Dan A. Ballard Collection of Railroad Memorabilia & Wage Information, 1933-1987
Collection Number: 5943
Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives
Cornell University Library
DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY
Title:
Dan A. Ballard Collection of Railroad Memorabilia & Wage Information, 1933-1987
Repository:
Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives
Collection Number:
5943
Abstract:
Collection of railroad memorabilia collected by Dan Ballard and Dan Alber Ballard,
Jr. from their time working on the Illinois Central Railroad, Louisiana Division
Creator:
Ballard, Dan A.
Quanitities:
0.5 cubic feet
Language:
Collection material in English
Dan Ballard, Sr. and his son, Dan Allbert Ballard, Jr., were both employees on the
Illinois Central Railroad. Dan Ballard, Sr. was born on September 11, 1899 in Louisiana.
He married Lillie Minor in 1923 and had four children. Their oldest, Dan Albert ballard,
Jr., was born on June 7, 1924 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Dan Ballard, Sr. was employed
as a cinder pit man, helper, and staionary engineer in the New Orleans Passenger Terminal.
Dan Albert Ballard, Jr. was employed as a coach cleaner at the New Orleans Passenger
Terminal. Both were active union members in their respective crafts: Ballard, Sr.
in the International Brotherhood of Firemen and Oilers; Ballard, Jr. in the Brotherhood
Railway Carmen of America. Dan Albert Ballard, Jr.'s grandon, Edward Kennedy, donated
these materials to the Kheel Center. Mr. Kennedy is an alumnus of Cornell's ILR School.
Inclusive date range: 1933-1987
Bulk dates: 1942-1955
This collection consists of the memoribilia collected by Dan Ballard, Sr. and his
son, Dan Albert Ballard, Jr. over the course of their careers as employees of the
Illinois Central Railroad, Louisiana Division and as union members. Dan Ballard, Sr.
belonged to the International Brotherhood of Firemen and Oilers, and was one of the
members who was named of their certificate of affiliation with the AFL-CIO, which
is found in this collection. Dan Albert Ballard, Jr. was a member of the Brotherhood
Railway Carmen of America, and his union dues reciepts are found in this collection.
Also found in this collection are pay stubs, certificate of service months and wages
from the U.S. Railroad Retirement Board, and Dan Ballard Sr.'s Designation or Change
of Beneficiary form for the U.S. Railroad Retirement Board. In addition to these personal
records, this collection also contains membership and union dues cards from the International
Brotherhood of Firemen and Oilers from other union members, a collection of seniority
lists from the New Orleans Passenger Terminal from 1970, and time tables for other
railroads. Of particular note is the employee's train pass issued to Dan Albert Ballard,
Jr, identifying him as an African-American employee and limiting the train cars in
which he was permitted to travel.
Access to the collections in the Kheel Center is restricted. Please contact a reference
archivist for access to these materials.
This collection must be used in keeping with the Kheel Center Information Sheet and
Procedures for Document Use.
INFORMATION FOR USERS
Dan A. Ballard Collection of Railroad Memorabilia & Wage Information #5943. Kheel
Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Cornell University Library.
Names:
Ballard, Dan Albert, 1924-
Ballard, Dan, 1899-1990
United States. Railroad Retirement Board
AFL-CIO
Subjects:
Railroads
Illinois Central Railroad.
Louisville and Nashville Railroad.
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.
Brotherhood Railway Carmen of America.
International Brotherhood of Firemen and Oilers.
African Americans -- Employment
Railroads -- United States -- Employees
CONTAINER LIST
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Container
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Description
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Date
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| Box 1 | Folder 1 |
Louisville and Nashville Railroad, The Dixie Line, Passenger Train Time Tables
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1962 |
| Box 1 | Folder 2 |
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, Train Schedules
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1962 |
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Scope and Contents
Between Detroit, Toledo, Dayton, Cincinnati. Connections via L&N RR between Cincinnati
and New Orleans
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| Box 1 | Folder 3 |
Illinois Central Railroad, Service Annual Pass
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1950-1951 |
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Scope and Contents
"For Dan Ballard, Jr. (Col.), good only in coaches, between stations on Louisiana
Division"
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| Box 1 | Folder 4 |
U.S. Railroad Retirement Board, Certificate of Service Months and Wages
|
1942-1954 |
| Box 1 | Folder 5 |
Illinois Central, Withholding Statement
|
1946-1954 |
| Box 1 | Folder 6 |
Illinois Central, Statement of Earnings and Deductions
|
1949 |
| Box 1 | Folder 7 |
International Brotherhood of Firemen and Oilers, Union Membership and Dues Cards
|
1942-1955 |
| Box 1 | Folder 8 |
Brotherhood Railway Carmen of America, Coach Cleaners' Due Receipts
|
1951-1954 |
| Box 1 | Folder 9 |
Constitution of the Brotherhood Railway carmen of the United States and Canada
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1973 |
| Box 1 | Folder 10 |
U.S. Railroad Retirement Board, Designation or Change of Beneficiary
|
1938 |
| Box 1 | Folder 11 |
Tax receipt and earnings statement
|
1955-1978 |
| Box 1 | Folder 12 |
International Brotherhood of Firemen, Oilers, Helpers, Round House, and Railroad Shop
Laborers Certificate of Affiliation with the AFL-CIO
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1933 |
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Scope and Contents
Local Union No. 942, New Orleans, Louisiana
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| Box 1 | Folder 13 |
New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal, Bulletins and Seniority Rosters
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1954-1970 |
| Box 1 | Folder 14 |
"Teller" Cloth Armband
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| Box 1 | Folder 15 |
Union Memorabilia
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1983-1987 |
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Scope and Contents
Brotherhood Railway Carmen of the United States and Canada, Twenty-Seventh Convention,
Kansas City, MO, August 1983 - Ashtray; BRAC 28th Regular Convention, Hollywood, FL,
July 27-31, 1987 - Money Clip.
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