2012 Gentle Warrior Awards CelebrationA. Phillip Randolph Pullman Porter Museum 17th Anniversary celebration handout. February 2012 Subject: Pullman_Workers; Pullman_Labor_History; Format: Printed Materials -- Periodicals |
American EnterprisePoster and newspaper article about the musical play American Enterprise presented by the Organic Theater Company February 14, 1991. The play traces George Pullman life in dialogue and song. Play written by Jeffrey Sweet, score by Michael Vitali. Subject: ; Pullman_Family; Pullman_Labor_History; Pullman_Palace_Car_Company; Format: Mixed media |
Antilabor Mercenaries or Defenders of Public Order?This is a copy of an article from Chicago History, about the use of federal troops during the Pullman Strike in 1894. Subject: Illinois_History; Pullman_Labor_History; Pullman_Palace_Car_Company; Pullman_Town; Pullman_Workers; Pullman_and_Afro-Americans; Format: Printed Materials -- Periodicals |
At epicenter of labor, black historyArticle - "Pullman's name tied to cause of racial, social justice"...describing life and labor in the Pullman factory town under George Pullman. Subject: Illinois_History; Labor_History,_other; Pullman_Labor_History; Pullman,_George; Format: Printed Materials -- Periodicals |
Changing Society - The Lives of Worker Heroes Who Made a DifferenceSoft Cover, 90 pages, essays on John Altgeld, Eugene Debs, Mother Jones, Frances Perkins, Walter Reuther, A. Philip Randolph, Regina Polk, and Delores Huerta. Subject: Pullman_Labor_History; Labor_History,_other; Format: Printed Materials - Publications |
Changing Society, The Lives of Worker heroes Who Made a DifferenceSoft-cover, 87 pages, essays on John Peter Altgeld, Eugene Debs, Mother Jones, Walter Reuther, A Philip Randolph, Regina Polk, and Delores Huerta. Subject: Pullman_Labor_History; Format: Printed Materials - Publications |
Chicago Federation of Labor Labor Day EventCFL Invitation Letter, Bike Parade, and Picnic forms for Labor Day Event 1994 for Pullman residents. Subject: ; Labor_History,_other; Organizations_--_Historic_Pullman_Foundation; Organizations_--_Pullman_Civic_Organization; Pullman_Labor_History; Format: Printed Materials - Other |
Chicago Heritage FestivalPress release for the Chicago Heritage Festival presented by the Illinois State Historical Society and the Association of Illinois Museums and Historical Societies, commemorating the centennial of the 1894 strike in Pullman. Subject: Labor_History,_other; Organizations_--_Historic_Pullman_Foundation; Pullman_Labor_History; Format: Printed Materials - Other |
Council adopts resolution by Adduci declaring Pullman be designated a city landmarkNewspaper article describing the landmarks resolution, and a brief history of Pullman. Subject: Architecture; Chicago_History; Historic_Reference; Illinois_History; Organizations_--_Historic_Pullman_Foundation; Organizations_--_Pullman_Civic_Organization; Preservation/_Architecture_(General); Pullman_Houses; Pullman_Labor_History; Pullman_Town; Format: Printed Materials -- Periodicals |
Death At Pullman250 page soft cover novel Subject: Pullman_Labor_History; Format: Printed Materials - Publications |
Doing the next thingArticle from Chicago Tribune on the Organic Theater to stage musical drama on Pullman strike. Subject: Pullman_Palace_Car_Company; Pullman_Labor_History; Illinois_History; Chicago_History; Format: Printed Materials -- Periodicals |
Emanuel basks in Obama's support during Chicago stopThank you page and article from the Journal Star in Peoria regarding the designation of the Pullman National Monument and President Obama's friendship with Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel. Subject: ; Chicago_History; Factory_Site; Illinois_History; Pullman_(General); Pullman_and_Afro-Americans; Pullman_Labor_History; Pullman_Landmark; Pullman_Palace_Car_Company; Format: Printed Materials -- Periodicals |
Federal Funds To Help Complete RestorationArticle from the Calumet Index, March 3, 1971 describing restoration efforts in Pullman. Subject: Architecture; Chicago_History; Factory_Site; General/Misc.; Greenstone_Church; Historic_Reference; Labor_History,_other; Market_Hall; Organizations_--_Pullman_Civic_Organization; Preservation/_Architecture_(General); Pullman_(General); Pullman_Houses; Pullman_Labor_History; Pullman_Town; Format: Printed Materials -- Periodicals |
Fraternal Ribbon, Fidelity Lodge No. 54, I.A. of C. W.Beautiful silk ribbon with badge, from a member of the Fidelity Lodge No. 54, I. A. of C. W. (International Association of Car Workers), Pullman, ILL. Front side is Blue silk with silver lettering, back side is black silk with silver lettering and designs and says Newark, New Jersey at the top and IN MEMORIAM. Subject: ; Pullman_Labor_History; Pullman_Workers; Format: Button-Badges |
George M. PullmanPhotocopy of chapter clipped from unknown publication, 15 pages with photographs. Full record available for viewing at the Bertha Ludlam Reading Room in the Hotel Florence. Subject: Pullman_Porters; Pullman_Palace_Car_Company; Pullman_Labor_History; Pullman_Company; Pullman_(General); Pullman_Rail_Travel; Format: Printed Materials - Publications |
Harper's WeeklyDated Saturday, July 21, 1894, 24 pages with articles about the Pullman Strike. Subject: Pullman_Labor_History; Format: Printed Materials -- Periodicals |
Honoring LaborPhotocopy of editorial from the Arizona Daily Star highlighting the Pullman Strike of 1894 and it's influence on the labor movement. Subject: Pullman_Labor_History; Format: Printed Materials -- Periodicals |
Hotel Florence and Pullman Reference GuideThree-ring binder containing information to be used by docents and tour guides. Reference material relating to general Pullman history, Hotel Florence, the town, the strike and other pertinent data. Subject: Hotel_Florence_History; Organizations_--_Historic_Pullman_Foundation; Pullman_(General); Pullman_Labor_History; Pullman_Town; Reference; Format: Printed Materials - Publications |
Illinois History Volume 18, Number 8, May 1965Issue on Labor in Illinois, includes article "Famous Pullman Strike". Subject: ; Labor_History,_other; Pullman_Labor_History; Format: Printed Materials -- Periodicals |
Illinois Labor History SocietyMiscellaneous newsletter and other correspondence. File may contain other general Illinois labor information. Full record available for viewing at the Bertha Ludlam Reading Room in the Hotel Florence. Subject: Labor_History,_other; Pullman_Labor_History; Format: Printed Materials -- Periodicals |
Interfaith Service in Remeberance of 1894 Pullman StikeProgram for service September 5, 1994. Includes short description of Rev. Cowardine's involvement in the Strike. Subject: ; Pullman_Labor_History; Format: Printed Materials - Other |
Jennie Curtis Strike Centennial Dance TicketsSet of 5 yellow tickets for Jennie Curtis Strike Centennial Dance event on Saturday, July 23rd, 6:30 to 11:30 p.m.. Presented by the Pullman Civic Organization and held at 614 E. 113th St. Chicago. Donation was $5 per ticket. Ticket nos 100 to 105. Subject: Chicago_History; Organizations_--_Pullman_Civic_Organization; Pullman_Labor_History; Format: Printed Materials - Other |
Labor & Pullman 1884-1994Booklet from Pullman Bandstand Dedication, Labor Day, 1994, produced by the Chicago Federation of Labor AFL-CIO Subject: Pullman_Labor_History; Format: Printed Materials - Publications |
Labor Paste BookletBooklet documenting labor paste project by Pullman artist jb Daniel. Subject: Pullman_Town; Pullman_People; Pullman_Labor_History; Format: Printed Materials - Publications |
Labor Supporters Pay Homage to OriginsArticle in The Times about Labor Day event in Pullman, dated Tuesday, Sept. 6, 1994. Subject: ; Chicago_History; Pullman_Labor_History; Format: Printed Materials -- Periodicals |
Letter regarding Chicago Times Strike articleLetter from George Brown, Pullman General Manager, to George Pullman regarding Chicago Times article about a strike at Pullman and why there is no evidence of this. Subject: ; Pullman_Labor_History; Pullman_Palace_Car_Company; Format: Correspondence |
New backer needed for union museumArticle in the Daily Southtown, Thursday, February 28, 2002, about the city of Chicago withholding $2million in grant money from the A. Philip Randolph Museum. Subject: North_Pullman; Organizations_--_Other; Pullman_Labor_History; Format: Printed Materials -- Periodicals |
Outdoor IllinoisFebruary, 1975 issue with 21-page article on Pullman. Full record available for viewing at the Bertha Ludlam Reading Room in the Hotel Florence. Subject: Pullman_Workers; Pullman_Views; Pullman_Train_Cars; Pullman_Town; Pullman_Rail_Travel; Pullman_Palace_Car_Company; Pullman_Labor_History; Pullman_Houses; Pullman_(General); Format: Printed Materials -- Periodicals |
Polar Philately: Byrd Antarctic VenturesDescribes issue of commemorative postal stamp and Admiral Byrd's four Antarctic expeditions. Subject: ; Chicago_History; Historic_Reference; Illinois_History; Pullman_Labor_History; The_Snow_Cruiser; Format: Printed Materials -- Periodicals |
Portrait of Eugene V. DebsOil painting done from a photograph, by William Kirschner, longtime Pullman resident. Antique wooden frame Subject: Pullman_Family; Pullman_Labor_History; Historic_Reference; Format: Artwork |
Postcards from Pullman: An Uncertain DreamThe third book in the series "Postcards from Pullman" by Judith Miller. Relates the story of Olivia Mott, a young English women who travels to Chicago and works for the Pullman Company. Subject: Chicago_History; Hotel_Florence_History; Illinois_History; Pullman_Labor_History; Format: Printed Materials - Publications |
Pullman and his 'perfect' townNewspaper article describing George M. Pullman's social experiment with the town of Pullman. Subject: Chicago_History; Churches_-_Roseland,_Pullman; Historic_Reference; Illinois_History; Lake_Calumet; Pullman_Houses; Pullman_Labor_History; Pullman_Palace_Car_Company; Pullman_Town; Pullman_Workers; The_Stables; Format: Printed Materials - Publications |
Pullman Area Near Landmark StatusNewspaper article clipped from Chicago Tribune, written by Stan Ziembe, January 1, 1970. Subject: ; Architecture; Barrett,_Nathan_Franklin; Beman,_Solon_Spencer; Chicago_History; Factory_Site; General/Misc.; Greenstone_Church; Historic_Reference; Hotel_Florence_History; Illinois_History; Labor_History,_other; Organizations_--_Pullman_Civic_Organization; Preservation/_Architecture_(General); Pullman_(General); Pullman_Company; Pullman_Houses; Pullman_Labor_History; Pullman_Town; Reference; Regional; Format: Printed Materials -- Periodicals |
Pullman Beautiful (Nice Things About Pullman Past and Present)Typed original; topic is Labor Day and the Pullman Strike of 1894. Subject: ; Chicago_History; Historic_Reference; Hotel_Florence_History; Illinois_History; Pullman_Labor_History; Pullman_Workers; Format: Printed Materials -- Periodicals |
Pullman Incorporated Retirement PlanBooklet outlining the retirement plan for Pullman Incorporated as of May 1, 1964. Subject: Pullman_Company; Pullman_Labor_History; Pullman_Workers; Format: Printed Materials - Publications |
Pullman JournalTwenty-four (24) copies, published by the Pullman Civic Organization, commemorating the 1984 Pullman Strike. Eight pages, with articles revolving around different aspects of the strike. Subject: Pullman_Labor_History; Format: Printed Materials - Publications |
Pullman JournalA special edition published by the Pullman Flyer of the Pullman Civic Organization, about the Pullman Strike Subject: Pullman_Labor_History; Chicago_History; Format: Printed Materials - Publications |
Pullman Journal, Special EditionPullman Journal is a Special Edition produced by The Pullman Flyer group. Subject: Organizations_--_Pullman_Civic_Organization; Pullman_(General); Pullman_Labor_History; Format: Printed Materials - Publications |
Pullman Labor Day Bike RideBrochure for 5th annual Labor Day bike ride, including map of route, and lecture stops. Subject: ; Labor_History,_other; Organizations_--_Pullman_Civic_Organization; Pullman_Labor_History; Format: Printed Materials - Other |
Pullman Standard Group Insurance ProgramBooklet of Major Medical Expense Group Insurance Program for Pullman Incorporated and Subsidiary Companies. Produced by Pullman-Standard Car Manufacturing Company. Subject: Pullman_Labor_History; Pullman_Standard_Car_Mfg_Company; Pullman_Workers; Format: Printed Materials - Publications |
Pullman Standard Insurance Plan 1950The 1950 Insurance Plan for Salaried Employes from the Pullman-Standard Car Manufacturing Company, effective November 1, 1950. Subject: Pullman_Labor_History; Pullman_Standard_Car_Mfg_Company; Pullman_Workers; Format: Printed Materials - Publications |
Pullman Standard Insurance Plan 1954The 1954 Insurance Plan for Salaried Employes from the Pullman-Standard Car Manufacturing Company, effective October 1, 1954. Subject: Pullman_Labor_History; Pullman_Standard_Car_Mfg_Company; Pullman_Workers; Format: Printed Materials - Publications |
Pullman Strike 1894National Guard troups encamped at the Hotel Florence. Note tables in arcade park. Subject: Pullman_Labor_History; Format: Photograph (all forms) |
Pullman Strike 1894Illinois National Guard troups by Arcade building. Photographed from Hotel. Pullman Company negative jacket labled "Fife and Drum Corp" Subject: Pullman_Labor_History; Format: Photograph (all forms) |
Pullman Strike Centennial: Touring PullmanHandout with information about various tours, events, and Historic Pullman Foundation information for 1994 Subject: House_Tour; Organizations_--_Historic_Pullman_Foundation; Pullman_Labor_History; Format: Printed Materials - Other |
Pullman Strike flares anew in a compelling "American Enterprise"Newspaper article from Theater section about Jeffrey Sweet's play about Pullman and the Pullman Strike of 1894. Subject: Pullman_Labor_History; Format: Printed Materials -- Periodicals |
Pullman Strike Leads to Community ChangeNewspaper article, unknown publication and date. Subject: ; Pullman_Labor_History; Format: Printed Materials -- Periodicals |
Pullman Strike Timeline 1994A timeline from 1994 showing events leading up to the Pullman Strike in 1894. Subject: Historic_Reference; Organizations_--_Historic_Pullman_Foundation; Pullman_Labor_History; Format: Printed Materials - Other |
Pullman Tour - Illinois Labor History SocietyNeighborhood tour written by Bill Adelman, Illinois Labor History Society. Subject: Pullman_Labor_History; Format: Printed Materials - Other |
Pullman's model town: He included everything but the unionReprint from January 1969 issue of Steel Labor. Brief history of the Pullman Strike of 1894. Subject: Pullman_Labor_History; Format: Printed Materials -- Periodicals |
Pullman, The Strike of 1894 PosterPoster advertising Pullman Strike Centennial Events and Programs 1994 and sponsoring groups. Subject: Pullman_Labor_History; Organizations_--_Pullman_Civic_Organization; Organizations_--_Historic_Pullman_Foundation; Labor_History,_other; Chicago_History; Format: Printed Materials - Other |
Pullman-Standard Insurance Plan for 1954The 1954 Insurance Plan for Salaried Employes from the Pullman-Standard Car Manufacturing Company, effective October 1, 1954. Subject: Pullman_Company; Pullman_Labor_History; Pullman_Standard_Car_Mfg_Company; Pullman_Workers; Format: Printed Materials - Publications |
Pullman: A Social StudyCopy of an article appearing in Harper's New Monthly Magazine, 1889. Subject: Pullman_Views; Pullman_Stables; Pullman_Palace_Car_Company; Pullman_Houses; Pullman_Building; Pullman_Bank; Pullman_Labor_History; Market_Hall; Hotel_Florence_--_Exterior; Greenstone_Church; Beman,_Solon_Spencer; Architecture; Arcade_Theatre; Arcade_Shops; Arcade_Park; Arcade_Library; Arcade_Building; Format: Printed Materials - Publications |
Pullmlan Standard Insurance Plan 1954The 1954 Insurance Plan for Salaried Employes from the Pullman-Standard Car Manufacturing Company, effective October 1, 1954. Subject: Pullman_Company; Pullman_Labor_History; Pullman_Standard_Car_Mfg_Company; Pullman_Workers; Format: Printed Materials - Publications |
Recommend Pullman Landmark StatusNewspaper article from the August 13, 1972 South End Reporter; describes recommendation by Chicago Landmarks Commission to City Council. Subject: Chicago_History; Historic_Reference; Illinois_History; Labor_History,_other; Preservation/_Architecture_(General); Pullman_Houses; Pullman_Town; Format: Printed Materials -- Periodicals |
Regulations and instructions for pullman conductors200 page handbook containing regulations and instructions for Pullman car service employees covering facets of work while on Pullman car. Subject: Pullman_Labor_History; Conductors; ; Format: Printed Materials - Publications; |
Revor, Alfred T.Photocopy of newspaper obiturary of Alfred T. Revor, Roseland resident and employee of the Pullman Car Company. Subject: Pullman_Labor_History; Format: Printed Materials -- Periodicals |
Rolling Stock RebatePaper tabulating value of rolling stock destroyed in Chicago riots, July 6, 1894. Subject: ; Chicago_History; Historic_Reference; Illinois_History; Pullman_Labor_History; Pullman_Train_Cars; Reference; Format: Printed Materials - Other |
South Pullman CompanyTown Eyed as LandmarkNewspaper article from Chicago Tribune, 1972, relating to city landmark status. Describes other neighborhoods under consideration. Subject: Barrett,_Nathan_Franklin; Beman,_Solon_Spencer; Chicago_History; Historic_Reference; Illinois_History; Labor_History,_other; Plans/_Reports/_Studys; Preservation/_Architecture_(General); Pullman_Houses; Pullman_Town; Format: Printed Materials -- Periodicals |
Strike tarnishes industrialist's visionNewspaper clipping from Chicago Tribune, March 20, 1997, about Pullman strike. Subject: Pullman_Labor_History; Format: Printed Materials -- Periodicals |
Surveillance report on potential strikers2 page letter from Lamble to W.P. Hoornbeck (Pullman surpervisor) reporting on strike preparation activity as of May 12, 1894. Subject: ; Pullman_Labor_History; Pullman_Palace_Car_Company; Pullman_Workers; Format: Correspondence |
The CarbuilderCompany publication, for the builders of all Pullman Standard products. Contains article "The George Mortimer Pullman Story". 32 pages. Subject: Chicago_History; Historic_Reference; Illinois_History; Pullman_Company; Pullman_Labor_History; Pullman_Standard_Car_Mfg_Company; Pullman_Town; Format: Printed Materials - Publications |
The Essence of the Strike, The Story of Pullman and the Relations of the Company to Its Employes.Extracted from the Pullman Journal, Vo. 5, No. 35, Saturday, Sept. 1, 1894. Copy. Subject: Pullman_Labor_History; Format: Printed Materials -- Periodicals |
The Federation News: The Pullman Strike of 1894Special reprint edition of the Federation News from 1894, recounting the Pullman Strike. Subject: Pullman_Labor_History; Chicago_History; Format: Printed Materials - Publications |
The First Hundred Years Book excerptCopy of page 194 from the book "The First Hudnred Years" which discribes the local brickyard, Blue Island Local No. 3 and various stricks. Subject: Pullman_Labor_History; Labor_History,_other; Chicago_History; Format: Printed Materials - Publications |
The Illinois Labor History Society - Union Hall of Honor Awards Dinner, 2006Booklet for the 2006 Union Hall of Honor Awards Dinner. "Celebrating the Ironworkers at Age 110". Held Sunday, December 10, 2006 at the 19th Century Club in Oak Park, Illinois Subject: Pullman_Labor_History; Format: Printed Materials - Other |
The Parable of PullmanDouble-sided parchment paper, continued on reverse. History of Pullman. Subject: Chicago_History; Historic_Reference; Illinois_History; Pullman_(General); Pullman_Company; Pullman_Labor_History; Pullman_Workers; Format: Printed Materials - Publications |
The Pullman Company Contracts4"x7" black leather 3 ringed binder containing various Pullman Company contracts between porters, conductors, brakemen, etc. dating between 1948-1961. Subject: ; Chicago_History; Historic_Reference; Labor_History,_other; Pullman_Company; Pullman_Workers; Reference; Format: Printed Materials - Other |
The Pullman MessengerPremier issue of magazine focused on information about events and news about the Pullman National Monument. Subject: ; Pullman_(General); Pullman_and_Afro-Americans; Pullman_Labor_History; Pullman_Palace_Car_Company; Pullman_Porters; Pullman_Town; Roseland_Community; Format: Printed Materials -- Periodicals |
The Pullman StrikeFour-page letter dated August 3, 1972 in support of the preservation of South Pullman. The letter, from the Illinois Labor History Society, speaks specifically to the issues surrounding the 1893 Pullman Strike. Subject: ; Pullman_Labor_History; Format: Printed Materials - Other |
The Pullman StrikeSoftcover, 126 page, originally published in 1894, with illustrations, reprint published in 1971 Subject: Pullman_Labor_History; Format: Printed Materials - Publications |
The Pullman StrikeThe story of a unique experiment and of a great labor upheaval. Author: Almont Lindsey Publisher: The University of Chicago Press, 1942 ISBN 0-226-48383-5 Subject: Pullman_Labor_History; Format: Printed Materials - Publications |
The Pullman StrikeTyped excerpt from "The Pullman Strike" by Almont Lindsey, 1942. Subject: Pullman_Labor_History; Format: Printed Materials - Other |
The Pullman Strike - Causes and EffectPhotocopy of 18-page paper written by John S. Bell, June 2, 1951 with bibliography. Full record available for viewing at the Bertha Ludlum Reading Room in the Hotel Florence. Subject: Pullman_Labor_History; Format: Printed Materials - Publications |
The Pullman Strike and the Crisis of the 1890sEdited by Richard Schneirow, Shelton Stromquist, Nick Salvatore. Published by the University of Illinois Press. 1999. ISBN 0-252-06755-X Essays on Labor and Politics. Subject: Pullman_Labor_History; Format: Printed Materials - Publications |
The Pullman Strike and the National GuardMarch-April, 1982 and Summer, 1982 issues of Illinois Magazine with two-part article about the Pullman Strike. Subject: ; Pullman_Labor_History; Format: Printed Materials -- Periodicals |
The Pullman Strike of 1894 Federation NewsSpecial Reprint Edition, possibly published by the Illinois Labor Federation and the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. Subject: Pullman_Labor_History; Format: Printed Materials - Publications |
The Pullman Strike: Yesterday, Today and TomorrowHandout for conference held December 8, 1999, John Marshall Law School, on the Pullman Strike. Subject: Pullman_Labor_History; Format: Printed Materials - Other |
The Story of The Pullman Strike31-page booklet, probably for grammar or middle school students, with illustrations. Cornerstones of Freedom series. Full record available for viewing at the Bertha Ludlam Reading Room in the Hotel Florence. Subject: Pullman_Labor_History; Format: Printed Materials - Publications |
Union Card - Local No. 4Quarterly membership card for Local No. 4, Service Employees International Union. Dated Uly, Aug. Sept. 1969. Signed by Eimanic Sheahan. Found in the Hotel Florence Linen Room. Subject: Hotel_Florence_History; Pullman_Labor_History; Pullman_People; Pullman_Workers; Format: Printed Materials - Other |
Urban Disorder and the Shape of BeliefBook discusses the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, the Haymarket bombing of 1886, and the making and unmaking of the model town of Pullman. Subject: Pullman_Labor_History; Labor_History,_other; Pullman_Town; Chicago_History; Format: Printed Materials - Publications |
When Trouble Came to Pullman's TownArticle removed from larger booklet "United Methodists Today". Recounts history of 1894 strike and connection to the minister of the Greenstone Church. Subject: ; Pullman_Labor_History; Format: Printed Materials - Publications |
Women in nineteenth century Pullmancopy of MA thesis to Department of History at the University of Arizona,1988. A study of the ideologies and realities surrounding women in nineteenth century Pullman. Subject: Pullman_(General); Pullman_Workers; Pullman_People; Pullman_Labor_History; Format: Printed Materials - Publications |
Working menPhoto postcard, scene of men unloading unknown object from a cart. Subject: Victorian_Era_-_general; Roseland_Community; Pullman_People; Labor_History,_other; Historic_Reference; Chicago_History; Format: Postcard |
Working the Crowd on Labor DayArticle from the Chicago Sun-Times, dated Tuesday, September 6, 1994, about Gov. Edgar's visit to far south side Pullman. Subject: ; Pullman_Labor_History; Pullman_Town; Format: Printed Materials -- Periodicals |