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

Biographical / Historical

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.
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INFORMATION FOR USERS

Preferred Citation

Dan A. Ballard Collection of Railroad Memorabilia & Wage Information #5943. Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Cornell University Library.

Related Materials

Related Collections: 6046: Archives Union File (AUF) 5197: Illinois Central Gulf Railroad Miscellany 5295: Illinois Central Gulf Railroad Company Selected Personnel Files

SUBJECTS

Names:
Ballard, Dan Albert, 1924-
Ballard, Dan, 1899-1990
Subjects:
Railroads
Illinois Central Railroad.
Louisville and Nashville Railroad.
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.
Brotherhood Railway Carmen of America.
International Brotherhood of Firemen and Oilers.
AFL-CIO.
United States. Railroad Retirement Board.
African Americans--Employment.
Railroads--United States--Employees.

CONTAINER LIST
Container
Description
Date
Box 1 Folder 1
Louisville and Nashville Railroad, The Dixie Line, Passenger Train Time Tables
1962
Box 1 Folder 2
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, Train Schedules
1962
Scope and Contents
Between Detroit, Toledo, Dayton, Cincinnati. Connections via L&N RR between Cincinnati and New Orleans
Box 1 Folder 3
Illinois Central Railroad, Service Annual Pass
1950-1951
Scope and Contents
"For Dan Ballard, Jr. (Col.), good only in coaches, between stations on Louisiana Division"
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
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
1933
Scope and Contents
Local Union No. 942, New Orleans, Louisiana
Box 1 Folder 13
New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal, Bulletins and Seniority Rosters
1954-1970
Box 1 Folder 14
"Teller" Cloth Armband
Box 1 Folder 15
Union Memorabilia
1983-1987
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.