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Series 04: Equipment and Supply Specifications, Etc., 1912-1968

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Case Pullman 05/02/04

  • Staff Only

Scope and Contents note

Specifications for supplies and equipment used on Pullman cars, issued by the Chief Engineer and the Engineer of Tests, for the purpose of maintaining quality control on items purchased by the company. Original specifications and revisions are included.

There is also an alphabetical index, and the records are available on microfilm.

Dates

  • Creation: 1912-1968

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.

Extent

2 boxes

Arrangement note

Series organized by specification number.

Repository Details

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

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