Stock Certificates - $100 Share Certificates, Capital $500,000 and $300,000, Nos. 8-23 (not inclusive), 1882-1892
Scope and Contents note
Pullman, Illinois, manufacturer of cast iron freight car wheels formed jointly in 1881 by the Union Foundry and Pullman’s Palace Car Company. In 1886, Pullman bought out the Union Foundry’s share of the company stock, bringing the firm under complete control of the Pullman’s Palace Car Company. The corporation was dissolved officially in 1894.
Corporate, financial, and securities records of the Union Foundry and Pullman Car Wheel Works, 1881-1894. Includes the 1881 act of incorporation, bylaws, and minutes of the commissioners, who included George Pullman, Nathaniel and Christopher Bouton, Charles G. Hammond, and John Crerar; annual financial statements, 1888-1893; and stock correspondence, several stock certificates, and stock receipts.
See also company correspondence, statements, apprenticeship agreements, etc. in Record Group 09/00/03, Public Relations Dept. History Files, Pullman Company Archives.
Dates
- Creation: 1882-1892
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).
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Repository Details
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