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Series 04: Shop Reports, 1900-1961

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Case Pullman 05/03/04

  • Staff Only

Scope and Contents note

Calumet Shops shop reports, 1900-1912, shop reports from all shops, 1946-1947, and records of shopping cars, 1937-1961. Calumet Shops records include letterpress volumes (indexed by car name) containing copies of reports compiled by the manager detailing individual car repairs (car name, plan number, date in and out of shop, description of repair and specifications of repaired car). For all shops there are shop reports for two years only, 1946-1947, plus compiled shopping records, 1937-1961, for individual cars which list shop locations, types and dates of repair, and final disposition (sold, scrapped, etc.).

Boxes 3 and 4 are also available on microfilm, filed by call number.

Dates

  • Creation: 1900-1961

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.

Arrangement note

Series organized with Calumet Shops reports preceding shop reports and records of shopping cars from all facilities. Record of shopping cars organized by type of car and arranged alphabetically by car name.

General Physical Description note

3 boxes, 2 record cartons, and 37 volumes

Repository Details

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

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