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Pullman Company records - Record Group 08: Passenger Traffic Department

 Collection
Identifier: Case-Pullman-08

Scope and Content of the Collection

Includes administrative files of the General Passenger Agent and the Passenger Traffic Manager, state regulatory commission records, and published rate books.

Forms part of the Pullman Company Records

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

Dates

  • Creation: 1871-1970

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 08: Passenger Traffic 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 - Passenger Traffic Department

Department responsible for setting rates for all types of Pullman car accommodations, incorporating rates into tariffs for filing with the U. S. Interstate Commerce Commission, and state, Canadian, and Mexican regulatory commissions, designing and distributing tickets, and handling passenger refunds. Departmental administrators have included the General Ticket Agent, 1870-1918, General Passenger Agent, 1918-1960s, and Passenger Traffic Manager, 1925-1960s

Extent

63.6 Linear Feet (11 boxes, 30 record cartons, and 54 volumes)

Abstract

Materials related to the Passenger Traffic Department of the Pullman Company, including administrative files of the General Passenger Agent and the Passenger Traffic Manager, state regulatory commission records, and published rate books. Forms part of the Pullman Company Records.

Organization

Papers are organized in the following series:

Series 01: Administrative files, 1893-1969, bulk 1907-1969
Boxes 1-10
Series 02: State files, 1905-1968
Boxes 1-15
Series 03: Rate books, 1871-1970
Boxes 1-23; Volumes 1-55

Collection Stack Location

1 62 1-2, 1 61 1-3

Provenance

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

Processed by

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

Title
Inventory of the Pullman Company records - Record Group 08: Passenger Traffic Department, 1871-1970
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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