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Subgroup 05: Medicine and Sanitation Department Records, 1905-1968

 Series
Identifier: Case Pullman 06/05

  • Staff Only

Scope and Contents note

Established in 1905, the medical department of the company, previously known as the Department of Sanitation and Surgery, was concerned with public health rules, regulations, and problems relating to interstate travel, employee health and welfare, and sanitary requirements for supplies and equipment used in Pullman cars.

Includes administrative files of medical directors and medical examination reports.

Dates

  • Creation: 1905-1968

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

Arranged in two series: Administrative subject files, 1905-1968 (06/05/01); and Medical records, 1954-1968 (06/05/02).

General Physical Description note

11 linear feet (13 record cartons)

Repository Details

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

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