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[Letter from L. S. Lawrence to M. O. Laisure, June 29, 1917] (open access)

[Letter from L. S. Lawrence to M. O. Laisure, June 29, 1917]

Letter from L. S. Lawrence to M. O. Laisure discussing an enclosed consolidated seniority list, with the exception of three or four men from Lawrence's district. Lawrence also mentions he is going on vacation for two or three weeks and will leave matters in the hands of Brother Callaway.
Date: June 29, 1917
Creator: Lawrence, L. S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen to T. C. Burlison, July 12, 1955] (open access)

[Letter from Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen to T. C. Burlison, July 12, 1955]

Letter from Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen to T. C. Burlison discussing the consolidation of two seniority districts.
Date: July 12, 1955
Creator: Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. E. Penn to J. R. Duncan, June 29, 1954] (open access)

[Letter from T. E. Penn to J. R. Duncan, June 29, 1954]

Letter from T. E. Penn to J. R. Duncan discussing how the two seniority lists of the districts to be consolidated will be combined.
Date: June 29, 1954
Creator: Penn, T. E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen to Ivanhoe Lodge 492 Members, January 30, 1933] (open access)

[Letter from Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen to Ivanhoe Lodge 492 Members, January 30, 1933]

Letter from Local Chairman BofLF&E to Ivanhoe Lodge 492 Members discussing firemen that were dropped from the January 1, 1933 seniority list as they did not comply with schedule.
Date: January 30, 1933
Creator: Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen to W. F. Blount, June 15, 1938] (open access)

[Letter from Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen to W. F. Blount, June 15, 1938]

Letter from Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginement to W. F. Blount discussing corrections to be made about fired and retiring firemen records on the seniority list.
Date: June 15, 1938
Creator: Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen to W. S. Miller, March 21, 1955] (open access)

[Letter from Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen to W. S. Miller, March 21, 1955]

Letter from Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen to W. S. Miller discussing the consolidation ballot received from Loughridge, and changes that the General Chairman believes should be made.
Date: March 21, 1955
Creator: Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from R. L. Sinningson to D. C. Dobbins, June 26, 1932] (open access)

[Letter from R. L. Sinningson to D. C. Dobbins, June 26, 1932]

Letter from R. L. Sinningson to D. C. Dobbins discussing the corrected seniority records as requested by Dobbins on June 20, 1932.
Date: June 26, 1932
Creator: Sinningson, R. L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to D. C. Dobbins, June 20, 1934] (open access)

[Letter to D. C. Dobbins, June 20, 1934]

Letter to D. C. Dobbins discussing changes that need to be made in the subsequent seniority lists, correcting records from a previous list.
Date: June 20, 1934
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from F. P. Loughridge to T. E. Penn, March 27, 1955] (open access)

[Letter from F. P. Loughridge to T. E. Penn, March 27, 1955]

Letter from F. P. Loughridge to T. E. Penn asking Penn to make 125 new ballots containing provisions for entitled firemen.
Date: March 27, 1955
Creator: Loughridge, F. P.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen to T. C. Burlison, February 5, 1955] (open access)

[Letter from Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen to T. C. Burlison, February 5, 1955]

Letter from Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen to T. C. Burlison stating that the General Grievance Committee would be the best option to handle the consolidation of the 11th and 15th districts, instead of both districts attempting to consolidate on their own, and gives Burlison the details of the meeting he is to appear at.
Date: February 5, 1955
Creator: Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to The General Grievance Committee, July 6, 1917] (open access)

[Letter to The General Grievance Committee, July 6, 1917]

Letter to The General Grievance Committee discussing the opposition of the consolidation of the eleventh and twelfth seniority districts, requesting that a former vote from November 1915 be withdrawn.
Date: July 6, 1917
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from F. P. Loughridge to T. E. Penn, February 4, 1955] (open access)

[Letter from F. P. Loughridge to T. E. Penn, February 4, 1955]

Letter from F. P. Loughridge to T. E. Penn discussing a revised agreement regarding the qualifications to be met for promoted or demoted engineers.
Date: February 4, 1955
Creator: Loughridge, F. P.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from F. P. Loughridge to W. R. Gibbons, February 28, 1938] (open access)

[Letter from F. P. Loughridge to W. R. Gibbons, February 28, 1938]

Letter from F. P. Loughridge to W. R. Gibbons discussing receipt of a letter from February 24th and decisions to be made regarding the firemen in the eleventh seniority district.
Date: February 28, 1938
Creator: Loughridge, F. P.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from F. P. Loughridge to T. E. Penn, February 8, 1955] (open access)

[Letter from F. P. Loughridge to T. E. Penn, February 8, 1955]

Letter from F. P. Loughridge to T. E. Penn informing Penn that since the committee has provided answers to their questions, they can go through with the ballot for consolidation. Loughridge believes that T. C. Burlison should appear before the committee and explain the reasoning behind the desire for consolidation.
Date: February 8, 1955
Creator: Loughridge, F. P.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from R. C. Coate to H. W. Davidson, June 28, 1940] (open access)

[Letter from R. C. Coate to H. W. Davidson, June 28, 1940]

Letter from R. C. Coate to H. W. Davidson discussing errors in Coate's firemen record that relate to the date of his seniority.
Date: June 28, 1940
Creator: Coate, R. C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to D. C. Dobbins, June 5, 1937] (open access)

[Letter to D. C. Dobbins, June 5, 1937]

Letter from to D. C. Dobbins discussing corrections to be made to the firemen seniority list published July 1st, 1937.
Date: June 5, 1937
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from G. H. Ramey to M. O. Laisure, June 28, 1917] (open access)

[Letter from G. H. Ramey to M. O. Laisure, June 28, 1917]

Letter from G. H. Ramey to M. O. Laisure discussing the need for notification to hold an application of the proposed consolidation of the eleventh and twelfth seniority districts, as it was rejected by a unanimous vote.
Date: June 28, 1917
Creator: Ramey, G. H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen to D. C. Dobbins, March 24, 1934] (open access)

[Letter from Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen to D. C. Dobbins, March 24, 1934]

Letter from Local Chairman BofLF&E to D. C. Dobbins discussing errors from the January seniority list that need to be corrected while Dobbins is making the July list.
Date: March 24, 1934
Creator: Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen
System: The Portal to Texas History
Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad Smithville District Seniority List: Firemen, 1917 (open access)

Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad Smithville District Seniority List: Firemen, 1917

Consolidated list of firemen employed in the 11th & 12th District of the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad South Texas Division as of 1917. It includes the name of each person and employment date, with the most senior person listed first.
Date: 1917
Creator: Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad. South Texas Division.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen to A. M. Hilliard, September 15, 1917] (open access)

[Letter from Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen to A. M. Hilliard, September 15, 1917]

Letter from Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen to A. M. Hilliard discussing the informality of the request for permission dates for consolidation of the eleventh and twelfth districts. It is mentioned that the consolidation has been discussed the management of the company, but no formal permission has been given. The consolidation was not approved by the General Committee of the Firemen's Organization until the last meeting in Dallas during spring of 1917.
Date: September 15, 1917
Creator: Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen to F. P. Loughridge, April 23, 1955] (open access)

[Letter from Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen to F. P. Loughridge, April 23, 1955]

Letter from Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen to F. P. Loughridge discussing the vote taken to confirm the consolidation of the Smithville and Texas Central seniority districts.
Date: April 23, 1955
Creator: Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen to A. F. Winkel, June 23, 1955] (open access)

[Letter from Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen to A. F. Winkel, June 23, 1955]

Letter from Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen to A. F. Winkel listing cases to be discussed at the consolidation conference, as well as a discharge case.
Date: June 23, 1955
Creator: Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from F. P. Loughridge to H. W. Davidson, February 7, 1940] (open access)

[Letter from F. P. Loughridge to H. W. Davidson, February 7, 1940]

Letter from F. P. Loughridge to H. W. Davidson as a list of published firemen by seniority.
Date: February 7, 1940
Creator: Loughridge, F. P.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from R. C. Coate to F. P. Loughridge] (open access)

[Letter from R. C. Coate to F. P. Loughridge]

Letter from R. C. Coate to F. P. Loughridge informing Loughridge of a copy sent to him in regard to Coate's seniority.
Date: unknown
Creator: Coate, R. C.
System: The Portal to Texas History