Takeover of Pullman Service -Partial Pennsylvania Railroad, 1967
Scope and Contents note
Files regarding all areas of Operating Department responsibility, dating mainly from the 1950's and 1960's. Included are records concerning cars (accidents, naming, optimum fleet size, shopping requirements, Slumbercoach, etc.); personnel changes by region; employee matters (directories, insurance, pay rates, retirement, separation allowances, etc.); shops closings (Calumet, St. Louis, Wilmington); union agreements, interpretations, etc.; railroad takeover of service; military installations and troop service during World War II, etc. There are also statistical compilations on various topics.
Dates
- Creation: 1967
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.
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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