Personal Affairs - Mt. Baker Timber Co. -Bond Issue, 1916
Scope and Contents note
Secretary of the Pullman’s Palace Car Company and Pullman Company, 1878-1918. Born May 12, 1846, in Allentown, Pa., A. S. Weinsheimer entered railroad work in 1860 as a telegraph operator, freight clerk and ticket agent. He joined the Pullman’s Palace Car Company in 1871, and in 1878 was promoted to Secretary, a position he held until his death in 1918. Married to Alice Beitel in 1873, Weinsheimer had one son, Warren Edward Weinsheimer.
Incoming and subject correspondence, and personal affairs files of A. S. Weinsheimer. There is incoming correspondence from Weinsheimer’s wife, Alice, and brother as well as correspondence about an 1895 European trip, the Chicago Home for the Friendless, Alice Weinsheimer’s financial affairs following her husband’s death, and the marriage of his son, Warren. Other papers include Weinsheimer’s letters of recommendation to the Pullman’s Palace Car Company, a draft plea to a Mr. R. (Robert T. Lincoln? John S. Runnells?) for a salary increase, family obituaries and genealogical notes, a photograph of Weinsheimer in 1890, receipts, policies, etc.
Dates
- Creation: 1916
Creator
- From the Collection: Pullman Company (Organization)
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