Northern Pacific Railroad memoir, [ca. 1925?].

1 item (114 leaves) ; 33 cm.

English

Leaves 1-3 are missing.

Purchased from E. Nolan on the Winlock William Miller, Jr., Memorial Fund, 1974.

Typescript, carbon, of a memoir by Isaac D. Worden, concerning his work with the Northern Pacific Railroad, mostly as a passenger train conductor, 1881-1923. The memoir consists of anecdotes of his experiences, describing work on passenger trains operating from Fargo, North Dakota, and incidents involving railroad employees, passengers, and tramps. Worden also briefly discusses his early life and family in Wisconsin; his family life in Fargo, North Dakota; railroad officials known to him; and his experiences in Oregon, where he worked as a prune farmer in Scotts Mills, ca. 1902-1910. Worden settled in Silverton, Oregon, after his retirement in 1923.

June 01, 2002

Isaac D. Worden, Northern Pacific Railroad Memoir. Yale Collection of Western Americana, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.

Isaac D. Worden, Northern Pacific Railroad Memoir. Yale Collection of Western Americana, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.

Autobiographies - United States - 20th century.

Railroad conductors North Dakota.