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Pullman Company records - Record Group 09: Public Relations Department

 Collection
Identifier: Case-Pullman-09

Scope and Content of the Collection

Administrative files of departmental executives, advertising brochures and art work, and historical reference files.

For Pullman News issues (May 1922 to Oct. 1955) see call number Case folio HD8039.R1 P85.

Forms part of the Pullman Company Records

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

Dates

  • Creation: 1860-1968

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 09: Public Relations 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 the Pullman Company Public Relations Department

Department established in July 1934, to coordinate the company’s overall public relations efforts, including employer-employee relations, and to direct its advertising program. In 1934, the department also assumed responsibility for the Pullman News, the company employee magazine started in 1922 and discontinued in 1955. Departmental managers included George A. Kelly, Justin J. Nolan, and Alfred E. Greco.

Extent

10.8 Linear Feet (4 boxes, 5 record cartons, 5 oversize boxes, and 1 oversize folder)

Abstract

Records of the Public Relations Department, including administrative files of departmental executives, advertising brochures and art work, and historical reference files. Forms part of the Pullman Company Records.

Organization

Papers are organized in the following series:

Series 1: Advertising materials, 1923-1958
Boxes 1-3
Series 2: Advertising brochures, 1925-1964
Boxes 1-7
Series 3: History files, 1860-1968
Boxes 1-3

Collection Stack Location

1 61 3-4

Provenance

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

Processed by

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

Subject

Title
Inventory of the Pullman Company records - Record Group 09: Public Relations Department, 1860-1968
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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