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Pullman Company records - Record Group 05: Operating Department

 Collection
Identifier: Case-Pullman-05

Scope and Content of the Collection

Administrative files of department managers, employee instruction books, Mexican operations records, descriptive lists of cars, car engineering, maintenance, and repair records, etc.

Forms part of the Pullman Company Records

This finding aid supersedes the Guide to the Pullman Company Archives (Chicago: Newberry Library, 1995)

Dates

  • Creation: 1870-1971

Creator

Language

Materials are in English.

Conditions Governing Access

The Pullman Company records are open for research in the Special Collections Reading Room; 1 box at a time (Priority III).

Medical records and records of disciplinary action are closed for a period of fifty years after the creation of the record. Such records may be disclosed only to the named individual or his legal representative. Application and service files that may contain medical and disciplinary information will be reviewed and records removed before the files are supplied to a researcher.

Personnel records less than fifty years old and not specified in (1) above are open for research with the user's written assurance that information from the records will be used for statistical or summary purposes only and that no specific names or individually identifiable information will be disclosed. Such information may be revealed only if the individual or his legal representative agrees to its release, or if the individual is deceased.

Photocopies of open personnel records less than fifty years old are supplied only for the researcher's personal use and may not be reproduced. All copies must be destroyed or returned upon completion of work.

Ownership and Literary Rights

The Pullman Company records - Record Group 05: Operating Department, are the physical property of the Newberry Library. Copyright may belong to the authors or their legal heirs or assigns. For permission to publish or reproduce any materials from this collection, contact the Roger and Julie Baskes Department of Special Collections at reference@newberry.org.

History of Pullman Company Records - Operating Department

Department responsible for operation, service, maintenance, repair and engineering of cars and equipment; commissary; purchases and stores; Mexican operations; and corporate regions, districts and agencies. Prior to 1951 the Operating Department also supervised the labor relations, safety, and sanitation and surgery departments.

Extent

355 Linear Feet (56 boxes, 171 record cartons, 1 oversize box, 65 oversize folders, 103 oversize rolls and 94 volumes)

Abstract

Records of the Operating Department, responsible for operation, service, maintenance, repair and engineering of cars and equipment; commissary; purchases and stores; Mexican operations; and corporate regions, districts and agencies. Includes administrative files of department managers, employee instruction books, Mexican operations records, descriptive lists of cars, car engineering, maintenance, and repair records. Forms part of the Pullman Company Records.

Organization

Papers are organized in the following subgroups:

Subgroup 01: Office of the Vice President and General Manager records, 1872-1971
8 series
Subgroup 02: Chief Engineer records, 1870-1969, bulk 1889-1969
4 series
Subgroup 03: Chief Mechanical Officer records, 1898-1970
7 series
Subgroup 04: Commissary records, 1925-1968, bulk 1930-1968
2 series
Subgroup 05: Purchases and Stores Dept. records, 1911-1971
2 series
Subgroup 06: Superintendent of Yards records, 1915-1959
1 series

Collection Stack Location

1 74 1-5, 1 73 1-5, 1 72 2-5, 4a 44 1-4

Provenance

Gift of Pullman Family and Pullman Company, 1948-1981.

Processed by

Martha T. Briggs and Cynthia H. Peters, 1995.

Subject

Title
Pullman Company records - Record Group 05: Operating Department, 1870-1971
Status
Completed
Author
Finding aid prepared by Martha T. Briggs and Cynthia H. Peters
Date
©2015.
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the The Newberry Library - Modern Manuscripts and Archives Repository

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