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Subgroup 03: Auditor of Disbursements Records, 1887-1969

 Series
Identifier: Case Pullman 03/03

  • Staff Only

Scope and Contents note

The Auditor of Disbursements supervised payroll matters and shop and material accounts, and participated in monthly and annual contract settlements with railroads. Auditors of Disbursements include W. W. Young, 1890’s, A. A. Cummins, 1900’s, H. R. Holmgren, 1918, B. C. H. Olson, 1921 - , E. A. Gusteman, 1940 - 1947, W. C. Paepke, 1947 - 1948, W. M. Flerlage, 1948 - 1952, and M. Baratta, 1950’s - 1960’s.

Includes Pullman’s Palace Car Company, Pullman Company, and subsidiary and acquired company payroll records.

Dates

  • Creation: 1887-1969

Creator

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.

Arrangement note

Subgroup organized in one series: Payroll Records, 1887-1969 (03/03/01).

General Physical Description note

(11.3 linear feet) 6 record cartons, 4 oversize boxes, 13 volumes, and 28 drawers of microfilm

Repository Details

Part of the The Newberry Library - Modern Manuscripts and Archives Repository

Contact:
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Chicago Illinois 60610 United States
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