Modern Manuscripts & Archives at the Newberry

Scope and Contents note From the Sub-Series: Administrative and equipment records of the Chief Engineer and Car Equipment Engineer, dating from 1914 to 1955. Administrative files of Chief Engineers Peter Parke, F. O. Marshall, and J. W. Limbrock concern employee matters (representation, apprentice system, baseball league, picnic fund, military service in both world wars, etc.), general orders and instructions, patent and royalty concerns, and equipment issues. There are also files regarding the Pullman Free School of Manual Training,...

Scope and Contents note From the Sub-Series: 16 mm. microfilm reels containing copies of payrolls for the Pullman’s Palace Car Company, the Pullman Company, and its subsidiaries and affiliates. Parent company payrolls include the general office, 1888-1950 (reels 1-35), regional repair shops, 1887-1950 (reels 36-216), Pullman Car Works, 1887-1924 (reels 216-332), town of Pullman and laundry, 1887-1908 (reels 333-338), operating districts, 1893-1950 (reels 360-1079), and all employees, 1951-1969 (reels 1081-1442, P2-P14, and 2.2 series)....

Scope and Contents note From the Sub-Series: 16 mm. microfilm reels containing copies of payrolls for the Pullman’s Palace Car Company, the Pullman Company, and its subsidiaries and affiliates. Parent company payrolls include the general office, 1888-1950 (reels 1-35), regional repair shops, 1887-1950 (reels 36-216), Pullman Car Works, 1887-1924 (reels 216-332), town of Pullman and laundry, 1887-1908 (reels 333-338), operating districts, 1893-1950 (reels 360-1079), and all employees, 1951-1969 (reels 1081-1442, P2-P14, and 2.2 series)....

Scope and Contents note From the Sub-Series: 16 mm. microfilm reels containing copies of payrolls for the Pullman’s Palace Car Company, the Pullman Company, and its subsidiaries and affiliates. Parent company payrolls include the general office, 1888-1950 (reels 1-35), regional repair shops, 1887-1950 (reels 36-216), Pullman Car Works, 1887-1924 (reels 216-332), town of Pullman and laundry, 1887-1908 (reels 333-338), operating districts, 1893-1950 (reels 360-1079), and all employees, 1951-1969 (reels 1081-1442, P2-P14, and 2.2 series)....

Scope and Contents note From the Sub-Series: 16 mm. microfilm reels containing copies of payrolls for the Pullman’s Palace Car Company, the Pullman Company, and its subsidiaries and affiliates. Parent company payrolls include the general office, 1888-1950 (reels 1-35), regional repair shops, 1887-1950 (reels 36-216), Pullman Car Works, 1887-1924 (reels 216-332), town of Pullman and laundry, 1887-1908 (reels 333-338), operating districts, 1893-1950 (reels 360-1079), and all employees, 1951-1969 (reels 1081-1442, P2-P14, and 2.2 series)....

Scope and Contents note From the Sub-Series: 16 mm. microfilm reels containing copies of payrolls for the Pullman’s Palace Car Company, the Pullman Company, and its subsidiaries and affiliates. Parent company payrolls include the general office, 1888-1950 (reels 1-35), regional repair shops, 1887-1950 (reels 36-216), Pullman Car Works, 1887-1924 (reels 216-332), town of Pullman and laundry, 1887-1908 (reels 333-338), operating districts, 1893-1950 (reels 360-1079), and all employees, 1951-1969 (reels 1081-1442, P2-P14, and 2.2 series)....

Scope and Contents note From the Sub-Series: 16 mm. microfilm reels containing copies of payrolls for the Pullman’s Palace Car Company, the Pullman Company, and its subsidiaries and affiliates. Parent company payrolls include the general office, 1888-1950 (reels 1-35), regional repair shops, 1887-1950 (reels 36-216), Pullman Car Works, 1887-1924 (reels 216-332), town of Pullman and laundry, 1887-1908 (reels 333-338), operating districts, 1893-1950 (reels 360-1079), and all employees, 1951-1969 (reels 1081-1442, P2-P14, and 2.2 series)....

Scope and Contents note From the Sub-Series: After the Pullman Company ceased operations in 1969, the firm maintained a small staff in Chicago to handle continuing legal affairs and to tie up other loose ends. Fred J. Boeckelman (1971-1976) and Martin J. Rock (1976 - 1982) served as President during this time.Includes Pullman Company Articles of Dissolution, Dec. 2, 1980, general correspondence, 1970-1973, and files regarding property liquidation, Calumet Shops seniority rosters, federal, state, and railroad retirement...

Scope and Contents note From the Sub-Series: Attorney and Pullman Company executive, 1888-1922. Born in New Hampshire in 1844 and educated at Amherst College, John Sumner Runnells was admitted to the Iowa bar in 1869. After serving two years as a U. S. Consul in England, Runnells practiced law in Iowa where he mainly represented railroad companies in accident and injury claims cases. In 1888, Runnells joined the Pullman’s Palace Car Company as General Counsel and in 1911, he succeeded Robert T. Lincoln as President of the Pullman...

Scope and Contents note From the Sub-Series: Attorney and Pullman Company executive, 1888-1922. Born in New Hampshire in 1844 and educated at Amherst College, John Sumner Runnells was admitted to the Iowa bar in 1869. After serving two years as a U. S. Consul in England, Runnells practiced law in Iowa where he mainly represented railroad companies in accident and injury claims cases. In 1888, Runnells joined the Pullman’s Palace Car Company as General Counsel and in 1911, he succeeded Robert T. Lincoln as President of the Pullman...

Scope and Contents note From the Sub-Series: Minutes, agendas, correspondence, notices, and information files of the Board of Directors and related governing bodies of the Pullman’s Palace Car Company and the Pullman Company. Included are minutes and agendas of the Board of Directors, 1867-1980; of the Executive Committee, 1897-1972 (formed upon the death of company founder George M. Pullman); of the Pullman Advisory Committee (executives of owner railroads after the 1947 buy-out); and of annual stockholder meetings, 1867-1980. There...

Scope and Contents note From the Series: Passenger trains files are reports, memoranda, and correspondence related to the management of passenger traffic along specific routes of the CB&Q. Files include counts of passengers using various cars (space assignment of coaches, sleepers, dining, etc.), reports of performance and stops along the route, reports of customer satisfaction or dissatisfaction, and handling of equipment and employees. Also contains memoranda regarding how to publicize the lines and their special tours and...

Scope and Contents note From the Sub-Series: Official file of Pullman’s Palace Car Company and Pullman Company contracts and agreements, including car, employee and labor, Manufacturing Department, operating, property, and miscellaneous contracts. Car construction contract records (ledgers, synopses, contracts, and sometimes blueprints and specifications), 1884-1924, contain agreements with railroads, other firms, and individuals for the manufacture of all types of railroad cars (freight, passenger, private, street, etc.) except...

Scope and Contents note From the Sub-Series: Official file of Pullman’s Palace Car Company and Pullman Company contracts and agreements, including car, employee and labor, Manufacturing Department, operating, property, and miscellaneous contracts. Car construction contract records (ledgers, synopses, contracts, and sometimes blueprints and specifications), 1884-1924, contain agreements with railroads, other firms, and individuals for the manufacture of all types of railroad cars (freight, passenger, private, street, etc.) except...

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Probate records and other court documentation of the estate of George M. Pullman, including account settlements, claims, inventories, legacies, orders of distribution, probate court dockets, real estate and stock documentation, tax records, will, etc. There is also an index to estate documents filed at the end of the series.

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Probate records and other court documentation of the estate of George M. Pullman, including account settlements, claims, inventories, legacies, orders of distribution, probate court dockets, real estate and stock documentation, tax records, will, etc. There is also an index to estate documents filed at the end of the series.

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Financial records and documentation of the property of the estate of George M. Pullman, 1893-1907. Financial records include statements, cashbooks, journals, ledgers, trial balances, check stubs, receipts, and vouchers. Property documentation includes real estate appraisals, appraisals of the furnishings of Pullman residences (Castle Rest, Fairlawn, and the Chicago Prairie Avenue home), securities lists, and other records.

Scope and Contents note From the Series: Originals (mostly typescript), photocopies, printed, and reprinted versions of the literary output of Ben Hecht, Rose Hecht, and other writers who either collaborated with Ben Hecht or offered their writings to him for his consideration or amusement. This series includes novels, articles, essays, speeches, notes, scripts, poems, sketches, epigrams, and revisions. Untitled prose and poetry are identified with the first line of the piece. Unidentified materials are manuscript scraps and...

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Photographs depict a variety of topics, including social activities in the early twentieth-century like picnics and parties, individual and family portraits of the Petersons and Johnsons, school and confirmation classes, Hartin Peterson's World War I experience, William H. Peterson's baby book, and a Pullman photo album souvenir book.

Scope and Contents note From the Series: Administrative files of Public Relations Department executives George A. Kelly, Justin J. Nolan, and Alfred E. Greco. The majority of the records date from 1949-1958, but there is also considerable documentation of public relations activities in the late 1920s and 1930s. Included are advertising agency and consultant recommendations and proposals, working files on the preparation and distribution of advertising brochures, car cards, films, exhibits, etc., Pullman Company-related subject...

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...

Scope and Contents note From the Sub-Series: Correspondence, memoranda, reports, agreements, etc., of Pullman Company General Counsels from John S. Runnells to Martin J. Rock regarding the legal aspects of company business. Included are records relating to contracts, retirement, life insurance and pension plans, Interstate Commerce Commission matters, laundry and shop properties, and other affairs. There is also considerable documentation of the 1940's anti-trust suit (U.S. vs. Pullman, Civil Action No. 994) and the resulting sale of...

Scope and Contents note From the Sub-Series: Administrative and equipment records of the Chief Engineer and Car Equipment Engineer, dating from 1914 to 1955. Administrative files of Chief Engineers Peter Parke, F. O. Marshall, and J. W. Limbrock concern employee matters (representation, apprentice system, baseball league, picnic fund, military service in both world wars, etc.), general orders and instructions, patent and royalty concerns, and equipment issues. There are also files regarding the Pullman Free School of Manual Training,...

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Patent register, policies, and individual patent files dating primarily from 1910-1950. Files contain licensing agreements and correspondence, patent assignments by inventors, and United States and Canadian patents. In addition to railroad sleeping cars, parts, and equipment, there are also patents for sheet cars, all-steel automobile bodies (manufactured during the 1920’s) airplane propeller blades, and shop equipment.

Scope and Contents note From the Sub-Series: Prior to the combination of the Secretary and Treasurer’s positions in 1947, Pullman’s Palace Car Company and Pullman Company Treasurers, from the time the position was established in 1905, included G. F. Brown, 1905-1907, K. Demmler, 1907-1909, L. S. Taylor, 1909-1917, A. A. Cummins, 1917-1926, H. A. Brown, 1926-1939, and R. J. Lascelles, 1939-1947. The Pullman Company Treasurer also handled the financial affairs of the Manufacturing Department, 1906-1924.Miscellaneous records...