Series 05: Federal Labor Mediation and Court Records, 1919-1969
Scope and Contents note
Records mainly of various Federal board hearings and decisions regarding Pullman Company employee disputes. Also some court actions. Includes Pullman Car Lines decisions of the United States Railroad Administration, 1919-1921, dockets of the United States Railroad Administration Labor Board, 1919-1923, and correspondence, reports, working papers, exhibits, and transcripts of National Mediation Board and Emergency Board mediated disputes between the Pullman Company and its associated labor unions. Also annual reports of the National Mediation Board, 1942-1950, Emergency Board reports, 1936-1955, and mediation cases information files, including cases where the Pullman Company was not a listed party.
Dates
- Creation: 1919-1969
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 three groups: Pullman Company mediation and court records, federal board reports, and mediation cases information files.
Pullman Company mediation and court records arranged chronologically by case. Federal board reports arranged by board, then chronologically. Mediation cases information files arranged chronologically.
General Physical Description note
1 box, 17 record cartons, and 3 oversize boxes
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
reference@newberry.org