| Dates: | 1872-2008, undated |
| Size: | 19 linear feet in 18 boxes, includes 97 photographs, 1 scrapbook, 11 oversize folders |
| Repository: | Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, 400 S. State St., Chicago, IL 60605 |
| Collection Number: | spe-nhrc-hpc |
| Immediate Source of Acquisition: | The initial collection was gathered by the members of the Calumet Pioneer Historical Society and transferred from Chicago Public Library, Pullman Branch in the 1980s as part of a Dr. Scholl Foundation grant. Material continues to be added through transfer and donation. |
| Conditions Governing Access: | Materials are open without restrictions. |
| Conditions Governing Use: | Please consult staff to determine ability to reuse materials from collection. |
| Preferred Citation: | When quoting material from this collection the preferred citation is: Historic Pullman Collection [Box #, Folder #], Special Collections, Chicago Public Library. |
| Finding Aid Author: | Original author unknown, 1982. Updated and ingested into ArchivesSpace by Michelle McCoy, 2022 |
Abstract
The collection contains annual reports, brochures, bulletins, news clippings and photographs on the Pullman Company, the Pullman Free School of Manual Training, Pullman Town, and the 1894 strike.
Biographical/Historical
The town of Pullman, Illinois was founded in 1880 by George M. Pullman as a site for his car-building operations (Pullman Palace Car Company) and to house his employees. The area originally purchased by Pullman covered nearly 4,000 acres and ran from 87th Street to 130th Street. The developed area was much smaller and was bounded by South Langley Street to the east, Cottage Grove to the west, 115th Street to the south, and continuing a few blocks north of 111th Street. Pullman saw many advantages in the Calumet site, including the topography and fertility of the soil along with the site’s proximity to Chicago, the transportation center of the Midwest. He also believed the area was far enough removed from what he called the “evil influences” of the City of Chicago and this separation along with other activities would prove to make better and more content workers.
The master builder of Pullman was Solon Spencer Beman, a young architect from New York. He was commissioned by George Pullman to begin designing the town in 1879. Together with landscape architect Nathan F. Barrett, complete plans for the buildings and grounds of the town were laid out, and construction began in the spring of 1880. By the following year, the first residents began to move in and the town gradually began to take shape as residences, public buildings, paved streets and parks were built. The initial town was completed in 1884. The town was annexed to the City of Chicago in 1889 along with the Village of Hyde Park.
Production at the Pullman Palace Car Company remained high until 1893 when the railroad industry’s needs changed. As a result of changes in demand, George Pullman laid off many employees and cut the wages of others. Combined with the high cost of living in Pullman’s town, the workers formed a grievance committee, but Pullman was unwilling to compromise. The Pullman Strike of 1894 was the result.
In 1898, three years after the death of George Pullman, the Illinois Supreme Court decision required the company to relinquish its non-industrial property. Following this time, the town began to into private ownership.
In 1969, the Pullman district was designated an Illinois Historic Landmark, a National Landmark, in 1970, and a Chicago Landmark in 1972. In 2015, the National Park Service named Pullman a National Monument.
Scope and Contents
The collection contains annual reports, brochures, bulletins, news clippings and photographs on the Pullman Company, the Pullman Free School of Manual Training, Pullman Town, and the 1894 strike. Of note are the publications created by the Pullman Company including annual reports and newsletters, the Pullman Free School of Manual Training annuals and the photographs that depict Assembly Plant operations, the Pullman band and several Pullman athletic teams.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The initial collection was gathered by the members of the Calumet Pioneer Historical Society and transferred from Chicago Public Library, Pullman Branch in the 1980s as part of a Dr. Scholl Foundation grant. Material continues to be added through transfer and donation.
Box 9, Folders 13-20 and Box 10, Folders 4-6 were added in January 2019.
Box 18, Folders 1-18 and Photographs 4.1-4.5 were added in 2022.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged into five series:
- Series 1: The Pullman Company, 1883-1979, undated
- Series 2: The Pullman Family, 1897-1974, undated
- Series 3: The Pullman Free School of Manual Training, 1916-1977
- Series 4: The Pullman Strike, 1894, 1939, 1946
- Series 5: Pullman Town, 1872-2008, undated
Separated Materials
The following titles were cataloged as part of the Special Collections book collection:
- Beebe, Lucius, Pullman’s Elegant Palace Car, 1961, Call no. TF457.B4
- Doty, Mrs. Duane, The Town of Pullman: Its Growth with Brief Accounts of Its Industries, 1893, Call no. F549.P97 D6
- Husband, Joseph, The Story of the Pullman Car, 1917, Call no. TF457.H8
- Lindsey, Almont, The Pullman Strike: The Story of a Unique Experiment and of a Great Labor Upheaval, 1942, Call no. HD5325.R12 1894 C54
- Myers, Elisabeth P. George Pullman, Young Sleeper Car Builder, 1963, Call no. TF140.P8 M93
- United States Strike Commission, Report on the Chicago Strike of June-July, 1894, 1895, Call no. HD5325.R1 1894 C582
- Warne, Colston E., ed., The Pullman Boycott of 1894: The Problem of Federation Intervention, 1955 Call no. HD5325.R12 1894 C6
Subject Headings
- Company towns -- Illinois -- Chicago
- Pullman (Chicago, Ill.)
- Pullman, George, 1831-1897
- Pullman Car Company
- Pullman Company
- Pullman Palace Car Company
- Pullman Strike, 1894
- Railroad equipment industry -- Illinois -- Chicago
- Railroad passenger cars
- Societies and clubs -- Illinois -- Chicago -- History
Related Materials
- George A. Brennan Papers
- Calumet-Pioneer Historical Society Records
- Calumet Region Community Collection
- Fenger High School Records
- Ton Family Papers
Collection Inventory
Series 1: The Pullman Company, 1883-1979, undated
Scope and Contents
The material in this series includes such items as annual reports, brochures, bulletins, news clippings, newsletters and photographs on the Pullman Company.
Arrangement
Series 1 is arranged into three subseries: Subseries A: Articles on the Pullman Company, 1893-1957; Subseries B: Publications of the Pullman Company, 1892-1979 and Subseries C: Photographs, 1883-1959, undated
Subseries A: Articles on the Pullman Company, 1893-1957
Scope and Contents
Subseries A contains information on Pullman Company buildings, employees and company operations. The items include articles, brochures, news clippings and a typed manuscript.
Arrangement
Subseries A is arranged alphabetically by title or topic.
| Box 1 | Folder 1 | Building, razing of, news clippings, 1955-1957 |
| Box 1 | Folder 2 | Employees, news clippings, circa 1940s |
| Box 1 | Folder 3 | News clippings, general, circa 1940s and 1950s |
| Box 1 | Folder 6 | “The Pullman Exhibit at the Cotton States and International Exposition, 1895,” The Atlanta Quarterly reprint, 1895 December 22 |
| Box 1 | Folder 7 | “Pullman, Inc.,” Fortune magazine, 1938 January |
| Oversize Folder 1 | “Pullman, Inc.,” Fortune magazine, 1938 January | |
| Box 1 | Folder 8 | “Pullman, Inc.,” Fortune magazine, 1938 February |
| Oversize Folder 2 | “Pullman, Inc.,” Fortune magazine, 1938 February | |
| Box 1 | Folder 4 | Pullman Journal and Pullman Review, excerpts, 1890s and circa 1940 |
| Box 1 | Folder 9 | “The Pullman Monopoly Case,” typescript by D. Maw, 1954 |
| Box 1 | Folder 5 | Pullman, pamphlet, circa 1900 |
| Box 1 | Folder 10 | The Story of Pullman, World Columbian Exposition exhibit publications, 1893 |
| Box 1 | Folder 11 | War industry and the Pullman Company, news clippings, circa 1940s |
Series 1: The Pullman Company, 1883-1979, undated
Subseries B: Publications of the Pullman Company, 1892-1979
Scope and Contents
Subseries B contains publications produced by the company such as annual reports, informational brochures, newsletters and weekly bulletins.
Arrangement
Subseries B is arranged alphabetically by title or topic.
| Box 9 | Folder 13 | Advertisement, 1937 |
| Box 1 | Folder 12 | Annual reports and statements, 1892 |
| Box 1 | Folder 13 | Annual reports and statements, 1914-1921 |
| Box 1 | Folder 14 | Annual reports and statements, 1922-1925 |
| Box 1 | Folder 15 | Annual reports and statements, 1929-1931 |
| Box 1 | Folder 16 | Annual reports and statements, 1936-1939 |
| Box 1 | Folder 17 | Annual reports and statements, 1944, 1946-1949 |
| Box 1 | Folder 18 | Annual reports and statements, 1950, 1952-1953 |
| Box 1 | Folder 19 | Brochures - employee benefits, 1924 |
| Box 1 | Folder 19 | Brochures - general, 1939, undated |
| Box 1 | Folder 20 | The Carbuilder, 1955 March, August-September; 1961 July-August |
| Box 1 | Folder 21 | The Carbuilder, nos. 1 and 3, 1972 |
| Box 1 | Folder 22 | The Carbuilder, 1978-1979 |
| Box 18 | Folder 1 | Go Pullman by Day…by Night, brochure, circa 1950s |
| Box 18 | Folder 2 | Johnsen, Arthur Matthew, certificate of service, 1956 |
| Box 18 | Folder 3 | Johnsen, Arthur Matthew, “Protective and Decorative Coatings for Railway Passenger Car Equipment,” printed speech, 1935 July |
| Box 18 | Folder 4 | Pullman Accommodations, catalog, 1935 |
| Box 2 | Folder 1 | Pullman Air Conditioning System, instruction and service manual, 1934 May 1 |
| Box 2 | Folder 2 | Pullman Air Conditioning System, instruction and service manual, 1935 May 1 |
| Box 2 | Folder 3 | Pullman Aircraft Manual, 1942 |
| Box 18 | Folder 5 | The Pullman Car Works Standard, 1916 September |
| Box 2 | Folder 4 | The Pullman Car Works Standard (bound), 1917 May-1918 April |
| Box 2 | Folder 5 | The Pullman Car Works Standard (bound), 1918 May-1919 April 1919 |
| Box 2 | Folder 6 | The Pullman Car Works Standard (bound), 1919 May-August |
| Oversize Folder 5 | Pullman Loaf, bread label (?) or advertisement illustration (?) (orange/blue) on waxed paper, undated | |
| Box 10 | Folder 2 | The Pullman Company: Manufacturing Dept., English and Spanish text (2 copies with variations), company publication, circa 1915 |
| Box 2 | Folder 7 | The Pullman News (bound), 1922 May-1923 April |
| Box 3 | Folder 1 | The Pullman News (bound), 1923 May-1924 April |
| Box 3 | Folder 2 | The Pullman News (bound), 1924 May-1925 April |
| Box 3 | Folder 3 | The Pullman News, 1931 March |
| Box 3 | Folder 4 | The Pullman News (partial), 1932 January |
| Box 3 | Folder 4 | The Pullman News (partial), 1939 August |
| Box 3 | Folder 5 | The Pullman News, 1946 January, April, July, October |
| Box 3 | Folder 6 | The Pullman News, 1947 April, June |
| Box 3 | Folder 7 | The Pullman News, 1948 January |
| Box 3 | Folder 8 | Pullman Productions Methods, vol. I, Team Leadership, 1926 |
| Box 3 | Folder 9 | Pullman Productions Methods, vol. III, Handling Equipment, 1926 |
| Box 3 | Folder 10 | Pullman Productions Methods, vol. V, Planning and Organizing, 1927 |
| Box 3 | Folder 11 | Pullman Productions Methods, vol. VI, Management, 1927 |
| Box 3 | Folder 12 | Pullman Progress, brochure, 1929 |
| Oversize Folder 4 | The Pullman Standard Carworker, 1944 July 28, 1945 December 14, 1946 December 30, 1947 July 25, 1948 February 6, 1949 June 17, 1950 June 30 | |
| Box 3 | Folder 14 | “Remarks of Mr. Champ Carry before the New York Society of Security Analysts,” 1953 November 19 |
| Box 3 | Folder 15 | “Report to Employees,” 1979 |
| Box 3 | Folder 16 | “The Story of Pullman Incorporated,” circa 1950s |
Series 1: The Pullman Company, 1883-1979, undated
Subseries C: Photographs, 1883-1959, undated
Arrangement
Subseries C is arranged alphabetically by topic. The number of images with the same description is indicated in parentheses.
| Box 14 | Photographs 1.6a-b | Administrative Building and Clock Tower (2 copies), circa 1890 |
| Box 14 | Photographs 1.11a-b | Administrative Building and Clock Tower, front view, “the sheer beauty” (2), undated |
| Box 14 | Photograph 1.12 | Administration Building and Clock Tower, front view, Lake Vista, undated |
| Box 14 | Photograph 1.4 | Administration Building and Clock Tower, Lake Vista, 1894 |
| Box 14 | Photograph 1.5 | Administration Building and Clock Tower, Lake Vista, circa 1894 |
| Box 14 | Photograph 1.8 | Administration Building and Clock Tower, looking south towards Hotel Florence, circa 1887 |
| Box 14 | Photographs 1.7a-b | Administrative Building and Clock Tower, Pullman Car Works (2 copies), 1892 |
| Box 14 | Photograph 1.10 | Administrative Building and Clock Tower, winter, “front of car shops”, undated |
| Box 14 | Photographs 1.9a-b | Administrative Building and Clock Tower, winter scene (2 copies), circa 1893 |
| Box 14 | Photograph 1.1 | Aerial view looking south, from smokestack, 1905 |
| Box 14 | Photographs 1.2-1.3 | Aerial view looking southwest, Administrative Building and Clock Tower (2), 1905 |
| Box 16 | Photograph 3.1 | Arcade Building, exterior, undated |
| Box 14 | Photograph 1.13 | Assembly Plant, employees outside gates, circa 1890 |
| Box 14 | Photograph 1.14 | Assembly Plant, employees, circa 1890 |
| Box 14 | Photograph 1.15 | Assembly Plant, Judson Pneumatic Motor Car, circa 1891 |
| Box 14 | Photograph 1.16 | Assembly Plant, Old Chair Car, built at Pullman, no. 536, 1891 |
| Box 14 | Photograph 1.17 | Assembly Plant, steel car (?), circa 1890 |
| Box 14 | Photograph 1.18 | Assembly Plant, freight car no. 7137 built at 103rd Street Shop, 1897 |
| Box 14 | Photograph 1.19 | Assembly Plant, sleeping car, circa 1889-1893 |
| Box 14 | Photograph 1.20 | Assembly Plant, railroad car interiors, with stove, undated |
| Box 14 | Photograph 1.21-1.23 | Assembly Plant, railroad car interiors (3), 1889-1893 |
| Box 14 | Photograph 1.24 | Assembly Plant, railroad car interiors, sleeping car, 1889-1893 |
| Box 14 | Photograph 1.25 | Assembly Plant, street (cable) car, circa 1891 |
| Box 14 | Photograph 1.27 | Assembly Plant, Pullman Electric Street Railway car, circa 1890 |
| Box 17 | Photograph 1.28 | Axel Department, employees, 1883 |
| Box 16 | Photograph 4.3-4.5 | Chemical and Physical Testing Laboratories, exterior and interior (3), circa 1930s , undated |
| Box 14 | Photograph 1.29 | Corliss Engine (1910), miniature replica, 1949 |
| Box 14 | Photograph 1.30 | Engineering Department, interior and employees, circa 1917 |
| Box 15 | Photograph 1.31 | Gardner, Mr. [George Pullman’s first partner], undated |
| Box 15 | Photograph 1.37 | George M. Pullman’s private railroad car, undated |
| Box 16 | Photograph 2.1 | Hotel Florence, undated |
| Box 15 | Photographs 1.53-1.54 | Hotel Florence, exterior (2), undated |
| Box 15 | Photograph 1.56 | Hotel Florence, exterior, undated |
| Box 15 | Photograph 1.57 | Hotel Florence, exterior, 1957 |
| Box 15 | Photograph 1.55 | Hotel Florence and Arcade from Lake Vista, undated |
| Box 16 | Photographs 4.1-4.2 | Johnsen, Arthur Matthew, Chief Engineer for Tests (2), circa 1930s |
| Box 16 | Photograph 2.2 | Pullman double decker trolley car, undated |
| Box 16 | Photograph 3.3 | Pullman factory [?], interior, undated |
| Box 16 | Photograph 3.5 | Pullman Railroad, montage of 3 images, circa 1900 |
| Box 15 | Photograph 1.32 | Pullman Standard Car Manufacturing, exterior, 1959 |
| Box 16 | Photograph 1.82 | Pullman Trust and Savings Bank, bank vault, circa 1908 |
| Box 16 | Photograph 1.83 | Pullman Trust and Savings Bank, President, Edward F. Bryant, circa 1924 |
| Box 16 | Photograph 3.4 | Pullman Works, freight plant, 1915 |
| Box 15 | Photograph 1.34 | Sewing Room, employees, 1916 |
| Box 16 | Photograph 3.2 | Sleeping car, interior, undated |
| Box 14 | Photograph 1.26 | Streetcar no. 41, circa 1891 |
| Box 16 | Photograph 3.7 | Svensson, Nils (1867-1914), carpenter at Pullman Works, circa 1903 |
Series 2: The Pullman Family, 1897-1974, undated
Scope and Contents
Series 2 is comprised of biographical data on George Pullman and various members of his family. The series includes a reprint of his 1897 will.
Arrangement
Series 2 is arranged alphabetically by name after the family files.
| Box 4 | Folder 1 | Pullman Family, biographical data, articles and typescripts, 1929, 1931, 1948, undated |
| Box 4 | Folder 2 | Pullman Family, biographical data, news clippings, 1897, 1930s, 1950s, 1974 |
| Box 15 | Photograph 1.35 | Pullman, George Mortimer, undated |
| Box 4 | Folder 3 | Pullman, George Mortimer, will, reprint, circa 1897 |
| Oversize Folder 6 | Photograph 1.36 | Pullman, Mrs. George Mortimer (Harriett Amelia Sanger, 1842–1921), circa 1890s |
Series 3: The Pullman Free School of Manual Training, 1916-1977
Scope and Contents
Series 3 contains announcements, news clippings, programs and publications for the Pullman Free School of Manual Training that operated from 1915 to 1950 and provided educational opportunities for Pullman’s employees and families. The series also includes a couple of files on the Pullman Educational Foundation that began awarding scholarships with Pullman’s bequest in 1950 after the school closed.
Arrangement
Series 3 is arranged alphabetically by material type or publication title.
| Box 4 | Folder 4 | Announcements, 1916, 1929, 1936, 1942, 1946 |
| Box 4 | Folder 5 | News clippings, circa 1940s, 1950 |
| Box 4 | Folder 6 | Programs, graduation exercises, 1949-1950 |
| Box 4 | Folder 7 | Pullman Annual, 1921 June |
| Box 4 | Folder 8 | Pullman Annual, 1922 June |
| Box 4 | Folder 9 | Pullman Annual, 1923 June |
| Box 4 | Folder 10 | Pullman Annual, 1924 January |
| Box 4 | Folder 11 | Pullman Annual, 1924 June |
| Box 4 | Folder 12 | Pullman Annual, 1925 February |
| Box 4 | Folder 13 | Pullman Annual, 1925 June |
| Box 4 | Folder 14 | Pullman Annual, 1926 |
| Box 4 | Folder 15 | Pullman Annual, 1927 |
| Box 5 | Folder 1 | Pullman Annual, 1928 |
| Box 5 | Folder 2 | Pullman Annual, 1929 |
| Box 5 | Folder 3 | Pullman Annual, 1930 |
| Box 5 | Folder 4 | Pullman Annual, 1931 |
| Box 5 | Folder 5 | Pullman Annual, 1932 |
| Box 5 | Folder 6 | Pullman Annual, 1933 |
| Box 5 | Folder 7 | Pullman Annual, 1934 |
| Box 5 | Folder 8 | Pullman Annual, 1935 |
| Box 5 | Folder 9 | Pullman Annual, 1936 |
| Box 5 | Folder 10 | Pullman Annual, 1937 |
| Box 5 | Folder 11 | Pullman Annual, 1938 |
| Box 6 | Folder 1 | Pullman Annual, 1939 |
| Box 6 | Folder 2 | Pullman Annual, 1940 |
| Box 6 | Folder 3 | Pullman Annual, 1941 |
| Box 6 | Folder 4 | Pullman Annual, 1942 |
| Box 6 | Folder 5 | Pullman Annual, 1943 |
| Box 6 | Folder 6 | Pullman Annual, 1944 |
| Box 6 | Folder 7 | Pullman Annual, 1945 |
| Box 7 | Folder 1 | Pullman Annual, 1946 |
| Box 7 | Folder 2 | Pullman Annual, 1947 |
| Box 7 | Folder 3 | Pullman Annual, 1948 |
| Box 7 | Folder 4 | Pullman Annual, 1949 |
| Box 7 | Folder 5 | Pullman Annual, 1950 |
| Box 7 | Folder 6 | Pullman Educational Foundation, news clippings, 1958 |
| Box 7 | Folder 7 | Pullman Educational Foundation, report, 1977 |
| Box 9 | Folder 14 | Pullman Manual, newspapers, 1947 March 3, 1948 January-December |
| Box 9 | Folder 15 | Pullman Manual, newspaper, 1949 January-December |
| Box 9 | Folder 16 | Pullman Manual, newspaper, 1950 February-March |
Series 4: The Pullman Strike, 1894, 1939, 1946
Scope and Contents
Series 4 contains articles, reports and statements on the Pullman strike and boycott that disrupted rail traffic in the Midwest from May 11, 1894-July 20, 1894. The series includes a booklet written by the Rev. William Carwardine who was an active participant in events and published statements made by the Pullman Company.
Arrangement
Series 4 is arranged alphabetically by title.
| Box 18 | Folder 6 | Index to the Census of Hungry Families, compiled by Janice Helge, [2019] |
| Box 7 | Folder 8 | The Pullman Strike, by Rev. William H. Carwardine, 1894 |
| Box 7 | Folder 9 | The Pullman Strike of 1894, by Donald Ennis, 1946 |
| Box 7 | Folder 10 | “Organized Labor Demands,” 1894 July 20 |
| Box 7 | Folder 11 | “Paternalism and the Pullman Strike,” American Historical Review, 1939 January |
| Box 15 | Photograph 1.33 | Pullman Strike, Arcade Building with troops, 1894 |
| Box 7 | Folder 12 | “The Report on the Chicago Strike,” The Nation, 1894 November 22 |
| Box 7 | Folder 12 | “Revolutionary Statesmanship,” Harper’s Weekly, 1894 November 24 |
| Box 7 | Folder 13 | “The Strike at Pullman. Published Statements of the Company Made During Its Continuance,” 1894 |
| Box 7 | Folder 14 | “The Strike at Pullman: Statements of President Geo. M. Pullman and Vice President T. H. Wickes, before the U. S. Strike Commission,” 1894 |
Series 5: Pullman Town, 1872-2008, undated
Scope and Contents
Series 5 contains articles, brochures, historical sketches, news clippings, programs and related material on the business establishments, organizations, people and schools of Pullman, Illinois.
Arrangement
Series 5 is arranged into three series: Subseries A: Community History, 1882-2008, undated; Subseries B: Community Publications, 1872-2007, undated and Subseries C: Photographs, 1882-1957, undated.
Subseries A: Community History, 1882-2008, undated
Scope and Contents
Subseries A contains articles, brochures, historical sketches, news clippings, newspapers, photographs and programs related to the company town of Pullman. In the 1880s, construction began on the 4,000-acres community that George M. Pullman envisioned as a place for his workers to live that included activities and organizations designed to promote their betterment. The Pullman Athletic Association, the Pullman Band, the Pullman Land Association and the Women’s Society of Pullman were among these groups. Included in this subseries is a demographic questionnaire from the 1880s that contains details about the original inhabitants.
Arrangement
Subseries A is arranged alphabetically by topic or organization.
| Box 7 | Folder 15 | Arcade Building and Theatre, articles, undated |
| Box 7 | Folder 15 | Arcade Building and Theatre, historical sketch, undated |
| Box 7 | Folder 15 | Arcade Building and Theatre, news clippings, 1946, 1959 |
| Box 7 | Folder 15 | Arcade Building and Theatre, pamphlet, 1951 |
| Box 7 | Folder 15 | Arcade Building and Theatre, programs, 1883, 1901 |
| Box 8 | Folder 1 | Athletic Clubs, news clippings, circa 1940s-1950s |
| Box 8 | Folder 2 | Biographical data - B-W, news clippings, 1939-circa 1940s |
| Box 8 | Folder 2a | Biographical data - Randolph, Asa Phillip (1889-1979), obituary, 1979 |
| Box 8 | Folder 3 | Business Establishments - general news clippings, circa 1880s, 1940s-1950s |
| Box 8 | Folder 6 | Clock Tower, news clippings, circa 1940s-1950s |
| Box 8 | Folder 7 | Demographic questionnaire, circa 1885 |
| Box 8 | Folder 8 | Greenstone (Pullman Methodist) Church, anniversary brochure, 1957 |
| Box 8 | Folder 8 | Greenstone (Pullman Methodist) Church, news clippings, circa 1950s-1960s |
| Box 8 | Folder 9 | Hotel Florence, historical sketch, undated |
| Box 8 | Folder 9 | Hotel Florence, news clippings, 1948-2001 |
| Box 8 | Folder 10 | Landmark Preservation (The Beman Committee), news clippings and report, 1968-1969 |
| Box 8 | Folder 11 | Men’s Society of Pullman, articles of association and by-laws, 1895 |
| Box 8 | Folder 11 | Men’s Society of Pullman, news clippings, 1895 |
| Box 8 | Folder 12 | News clippings, general, circa 1880s, circa 1930s-2008 |
| Box 9 | Folder 17 | Postcards and note cards, undated |
| Box 8 | Folder 13 | Pullman Athletic Association, ribbon, 1895 May 30 |
| Box 10 | Folder 3 | Pullman Athletic Club, Annual Spring Games program, 1904 |
| Box 8 | Folder 14 | Pullman Athletic Club, certificates of incorporation, 1882 |
| Box 10 | Folder 3 | Pullman Athletic Club, certificate of incorporation, 1882 |
| Box 8 | Folder 14 | Pullman Athletic Club, programs and stock subscription list, 1880s, 1904 |
| Oversize Folder 3 | Pullman Land Association, sketch plat of land leased to Wm. D. Hastings, The Pullman Company, 1904 | |
| Box 8 | Folder 16 | Pullman Military Band, programs, circa 1900 |
| Box 8 | Folder 17 | Pullman Township School, The Pullman Press, newspaper, 1949 September/October |
| Box 8 | Folder 4 | Pullman Trust & Savings Bank, annual report, 1949, 1960 |
| Box 8 | Folder 4 | Pullman Trust & Savings Bank, brochures and publications, 1983, undated |
| Box 8 | Folder 4 | Pullman Trust & Savings Bank, news clippings, 1940s, 1950s |
| Box 8 | Folder 5 | R. C. Hardy, Real Estate, receipt, 1883 |
| Box 10 | Folder 1 | Scrapbook, includes the Pullman Free School of Manual Training, Pullman Palace Car Company, Pullman Public Library and Pullman Trust and Savings Bank through news clippings from various local papers such as the Calumet Index, The Christian Leader, The Sunday Herald and the Pullman Journal; excerpts of articles from journals such as The Nation and Railway Review; and programs and pamphlets with historical sketches, circa 1880s-1927 |
| Box 9 | Folder 12 | Tax receipt book, A. Overton, 1882-1896 |
| Box 8 | Folder 18 | Women’s Society of Pullman, news clipping, 1893 |
Series 5: Pullman Town, 1872-2008, undated
Subseries B: Community Publications, 1872-2007, undated
Scope and Contents
Subseries B includes publications created for, by or about the residents of the town of Pullman. Among these are Bertha Chadwick Medsker’s series of articles on early Pullman residents that appeared in the Calumet Index between 1954 and 1955, or “Our Community,” a monthly bulletin published by the Pullman Trust & Savings Bank. Other publications include student dissertations reprints of articles from professional journals and photographic narrative, Pullman-The City of Brick, by H.R. Koopman.
Arrangement
Subseries B is arranged in alphabetically by title or organization.
| Boxes 11-13 | vols. 1-3 | Arcade Journal, vol. 1- 3 [continues as Pullman Journal, vol. IV, no. 2, 1893 January 14 and vol. V, no. 26, 1894 June 30 (both laid in volume 3)], 1889 November 30-1894 June 30 |
| Box 18 | Folder 7 | Arcade Journal, article extracts from 1889-1892 by Janice Helge, 2019 |
| Box 9 | Folder 18 | “Final Report to Governor George H. Ryan and Mayor Richard M. Daley,” by the Pullman Factory Task Force, A Joint Task Force of the State of Illinois and the City of Chicago, 2000 June 28 |
| Box 18 | Folder 8 | Fourth of July celebrations, article extracts compiled by Janice Helge, [2019] |
| Box 9 | Folder 11 | “Fra Chicago til Omaha” by M.C.S. Topsoe (photocopy); Kopenhagen [includes description of Pullman], 1872 |
| Box 9 | Folder 19 | Historic Pullman Foundation, brochures and guided tours, circa 1970s-1990s |
| Box 10 | Folder 4 | Historic Pullman Foundation, Historic Pullman House Tour posters and brochures, 1981-1982, 2005-2007 |
| Box 10 | Folder 5 | Historic Pullman Foundation, Pullman Journal, 1978-1983 |
| Box 18 | Folder 9 | Index to Chicago’s Historic Pullman District, compiled by Janice Helge, [2019] |
| Box 18 | Folder 10 | Index to “Greater Pullman’s War Years,” 1945 Calumet Index article, created by Janice Helge, 2019 |
| Box 8 | Folder 19 | “Our Community,” published by the Pullman Trust & Savings Bank (various issues), 1958-1962 |
| Box 8 | Folder 20 | “Our Pullman Pioneers,” by Bertha Chadwick Medsker, newspaper series [includes index created in 1993], 1954 |
| Box 8 | Folder 25 | “The Pride of Pullman,” article reprinted from the Inter-Ocean, 1893 January |
| Box 8 | Folder 21 | “Pullman-America’s First Planned Industrial Town,” by Irving K. Pond, (a collaborator and eyewitness), circa 1933 |
| Box 18 | Folder 11 | Pullman Bandstand Dedication, program, 1994 September 5 |
| Box 8 | Folder 22 | Pullman: The City of Brick, by H. R. Koopman, 1893 |
| Box 10 | Folder 6 | Pullman Flyer, newspaper, 1989, 1999 |
| Box 10 | Folder 7 | Pullman Flyer, newspaper, 2008 September, 2009 February |
| Box 10 | Folder 8 | Pullman Journal, newspaper, 1893 January 14 |
| Box 10 | Folder 9 | Pullman Journal, newspaper, 1979 Spring, circa 1980 |
| Box 8 | Folder 23 | “Pullman: A Social Experiment,” To-Day, by Charles H. Eaton, D.D., 1895 January |
| Box 8 | Folder 24 | “Pullman: A Social Study,” Harper’s Weekly reprint, by Richard L. Ely, 1885 |
| Box 18 | Folder 12 | Pullman School history, article extracts and index by Janice Helge, 2021 |
| Box 9 | Folder 1-6 | “Pullman: A Social Study,” doctoral dissertation by Almont Lindsey, undated |
| Box 18 | Folder 13 | Pullman State Historic Site, information sheets and map, undated |
| Box 18 | Folder 14 | “Pullman Tech Efforts During the War Years,” 1917 Calumet Index extracts by Janice Helge, 2019 |
| Box 9 | Folder 7 | “Report of Commissioners of the State Bureaus of Labor Statistics on the Industrial, Social and Economic Conditions of Pullman, Illinois,” 1884 September |
| Box 9 | Folder 20 | South Suburban Genealogical & Historical Society, brochure, undated |
| Box 9 | Folder 8 | “A Summary of Information on the South Pullman District,” Commission on Chicago Historic and Architectural Landmarks, 1972 June |
| Box 9 | Folder 9 | Touring Pullman, by William Adelman, 1977 |
| Box 9 | Folder 10 | “A Town of Pullman: America’s First Model Town,” W.P.A. Adult Education Program, Chicago Board of Education, 1936 |
Series 5: Pullman Town, 1872-2008, undated
Subseries C: Photographs, 1882-1957, undated
Arrangement
Subseries C is arranged alphabetically by topic. The number of images with the same description is indicated in parentheses.
| Box 17 | Photograph 1.38 | Arcade Building, exterior, circa 1900 |
| Box 15 | Photographs 1.39a-b | Arcade Building, exterior (2 copies), circa 1890 |
| Box 15 | Photograph 1.40 | Arcade Building, interior furnace room, circa 1890 |
| Box 15 | Photographs 1.41a-b | Arcade Building, exterior, 112th St. looking west (2 copies), circa 1895 |
| Box 15 | Photographs 1.42-1.43 | Arcade Building, interior of theater (2), circa 1890 |
| Box 15 | Photograph 1.44 | Cottage Grove Avenue, Lake Vista being filled in to let Cottage Grove Avenue through and Illinois Central Railroad tracks become elevated, circa 1900 |
| Box 15 | Photograph 1.45 | Fire Department, exterior, men with equipment, circa 1890 |
| Box 15 | Photograph 1.46 | Fire Department, employees, circa 1902 |
| Box 15 | Photograph 1.47 | Fire Department, volunteer fire department testing new type of net, 1902 |
| Box 15 | Photograph 1.48 | Florence Boulevard, circa 1890s |
| Box 15 | Photograph 1.49 | Fulton Street, looking north, undated |
| Box 15 | Photographs 1.50-1.51 | Greenstone (Pullman Methodist) Church (2), circa 1880s |
| Box 15 | Photograph 1.52 | Greenstone (Pullman Methodist) Church, 1957 |
| Box 15 | Photograph 1.58 | Illinois Central Railroad Station, 111th Street and Michigan Avenue, Pullman, undated |
| Box 15 | Photograph 1.59 | Illinois Central Railroad Station, 111th Street and Michigan Avenue, Pullman, 1890 |
| Box 15 | Photograph 1.60 | Labor Day Parade, tinsmiths parade, 111th Street and Cottage Grove Avenue, 1901 |
| Box 15 | Photographs 1.61-1.62 | Labor Day Parade (2), 1901 |
| Oversize Folder 9 | Photograph 1.85 | Pullman Associated Football Team, 1907 |
| Box 15 | Photograph 1.63 | Pullman Associated Football Club, 1912 |
| Oversize Folder 7 | Photograph 1.78 | Pullman Athletic Club, 1882-1883 |
| Box 15 | Photograph 1.64 | Pullman Athletic Club, 1912 |
| Box 15 | Photograph 1.65 | Pullman Band, undated |
| Box 16 | Photograph 1.66-1.72 | Pullman Band (7), undated |
| Box 16 | Photograph 1.74 | Pullman Band, collage of 19 photos, undated |
| Box 16 | Photograph 1.73 | Pullman Band, Springfield, Illinois encampment, undated |
| Oversize Folder 8 | Photograph 1.84 | Pullman Car Works Baseball League, |
| Box 16 | Photograph 1.75 | Pullman Cricket Club, undated |
| Box 17 | Photograph 1.76 | Pullman Cricket Club, team photo, 1900 |
| Box 16 | Photograph 1.77 | Pullman Cricket Club, team photo, 1902 |
| Box 16 | Photograph 3.6 | Pullman Cricket Club, [?] 1895 |
| Oversize Folder 10 | Photograph 1.86 | Pullman Foreman’s Club of the Pullman Car Works, dinner, 1910 February 26 |
| Oversize Folder 10 | Photograph 1.87 | Pullman Foreman’s Club of the Pullman Car Works, dinner, 1917 February 24 |
| Box 16 | Photograph 1.79 | Pullman Park, 1892 |
| Box 16 | Photograph 1.80 | Pullman School, 113th and Cottage Grove, exterior, 1894 |
| Box 16 | Photograph 1.81 | Pullman School, 113th and Cottage Grove, exterior, circa 1894 |
| Oversize Folder 11 | Photograph 1.88 | Pullman Soccer Team, 1916 |
