Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- John A. Tarbutt documents
- Dates:
- 1945
- Abstract:
- This collection includes the certificate of apprenticeship fro the Canadian National Railways, Grand Trunk Railway System Certificate of apprenticeship No. 2808 issued by the Canadian National Railways / Grand Trunk Railway System to John A. Tarbutt, November 12, 1945, for his five years of service (completed September 20, 1945) as a machinist at the Fort Rouge Motive Power Shops, as well as newspaper clippings for the first aid awards for the Fort Rouge Motive Power Shops.
- Extent:
- .167 Linear Feet Single folder
- Language:
- English .
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], John A. Tarbutt Documents, MS 228, California State Railroad Museum Library & Archives, Sacramento, California.
Background
- Scope and content:
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This collection includes the certificate of apprenticeship fro the Canadian National Railways, Grand Trunk Railway System Certificate of apprenticeship No. 2808 issued by the Canadian National Railways / Grand Trunk Railway System to John A. Tarbutt, November 12, 1945, for his five years of service (completed September 20, 1945) as a machinist at the Fort Rouge Motive Power Shops, as well as newspaper clippings for the first aid awards for the Fort Rouge Motive Power Shops.
- Biographical / historical:
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John Arthur Tarbutt was born March 15, 1922, in Winnipeg, Canada. Tarbutt worked for the Canadian National Railways for 14 years and spent three years in the Canadian Navy during World War II. In 1957, he moved to Sacramento, Caifornia, with his wife, Annabell Edna [Grismer] and two daughters. John and Annabelle married in 1942. In 1959, Tarbutt began to work as an optician and worked for Nicolaus Optical from 1962-1985.
Tarbutt enjoyed volunteering with the American Red Cross, the Boy Scouts of America, and was a docent at the California State Railroad Museum.
Passing away on February 11, 2005, Tarbutt is buried at the Mount Vernon Memorial Park, Fair Oaks, California.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of John Tarbutt, 2000.
- Arrangement:
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Organized by item.
- Physical location:
- Statewide Museum Collections Center
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Certificate of apprenticeship
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-05-21 15:36:56 +0000 .
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Collection is open for research by appointment. Contact Library Staff
- Terms of access:
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Copyright has not been assigned to the California State Railroad Museum. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the CSRM Library & Archives. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the CSRM as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the reader.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], John A. Tarbutt Documents, MS 228, California State Railroad Museum Library & Archives, Sacramento, California.
- Location of this collection:
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111 I StreetSacramento, CA 95814, US
- Contact:
- (916) 323-8073