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Friends of Pullman National Historical Park

Chicago, Illinois

Pullman porter (Wikipedia)

Pullman-Standard, Bessemer, Alabama: Requests for Funeral Leave Allowance

South Suburban Genealogical & Historical Society (Illinois, USA) acquired employee records from the Pullman factory on Chicago's south side. Also included were Requests for Funeral Leave Allowance submitted by employees at Pullman-Standard in Bessemer, Alabama, USA, from 1978-1980. Bessemer employees requesting leave had to submit both the form and proof such as an obituary, funeral program, etc. Digital copies of these records are available for a fee. One index includes the names of employees requesting funeral leave, and another index includes the names of their deceased family members.

Rising from the Rails: Pullman Porters and the Making of the Black Middle Class

A book by Larry Tye.

South Suburban Genealogical and Historical Society - Pullman Employee Records

This collection contains information from the Pullman Car Works located at 111th Street and Cottage Grove Avenue in Pullman (Chicago), Illinois, one of the largest employers in the area. There are approximately 200,000 individuals represented in this collection. The collection does not include the records for all Pullman employees at all locations, and does not include records of Pullman porters. Information varies for each individual

The Life of the Pullman Porter

Article by Stewart H. Holbrook.

The National A Philip Randolph Pullman Porter Museum

Our mission is to promote, honor and celebrate the legacy of A. Philip Randolph, the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters and contributions made by African-Americans to America's labor movement; with a significant focus on the African American Railroad Employee.

The Newberry Library - Pullman Employee Records

The employee records of the Pullman Company at the Newberry are primarily for operating company workers–porters, maids, commissary attendants, conductors, shop workers, yard force workers, clerks, managers–not manufacturing or town employees. Although some 19th-century personnel records are available, the bulk of the records are post-1920.