Series 01: Administrative Files, 1918-1970, bulk: 1945-1970
Scope and Contents note
Records of the Chief Mechanical Officer (CMO) dating mainly from the 1950s and 1960s, and of the Mechanical Superintendent, dating primarily from 1945-1949. The CMO’s files, which also contain some Mechanical Superintendent’s records, concern car equipment, car assignments, 1950-1968, car storage in U.S. government facilities, the National Railways of Mexico deluxe train between Mexico City and Laredo, 1942-1954, shop personnel matters, shop operations, and the takeover of service by the railroads in the late 1960s. The Mechanical Superintendent’s own files cover damaged and destroyed cars, car repairs, car and shops equipment, employee payrolls, absenteeism, and pensions at the various shops, the remodelling and reconstruction of the St. Louis shops, 1918-1920, and shops union matters.
Dates
- Creation: 1918-1970
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1945-1970
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.
Arrangement note
Series organized in two Sections: Chief Mechanical Officer and Mechanical Superintendent. Each section is arranged alphabetically by subject.
General Physical Description note
1 box and 10 record cartons
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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