Series 01: Administrative Files, 1911-1971, bulk: 1947-1971
Scope and Contents note
Administrative files of the General Storekeeper, 1911-1952, and Chief Purchases and Stores Officer (later Manager), 1952-1970. Included are articles about the department; copies of photographs showing staff and facilities throughout the country; sale of cars files, 1962-1971, containing correspondence with buyers of Pullman cars (primarily heavyweights); materials and supplies monthly statements, 1952-1969; stock control and materials ordering manuals, 1952-1957; and terminal surveys, 1945-1949, conducted jointly by Pullman and other railroad companies, reporting on conditions and practices at railroad terminals and recommending improvements and ways to reduce expenses.
Purchases and Stores Dept. photographs are located in Record Group 13/01/03, Personnel and Passenger Photographs, and Record Group 13/01/04, Building and Property Photographs, Pullman Company Archives.
Dates
- Creation: 1911-1971
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1947-1971
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 arranged alphabetically by subject.
General Physical Description note
1 box and 4 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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