Date processed: June 2007
Processed By: TB
Repository Information
Archives of Wiregrass History & Culture
Troy University--Dothan Campus
P.O. Box 8368
Dothan, AL 36304Ph: 334-983-6556 x-327
E-mail: Archivist Dr. Martin T. Olliff <molliff@troy.edu>
Collection Information
Date Span 1888-1982 (bulk 1950-1975)
Perm Acc Size 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. AWHC 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, Archives of Wiregrass History and Culture, Troy University--Dothan Campus, Dothan AL.
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 |
|
080 |
04-0428 |
001 |
002 |
WSRH - Non Profit Organization Application and Status - 1968, 1973 |
|
080 |
04-0428 |
001 |
003 |
WSRH - Charter Constitution and By-Laws, 1967 |
|
080 |
04-0428 |
001 |
004 |
WSRH - Correspondence - 1967-1969, 1971-1972 |
|
080 |
04-0428 |
001 |
005 |
Financial Records - 1973-1974, 1976 |
|
080 |
04-0428 |
001 |
006 |
Wiregrass Society for Railway History - Membership - Wiregrass Chapter (1968, 1969, 1972, 1974, 1975) |
|
080 |
04-0428 |
001 |
007 |
WSRH - Meeting Notes - 1970 - 1971 |
|
080 |
04-0428 |
001 |
008 |
Baldwin Engine # 610 - 1967-1968, 1972-1973 |
|
080 |
04-0428 |
001 |
009 |
Diesel Locomotive # 1 - 1968 |
|
080 |
04-0428 |
001 |
010 |
Southern Railway Coaches 1016-1017-1018 - 1971 |
|
080 |
04-0428 |
001 |
011 |
Southern Railway Coaches 1201, 1202, 1203 - 1968 |
|
080 |
04-0428 |
001 |
012 |
SR - 126 Baggage and Express Car 1973 |
|
080 |
04-0428 |
001 |
013 |
Rail Museum - 1964, 1968, 1971, 1972-1973 |
|
080 |
04-0428 |
001 |
014 |
Hartford and Slocomb Railroad Company - 1967, 1971, 1973 |
|
080 |
04-0428 |
001 |
015 |
Excursions on Hartford and Slocomb RR; Southern RY R4 0 1973, 1971 |
|
080 |
04-0428 |
001 |
016 |
Insurance - Rail Excursions Tours - 1971-1972 |
|
080 |
04-0428 |
001 |
017 |
WSRH - Steel Wheel - 1967, 1970-1974 |
|
080 |
04-0428 |
001 |
018 |
WSRH - Newsletters - Member Chapter - 1971, 1982 |
|
080 |
04-0428 |
001 |
019 |
The Bulletin / National Railway Historical Society - 1970-1972 |
Series 2: Historical Research materials
File I.D.
File Label
080
04-0428
001
022
Central of Georgia Employee Handbooks - 1917, 1958, 1960
080
04-0428
001
023
Central of Georgia Railway Company - Rules / Regulation Books [1917, 1958] Labor Agreement [1959]
080
04-0428
001
024
Central of Georgia Seniority Roster - 1964-1967
080
04-0428
002
001
Central of Georgia Magazine - Nov. 1939, April 1941, March 1943
080
04-0428
002
002
Central of Georgia Magazine, "The Right Way" - [March 1956, August 1958, November 1958, July 1963, October 1963 (photocopy)]
080
04-0428
002
003
Historical Record - River Junction [Chattahoochee] , FL - 1903, 1908, 1915
080
04-0428
002
004
Couch, H. A. - Memoirs - 1976
080
04-0428
002
005
Newspaper Clippings - 1969, 1972
080
04-0428
002
006
Displayed Steam Locomotives: Their care and Maintenance Illinois Railway Museum [March 1974]
080
04-0428
002
007
"The General", Claude H. Ryan [Author] , 1962
080
04-0428
002
008
"A History of the Central of Georgia Railway Company"; W. E. Dorminey [Author] 1965
080
04-0428
002
009
Locomotive Advertising in America, 1850-1900
080
04-0428
002
010
Southern Railway System [Magazine] "Ties" - July / Aug. 1972, Jan. / Feb. 1974, Mar. / Apr. 1979
080
04-0428
002
011
Time Tables - Railroad - 1957, 1962-1963, 1965, 1969, 1970
080
04-0428
002
013
Train Orders and Updates - Central of Georgia / Southern Railway - Dec. 18-25, 1962, Apr. 7, 1974
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
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
File I.D.
File Label
080
04-0428
002
012
Train Orders - January 31, 1975 - Last Train Orders Made by J. R. Jacks before Retirement.
080
04-0428
002
014
Miscellaneous [1917, 1936, 1955, 1967, 1969, 1971]
Series 4: Artifacts
File I.D.
File Label
080
04-0428
002
017
Artifacts
Series 5: Maps
File I.D.
File Label
080
04-0428
001
020
Cram's Township Railroad Map - Alabama [ca. 1888] - Original Doc.
080
04-0428
001
021
Cram's Township Railroad Map - Alabama [ca. 1888] - Photocopy [see also MC5 Item 1]
080
04-0428
002
018
Map - Rand McNally Pocket Map - Alabama [Map Missing] - 1932
080
04-0428
MD5
001
Crams Township Railroad Map - Alabama - [c. 1888]
080
04-0428
MD5
002
Map of Southern Freight Association, n. d., post 1912
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])
080
04-0428
MD5
004
Railroad Junction Points Map of Southeastern Part of United States; post 1912
080
04-0428
MD5
005
Distance Map: Showing Mileage Between Junction Points in Southern Territory - June 30, 1924
080
04-0428
MD5
006
Distance Map: Showing Mileage Between Junction Points in Southern Territory - June 30, 1926
080
04-0428
MD5
007
Map of the Southern Railway System, 1926
080
04-0428
MD5
008
Map of the Southern Railway System, 1930
080
04-0428
MD5
009
Atlanta and West Point Rail Company / The Western Railway of Alabama / Georgia Railroad, 1926
080
04-0428
MD5
010
Central of Georgia - County Map GA and AL, 1923
080
04-0428
MD5
011
Duplicates of Encapsulated Maps [(1) Southern Freight Assoc., (2) Central of Georgia]
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
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