Series 05: Prior Service Records, 1941-1969
Scope and Contents note
Prior service records, including correspondence, group insurance enrollment forms/waivers, questionnaires, and work records, probably for employees who did not qualify or were not yet eligible for retirement pensions. Some files also contain form letters opposing the 1958 discontinuance of the company's Group Insurance Plan, which was underwritten by the Prudential Insurance Co. of America.
Personnel records less than fifty years old 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.
Dates
- Creation: 1941-1969
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.
Extent
4 record_cartons
Arrangement note
Series arranged by the last five digits of employee social security number.
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