Car Construction Contracts - Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, 20 Contracts, 1891-1917
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: 1891-1917
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).
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Repository Details
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