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Series 01: Administrative Files, 1925-1968, bulk: 1938-1968

 Sub-Series
Identifier: Case Pullman 05/04/01

  • Staff Only

Scope and Contents note

Administrative files of L. C. Armfield (Commissary, 1927-1948) and J. B. Drake (Commissary, 1948-1959), dating primarily from the late 1930s through 1950s. Records include memoranda and correspondence with railroads regarding car assignments, 1953-1954; correspondence, memoranda, blueprints, etc., concerning the design and equipping of cars for particular railroads, 1938-1957; a statement of dining car losses, 1925-1954; circular letters, 1962-1968; district files containing correspondence and memoranda regarding operations, 1951-1954; and lines files containing inspection reports, schedules, supply requests, etc., 1953-1954.

Dates

  • Creation: 1925-1968
  • Creation: Majority of material found within 1938-1968

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.

Arrangement note

Series organized by type of file: car assignments, memoranda, etc.; car design, equipment and supply records; circular letters; district files; line files; and miscellaneous. Each category of records is arranged alphabetically.

General Physical Description note

2 boxes and 7 record cartons

Repository Details

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

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