Series 06: Contracts and Agreements, 1882-1970
Scope and Contents note
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 sleeping cars. Files also contain original signed copies of labor and company union contracts, 1921-1961, 1920’s manufacturing contracts (notably for all-steel auto bodies with the Moon Motor Car Co. and the Peerless Motor Car Co.), operating contracts and related correspondence, 1874-1946, and uniform service and operating contracts, 1946-1969 (which also contain car leasing contracts). Among the property contracts are those for the Pullman Building, 1882-1914, and town of Pullman, 1883, and various shops facilities.
Dates
- Creation: 1882-1970
Creator
- From the Collection: Pullman Company (Organization)
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.
Arrangement note
Series arranged alphabetically by type of contract or agreement. Car construction contracts organized with ledgers and synopses preceding contracts and private car contracts, arranged alphabetically by contracting party. Labor contracts arranged alphabetically by occupational category with Mexican, Plan of Employee Representation, and 1940’s wage agreements grouped separately. Operating contracts, 1870 - 1946, organized into contract summaries, printed volumes, printed pamphlets, and related correspondence, each arranged alphabetically by railroad company.
General Physical Description note
77 boxes, 15 record cartons, and 18 volumes
Repository Details
Part of the The Newberry Library - Modern Manuscripts and Archives Repository
60 West Walton Street
Chicago Illinois 60610 United States
312-255-3512
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