Archives Directory for the History of Collecting in America
Archives related to: Pullman, George Mortimer, 1831-1897
| title | George Mortimer Pullman Estate papers, 1877-1932 | repository | Newberry Library |
| description | Pullman estate executor's correspondence, and financial probate records, dating primarily from 1897 to 1902, together with attendance books of the Pullman Free School of Manual Training, 1924-1932. Bio/History: Pullman's Palace Car Co. founder and president George M. Pullman died October 19, 1897. Under the terms of his will Norman B. Ream and Robert T. Lincoln were appointed executors of the estate, which by 1900 was valued at $17,500,000. |
| extent | 11 cubic ft. |
| formats | Correspondence Financial Records Legal Papers |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions and policies. |
| record source | http://www.loc.gov/coll/nucmc/ |
| finding aid | Unpublished inventory available in the library. Folder level control. |
| updated | 03/16/2023 10:29:57 |
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| title | Pullman Company Archives | repository | Newberry Library |
| description | See the Pullman Company Archives guide on the Newberry Library's wesite: http://www.newberry.org/collections/PullmanGuide.pdf See Financial records and property documents, 1893-1907, which forms part of Record Group No. 15 (George M. Pullman Estate), Pullman Company Archives, Newberry Library. See Executors’ correspondence, 1897-1911 (bulk 1897-1902), which forms part of Record Group No. 15 (George M. Pullman Estate), Pullman Company Archives, Newberry Library. See George M. Pullman files, 1867-1897. which forms part of Subgroup No. 01 (Office of the President), Pullman Company Archives, Newberry Library. See Pullman Southern Car Company Records, 1870-1905 (bulk 1870-1894), which Forms part of Record Group No. 10 (Subsidiary and Acquired Companies), Pullman Company Archives, Newberry Library. See Pullman Company Limited Records, 1875-1905, which forms part of Record Group No. 10 (Subsidiary and Acquired Companies), Pullman Company Archives, Newberry Library. |
| extent | 2,500 cubic feet |
| formats | Administrative Records Business Papers Personal Papers Financial Records Legal Papers |
| access | The Pullman Company Archives are available for research according to provisions governing the use of the Newberry Library’s manuscript collections. Because the Archives contain sensitive records of recent origin (mainly personnel records), some additional restrictions have been imposed on the use of certain materials. |
| record source | http://www.newberry.org/collections/PullmanGuide.pdf |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:30:01 |
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| title | Collection of Pullman Papers, 1829-1960. | repository | Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library |
| description | Pamphlets, booklets, books, reports, articles, news clippings, drawings, blueprints, letters, signs, forms, contracts, patents, and paint samples. Numerous copies of printed material used for informational, promotional or advertising purposes. Employee handbooks and instructional guides, including a step by step manual for handling, preparing and serving food. Menus. Reports written on many differenct aspects of the company and the Pullman car. Articles and news clippings pertaining to the company, the train cars and their uses. Information on the model town of Pullman. Business materials include the charter, by-laws, forms, letters, and contracts, some with specific train lines. Numerous drawings, designs and blueprints for the cars and a box of color samples used for painting the cars. The bound volumes include: Ground Plans of the Cars, The Pullman Company Operating Department Catalog Material and Supplies, July 1923 and Lot Book(Pullman Cars Built), 1899-1934. Bio/History: Chicago architect, avid historian of the railroad passenger trains, and author of books on the history of railroad passenger trains and specifically the Pullman car. The Pullman company was founded in 1867 by George Pullman, who built the company into the predominant railroad car company in the United States during the golden age of train travel. |
| extent | 5 linear feet 3 boxes + 3 oversized bound v. |
| formats | Ephemera Clippings Drawings |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions and policies. |
| record source | http://www.loc.gov/coll/nucmc/ |
| finding aid | Inventory Available in library @ Folder level control. |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:30:01 |
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| title | George M. Pullman papers [manuscript], 1845-1957. | repository | Chicago History Museum |
| description | Correspondence (primarily 1859-1863), diary (1859-1861), collection of railroad passes (ca. 205, 1862-1900), and obituaries and resolutions in memorial of Pullman. Correspondence is chiefly letters by Pullman to his mother and other family members on personal matters and on his work. The letters originate from Colorado, Chicago (Ill.), and elsewhere. Collection also includes letters (20 items, 1893 June 21-Oct. 11) from Mr. Fritsch, manager of the Pullman Exhibit at the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893; account sheet for showing a party of five around the fair; and a printed flyer for "Railway Day," Sept. 16th. Oversize items about Pullman Island (N.Y.) also are present in collection. Includes a Pullman letter (n.d.) to Conductors, Pullman Palace Car Company, introducing his friend Gen. Frederick A. Starring, who is making a brief tour in the West. Requests that Starring's journey be made comfortable and that whatever accommodations he may request be provided free. Note: Transcripts of many items are located in Liston Leyendecker's research notes on Pullman. Related materials at Chicago History Museum, Research Center, include the William F. Fluhrer family papers and the Emily C. Pullman papers. |
| extent | 8 v. |
| formats | Correspondence Financial Records Diaries Ephemera |
| access | A copy image is available on-line in "The Great Chicago Fire and the Web of Memory" at http://www.chicagohistory.org/fire/rescue/pic0441.html. |
| record source | http://www.chsmedia.org |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:30:01 |
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| title | Pullman family photograph collection [graphic]. | repository | Chicago History Museum |
| description | Primarily portraits of George Pullman, his family and relatives. Most of the photographs are formally posed group portraits taken outdoors on the grounds surrounding Castle Rest, the Pullman summer estate on Pullman Island located in the Thousand Islands in the St. Lawrence Seaway near Alexandria Bay, N.Y. Also includes interior and exterior views of Castle Rest, as well as Camp Royal and other buildings on the island. A few images show Fairlawn, another Pullman residence in Elbion, N.J.; unidentified groups in carriages outside homes on Prairie Avenue in Chicago; and interior and exterior views of Pullman's private railroad car. Other copy: Some photoprints also available as copy negatives in Rights & Reproductions Office ICHi 12213, 12223, 12224, 12236, 13783, 17778, 17981, 17983, 17984, 17988, 17991, 17992, 18265. Related: Related materials at Chicago History Museum, Research Center, include photoprints in the Image file and Image flat-file arranged by persons' name; the Pullman, Lowden, Miller families photograph collection (2002.0259.2), Pullman family photographs (1987.0625), and Pullman family and Miller family papers. |
| extent | 96 photographic prints : albumen ; 31 x 36 cm. (12 x 14 in.) or smaller. 46 photographic prints : b&w ; 41 x 49 cm. (16 x 19 in.) or smaller. 45 photographic prints : stereograph ; 9 x 18 cm. (4 1/4 x 7 in.) or smaller. 4 albums (120 photographic prints) : albumen ; 36 x 28 cm. (14 x 11 in.) or smaller. |
| formats | Photographs |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions and policies. |
| record source | http://www.chsmedia.org |
| finding aid | Container list available (1987-010). |
| acquisition information | Gift of Mrs. C. Phillip Miller, 1957-1972 (1987.0010). |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:30:01 |
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| title | Pullman, Lowden, and Miller families photograph collection [graphic]. | repository | Chicago History Museum |
| description | Snapshots, formal photographic portraits, and photo albums relating to descendants of George M. Pullman, primarily through the lineage of his granddaughter Florence Lowden Miller, who was the daughter of Illinois Governor Frank Orren Lowden; Pullman family, Lowden family, Miller family, and friends. Also includes materials about the Pebbles family, ancestors of Dr. Charles Phillip Miller, husband of Florence Lowden Miller; views of the Miller home at 5757 S. Kimbark, and other family homes; and Lowden and Miller family travel photographs in Europe and the Near East. Biographical note: Industrialist George Mortimer Pullman founded the Pullman Palace Car Company. Florence Sanger Pullman Lowden, daughter of George Mortimer Pullman, married Illinois Governor Frank Orren Lowden in 1896. Florence Lowden Miller, daughter of Frank Orren Lowden and Florence Sanger Pullman Lowden, married Dr. Charles Phillip Miller in 1931. Family members include George and Harriet Pullman and their children George, Jr., Walter, Harriet (Schermerhorn), and Florence (Lowden); Florence and Frank O. Lowden and their children George, Harriet, Frances, and Florence (Miller); Florence and Dr. C. Phillip Miller and their children Warren and Phillip. Dr. C. Phillip Miller was a descendant of the Samuel Pebbles family (or "Peebles" as it was called until 1856, when the spelling was changed). Mr. Miller’s grandfather, Alonzo Warren Pebbles, owned a paint store and was a prominent citizen in Oak Park, Illinois Related: Related material at Chicago History Museum, Research Center, includes Pullman and other portrait photographs in the Image file and the Image flat-file; the Pullman family photograph collection (1987.0010); Pullman family photographs (1987.0625); Frank O. Lowden photograph album (1986.0079); George M. Pullman papers; Florence Lowden Miller genealogical charts; and Pullman-Miller family papers. |
| extent | ca. 2000 photographic prints : b&w ; 18 x 22 in. and smaller. Series 1. 22 photograph albums : b&w. Series 1. 68 photographic prints : col. ; 8 x 10 in. and smaller. Series 3. 830 negatives : b&w ; 4 x 5 in. and smaller. Series 2. |
| formats | Photographs |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions and policies. |
| record source | http://www.chsmedia.org |
| finding aid | Descriptive inventory available online (2002-259). |
| acquisition information | This collection was a joint gift of Warren P. Miller and Phillip L. Miller. |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:30:01 |
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| title | Pullman-Miller family papers [manuscript], ca. 1823-1988. | repository | Chicago History Museum |
| description | Correspondence, scrapbooks of newsclippings, obituaries and genealogical records, some financial records, and other family papers relating primarily to Florence Lowden Miller and her husband Dr. C. Phillip Miller, and their families, including her parents, Governor Frank O. Lowden and Mrs. Florence Pullman Lowden, George M. Pullman and other of his descendants. Topics include family relationships, child rearing, travel, the Miller home at 5757 South Kimbark in Chicago and properties at. Biog/History: Family members include George and Harriett Pullman and their children George, Jr., Walter, Harriet (Carolan; Schermerhorn), and Florence (Lowden); Florence and Frank O. Lowden and their children George, Harriet, Frances, and Florence (Miller); Florence and Dr. C. Phillip Miller and their children Warren and Phillip. Related: Related materials at Chicago History Museum, Research Center, include Pullman and other portrait photographs in the Image file and the Image flat-file; the Pullman family photograph collection (1987.0010); the Pullman family photographs (1987.0625); the Frank O. Lowden photograph album (1986.0079); the George M. Pullman papers; the Florence Lowden Miller genealogical charts; and the Pullman, Lowden, and Miller families photograph collection (2002.0259). |
| extent | ca. 40 linear ft. (75 boxes & 4 oversize boxes). |
| formats | Correspondence Scrapbooks Clippings Financial Records Ephemera |
| access | Mrs. Miller's diaries in boxes 63-66 are closed to researchers until 2038. |
| record source | http://www.chsmedia.org |
| finding aid | Descriptive inventory available online (2002-259). |
| acquisition information | A joint gift of Warren P. Miller and Phillip L. Miller (2002.0259). |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:30:01 |
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| title | Emily C. Pullman papers [manuscript], 1830-1913. | repository | Chicago History Museum |
| description | Correspondence, account books (3 v., 1859-64), and diaries (17 v., 1873-92) of Emily C. (Minton) Pullman, primarily letters from her children on personal and family matters while they were at school in the 1860s and 1870s and during the later years of her life. Plus other letters, clippings, etc., of and about her children: Frank, Royal, Helen, Emma, James, George, and Albert. Includes approximately 75 Frank Pullman letters with his mother and others; also random items on the Minton family and their genealogy. Includes Alice C. Minton's letter (1871 Oct. 22, 4 p.) to Frank W. Pullman, in which she describes family experiences during the Great Chicago fire of 1871, notes that Mayor Ogden's house is the only one standing on the north side of the city, and that Col. Wood opened his Globe Theater last night. Encloses her Oct. 1st letter (4 p.) on routine personal and family matters. Related: Materials relating to other relatives of the Pullman family may be found in the William F. Fluhrer family papers; in the George M. Pullman papers; and in the Pullman family photograph collection at the Research Center, Chicago History Museum. |
| extent | ca. 500 items. |
| formats | Correspondence Financial Records Diaries Clippings Ephemera |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions and policies. |
| record source | http://www.chsmedia.org |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:30:01 |
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| title | Jacob G. Grossberg papers [manuscript], 1917-1942. | repository | Chicago History Museum |
| description | Various papers of Jacob G. Grossberg, a prominent Chicago lawyer, whose law partner was U.S. Senator James Hamilton Lewis. Topics include progressive and libertarian causes and members of the Pullman family who were Grossberg's clients. Present are copies of the wills of George M. Pullman and his wife, Hattie Sanger Pullman; a 1922 financial report of the George M. Pullman/Walter Sanger Pullman trust; documents from Grossberg's crusade charging Chicago traction companies with restricting growth of the downtown business district by surrounding it with the "loop," 1917-19; appointment calendar, 1925-1926; correspondence with progressive and legal organizations such as The Public Ownership League of America, the Chicago Law Institute, 1934-1942; and minutes, correspondence, and membership lists for the Progressive Lawyers Club of Chicago, 1930s. |
| extent | 5 folders. |
| formats | Financial Records Legal Papers |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions and policies. |
| record source | http://www.chsmedia.org |
| acquisition information | Gift of Edmund Jess Grossberg (1996.0361). |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:30:01 |
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| title | Madeline Wallin Sikes papers [manuscript]. | repository | Chicago History Museum |
| description | Papers of Madeline Wallin Sikes including correspondence, notes, minutes, monographs, reports, recommendations, handbills, newsclippings, notes and poems concerning her activities in women's organizations and Chicago political activities, notably the League of Cook County Clubs, the National Consumer's League, the Chicago Child Saving League, the League of Women Voters, the Woman's Club of Austin, the General Federation of Women's Clubs, the American Collegiate Association, the Chicago Woman's Club, and the Illinois Congress of Mothers. The papers contain a significant amount of material on her work with educational legislation, child labor legislation, and protective labor legislation for women. Sundry letters and other items of George Cushing Sikes from the Chicago Record, plus a few papers of his daughter Eleanor Sikes Peters. Sikes's letter of July 24, 1894 concerns George M. Pullman and the Pullman strike and mentions Jane Addams: his Feb. 29, 1896 letter deals with Miss Addam's efforts to have him run for Alderman against John Powers. |
| extent | 4 linear ft. (9 boxes) |
| formats | Correspondence Notes Writings Ephemera |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions and policies. |
| record source | http://www.chsmedia.org |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:30:01 |
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| title | William F. Fluhrer family papers [manuscript], 1863-1948. | repository | Chicago History Museum |
| description | Correspondence (1873-1900) of Dr. Fluhrer with his wife Emma Caroline Pullman Fluhrer, chiefly on family matters but with random comments on George M. Pullman, stock market conditions 1889-1900, the depression of 1893, and Fluhrer's medical work. Plus a few other items of Mr. and Mrs. Fluhrer, and some 100 routine family letters, notes, etc. of the Fluhrer children, Helen P., Minton, and Lewis. |
| extent | ca. 500 items. |
| formats | Correspondence Diaries Financial Records |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions and policies. |
| record source | http://www.chsmedia.org |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:30:01 |
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| title | George Pullman and Charles H. Moore business papers [manuscript], 1859-1862. | repository | Chicago History Museum |
| description | George Pullman letters to Moore (44 letters; 1860-1862) and 14 other documents (1859-1860) relating to the business partnership between the men, who were neighbors in Albion (Ill.). The partnership helped fund Pullman's activities during the Colorado gold rush period at Pike's Peak. |
| extent | 58 items (4 folders). |
| formats | Correspondence Business Papers |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions and policies. |
| record source | http://www.chsmedia.org |
| acquisition information | Gift of Mrs. Charles Moore Burrows, Jr., whose husband's maternal grandfather was Charles H. Moore (1998.0033). |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:30:01 |
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