Record Group 080
Date Span 1888-1982 (bulk 1950-1975)
Extent 0.66 cf
Historical Note: John Russell Jacks, Sr. (Jan 4, 1910--Feb. 27, 2006), was employed by Southern Railway and Western Union. He lived in Dothan, AL, 1962-1995, where he was a member of First Methodist Church and a founding member of the Wiregrass Society for Railway History in 1967. Jacks was also a Kiwanis member and member of the National Rose Society. After leaving Dothan, he moved to Birmingham. He is interred in Barnesville, GA. (Jacks obituary, Dothan Eagle, March 1, 2006)
Scope/Content: Contains records of the Wiregrass Society for Railway History (WSRH), 1967-82, National Railway History bulletins, Central of Georgia Railroad information, Research materials and memoirs/histories concerning railroads, Southern Railway train orders and magazines, Railway maps, photographs, and artifacts.
Organization: Organized into 5 series: 1. Wiregrass Society for Railway History records; 2. Railroad History Reference Material; 3. Personal Reference materials; 4. Artifacts; 5. Maps.
Provenance: Dothan Landmark Park, as a local history repository, accepted Mr. Jacks's documents on local railroad. Mr. Jacks also deposited a separate set of documents relating to the WHRS, a local railroad enthusiasts' group (now defunct). Gift agreement unavailable.
Processing Note: Originally processed as part of RG 030 - Dixie Depot. The Wiregrass Archives staff reviewed material in 2006 and determined that it was not part of the Dixie Depot records. Assigned separate RG number of 080 in June 2007. Maps encapsulated in Mylar for preservation and ease of access.
Preferred Citation: J. R. Jacks Collection, RG 080, Wiregrass Archives, ÁùºÏ±¦µä--Dothan Campus, Dothan AL.
Date processed: June 2007
Processed By: TB
INVENTORY
Series 1: WSRH Records
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File I.D. |
File Label |
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080 |
04-0428 |
001 |
001 |
Wiregrass Society for Railway History (WSRH) - Founding/Governing Documents - 1967 |
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080 |
04-0428 |
001 |
002 |
WSRH - Non Profit Organization Application and Status - 1968, 1973 |
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080 |
04-0428 |
001 |
003 |
WSRH - Charter Constitution and By-Laws, 1967 |
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080 |
04-0428 |
001 |
004 |
WSRH - Correspondence - 1967-1969, 1971-1972 |
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080 |
04-0428 |
001 |
005 |
Financial Records - 1973-1974, 1976 |
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080 |
04-0428 |
001 |
006 |
Wiregrass Society for Railway History - Membership - Wiregrass Chapter (1968, 1969, 1972, 1974, 1975) |
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080 |
04-0428 |
001 |
007 |
WSRH - Meeting Notes - 1970 - 1971 |
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080 |
04-0428 |
001 |
008 |
Baldwin Engine # 610 - 1967-1968, 1972-1973 |
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080 |
04-0428 |
001 |
009 |
Diesel Locomotive # 1 - 1968 |
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080 |
04-0428 |
001 |
010 |
Southern Railway Coaches 1016-1017-1018 - 1971 |
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080 |
04-0428 |
001 |
011 |
Southern Railway Coaches 1201, 1202, 1203 - 1968 |
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080 |
04-0428 |
001 |
012 |
SR - 126 Baggage and Express Car 1973 |
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080 |
04-0428 |
001 |
013 |
Rail Museum - 1964, 1968, 1971, 1972-1973 |
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080 |
04-0428 |
001 |
014 |
Hartford and Slocomb Railroad Company - 1967, 1971, 1973 |
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080 |
04-0428 |
001 |
015 |
Excursions on Hartford and Slocomb RR; Southern RY R4 0 1973, 1971 |
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080 |
04-0428 |
001 |
016 |
Insurance - Rail Excursions Tours - 1971-1972 |
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080 |
04-0428 |
001 |
017 |
WSRH - Steel Wheel - 1967, 1970-1974 |
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080 |
04-0428 |
001 |
018 |
WSRH - Newsletters - Member Chapter - 1971, 1982 |
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080 |
04-0428 |
001 |
019 |
The Bulletin / National Railway Historical Society - 1970-1972 |
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Series 2: Historical Research materials
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File I.D. |
File Label |
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080 |
04-0428 |
001 |
022 |
Central of Georgia Employee Handbooks - 1917, 1958, 1960 |
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080 |
04-0428 |
001 |
023 |
Central of Georgia Railway Company - Rules / Regulation Books [1917, 1958] Labor Agreement [1959] |
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080 |
04-0428 |
001 |
024 |
Central of Georgia Seniority Roster - 1964-1967 |
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080 |
04-0428 |
002 |
001 |
Central of Georgia Magazine - Nov. 1939, April 1941, March 1943 |
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080 |
04-0428 |
002 |
002 |
Central of Georgia Magazine, "The Right Way" - [March 1956, August 1958, November 1958, July 1963, October 1963 (photocopy)] |
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080 |
04-0428 |
002 |
003 |
Historical Record - River Junction [Chattahoochee] , FL - 1903, 1908, 1915 |
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080 |
04-0428 |
002 |
004 |
Couch, H. A. - Memoirs - 1976 |
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080 |
04-0428 |
002 |
005 |
Newspaper Clippings - 1969, 1972 |
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080 |
04-0428 |
002 |
006 |
Displayed Steam Locomotives: Their care and Maintenance Illinois Railway Museum [March 1974] |
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080 |
04-0428 |
002 |
007 |
"The General", Claude H. Ryan [Author] , 1962 |
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080 |
04-0428 |
002 |
008 |
"A History of the Central of Georgia Railway Company"; W. E. Dorminey [Author] 1965 |
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080 |
04-0428 |
002 |
009 |
Locomotive Advertising in America, 1850-1900 |
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080 |
04-0428 |
002 |
010 |
Southern Railway System [Magazine] "Ties" - July / Aug. 1972, Jan. / Feb. 1974, Mar. / Apr. 1979 |
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080 |
04-0428 |
002 |
011 |
Time Tables - Railroad - 1957, 1962-1963, 1965, 1969, 1970 |
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080 |
04-0428 |
002 |
013 |
Train Orders and Updates - Central of Georgia / Southern Railway - Dec. 18-25, 1962, Apr. 7, 1974 |
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080 |
04-0428 |
002 |
015 |
45 Photographs of railway stations, rolling stock, tracks and trestles, people, maintenance, in southeastern Alabama, southwestern Georgia, northern Florida - 1974-1975 + Four prints of the last run of the "Nancy Hanks," and Barnesville, GA, station, 1971 |
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080 |
04-0428 |
002 |
016 |
Five Max Calloway Photos of WRHS Excursion, Oates Street, Dothan, AL bridge, Railway passes and workers.- 1973-1975 |
Series 3: Personal Files
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File I.D. |
File Label |
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080 |
04-0428 |
002 |
012 |
Train Orders - January 31, 1975 - Last Train Orders Made by J. R. Jacks before Retirement. |
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080 |
04-0428 |
002 |
014 |
Miscellaneous [1917, 1936, 1955, 1967, 1969, 1971] |
Series 4: Artifacts
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File I.D. |
File Label |
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080 |
04-0428 |
002 |
017 |
Artifacts |
Series 5: Maps
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File I.D. |
File Label |
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080 |
04-0428 |
001 |
020 |
Cram's Township Railroad Map - Alabama [ca. 1888] - Original Doc. |
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080 |
04-0428 |
001 |
021 |
Cram's Township Railroad Map - Alabama [ca. 1888] - Photocopy [see also MC5 Item 1] |
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080 |
04-0428 |
002 |
018 |
Map - Rand McNally Pocket Map - Alabama [Map Missing] - 1932 |
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080 |
04-0428 |
MD5 |
001 |
Crams Township Railroad Map - Alabama - [c. 1888] |
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080 |
04-0428 |
MD5 |
002 |
Map of Southern Freight Association, n. d., post 1912 |
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080 |
04-0428 |
MD5 |
003 |
Railroad Junction Points Map of Southeastern Part of United States; Pre 1912 (year of Name Change of Abbeville Junction to Grimes [AL]) |
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080 |
04-0428 |
MD5 |
004 |
Railroad Junction Points Map of Southeastern Part of United States; post 1912 |
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080 |
04-0428 |
MD5 |
005 |
Distance Map: Showing Mileage Between Junction Points in Southern Territory - June 30, 1924 |
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080 |
04-0428 |
MD5 |
006 |
Distance Map: Showing Mileage Between Junction Points in Southern Territory - June 30, 1926 |
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080 |
04-0428 |
MD5 |
007 |
Map of the Southern Railway System, 1926 |
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080 |
04-0428 |
MD5 |
008 |
Map of the Southern Railway System, 1930 |
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080 |
04-0428 |
MD5 |
009 |
Atlanta and West Point Rail Company / The Western Railway of Alabama / Georgia Railroad, 1926 |
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080 |
04-0428 |
MD5 |
010 |
Central of Georgia - County Map GA and AL, 1923 |
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080 |
04-0428 |
MD5 |
011 |
Duplicates of Encapsulated Maps [(1) Southern Freight Assoc., (2) Central of Georgia] |
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080 |
04-0428 |
MD5 |
012 |
Out of Territory Maps - Upper Midwest (Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, etc.), Chicago IL Rapid Transit Lines, Florida Peninsula - Florida East Coast Railway, 1926, Florida Sectional Map (oversized), Dept. of Agriculture, 1952, Florida East Coast Railway, Miami, FL, 1927, The Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad, n. d., Illinois Central / Central of Georgia / Steamship Co. of Savannah, 1922 |