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PA020

Guy Tombs fonds. - 1888-1974.

Biographical sketch :
Guy Tombs was born 22 November 1877 near Lachute Quebec. He studied at Montreal High School and the YMCA Schools.
He began his career as a clerk in the Freight Department of the Canadian Pacific Railway from 1892 to 1905. He then worked for a variety of railway companies including the Central Vermont Railway, the Grand Trunk Railway, and the Canadian National until 1919. He then joined Canadian Export Paper Co. as General Manager of freight traffic. He next formed his own company, Guy Tombs Limited, on 01 December 1921. He retired in 1963. He was a member of the Mount Stephen Club, the Montreal Club, and the Canadian Railway Historical Association. He died in 1974.

Custodial history :
Fonds transferred to the Association's archives by his son, L.C. Tombs and his grandson, George Tombs.

Scope and content :
The Guy Tombs fonds illustrates the variety of railway passes issued by the various railway companies in Canada and the United States between 1888 and 1958. Some passes came from employees or colleagues, such as those of Soper, Coleman and Harris. The fonds also deals with steam locomotives of the Grand Trunk Railway at the beginning of the 20th century. The fonds includes railway passes, maps and annual reports from the Railway Commissioners for Canada (1905-1925).

Physical description : 300 passes. - 0.3 m of textual material.

General note : Title based on the name of the donor. The passes are classified. The documents in the fonds are in English. The annual reports have been filed in the library. The passes were originally in annotated envelopes. Maps not classified and filed separately.

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Last update : 2006/10/23