Inventor Name
Pullman, George Mortimer
Repository
Chicago Historical Society
Clark St. at North Ave.
Chicago, IL 60614-6071
312-642-4600
http://www.chicagohs.org/collections/archives.html
Physical Description
8 v.
Summary
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. 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. 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.