Pre-1930 Files - New York Stock Exchange, 82.6 Books Closing, 1917
Scope and Contents note
Corporate secretaries of the Pullman Company include Charles W. Angell, 1867-1878, A. S. Weinsheimer, 1878-1918, J. F. Kane, 1918-1933, and J. F. Lane, 1933-1947. After the positions of Secretary and Treasurer were combined in 1947, Secretary and Treasurers included R. J. Lascelles, 1947-1952, H. J. Jostock, 1952-1958, E. L. Getting, 1958-1959, and C. R. Bauman, 1959-1969.
Official central file of Pullman Company documentation maintained by the Secretary of the Pullman Company in two numerical filing systems, together with A. S. Weinsheimer file, composed of miscellaneous records never placed in the two central files, including those regarding the sale of the Hotel Florence, 1906-1907.
Numbered pre-1930 files include company circulars, operating contract correspondence, advertising contracts, employee statistics, town of Pullman permits and agreements, and files regarding the 1922 purchase of the Haskell and Barker Car Co. and the 1927 company reorganization (Pullman, Inc.). Post-1930 files include information on the sale of cars, 1960-1967, and property (Pullman Building, Calumet Shops, and Chicago Laundry) as well as circulars, employee information, and uniform service contract studies and samples.
Central file records such as patents, contracts, and agreements have been placed in their own series. For patents see Record Group 02/01/07 and for contracts and agreements see Record Group 02/01/08.
Dates
- Creation: 1917
Creator
- From the Collection: Pullman Company (Organization)
Access
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Repository Details
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