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Pullman Company - I.C.C. No. 16, 20, 24, 26, 28, 40, 41, Section Rates -Masters, 1904-1939

 File — Box: 9, Folder: 46-53
Identifier: Case Pullman 08/00/03

Scope and Contents note

From the Series:

Rate books issued by the Pullman’s palace Car Company, 1871-1899, and the Pullman Company, 1901-1968. Also rate and instruction books containing Pullman rates issued by other railroad companies dating primarily from 1880-1920. Pullman’s palace Car Company volumes include general fares and fares for berths, drawing rooms, second class accommodation, and divisions. From 1901 to 1908 there are similar Pullman Company rate books, but the majority of Pullman Company rates are listed in numbered Interstate Commerce Commission section and excursion tariffs volumes, 1904-1968. There are also Mexican Fare Books, 1911-1952, and other rates records, including rate tables, 1938-1955, state tariffs and rules records, 1920-1950, and state to state rate cards, 1955-1966.

Dates

  • Creation: 20, 24, 26, 28, 40, 41, Section Rates -Masters, 1904-1939

Creator

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.

Repository Details

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

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