Subgroup 02: General Auditor's Records, 1867-1980, bulk: 1867-1969
Scope and Contents note
As supervisor of general accounting, the General Auditor was responsible for the preparation of general books and accounts, monthly and annual ICC reports and accounting documents, federal income tax returns, the accrual of general taxes, and oversight of Mexican accounting. Pullman Company General Auditors include William Hough, 1914, E. C. Morris, 1918, 1920’s, A. F. Brevillier, 1936-1940, H. J. England, 1942-1946, Geo. B. Sailor, 1947-1952, and W. M. Flerlage, 1952-1958.
Includes financial statements and balance sheets; ledgers, journals, and registers; ICC reports and accounting documents; Mexican operations accounting records; tax records; car-related accounting documents; and Pullman Building financial records.
Although records are only partially processed, they are open and available for research. Unpublished inventory for processed record series and survey sheets for unprocessed series available in the library.
Dates
- Creation: 1867-1980
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1867-1969
Creator
- From the Collection: Pullman Company (Organization)
Conditions Governing 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.
Subgroup 02: General Auditor’s records, Series 03: Ledgers, Journals, and Registers are stored offsite. Contact reference@newberry.org for access.
Extent
368 Linear Feet (11 boxes, 36 record cartons, and 865 volumes)
Arrangement note
Arranged in nine series: Administrative files, 1900-ca. 1959 (03/02/01); Financial statements and balance sheets, 1887-1957 (03/02/02); Ledgers, journals, and registers, 1867-1980, bulk 1867-1954 (03/02/03); Car renovation, depreciation, and retirement records, 1873-1960 (03/02/04); ICC annual reports, 1909-1968 (03/02/05); ICC reports and accounting records, 1909-1968 (03/02/06); Mexican operations financial records, ca. 1920-ca. 1960 (03/02/07); Pullman Building financial records, 1882-1923 (03/02/08); Tax records, ca. 1880-ca. 1969 (03/02/09).
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
reference@newberry.org