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Johnson, Milton G.
Milt Johnson papers
1904-1971
1.8 linear feet
This collection consists of materials created and collected
by Milton G. "Milt" Johnson, Helena resident and locomotive fireman on the Northern Pacific
Railroad. It is comprised of correspondence, primarily concerning mechanical delay messages
and mass memos to railroad staff (1945-1973); employment records, consisting primarily of
time books (1954-1966); printed materials, including operating manuals and rule books, union
bylaws and constitutions, and blank forms (1904-1974); subject files (1927-1933); and
miscellany.
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English
Biographical Note
Milton G. "Milt" Johnson was born to Louis I. and Mary B. Johnson, both Swedish immigrants,
on July 1, 1914. His father died when he was young, and his mother Mary raised the rest of
the children - Pearl, Leonard, Florence, and Clarence - working as a "cateress". He
graduated from Helena High School in 1934, and was a member of the championship football
team of 1932. He was also a the Vice President of the Junior Class, and a member of the "H"
Club, the Chemistry Club, Glee Club, and the Snails Club. After graduation, he moved to
California, where he worked his way through college at the University of Southern
California, before returning to Helena. He married Pearl M. McGinness in Helena on May 10,
1941.
Mr. Johnson worked for the Northern Pacific Railroad, and later the Burlington Northern
Railroad, as a locomotive fireman. He worked on both steam and locomotive engines during his
career, retiring in 1976. He was a member of many fraternal and social organizations,
including the King Solomon's Lodge #9 A.F. and A.M., the Scottish Rite, the Algeria Shrine,
and the Josephine Hepner Chapter #89 Order of Eastern Star. He passed away in Helena on
April 29, 2005.
This collection consists of materials created and collected by Milton G. "Milt" Johnson,
Helena resident and locomotive fireman on the Northern Pacific Railroad. It is comprised of
correspondence, primarily concerning mechanical delay messages and mass memos to railroad
staff (1945-1973); employment records, consisting primarily of time books (1954-1966);
printed materials, including operating manuals and rule books, union bylaws and
constitutions, and blank forms (1904-1974); subject files (1927-1933); and miscellany.
Arranged by subgroup and series.
Collection open for research.
Researchers must use collection in accordance with the policies of the Montana Historical
Society Library & Archives. The Library & Archives does not necessarily hold
copyright to all materials in the collection. In some cases permission for use may require
additional authorization from the copyright owners. For more information contact an
archivist.
Item description and date. Collection Title. Collection Number. Box and Folder numbers.
Montana Historical Society Library & Archives, Helena, Montana.
Acquisition information available upon request.
Processed in 2013
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the Montana Historical Society
Library & Archives catalog. Researchers desiring materials about related topics,
persons, or places should search under these terms.
Johnson, Milton G.
Northern Pacific Railroad
Company
Helena and Northern Railroad
Company
Northern Pacific Railroad
Company--History
Brotherhood of Locomotive
Firemen and Enginemen
Helena (Mont.)
Railroad engineering
Transportation
Detailed Description of the Collection
General correspondence
1 / 1
Correspondents include: Dan Nealy, John Fay, Robert
Theurer, J.O. Davies, H.E. Gilbert, O.E. Hetherington, and H.J. Bell
1945-1973
1 / 2
"Mechanical Delay Messages - Wired in"
1970-1971
Volume I
Notices and Bulletins to Northern Pacific Railway
Company Firemen, Engineers, and All Staff
1966-1967
Volume II
Notices and Bulletins to Northern Pacific Railway
Company Firemen, Engineers, and All Staff
1967-1969
Employment Records
2 / 1
Enginemen's Time Slips
1954-1957
2 / 2
Enginemen's Time Slips
1957-1965
2 / 3
Enginemen's Train Register
1967 August-September; 1968
January-February
2 / 4
Bound time logs/journals
1952-1956
2 / 5
Bound time logs/journals
1961 December 1961-1962
March
3 / 1
Bound time logs/journals
1962 June-September
3 / 2
Bound time logs/journals
1962 September-December
3 / 3-4
Bound time logs/journals
1955-1966
3 / 5
Time claims, e.g. for overtime, etc.
1948-1956
3 / 6
Time logs/journals
1942-1950
3 / 7
Time logs/journals
1952-1959
Printed Material
4 / 1
Charts of the Westinghouse No. 6, No. 8 Locomotive
Brake Equipment
1942
4 / 2
Constitution of The Commercial Telegraphers Union of
America
1904
4 / 3
Northern Pacific Railroad Company, Rocky Mountain
Division, Special Instructions [No. 1, 3-6, 9, 11]
1948-1974
4 / 4
Northern Pacific Railway Company, Schedule for
Locomotive Firemen and Hostlers
1946, 1957
4 / 5
Agreements: Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers,
Firemen, and Enginemen
1945, 1953, 1959
4 / 6
Operating, Safety, and Service Rule Books
1926-1967
4 / 7
Constitution, Bylaws: Brotherhood of Locomotive
Firemen and Enginemen
1959, 1962
4 / 8
Miscellany: Blank forms, brochures, pay schedules,
etc.
undated
Subject Files
5 / 1
Leroy Hargrove - Helena, MT
1927-1933
5 / 2
Samuel Erickson, Night Roundhouse foreman
1916-1939
Miscellany
5 / 3
Rocky Mountain Division, Brotherhood of Locomotive
Firemen and Enginemen, Lodge No. 194" (Member list)
1958
5 / 4
Equipment measurements and sketches, e.g. nozzles,
spark arresters, etc.
undated
5 / 5
Study and testing materials for locomotive best
practice
undated