Modern Manuscripts & Archives at the Newberry

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 From the Series: Since 1909 the Newberry Library has been highlighting its collections through its exhibitions. Under Librarian W. N. C. Carlton (1909-1920), exhibitions became a regular feature of the Library's programs. Although no formal organizational structure and coordination of exhibits existed until 1983, Rare Book Room (later Special Collections) supervisors Gertrude L. Woodward, Colton Storm and Wing custodians Ernst F. Detterer, James M. Wells were de facto organizers who curated many shows...

Scope and Contents note From the Series: The Publishing Series, measuring about 30 linear feet, comprises the largest series in the collection and details Rand McNally's output from 1859-1995. It is divided into eight subseries: Cartographic; Financial; General; Job Printing; Juvenile; Manufacturing Processes; Periodical; and Printing Ephemera. The Cartographic subseries spans from the 1890s to the 1980s. Cartographic Publishing is further classified into the following categories: Administration; Atlases; Awards; General; Globes;...

Scope and Contents note From the Sub-Series: Files of Louis S. Taylor, Federal Manager, Pullman Car Lines, 1918-1920, Vice President and Comptroller, 1920-1929, and later Vice President, mainly regarding Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) Bureau of Valuation hearings during the 1920’s and 1930’s, ICC rate increase requests and hearings, 1937-1938, and the Guaranty Period settlement negotiations with the ICC, 1920-1934. There are also files regarding the sale of the Pullman Company Manufacturing Department to the Pullman Car and...

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 Content of the Collection From the Collection: The City directory collection ranges in date from the late 18th-century through the middle of the 20th-century, though most directories were published between 1870 and 1930. Holdings are strongest in U.S. directories (for large cities, small towns, and rural areas) but the Newberry also holds directories from Canada, Latin America, Europe, and Asia. In addition the city and county directories, the collection includes fraternal, business, society, and telephone directories....

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Photographic and photostatic prints of Pullman Company and Pullman family properties, 1881 - 1972. Also photographic negatives of the Calumet Shops. Prints include images of the Pullman Building, the Pullman Car Works, the town of Pullman, and George M. Pullman’s ranch house in Central City, Colorado.

Scope and Contents note From the Series: Reports, memoranda, and correspondence related to the activities and responsibilities of the GPTD, and not specific to any Passenger Train Line. Includes files regarding the handling of Mail, and reports on the quality control of the passengers' experience. Includes some publicity materials as well as routine administrative files, primarily from the late 1950s to the early 1960s. Also includes Files for Special train movements (that is, chartered trains by various organizations or for...

Scope and Contents note From the Series: Reports, memoranda, and correspondence related to the activities and responsibilities of the GPTD, and not specific to any Passenger Train Line. Includes files regarding the handling of Mail, and reports on the quality control of the passengers' experience. Includes some publicity materials as well as routine administrative files, primarily from the late 1950s to the early 1960s. Also includes Files for Special train movements (that is, chartered trains by various organizations or for...

Scope and Contents note From the Sub-Series: Attorney, second President of the Pullman’s Palace Car Company (later Pullman Company), 1897 - 1911, and co-executor of the estate of George M. Pullman. Prior to his appointment as President, Robert Todd Lincoln served from 1892 - 1897 as the firm’s Special Counsel. During Lincoln’s tenure as President, the Pullman Company grew enormously and made a successful transition from wood to steel car construction. After his retirement in 1911, Lincoln was made Chairman of the Pullman Company Board...

Scope and Contents note From the Sub-Series: Attorney, second President of the Pullman’s Palace Car Company (later Pullman Company), 1897 - 1911, and co-executor of the estate of George M. Pullman. Prior to his appointment as President, Robert Todd Lincoln served from 1892 - 1897 as the firm’s Special Counsel. During Lincoln’s tenure as President, the Pullman Company grew enormously and made a successful transition from wood to steel car construction. After his retirement in 1911, Lincoln was made Chairman of the Pullman Company Board...

Scope and Contents note From the Sub-Series: Attorney, second President of the Pullman’s Palace Car Company (later Pullman Company), 1897 - 1911, and co-executor of the estate of George M. Pullman. Prior to his appointment as President, Robert Todd Lincoln served from 1892 - 1897 as the firm’s Special Counsel. During Lincoln’s tenure as President, the Pullman Company grew enormously and made a successful transition from wood to steel car construction. After his retirement in 1911, Lincoln was made Chairman of the Pullman Company Board...

Scope and Contents note From the Sub-Series: Attorney, second President of the Pullman’s Palace Car Company (later Pullman Company), 1897 - 1911, and co-executor of the estate of George M. Pullman. Prior to his appointment as President, Robert Todd Lincoln served from 1892 - 1897 as the firm’s Special Counsel. During Lincoln’s tenure as President, the Pullman Company grew enormously and made a successful transition from wood to steel car construction. After his retirement in 1911, Lincoln was made Chairman of the Pullman Company Board...

Scope and Contents note From the Sub-Series: Attorney, second President of the Pullman’s Palace Car Company (later Pullman Company), 1897 - 1911, and co-executor of the estate of George M. Pullman. Prior to his appointment as President, Robert Todd Lincoln served from 1892 - 1897 as the firm’s Special Counsel. During Lincoln’s tenure as President, the Pullman Company grew enormously and made a successful transition from wood to steel car construction. After his retirement in 1911, Lincoln was made Chairman of the Pullman Company Board...

Scope and Contents note From the Sub-Series: Attorney, second President of the Pullman’s Palace Car Company (later Pullman Company), 1897 - 1911, and co-executor of the estate of George M. Pullman. Prior to his appointment as President, Robert Todd Lincoln served from 1892 - 1897 as the firm’s Special Counsel. During Lincoln’s tenure as President, the Pullman Company grew enormously and made a successful transition from wood to steel car construction. After his retirement in 1911, Lincoln was made Chairman of the Pullman Company Board...

Scope and Contents note From the Sub-Series: Attorney, second President of the Pullman’s Palace Car Company (later Pullman Company), 1897 - 1911, and co-executor of the estate of George M. Pullman. Prior to his appointment as President, Robert Todd Lincoln served from 1892 - 1897 as the firm’s Special Counsel. During Lincoln’s tenure as President, the Pullman Company grew enormously and made a successful transition from wood to steel car construction. After his retirement in 1911, Lincoln was made Chairman of the Pullman Company Board...

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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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.

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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: Check books, correspondence, reports, figures, computations, blueprints, contracts, official documents, and some photographs. This series reflects the business enterprises of Ben Hecht and his family. There are day-to-day accounting files, such as checkbook stubs, account books, payroll information for the Hecht staff, hospital bills, and tax computations for the year. In addition, there are Insurance policies and correspondence, Mortgage and lease documents, Inventories and accounts of the...

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...