Guide to the J. R. Jacks Collection Collection

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, Troy University--Dothan Campus, Dothan AL.

Date processed: June 2007
Processed By: TB

INVENTORY

Series 1: WSRH Records

File I.D.				File Label
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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Wiregrass Archives
Troy University Dothan Campus
Everett 128
502 University Dr.
Dothan, AL 36303

Phone: 334-983-6556 x21327
Email: wiregrassarchives@troy.edu