P-3 Personal W.R.A. 1942-1947

Name/Title

P-3 Personal W.R.A. 1942-1947

Entry/Object ID

0001.B0056.0037

Scope and Content

B-3B Buildings - 1944-1947

Category

Correspondence, Army, World War 2, Smelter, Right-of-Way, Telegrams, MOW, Crew, Speeders, Military, Courthouse, Snow Plows, Tunnel No. 2
Archival Materials, Wars, Structures, People, MOW Equipment, Rolling Stock

Acquisition

Accession

0001.1

Source or Donor

Kennecott Copper Company

Acquisition Method

Gift

Archive Details

Creator

Nevada Northern Railway

Date(s) of Creation

1942 - 1947

Primary Language

English

Archive Items Details

Title

First Military Railway Service Appointment

Description

Correspondence regarding the appointment of W.R. Armstrong as Chief Maintenance Engineer, Lt. Colonel Reserve, First Military Railway Service, and request that a position be found for his brother David B. Armstrong, October 1947.

Creator

Walter Root Armstrong, Jr., Stoddard, A.E.

Date(s) of Creation

October 14, 1947 - October 21, 1947

Title

MRS Chief Job Descriptions

Description

Correspondence and job descriptions for the Chief and Assistant Chief of Materials and Equipment Section, Rail Branch, Transport Division, Office of Military Government for Germany (US), April 22, 1947.

Creator

Military Railway Service, Association of American Railroads

Date(s) of Creation

April 22, 1947

Title

Salary Increase

Description

Correspondence advising a salary increase.

Creator

Harold J. Beem

Date(s) of Creation

1946 - 1947

Title

Smith Business Card

Description

Business card for Karel A. Smith, District Manager, Armco Drainage & Metal Products, Inc., circa 1947.

Creator

Armco Drainage & Metal Products, Inc.

Date(s) of Creation

1947

Title

KCC Retirement Plan Reports

Description

KCC retirement plan reports.

Creator

Kennecott Copper Company

Date(s) of Creation

1943 - 1946

Title

Thank You Note

Description

Thank you note from W.R. Armstrong to the A.R.E.A. for volumes of "Proceedings" which he missed while in the service of the Army, February 28, 1947.

Creator

Walter Root Armstrong, Jr.

Date(s) of Creation

February 28, 1947

Title

WP MOW Schedule

Description

Correspondence regarding the schedule for Western Pacific track work, February 17, 1947.

Creator

Western Pacific Railroad

Date(s) of Creation

February 17, 1947

Title

Boy Scout Week

Description

Correspondence regarding Boy Scout Week and three local students, Gordon Nelson, Donald Bernard and Robert Pritchett, be excused from school to spend a day "taking over" the NNRy, February 12, 1947.

Creator

Boy Scouts of America

Date(s) of Creation

February 12, 1947

Title

Thank You Note

Description

Thank you note for a gift of Blum's candy from R.D. Hawley, December 26, 1946.

Creator

Walter Root Armstrong, Jr.

Date(s) of Creation

December 26, 1946

Title

WP Rail

Description

Correspondence regarding the purchase of 115-pound rail by the WP and invitation for W.R. Armstrong to inspect it to help determine what rail the NNRy would use, November 30, 1946.

Creator

Western Pacific Railroad

Date(s) of Creation

November 30, 1946

Title

Hay Recommendation

Description

Recommendation for William W. Hay, former major for the Military Railway Service, who was being considered for a teaching position in the College of Engineering of the University of Illinois, October 1946.

Creator

University of Illinois, Walter Root Armstrong, Jr.

Date(s) of Creation

October 3, 1946 - October 10, 1946

Title

Travel

Description

Telegram advising travel plans, October 2, 1946.

Creator

Walter Root Armstrong, Jr.

Date(s) of Creation

October 2, 1946

Title

Vacations

Description

Correspondence related to vacations.

Creator

Harold J. Beem

Date(s) of Creation

1946

Title

Pacific Northwest Industrial Exposition

Description

Correspondence regarding the DoALL San Francisco Company exhibit at the first annual Pacific Northwest Industrial Exposition, January 2, 1945.

Creator

DoALL San Francisco Co.

Date(s) of Creation

January 2, 1945

Title

Drainage Study

Description

Correspondence regarding information provided by W.R. Armstrong to the University of Michigan regarding a drainage study in the Steptoe Valley, May 15, 1944.

Creator

University of Michigan

Date(s) of Creation

May 15, 1944

Title

Date Events War Map

Description

Correspondence regarding a "Dated Events War Map" sent by the P&M Co., 1944.

Creator

Walter Root Armstrong, Jr., P&M Co.

Date(s) of Creation

April 27, 1944 - May 1, 1944

Title

Shoe Order

Description

Order for a pair of E.T. Wright Arch Preserver shoes model no. 660 for W.R. Armstrong from Sommer and Kaufman, March 2, 1944.

Creator

Walter Root Armstrong, Jr.

Date(s) of Creation

March 2, 1944

Title

SP Chief Engineer Appointment

Description

Correspondence congratulating E.E. Mayo for his promotion to chief engineer on the Southern Pacific, noting that W.R. Armstrong had worked under him as a rod boy on the second track over the mountains west of Truckee, March 1944.

Creator

Walter Root Armstrong, Jr.

Date(s) of Creation

March 3, 1944 - March 7, 1944

Title

Association Dues

Description

Correspondence regarding dues for an association and to cover the price for a copy of "Specifications for Steel Railway Bridges," December 30, 1943.

Creator

Walter Root Armstrong, Jr.

Date(s) of Creation

December 30, 1943

Title

Thank You Note

Description

Thank you to Fairmont Railway Motors for leather memorandum books, January 10, 1944.

Creator

Walter Root Armstrong, Jr.

Date(s) of Creation

January 10, 1944

Title

Transportation Pass

Description

Correspondence regarding CB&Q transportation passes for Mr. and Mrs. D.C. Jackling, January 7, 1944.

Creator

Harold J. Beem

Date(s) of Creation

January 7, 1944

Title

National Roster of Scientific and Specialized Personnel

Description

Instructions for men to report to the National Roster of Scientific and Specialized Personnel if ordered by Selective Service to be inducted into the Armed Forces, circa 1943.

Creator

War Manpower Commission

Date(s) of Creation

1943

Title

Combs Appointment

Description

Announcement of the appointment of C.A. Combs as Engineer Maintenance of Way and Structures for the Western Pacific, December 1, 1943.

Creator

Western Pacific Railroad

Date(s) of Creation

December 1, 1943

Title

REA Shipment

Description

Correspondence regarding poor handling of a shipment by the Railway Express Agency, November 6, 1943.

Creator

Railway Express Agency

Date(s) of Creation

November 6, 1943

Title

Section Motor Cars

Description

Correspondence to C.A. Combs of the Western Pacific requesting advice on what model of Fairmont motor cars to purchase for the NNRy, also includes notes on the labor condition due to manpower shortages as well as women employed at the railroad and the Smelter, also includes a not on the building of the Cadillac Sedan track inspection car, November 16, 1943.

Creator

Walter Root Armstrong, Jr.

Date(s) of Creation

November 16, 1943

Title

Spring Switches

Description

Correspondence to R.A. Hollenbeck of the Western Pacific asking for advice on switch heaters for the new spring switch at Copper Flat which could not be regularly dug out due to the manpower shortage. Also mentions labor shortages, MOW work done and personal notes including David Armstrong's military service, November 16, 1943.

Creator

Walter Root Armstrong, Jr.

Date(s) of Creation

November 16, 1943

Title

Lost Suitcase

Description

Correspondence regarding a large suitcase lost in shipment by the Railway Express Agency, November 4, 1943.

Creator

Walter Root Armstrong, Jr.

Date(s) of Creation

November 4, 1943

Title

Defense Meeting

Description

Correspondence regarding a meeting hosted by the White Pine Council of Defense, September 10, 1943.

Creator

White Pine Council of Defense, D.A. Hughes

Date(s) of Creation

September 10, 1943

Title

Firefighting Training

Description

Correspondence regarding a training by the Forest and Range Fire Fighters Service to local leaders, March 10, 1943.

Creator

Department of Agriculture, Forest and Range Fire Fighters Service

Date(s) of Creation

March 10, 1943

Title

Income Tax

Description

Income tax form for W.R. Armstrong, 1942.

Creator

Internal Revenue Service

Date(s) of Creation

1942

Title

Purchasing Gas

Description

Correspondence regarding the procedure to purchase gas from Miller's Service Station, January 29, 1943.

Creator

Harold J. Beem

Date(s) of Creation

January 29, 1943

Title

AREA Dues

Description

Invoice for dues for the American Railway Engineering Association, January 1, 1943.

Creator

American Railway Engineering Association

Date(s) of Creation

January 1, 1943

Title

War Manpower Questionnaire

Description

Correspondence and instructions regarding a questionnaire for the War Manpower Commission, circa 1943.

Creator

War Manpower Commission

Date(s) of Creation

1943

Title

Trip Request

Description

Trip request for Mr. and Mrs. Armstrong for a trip from Caliente, NV to Long Beach, CA on the UP for personal business, August 4, 1942.

Creator

Walter Root Armstrong, Jr.

Date(s) of Creation

August 4, 1942

Title

Account 201 Breakdown

Description

Breakdown of expenses in account 201, December 1941.

Date(s) of Creation

December 1941

Title

WP Track Conditions

Description

Notices on the conditions of the track during a snow storm around Keddie including deep snow, rock slides and mud slides, note to W.R. Armstrong from WP employee stating "Come on over & have some fun See what you are missing HaHa," and note from H.J. Beem "looking pretty bad," February 6, 1942.

Creator

Western Pacific Railroad

Date(s) of Creation

February 6, 1942

Title

AREA Annual Election

Description

Circular regarding the annual election of officers for the American Railway Engineering Association, February 1, 1942.

Creator

American Railway Engineering Association

Date(s) of Creation

February 1, 1942

Title

Auto Insurance

Description

Correspondence regarding an auto insurance policy, November 18, 1941.

Creator

State Farm Mutual Auto Insurance Co.

Date(s) of Creation

November 18, 1941

Title

Gas Allowances

Description

Correspondence regarding gas allowances which would be received from Miller's Service Station instead of the company's supply tank, December 3, 1942.

Creator

Harold J. Beem

Date(s) of Creation

December 3, 1942

Title

Thank You Note

Description

Correspondence thanking C.A. Combs of the WP for a Christmas Card and a manual for concrete materials along with personal notes and notes on upcoming MOW projects regarding of manpower shortages and upcoming 1943 budget, January 8, 1943.

Creator

Walter Root Armstrong, Jr.

Date(s) of Creation

January 8, 1943

Title

Thank You Note

Description

Thank you note to D.C. Jackling for boxes of fruit sent to the office staff, December 24, 1942.

Creator

Harold J. Beem

Date(s) of Creation

December 24, 1942

Dimensions

Height

11 in

Width

8-1/2 in

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

David B. Armstrong, Military Railway Service, Harry Alex Fravel, W.E. Grossen, George Frederick Lake, P.T. Hammock, Percy W. Hull, Harold Millard Peterson, Raymond A. Evans, Gordon Nelson, Donald Bernard, Robert Pritchett, Southern Pacific, Mike Fondi, Fairmont Railway Motors, Inc., Daniel Cowan Jackling, Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad, Miller's Service Station, Union Pacific Railroad

Related Places

Place

City

East Ely, McGill, Caliente, Long Beach

County

White Pine

State/Province

Nevada, California

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Location

Keddie