept by H. L. Brown Subgroup
Records in this group include: newspaper files consisting of railroad
histories, articles on
Union Station in Kansas City, Missouri; articles on union activities
and strikes; railroad histories of landmarks from Osawatomie, Kansas,
and derailments. Also included are: histories of short lines in Kansas
and throughout the Middle West, listings of abandoned railroad lines,
information and history of Amtrak, legislative efforts to block the
formation and construction of a coal slurry pipeline through Kansas
in 1981.
Missouri Pacific Railroad
This is a small unit consisting of correspondence between the two
unions and the company. Other information included in this section include,
a small history file on the Missouri Pacific railroad written by Howard
L. Brown, a pamphlet file containing information about the railroad,
time reports for daily runs of trains through Osawatomie, payroll information
and other business materials.
Union and Personnel Records Kept by Howard L. Brown
This subgroup includes: letters received, letters sent, personal payroll
information including pay stubs, 2704 time keeping reports, private
records compiled by Mr. Brown on each member in locals #65 & 137,
consisting of names, Social Security numbers, years of service, anniversary
dates, and death information in some cases. These records are an excellent
source for genealogical materials for family who had relatives working
for the Missouri Pacific railroad.
Because of the classified nature of these materials certain restrictions
apply toward use and accessing. Social Security Numbers of Living Persons
Cannot Be Released Under federal law, 5 U. S. C. 552a.
Strike and Arbitration Records
This subgroup consists of the following materials: information on
the 1922 national railroad strike; strike report on the 1948 Morrell
strike in Topeka, Kansas; statements and
records from the 1949 Missouri Pacific strike; arbitration and adjustment
reports dating from the 1950s and 1960s.
Kansas Advisory Council on Aging Subgroup
Records in this group reflect Howard Brown’s involvement as
a committee member from 1984 through 1986.
The Span of the H. L. Brown Collection
In the later years of his life, Howard Brown did extensive lobbing
for both railroad and union causes. He actively participated in focus
and retired railroad groups. This is reflected in the body of materials
within the collection. Mr. Brown engaged himself deeply with the affairs
of Brotherhood lodges #137 and #65. The materials within the collection
span eight decades. However, the bulk of the collection comes from the
1950s and 1960s. There are many gaps in the earlier years especially
concerning certain records. Nevertheless, meeting minutes and certain
records run fairly consistently throughout the collection. The later
records in the collection also reflect the consolidation and mergers
of the unions in 1969. At this juncture the unions were combined into
the United Transportation Union, keeping their original banners but
centralized under one umbrella.
The collection is arranged into subgroups according to the functional similarity of the papers. The original box numbers have been retained. To accommodate the subgroup arrangement many boxes will proceed in a non-sequential order.
Howard L. Brown Manuscript Collection
Brotherhood of Railroad Conductors and Brakemen Subgroup
Box
#1
015-12-05-01 |
Organizational
Materials Folder Level |
| |
Aggregating
Crews Order of Railroad Conductors & Brakemen, July 7, 1965 |
| |
Amendment
to schedule agreement under section 6 of the Railroad Labor Act,
1963 |
| |
Order
of Railroad Conductors & Brakemen, file P-P-2 |
| |
Article
11, ORC&B #137, 1955, 1965, 1967 |
| |
Article
29, Condrs, File, ORC&B, 1961, 1962 |
| |
Assignment
of Crews & Individuals, ORC&B, #137, 1956, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1969 |
| |
Bad
Order Cars, ORC&B #137, 1958, 1964-1967 |
| |
Basic
Rates of Pay Effective Jan 1, 1969, ORC&B, 1960, 1975, 1983, 1986 |
| |
Beginning
& Ending of Day, ORC&B #137 |
| |
Brakemen
Hosting Engines To and From Trains, ORC&B #137, 1964, 1967 |
| |
Brakemen
Placing of, ORC&B, #137, 1967 |
| |
Building
Membership, ORC&B, #137, Feb. 1966 |
| |
Business
Agent License for J. E. Kellogg, 1954 |
| |
Caboose,
ORC&B #137, 1957-1968 |
| |
Cash
Disbursements, ORC&B, 1920, 1952, 1954, and 1955 |
| |
Cash
Surrender Value of Retirement Annuity 1962 |
| |
Change
of Address, Office of General Committee of Adjustments, 1964, 1967 |
| |
Claims
For A Yard Day Account, 1941, 1962, 1964-1967 |
| |
Conductors
on Train 270, ORC&B, 1960 |
| |
Conference,
ORC&B, 1959 |
| |
Convention
Delegates, ORC&B, #137, 1879, 1883, 1964, 1965, 1966 |
| |
Consolidation
of Divisions, ORC&B, #137 |
| |
Crew
Reductions |
| |
Deadheading
Materials, ORC&B #137, 1966-1967 |
| |
Delegates
to the 1879 & 1883 Grand Conventions, ORC&B |
| |
Double
Headers, ORC&B #137, 1967 |
| |
Depositions,
ORC&B, 1963 |
| |
Dues
& Assessments |
| |
Eating
and Sleeping Facilities, ORC&B #137, 1954,1964-1967 |
| |
Election
of Officers & Committees, ORC&B, 1963-1965 |
| |
Extra
Boards For Conductors, ORC&B, #137, 1963-1968 |
| |
Files
A-A-11-A, ORC&B #137, 1961 & 1962 |
| |
File,
Time Claims, ORC&B, #137, 1956, 1967 |
| |
Financial
Reports, ORC&B, 1937-1968 |
| |
Full
Crew Laws, ORC&B, #137, 1963-1967 |
| |
General
Grievance Committee & Board of Adjustment ORC&B 1891-1911 |
| |
Glossary
of Terms for the BRT |
| |
Grand
Lodge Officers, ORC&B, 1868-1911 |
| |
Group
Insurance For Conductors, ORC&B, 1963-1968 |
| |
Health
& Welfare Plan, ORC&B, #137, 1967, 1968 |
| |
History
File, ORC&B, #137 |
| |
Holiday
Pay, ORC&B, #137 |
| |
Home
Association Savannah Georgia, ORC&B, #137, 1964 |
| |
Hours
of Service Law Inquiries, ORC&B, #137, 1944, 1967 |
| |
Injuries
On and Off Duty, ORC&B, #137, 1956, 1964, 1966 |
| |
Instructions
Concerning the Completion of Monthly Service Reports, Form E |
| |
Insurance
Department, ORC&B, #137, 1933-1964 |
| |
Investigations,
ORC&B, #137, 1936, 1940, 1963, 1966 |
| |
Kansas
Locals of the ORC&B, 1943 |
| |
Labor
Organization Information Report, ORC&B, #137, 1959-1966, Plus Annual
Reports 1961, 1964 |
| |
Lap
Back Trips, ORC&B, #137, 1966 |
| |
Letter
to Mr. H. F. Clark from Brother Rice Arnold, September 20, 1905 |
| |
Location
of Lodges, ORC&B |
| |
Mail,
Baggage & Express, ORC&B, #137, 1966-1968 |
| |
Mail
Ballot for Election of Vice-Chairman, ORC&B, August 1961 |
| |
Making
Couplings of Cars on Designated Interchange Tracks, ORC&B, #137,
1957, 1966 |
| |
Mediation
Agreement, ORC&B, 1957, 1964 |
| |
Membership
Report Forms & Information, Plus Membership Book, 1963-1965 |
| |
Meetings
& Special Events, 1908-1915 |
| |
Mileage
Inquiry Road Crews, ORC&B, #137, 1967. |
| |
Missouri
Pacific & A. T & S. F. ICC Merger, ORC&B, Internal File, 1966 |
| |
Monthly
Reports of Railroad Accidents, To the Public Utilities Commission
for the |
| |
State
of Kansas, 1927, 1928, 1929 |
| |
Mutual
Benefits Department, ORC&B |
| |
Notice
to Have Passenger Trains Removed In Kansas and Colorado Before the
ICC |
| |
Hearings,
ORC&B, Internal Documents, 1960, 1965, 1966 |
| |
ORC&B,
Missouri Pacific Railroad, General Committee Meeting, 1961 |
| |
Passes
& Reductions Fares Railroad Employees, ORC&B, #137, 1964, 1966 |
| |
Pay
Checks, ORC&B, #137, 1963 |
| |
Payment
for Coupling and Uncoupling Air Hose Between Freight Cars, ORC&B, |
| |
#
137, 1965-1967 |
| |
Physical
Examinations, ORC&B, #137, 1963-1966Railroad Supplemental Pension, |
| |
ORC&B,
#137, 1966 |
| |
Rates
of Pay, Road & Yard, ORC&B, #137 |
| |
Reporting
for Duty After Laying Off, Agreement Effective July 1, 1968, ORB&C |
| |
#
137, 1967, 1968 |
| |
Report
of Division Trustees, ORC&B, 1960 |
| |
Representative
Elections, ORC&B, BRT, 1965 |
| |
Request
for Reinstatement of Conductor T. J. Hutchison, 1960 |
| |
Retired
Conductors, Brakemen & Yardmen, Missouri Pacific Railroad Osawatomie |
| |
Kansas,
1973 |
| |
Resignation
of J. E. Kellogg, Secretary Treasurer of Division #137, Oct. 1963 |
| |
Results
of Ballots on Section 6, 1960 |
| |
The
Right to Work Law, 1960 |
| |
Road
and Yard Service, ORC&B, #137, 1964-1966 |
| |
Roadman's
Magazine, ORC&B, June-July 1962 & August-September 1964 |
| |
Rules
& Examinations, ORC&B, #137, 1928, 1929 |
| |
Runarounds,
ORC&B, #137, 1965, 1966 |
| |
Sale
of the Plantation, ORC&B, 1964 |
| |
Schedules
and Rules, Road & Yard, ORC&B, #137, 1965, 1966 |
| |
Security
Bond, ORC&B, #137, 1961 |
| |
Self-Propelled
Machines, ORC&B, #137, 1965 |
| |
Seniority
Districts, ORC&B, #137, 1967 |
| |
Shelter
for Road Crews, ORC&B, #137, 1966, 1968 |
| |
Side
Trips, ORC&B, #137, 1965, 1966 |
| |
Sinking
Fund Accounts On Western & Southern Districts of the Missouri Pacific |
| |
Railroad,
ORC&B, #137, 1961-1966 |
| |
Special
Circulars, Presidents Office, ORC&B, 1955, 1962, 1964 |
| |
Speed
Limits & Tables, ORC&B, #137 |
| |
Statement
of Jack A. McClothlin In Support of House Bill 2706 |
| |
Starting
Times, Traveling Switch Engines, ORC&B, #137, 1965 |
| |
Switching
between Terminals, ORC&B, #137, 1902, 1947, 1965, 1966, 1967 |
| |
Switching
& Signals, ORC&B, #137, 1966 |
| |
Tax
Code and Exemptions, Internal Revenue Reports, ORC&B, #137, 1947-1953 |
| |
Terminal
Delays & Switching, ORC&B, #137, 1957-1966 |
| |
Testimony
of J. R. Snyder Before the Senate Surface Transportation Committee
March 9, 1948 |
| |
Tied
Up Between Terminals, ORC&B, #137, 1964 |
| |
Time
Lost Statements, ORC&B, #137, 1955, 1965, 1967, 1969 |
| |
Trading
Switch Engines & Limits, ORC&B, #137, 1965 |
| |
Train
Orders, ORC&B, #137, 1956, 1965-1968 |
| |
Trustees
Circulars, ORC&B, 1959-1967 |
| |
Turn
Around Service Freights & Passenger, ORC&B, #137, 1964 |
| |
Two
Classes of Service, ORC&B, #137, 1951-1967 |
| |
Union
Shop Agreement, ORC&B, #137, 1953 & 1966 |
| |
U.
S. Department of Labor Reports, ORC&B, #137, 1959-1960 |
| |
Vacancies,
ORC&B Files Missouri Pacific Railroad, #137, 1963-1968 |
| |
Vacation
Agreement, ORC&B, #137, 1963-1967 |
| |
Vents
on Railroad Cars, ORC&B, #137, 1967 |
| |
Voluntary
Check-off of Dues Agreement, ORC&B, 1960-1963 |
| |
Wages
& Rules, Section 6, Matters & Settlements, ORC&B, #137, 1962-1968 |
| |
Western
Association of General Committees, Minutes of Meetings, ORC&B, 1958 |
| |
Wheel
Reports, Switch Lists, ORC&B, #137, 1967 |
| |
Work
Rules, ORC&B, #137, 1952-1964 |
| |
Yarding
Trains, K. C. Yard, ORC&B, #137, 1964, 1966, 1967 |
Box
#2
(015-12-04-03) |
Membership
& Financial Information |
| |
Order
of Railroad Conductors & Brakemen Register |
| |
Volume
1, 1890-1901 |
| |
Volume
2, 1890-1935 |
| |
Volume
3, April 1945-September 2, 1955 |
| |
Volume
4, Ledger 1944-1968 |
| |
Cash
Receipts |
| |
January
1957-March 1969 |
| |
Dues
Book |
| |
1964-1967 |
Box
#3
(015-12-01-01) |
Lodge
Related Materials |
| |
Protection
Fund Book |
| |
Listing
of Names 1892-1893 |
| |
Meeting
Attendance Lodge #137 |
| |
Volume
1, 1890-1902 |
| |
Volume
2, 1903-1910 |
| |
Constitutional
Oath Books |
| |
Volume
1, 1910-1921 |
| |
Volume
2, 1925-1926 |
| |
Volume
3, 1947 |
| |
Minutes
of Meetings |
| |
Volume
1, 1890-1895 |
| |
Volume
2, 1904-1905 |
| |
Volume
3, 1909-1915 |
| |
Volume
4, 1947 |
| |
Volume
5, 1937-1961 |
| |
Brotherhood
of Railroad Trainmen Lodge #65 Record Group |
Box
#4
(015-12-02-01) |
Folder
and Book Inventory |
| |
Report
of the 31st Convention (Bound Edition) |
| |
Important
Decisions and Principles by the First Division of the National Railroad |
| |
Adjustment
Board, (Paperback Edition) |
| |
Federal
Laws, General Wage and Rule Agreement, Decisions, Awards and Orders |
| |
1971,
(Paperback Edition) |
| |
Glossary
of Terms, (Bound) |
| |
Numbering
Index and Classification for Railroad Work Rules and Terminology |
| |
Individual
Files |
| |
Brotherhood
of Locomotive Engineers, National Legislative Board, Letters |
| |
Received,
1981-1984 |
| |
Brotherhood
of Railroad Trainmen By-Laws Lodge #65 |
| |
BRT
Committee on the Article "Read the True Story" 1957 |
| |
BRT
Efforts to Block the Development of a Coal Pipeline, 1962 |
| |
BRT
General Chairman Correspondence File & Jurisdiction, 1920-1956 |
| |
BRT
Lodge #65, History File #1 |
| |
BRT
Lodge #65, History File #2 "Election of Officers" |
| |
BRT
Lodge #65, History File #3, 1900 |
| |
BRT
Kansas Legislative Board Newsletters, 1983-1987 |
| |
BRT
Newsletter "Washington Report" 1962-1967 |
| |
BLE
Newspapers, 1964 & 1967 |
| |
BRT
Meeting and Conventions, 1901-1955 |
| |
BRT
Conventions, 1884-1935 |
| |
BRT
64th Anniversary Banquet, November 9, 1954 |
| |
Circular
of Instructions, 1964-1966 |
| |
Convention
Matters, BRT, 1954 |
| |
Correspondence
BRT, 1920-1952 |
| |
Correspondence
& Letters, Election of Officers, 1953-1959 |
| |
Delegates
District 34, 1946 Convention |
| |
Dues
and Traveling Cards, 1903-1907 |
| |
Dues
and Union Records, 1900-1906 |
| |
Election
Results, Chairman BRT, 1953-1959 |
| |
G-3
Reports, Missouri Bi-State, BRT, 1963 |
| |
General
Grievance Committee of the BRT, 1890-1955 |
| |
General
Notice to the RRT, Missouri Pacific Railroad Company 1922 |
| |
Increase;
Decrease, of Brakemen's Extra Board Osawatomie, Kansas |
| |
Incompetent
& Improper Handling of Affaires, BRT, 1968 |
| |
Index
of Cases, Awards 1 to 12,000, December 1948 |
| |
Investigations,
BRT Lodge #65, 1929-1965 |
| |
Letters
of Communication, Letters Sent, 1922 |
| |
Joint
Circular 5-D & Supplement #5, 1964 |
| |
Location
of Lodges |
| |
Lost,
Cancelled or Stolen Rail Travel Cards, 1960 |
| |
Membership
Roster Lodge #65, 1964-1969 |
| |
Moving
Offices, 1963 |
| |
Newsletters
from the Five Railroad Brotherhoods, 1961-1962 |
| |
Pension
Department, Lodge #65 |
| |
Political
Documents, BRT |
| |
Premiums
Advancement, 1956 |
| |
Quorum,
1962 |
| |
Railroad
Labor Act, 1956-1957 |
| |
Rate
of Pay for Yardman & Trainmen & Conductors, BRT #65, 1921-1950 |
| |
Semi-Annual
Report, BRT Lodge #65, 1957 |
| |
Special
Circular No. K-34, BRT, 1960 |
| |
Special
Convention, 1960 |
| |
Supreme
Court Appeal, BRT, 1963 |
| |
Thank
you Letter, Silver Link Lodge-to-Lodge #65, 1963 |
| |
Telegrams |
| |
Union
Mergers, 1962 & 1968 & 1969 |
| |
Yearly
Renewable Term Insurance, 1931-1960 |
Box
#5
(015-12-01-03) |
Lodge
#65 Records |
| |
Minutes
of Meetings |
| |
Blue
Binder 1890-1904 |
| |
Volume
#1, 1890-1894 |
| |
Volume
#2, 1894-1897 |
| |
Volume
#3, 1897-1898 |
| |
Volume
#4, 1898-1899 |
| |
Volume
#5, 1899-1900 |
| |
Volume
#6, 1900 |
| |
Volume
#7, 1901-1904 |
| |
Volume
#8, 1904-1907 |
| |
Volume
#9 1908-1910 |
| |
Volume
#10 1957-1962 |
| |
Union
Register Lodge #65 |
| |
Volume
#1, 1904-1905 |
| |
Volume
#2, 1935-1943 |
| |
Order
of Business 1890 |
| |
Visitors
Register, 1894-1895 |
| |
Forms
of Questions to be answered by Candidates for Brotherhood Organizations |
| |
Two
Volumes |
Box
#6
(015-12-01-03) |
Lodge
#65 Records Continued |
| |
Membership
and Certification Register, 1904-1958 |
| |
Membership
List BRT, Lodge #65 |
| |
Membership
and Policy Register, 1890-1925 |
| |
Attendance
Register |
| |
Volume
#1, 1898-1907 |
| |
Volume
#2, 1905-1916 |
| |
Volume
#3, 1916-1928 |
| |
Volume
#4, 1988-1935 |
Box
#7
(015-12-06-01) |
Financial
Records Lodge #65 |
| |
Cash
Reports, 1959-1967 |
| |
Change
In Payroll Deductions, 1963 |
| |
Dues
Book, 1890-1891 |
| |
Dues
Loaned To, And Loans Paid By, 1952-1967 |
| |
Expense
Submitted to the BRT Lodge #65, 1934-1960 plus Lodge Supply |
| |
Statement,
1960-1962 |
| |
Finical
Records & Expense Records, Lodge #65, 1953-1966 |
| |
Finical
Records & Expense Records, Lodge #65, 1967-1969 |
| |
Finical
Records Membership, Lodge #65, 1958-1969 |
| |
Local
Grievance Committee Fund, 1952-1955 |
| |
Quarterly
Reports, 1952-1967 |
| |
Pension
Department Book, Lodge #65, 1924-1935 |
| |
Terrill's
Store |
| |
Treasurer's
Semi-Annual Report |
Box
#9
(015-12-02-02)
|
Brotherhood
of Railroad Trainmen Monthly Treasurer's Statements |
| |
August
1958-December 1969 |
Box
#10
(015-12-01-02) |
BRT
Claims Brought Against The Missouri Pacific Railroad Company |
| |
Volume
#1, Case Nos. 1515-5299, 1962-1963 |
| |
Volume
#2, Case Nos. 5300-5999, 1962-1963 |
| |
Volume
#3, Case Nos. 6000-6545, 1962-1963 |
| |
Brotherhood
of Railroad Trainmen, Missouri Pacific Railroad, Quarterly Reports |
| |
July
1, 1957-March 31, 1958 |
| |
Period
Ending December 31, 1960 |
| |
Period
Ending December 31, 1961 |
| |
Railroad
History Subgroup |
Box
#17
(015-11-07-03) |
Railroad
Information |
| |
Abandoned
Lines Notebook |
| |
History
and Listings of American Railroads |
| |
Volume
#1, A-F |
| |
Volume
#2, G-K |
| |
Volume
#3, L-Q |
| |
Volume
#4, R-Z |
| |
Local
Chairman, A. T. & S. F. Railroad |
| |
Railroad
Pamphlets |
| |
Railroad
Timetables & Schedules |
| |
Southern
Pacific & Houston Belt & Terminal Railroad |
| |
Various
Companies and Years |
| |
Missouri
Pacific Subgroup |
Box
#18
(015-11-08-06) |
Railroad Information (continued) |
| |
Missouri
Pacific Railroad, The First 125 Years, History File |
| |
Missouri
Pacific Railroad, Letter from Superintendent A. M. Hagar, May 4,
1885 |
| |
Missouri
Pacific Railroad, Light in the Freight House Office, 1919 |
| |
Missouri
Pacific Railroad, Managers and Officials, 1887-1910 & 1966 |
| |
Missouri
Pacific Map with date of Completion |
| |
Memorandum,
Missouri Pacific Railroad, May 1891 |
| |
Missouri
Pacific History File Pamphlets and General Information |
| |
Missouri
Pacific Passenger Traffic Department, 1960-1963 |
| |
Missouri
Pacific Railroad Rate of Pay & Overtime Schedule |
| |
Missouri
Pacific Railroad, Ruling on the General Committee of Adjustment,
Jan. 15, 1923 |
| |
Missouri
Pacific Railroad, Internal Memo, Train Make Up, Feb 7, 1969 |
| |
Passing
and Train Reports, MP RR. Osawatomie, Kansas, 1921-1923 |
| |
Vacation
Schedule for Conductors, 1961 |
Box
#20
(015-12-04-02) |
General
Notices Osawatomie, Kansas, Yard & Station, Bound |
| |
January
1, 1922-----------May 22, 1923 |
| |
May
29, 1923-------December 21, 1923 |
| |
January
5, 1924------December 9, 1924 |
| |
December
30, 1924---October 13, 1925 |
Box
#21
(015-12-02-03) |
Missouri
Pacific Documents |
| |
General
Notices Osawatomie, Kansas Cont., Bound |
| |
December
30, 1924---October 13, 1925 |
| |
Individual
File Folders Osawatomie Office |
| |
Circulars,
1923 |
| |
Circulars,
1924 |
| |
General
Notices, 1923-1924 |
| |
List
of Switchmen, Osawatomie Kansas, 1923 |
| |
Pay
Rates, 1951 |
| |
Red
Ball Loads, May-August 1924 |
| |
Reports,
B. L. Campbell, December 1922-December 1923 |
| |
Reports,
B. L. Campbell, 1924 |
| |
Reports,
E. W. Couch, 1923-December 1925 |
| |
Reports,
E. W. Couch, 1950-1951 |
| |
Reports,
C. H. Dunaway, March, 1923---May 1925 |
| |
Reports,
Superintendent G. W. Brice |
| |
Reports,
Superintendent W. E. Kirk, 1924 |
| |
Reports
& Letters, Superintendent V. C. Halpin, 1950-1952 |
| |
Reports
& Letters, Superintendent D. C. Ouellet |
| |
Report
of Southern Kansas Division, Missouri Pacific Railroad |
| |
Station
Bulletins, Central Kansas & Colorado Divisions, 1951 |
| |
Statement,
Cost of Handling Cars in Terminal Yards, 1923-1924 |
| |
Train
Orders, Movement of Bad Order Freight Cars |
| |
Yard
Clerks, Assignments & Vacation Schedules, Osawtomie Kansas, 1950-1951 |
| |
Telegrapher's
Transfer Books |
| |
April
29, 1921---------------------July 2, 1921 |
| |
May
23, 1922--------------------July 26, 1922 |
| |
July
27, 1922-------------September 29, 1922 |
| |
February
1, 1923-----------------April 1, 1923 |
Box
#22
(015-12-05-03) |
Missouri
Pacific Railroad Documents |
| |
Train
Dispatches |
| |
August-September
1921 |
| |
October-November
1921 |
| |
April-May-June
1922 |
| |
Jun-22 |
| |
July-August
1922 |
| |
August-September-October
1922 |
| |
June-July
1923 |
| |
July-August
1923 |
| |
Conductors
Memorandum |
| |
April
1944-----------September 1945 |
| |
September
1945---------March 1946 |
| |
March
1946------------January 1947 |
| |
February
1947------November 1947 |
| |
November
1947--------August 1948 |
| |
November
1948------February 1949 |
| |
February
1949-------------May 1950 |
| |
May
1950------------------May 1951 |
| |
May
1951-----------September 1951 |
| |
October
1951--------------June 1952 |
| |
June
1952--------------January 1953 |
| |
January
1953-------------April 1953 |
| |
April
1953---------December 1953 |
| |
March
1954--------------July 1954 |
| |
July
1954-------------August 1955 |
| |
August
1955---------January 1956 |
| |
One
Blank Book |
Box
#23
(015-12-03-01) |
Missouri
Pacific Documents Cont. |
| |
Book
of Telegraphs & Train Orders, 1906-1970 |
| |
Seniority
Lists |
| |
1906---1939 |
| |
1940---1970 |
| |
Time
Books |
| |
1925---1968 |
| |
Personal
Records of H. R. Brown |
Box
#12
(015-11-08-03) |
Membership
Directories Kept by Mr. Brown. |
| |
(These
records contain information of a personal nature. Included are: |
| |
SS
numbers, birth dates, years of service with the railroad, union
affiliation, |
| |
Retirement,
discharged employees etc.) Restricted Materials |
| |
Volumes,
A-P |
Box
#13
(015-11-08-02) |
Membership
Directories |
| |
Volumes,
R-Z |
| |
Supplemental
Directories |
| |
Volumes,
1-3 |
| |
Listing
of Officers |
| |
Volume
#1 |
| |
Membership
Listings BRT, No Date Given |
| |
Membership
Registry BRT, 1890-1969 |
| |
Seniority
List of Engineers, 1906 |
| |
Seniority
Listing Master Trainmen, 1906-1969 |
| |
List
of Names ORC&B Members, Lodge #137, (No Date Given) |
Box
#14
(015-11-07-02) |
Correspondence |
| |
Brotherhood
of Locomotive Engineers, National Legislative Board |
| |
Letters
Received |
| |
1981-1984 |
| |
Brotherhood
of Railway, Airlines and Steamship Clerks |
| |
Letters
Sent |
| |
Brian
K. Whitehead, 1978-1981 |
| |
Legislative
Committee, 1981 & 1986 |
| |
BRT
Correspondence 1920-1952 |
| |
Dora
C. Brown Personal Communications, Coal Slurry Pipeline |
| |
Letters
Received |
| |
1975-1982 |
| |
Letters
Sent |
| |
1975-1982 |
| |
H.
L. Brown Personal Communication Amtrak |
| |
Letter
Received |
| |
1979-1981 |
| |
Letters, Sent |
| |
1974-1981
|
| |
H.
L. Brown Personal Communications, Coal Slurry Pipeline |
| |
Letters
Received |
| |
1975-1982 |
| |
Letters
Sent |
| |
1975-1982 |
| |
H.
L. Brown Personal Communications |
| |
Letters
Received |
| |
1954-1959 |
| |
1964-1972 |
| |
1959-1987 |
| |
Letters,
Sent |
| |
1945-1959 |
| |
1964-1978 |
| |
1979-1987 |
| |
H.
R Brown Personal Communications, Kansas Department of Aging |
| |
Letters
Received |
| |
1979-1986 |
| |
Letters
Sent |
| |
1978-1984 |
| |
H. R. Brown Personal Communications, Legislative Committee |
| |
Letters
Received |
| |
1981-1982
|
| |
Letters
Sent |
| |
1977-1983 |
| |
1981-1987 |
| |
H.
R. Brown Personal Communications, Railroad Retirement Board |
| |
Letters
Received |
| |
1981-1983 |
| |
Letters
Sent |
| |
1981-1983
|
| |
H.
R. Brown Personal Communications, Severance Tax |
| |
Letters
Received |
| |
1981 |
| |
Letters
Sent |
| |
1981 |
| |
Howard
L. Brown Expense Records, Department of Aging, 1984-1986 |
| |
Howard
L. Brown Personal Expense Accounts |
| |
Howard
R. Brown Personal Expense Records |
| |
Nomination
Letters for Howard L. Brown, General Chairman of BRT, Missouri |
| |
Pacific
Railroad, 1963 |
| |
Nomination
Letters for Howard L. Brown, Grievance Committee, 1958-1959 |
| |
Notes
& Notebooks from Howard L. Brown |
| |
Personal
Notes On U. S. Railroads |
| |
Poems
Collected by H. L. Brown |
Box #15
(015-11-07-01) |
2704
Time Reports by H. L. Brown |
| |
(The
2704 reports were submitted by train crew directly to the Missouri Pacific
Railroad Company and were used to establish payroll issued.) |
| |
1942-1947 |
| |
1948-1950 |
| |
1951 |
| |
1955 |
| |
1956 |
| |
1957 |
| |
1959 |
| |
Additional
2704 Reports |
| |
1952-1954 |
| |
1958 |
| |
1960 |
| |
1961 |
| |
1962 |
| |
1963 |
| |
1964 |
| |
R.
A. Pullman Tine Report 1964 |
| |
1965 |
| |
1966 |
| |
1967 |
| |
1968 |
| |
1969 |
| |
1970 |
| |
Travel
Expenses, Howard L. Brown, 1963 |
Box
#11
(015-12-08-05) |
Additional
Materials Compiled by H. L. Brown |
| |
Amtrak
File, Documents and Correspondence 1973-1981 |
| |
Bob
Dole Newsletters, Railroad Retirement and Other Issues, 1983 |
| |
Brotherhood
of Railway, Airline & Steamship Clerks, Freight Handlers, Express |
| |
And
Station Employees, Notes & Pamphlets |
| |
Brotherhood
of Railway, Airline & Steamship Clerks, Freight Handlers, Express |
| |
And
Station Employees, Railroad Retirement Act, 1981 |
| |
Communications
File, Railroad Retirement Board, 1980-1983 |
| |
Communication
and Memorandums, United Transportation Union |
| |
Communications
and Newsletter from Bob Whittaker, U. S. Congress, Railroad |
| |
Retirement,
1982 |
| |
Congressional
Records & House Bills, Railroad Retirement Act, 1981-1983 |
| |
Endorsement
of Political Candidates 1972, United Transportation Union |
| |
Howard
L. Brown, Notes on Coal Slurry Pipeline |
| |
Howard
L. Brown, Notes on Kansas Legislative Board |
| |
Howard
L. Brown, Notes on Railroad Retirement, 1982-1983 |
| |
Howard
L. Brown, Notes on Severance Tax on Oil Gas & Coal, 1981 |
| |
Information
File, Coal Slurry Pipeline |
| |
Information
File, Severance Tax on Oil Gas & Coal, 1981 |
| |
Investigation
of Rail Accident 1958 |
| |
Legislative
Committee Kansas, Notebooks #1-2 |
| |
Membership
Information |
| |
National
Association of Retired & Veteran Railway Employees, Inc. Amtrak
File |
| |
1976-1981 |
| |
National
Association of Retired & Veteran Railway Employees, Inc. Coal Slurry |
| |
Pipeline
1981-1983 |
| |
National
Association of Retired & Veteran Railway Employees, Inc. Railroad |
| |
Pamphlets,
Railroad Retirement & Insurance Plans |
| |
Pipeline Coal Slurry |
| |
Railroad
Retirement Act & Board, Misc. Documents, 1976-1983 |
| |
Retirement
Boards and Other Issues, 1981-1983 |
| |
Severance
Tax, 1981 |
| |
Transportation
News, United Transportation Newsletter, 1969-1970 |
| |
United
Transportation Union, Correspondence Coal Slurry Pipeline, 1982-1983 |
| |
United
Transportation Union, Correspondence File, to and from H. L. Brown
1968-1970 |
| |
United
Transportation Union, Amtrak File, 1978-1979 |
| |
United
Transportation Union File, 1969-1970 |
| |
United
Transportation Union, Pamphlet File |
| |
United
Transportation Union, Railroad Retirement Act, 1982-1983 |
| |
United
Transportation Retirement Dinner, 1977 |
| |
Yard
Rates |
Box
#19
(015-11-08-04) |
Cards
Pamphlets and Books Acquired by Mr. Brown during his professional
Career. |
| |
Brotherhood
of Locomotive Firemen and Engineers History File |
| |
Job
Related Materials |
| |
Hearings
Governmental, Bill, Government Publications |
| |
Home
Study Courses |
| |
Howard
L. Brown, Book of Membership Cards and Notes |
| |
Information
Pamphlets, BRT |
| |
Information
Pamphlets, ORC&B |
| |
Meetings
and Conventions BRT, 1955-1964 |
| |
Texas
State Legislative Board, Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, Letter
to |
| |
Ronald
Reagan, From Don L. Robertson, Sr. 1982 |
| |
Work Related Questions and Public Safety Materials, American Railroad |
| |
2 unidentified diaries, 1953 — 1960
|
Box
#19A
(015-11-08-05) |
Newspaper
Clipping Collected by Howard L. Brown, Railroad History and |
| |
Other
Related topics |
| |
Newspaper
Clip File, Amtrak |
| |
Newspaper
Clip File, AT & S. F. Railroad |
| |
Newspaper
Clip File, Coal Slurry Pipeline |
| |
Newspaper
Clip File, Frisco Railroad |
| |
Newspaper
Clip File, Individual clips |
| |
Newspaper
Clip File, Issues Affecting the Elderly |
| |
Newspaper
Clip File, Kansas Southern Railroad |
| |
Newspaper
Clip File, Missouri Kansas & Texas Railroad |
| |
Newspaper
Clip File, Missouri Pacific Railroad |
| |
Newspaper
Clip File, Railroads |
| |
Newspaper
Clip File, Railroad Information |
| |
Newspaper
Clip File, Railroad Retirement |
| |
Newspaper
Clip File, Retirement |
| |
Newspaper
Clip File, Rock Island Railroad |
| |
Newspaper
Clip File, Strikes |
| |
Newspaper
Clip File, Union Pacific Railroad |
| |
Newspaper
Clip File, Unions, Special Publications & Articles |
| |
Newspaper
Clip File, Depots, Kansas City Union Station |
| |
Strike
and Arbitration Subgroup |
Box
#16
(015-12-03-03) |
Strike
and Labor Agreements Plus Other Related Materials |
| |
Agreement,
BRT May 25, 1951 |
| |
Agreement
Between Missouri Pacific Railroad and the United Transportation
Union |
| |
and
Brotherhood Railroad Conductors and Brakemen, 1966, 1972. |
| |
Agreement
Between ORC&B & Missouri Pacific Railroad Company |
| |
Arbitration
Board No. 282 |
| |
Agreement
Covering Engineers On the New York Central & Hudson River |
| |
Railroad,
Jan 26, 1875 |
| |
Agreement
Interim 1950, Missouri Pacific Railroad |
| |
Attendance
Records of Union Members During the Missouri Pacific Strike in 1949 |
| |
Decisions
of the Secretary of Labor, BRT, 1958 |
| |
Delay
of Railroad Strike on the Missouri Pacific Railroad, 1945 |
| |
General
Grievance Committee Sessions, BRT, November 3-15, 1952, Inclusive |
| |
Meeting
of the Full General Grievance Committee, January 17, 1955 |
| |
Missouri
Pacific Strike 1949, involving the BRT & ORC&B |
| |
Morrell
Meat Packing Strike Topeka, Kansas 1948, BRT Records |
| |
Railroad
Strike 1886 |
| |
Right
to Work Laws |
| |
Record
of Expense for the Missouri Pacific Strike 1949 |
| |
Reinstatement
of Workers, BRT & ORC&B |
| |
Strike
File 1922, BRT & ORC&B |
| |
Strike
File 1960, ORC&B |
| |
Strike
Files 1962-1969, United Transportation Union |
| |
Missouri
Pacific Railroad, General Grievance Committee Reports |
| |
Jun-51 |
| |
Jun-52 |
| |
January
1-June 30, 1955 |
| |
Second,
Third, Forth Quarters, 1956 |
| |
Apr-56 |
Box
#16A
(015-12-05-02) |
Strike
and Labor Agreements Cont. |
| |
Missouri
Pacific Railroad, General Grievance Committee Reports |
| |
January
1-June 30, 1957 |
| |
July
1, 1957-March 31, 1958 |
| |
April
1, 1958 -March 31, 1959 |
| |
April
27, 1959-May 9, 1959 |
| |
Agreement
Missouri Pacific Railroad and BRT, May 25, 1951 |
| |
Agreement
Missouri Pacific Railroad and BRT, Crew Consists 1953-1968 |
| |
Decisions
& Cases Handled, Missouri Pacific Railroad and BRT, Starting July
24, 1950 |
| |
Agreement
Missouri Pacific Railroad and BRT, Health and Welfare, 1967-1969 |
| |
Agreement,
National Railroad Adjustment Board, Missouri Pacific Railroad and |
| |
BRT
& ORC&B, Held Away From Home Terminal Time When Deadheading, 1937 |
| |
Agreement
Missouri Pacific Railroad and BRT & ORC&B, Holiday Pay, 1962-1968 |
| |
Agreement
Missouri Pacific Railroad and BRT, Handling Engines, Reporting for |
| |
Duty,
1964-1967 |
| |
Agreement
Missouri Pacific Railroad and BRT, Mileage & Crews, 1964-1959 |
| |
Agreement
Missouri Pacific Railroad and BRT, Paydays, April 12, 1967 |
| |
Agreement
Missouri Pacific Railroad and BRT, Radio Telephone, 1965 |
| |
Agreement
Missouri Pacific Railroad and BRT, Rates of Pay, 1958-1969 |
| |
Agreement
Missouri Pacific Railroad and BRT, Runarounds, 1965-1968 |
| |
Agreement
Missouri Pacific Railroad and BRT, Self-propelled Machines, May
1964-1969 |
| |
Agreement
Missouri Pacific Railroad and BRT, Special Boards, 1954-1967 |
| |
Agreement
Missouri Pacific Railroad and BRT, Supplement Pens, 1965 |
| |
Agreement
Missouri Pacific Railroad and BRT, ORC&B, BLE, BLF&E, Switching |
| |
At
Council Grove Kansas, 1939 |
| |
Agreement
Missouri Pacific Railroad and BRT, ORC&B, Vacations, 1949, 1964
& 1967 |
| |
Agreement
National Railway Labor Conference & BRT, Wage Rules, 1955 |
| |
Special
Board of Adjustments No. 61, Missouri Pacific Railroad & BRT, Guarantee |
| |
Interpretations,
1962-1963 |
| |
Special
Board of Adjustments No. 61, Missouri Pacific Railroad & BRT, Lap
Back |
| |
Trips,
1955 |
| |
Agreement
Missouri Pacific Railroad and ORC&B, Act of Providence Occurring |
| |
After
Crew Reported for Duty, June 17, 1957 |
| |
Agreement
Missouri Pacific Railroad and ORC&B, Air Couplings, 1947 & 1967 |
| |
Agreement
Missouri Pacific Railroad and ORC&B, Assigning Conductors, 1968 |
| |
Agreement
Missouri Pacific Railroad and ORC&B, Assigning Conductors & |
| |
Exercise
of Seniority, 1968 |
| |
Agreement
Missouri Pacific Railroad and United Transportation Union, Bulletining |
| |
&
Assignments, 1969 |
| |
Agreement
Missouri Pacific Railroad and ORC&B, Cabooses, 1962-1969 |
| |
Agreement
with Carriers and ORC&B, May 17, 1974 |
| |
Agreement
Southern Pacific Company & Texas Louisiana Lines and ORC&B, |
| |
Combination
of Rail-yard Service, June 25, 1964 |
| |
Agreement
Missouri Pacific Railroad and BRT & ORC&B, Conductor Seniorty, |
| |
1962-1966 |
| |
Agreement
Missouri Pacific Railroad and ORC&B, Conversion Rule, 1967 |
| |
Agreement
& Claims Missouri Pacific Railroad and ORC&B, Extra Boards, 1966, |
| |
1967,
1969 |
| |
Agreement
Missouri Pacific Railroad and ORC&B, Health & Welfare, 1967 |
| |
Agreement
Missouri Pacific Railroad and ORC&B, Lodging, 1966 & 1967 |
| |
Agreement
Missouri Pacific Railroad and ORC&B, Mileage Check, 1968 |
| |
Agreements
& Claims, Missouri Pacific Railroad and ORC&B, Physical |
| |
Examinations,
1954-1967 |
| |
Agreement
Missouri Pacific Railroad and ORC&B, Reporting for Duty, |
| |
1965
& 1968 |
| |
General
Committee of Adjustment, Missouri Pacific Railroad and ORC&B |
| |
26-Apr-68 |
| |
Agreement
Missouri Pacific Railroad and ORC&B, Strike Ballot, 1965 |
| |
Agreement
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul Railroad and BLE, BLF&E, ORC&B, |
| |
Switching
Limits, 1962 |
| |
Agreement
Missouri Pacific Railroad and ORC&B, Temporary Vacancies, 1967 |
| |
Agreement
Missouri Pacific Railroad and ORC&B, Time Claims, April 3, 1968 |
| |
General
Committee of Adjustment, Missouri Pacific Railroad and ORC&B, |
| |
Train
Discontinuance Procedures, 1967 |
| |
Agreement
Missouri Pacific Railroad and ORC&B, Travel Outside Assigned |
| |
Limits,
1962 & 1963 |
| |
Agreement
National Carriers Conference and ORC&B, Wage & Rules, May 10, |
| |
1966 |
| |
Appeal
From the U. S. District Court, Terminal Railroad Association of
St. Louis |
| |
And
the BLE, Representation, Feb 28, 1968 |
| |
Agreement
Missouri Pacific Railroad and United Transportation Union, Meal |
| |
Periods,
1969 |
Box
#8
(015-12-08-04) |
Special
Board of Adjustments, BRT Publications |
| |
#
4, 1950 |
| |
#
7, 1952 |
| |
#
9, 1952-1953 |
| |
#17,
1951 |
| |
#22,
1953 (Two Copies) |
| |
#26,
1953 |
| |
#27,
1953 |
| |
#30,
1954 |
| |
#36,
1953 |
| |
#43,
1953 |
| |
#44,
1953 |
| |
#45,
1953 |
| |
#46,
1953 |
| |
#47,
1954 |
| |
#48,
1954 (Two Copies) |
| |
#51,
1953 |
| |
#58,
1954 |
| |
#60,
1954 |
| |
#61,
1950 |
| |
#65,
1954 |
| |
#67,
1954 |
| |
#68,
1954 |
| |
#71,1954 |
| |
#79,
1954 |
| |
#92,
1954 |
| |
A
Guide to Labor-Management Relations in the United States, U. S.
Department |
| |
Of
Labor, Bulletin #1125, Supplement #1 & 2, 1958 |
| |
Kansas
Advisory Council on Aging Record Group & Kansas Department On Aging |
Box
#24
(015-12-04-01) |
Meeting,
Reports & Newsletters |
| |
Kansas
Advisory Council On Aging, Annual Reports, 1983-1985 |
| |
Kansas
Advisory Council On Aging, Legislative File, 1979-1986 |
| |
Kansas
Advisory Council On Aging, Meeting Minutes, 1984-1986 |
| |
Kansas
Advisory Council On Aging, Membership Lists, Oct1984 & 1986 |
| |
Center
For Aging, Newsletters, 1980-1981 |
| |
Kansas
Department On Aging, Meeting Agendas, 1984-1986 |
| |
Kansas
Department On Aging, Bylaws Policies and Procedures, 1982-1983 |
| |
Kansas
Department On Aging, Direct Service Wavier & Request for Information |
| |
And
Referral |
| |
Kansas
Department On Aging, The Governor's Report On the State Of Kansas |
| |
1984 |
| |
Kansas
Department On Aging, Information and Memorandums, 1982-1983 |
| |
Kansas
Department On Aging, Meeting and Agendas & Information, 1982- 1983 |
| |
Kansas
Department On Aging, Newsletters 1979 |
| |
Kansas
Department On Aging, Notes & Pamphlets, 1979-1980 |
| |
Kansas
Legal Services, Newsletters, 1980-1981 |
| |
The
University of Kansas, Gerontology Review Newsletter, 1980-1981 |
|
Lost Towns of Kansas ; Memorandum book
|
| |
Lost Towns of Kansas, v. 1
|
| |
Lost Towns of Kansas, v. 2
|
| |
Memorandum book (addresses, expenses, daily activities)
|
Finding Aid Produced in Connection With My Spring Internship Project,
Spring 2003. This project was further augmented through additional volunteer
hours at the society.
By David Swindell
Topeka, Kansas
|
