Records of the Pullman Company, manufacturers and operators of railroad sleeping cars. Pullman also manufactured hospital and dining cars at its Chicago facilities. Dating from 1867 to 1982 (bulk 1900-1930s), the collection includes background materials, correspondence, financial, personnel and operating records, drawings and photographs.
Scope and Contents:
The collection consists of materials from 1867-1982 (bulk 1900-1930s), and includes background materials, correspondence, financial records, operating records, personnel records, drawings, and photographs. Of note is the documentation of hospital cars and instructions for porters. The collection is not a complete record of the Pullman Palace Car Company's activities.
Series 1, Historical Background, 1867-1982, contains newspaper clippings and articles about the Pullman Palace Car Company and George Pullman. Also included is a 318-page typescript titledThe History of the Sleeping Car 1923, by Charles S. Sweet; documentation on how Pullman cars were named; and other histories of the Pullman Company including its hospital cars and maquetry design.
Series 2, Correspondence, 1912-1960, consists primarily of documentation about the sale of cars and equipment by Pullman Palace Car Company to specific railroad companies. The correspondence details the cost per car and in some instances, leasing costs, operating costs, and other relevant statistical and financial information about the transactions. There is some consolidated data on cars sold to the railroads as well as summary data on the type of car sold, name of car, selling price, purchasers, and the date the sale was approved. The correspondence is organized chronologically within Pullman Company correspondence wrappers which were used to maintain the correspondence in a uniform manner and in consecutive date order.
Correspondence about hospital cars contains information on the rental of Pullman cars to the United States government as well as letters discussing specifications for building hospital unit cars for the United States Army. There is one folder of miscellaneous correspondence with individuals seeking copies of photographs from the company and/or offering their historical writings about the company.
Series 3, Financial Records, 1875-1930, consists primarily of details of cost documentation created by the Pullman Company's Manufacturing Department. The cost sheets are arranged chronologically and represent an itemized financial breakdown of costs by material, labor, extra equipment, sundries, and recapitulation for a variety of Pullman cars. The cover sheet for work orders notes the lot number, plan number, type of Pullman car (e.g. baggage, parlor, private) being manufactured or serviced/repaired, to whom the order belongs, and associated dates. For example, one private, steel car for Mr. D. J. Reid or general service parlor car for Southern Railway.
Series 4, Operating Records, 1875-1972, consists of records used by the company for daily operations, particularly instructions for porters as well as repair logbooks, volumes detailing car building completion, published supplements noting specific changes to cars, correspondence, reports, newspaper clippings, and lists of cars built by Pullman and cars withdrawn from service. Also included is the Illustrations Accompanying the Report of the Engineer-in-chief, H.C. Mais, on Observations on Railways Made During His Tour in 1883. Henry Coathupe Mais (1827-1916) was an English born civil engineer who spent most of his career in Australia. Mais toured railways and other works in Europe and America. His lengthy report with many detailed illustrations was printed in 1884 as a parliamentary paper. Some report pages were moldy and have been separated. These pages include: the index, pages 1-7; page 58; and pages 98-111.
The reports found in the "general file" include Sleeping, Parlor and Lounge Equipment (1945) and Pullman Passenger Survey A Continuing Study--Part II, (1955). The latter report by McFarland, Aveyard and Company studied attitudes and opinions of Pullman passengers. There is a typescript of a presentation made by George W. Bohannan of the Pullman Company to the American Association of Passenger Traffic Officers (1964).
The records documenting the completion of cars are bound volumes arranged chronologically. The volumes detail lot number, plan numbers, date of order, type of car, account name, date of delivery, destination route, estimate price, cost price, and contract price. In some instances, new information was glued or taped into the volume. The repair books capture the date, name of car, yard, name of porter, and date shipped.
Series 5, Personnel Records, 1873-1979, includes a payroll list for the General Ticket Department, 1876; instructions for passengers with cholera, 1873; reward notices for an 1878 robbery; instructional manuals for Pullman porters; photographs of Pullman Company employees working, and general correspondence, 1896-1979; ancedotes about Pullman porters; an obituary for George Arthur Kelly, an executive vice president for the Pullman Company; articles and newspaper clippings about porters and conductors, particularly the Society for the Prevention of Calling Pullman Car Porters "George." Started in 1916, the Society for the Prevention of Calling Pullman Car Porters "George" was founded by George W. Dulany, Jr., an Iowa lumber merchant. Dulany organized the society for fun after hearing passengers call every porter George. The society became a hobby and there were no meetings, dues, or activities associated with his work. Dulany's campaign was solely to have passengers use a porter's correct name or simply call them "porter."
Series 6, Drawings, 1907-1939 and undated, contains bound volumes arranged chronologically of records of tracings of drawings for Pullman cars. The volumes detail the negative number, date, type of car, job number, and remarks.
Series 7, Photographs, 1932-1950s and undated, consists primarily of black-and-white copy prints (8" x 10") documenting employees, especially porters, passengers, and hospital cars. Many of the hospital cars depict both the exterior and interior, but none with patients. The passenger photographs are almost exclusively interior images of persons dining, sleeping, playing cards, and in general seating areas. The Southern Pacific dining car photographs are original prints and bear the Pullman Car Company embossed stamp and unique number. This range of photographs is (Pullman photograph #32867 to #32873) and the images depict exterior and interior views of the dining cars. There is one album of ninety-nine photographs taken by Ricardo Villalba (active 1860-1880) in Peru. The album was made for W.W. Evans, Esquire in 1875. The images depict landscapes, bridges, train tracks, railroad cars, railroad engines, and buildings, such as the Pano Cathedral.
Arrangement:
The collection is divided into seven series:
Series 1, Historical Background, 1867-1982
Series 2, Correspondence, 1912-1960
Series 3, Financial Records, 1875-1930
Series 4, Operating Records, 1875-1972
Series 5, Personnel Records, 1873-1979
Series 6, Drawings, 1907-1939 and undated
Series 7, Photographs, 1932-1950s and undated
Biographical / Historical:
George M. Pullman (1831-1897) developed the railroad passenger sleeping car service into a major 19th century industry. He created the Pullman Palace Car Company in 1867. George Pullman was succeeded as president of the company by Robert Todd Lincoln, President Abraham Lincoln's son, who served until 1911. In 1900, after buying competing companies, the firm was reorganized as the Pullman Company.
The idea for specially designed sleeping cars came to Pullman while traveling from Buffalo to Westfield, New York in 1854. He altered existing railroad cars in September, 1858, for service on the Chicago and Alton Railroad. They first sleeping car built to Pullman's specifications was the "pioneer," which carried part of the Lincoln funeral party from Chicago to Springfield, Illinois in 1865. In 1867 "hotel cars" were introduced. These sleeping cars, equipped with kitchen and dining facilities, eliminating the need for trains to stop at stations for passengers to buy food. In 1868, Pullman built the "Delmonica," devoted to restaurant purposes. The Pullman firm also built streetcars and trolleys.
In 1880 George Pullman built the town of Pullman, just south of the city of Chicago along the Illinois Central Railroad line, as the site for his manufacturing plant. Intended as a model manufacturing town, it had 12,000 residents in 1893. It suffered from the usual company town problems and was annexed to Chicago in 1889.
In the wake of the depression of 1893 Pullman reduced wages for its workers by 25% or more. The American Railway Union, lead by Eugene V. Debs, sought to bring wage issues to arbitration but Pullman refused. In June, 1894 some 4,000 employees struck the company gaining support from thousands of railroad workers who refused to handle trains with Pullman cars. President Grover Cleveland sent federal troops to Chicago in July and after a period of sporadic violence the strike was over by the end of the summer.
In later years the Pullman company introduced several innovations. It built lighter, articulated cars of alloy steel beginning in 1936. The following year, it introduced the roomette car with eighteen enclosed private rooms. In 1956 Pullman introduced the dome sleeper car with an upper deck observation level.
The United States anti-trust suit against Pullman Manufacturing and Operating Company resulted in a 1944 decision requiring a separation of car building and car operation activities. Pullman sold its sleeping car service, transferring its operating unit to a group of fifty-nine railway firms in 1947.
George Pullman introduced two notable practices. First, rather than operating railroads, his firm leased sleeping cars to the railroads and provided the complete services on them, including supplying porters, conductors, dining staff, and food and linens. Second, Pullman named each of his sleeping and dining cars rather than assigning them numbers. This was intended to enhance the company's image by creating a personality for the car. Different categories of names signified different categories of cars and geographical names also helped to promote travel to the areas in which they operated.
Arthur Detmers Dubin assembled these Pullman Company materials. Dubin was born in 1923 in Chicago, Illinois. He began his architectural education at the University of Michigan in 1941 but was interrupted by World War II, and he served with distinction in the United States Army until 1946. After completing his studies in 1949, Dubin joined his father's and uncle's architectural firm, Dubin and Dubin, as a second--eneration architect. The leadership of the firm soon passed to Arthur and his brother, Martin David, and in 1965 they were joined by John Black and in 1966 by John Moutoussamy. Arthur's life--ong interest in trains and transportation and their implications for architecture is evident in transit stations commissions and service on transportation--elated advisory boards (Dubin was a member of the Illinois Railroad Commission), as well as in his writings and personal collections. Dubin was an avid train enthusiast and collector.
References
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago Area Architects Oral History Project
Related Materials:
Materials in the Archives Center
Pullman Palace Car Company Photographs (NMAH.AC.1175), contains photographs of Pullman cars: freight, passenger, private and street railway/rapid transit cars. The bulk of the collection contains approximately 13,500 original glass plate negatives, film negatives, and copy prints.
Industry on Parade (NMAH.AC.0507) contains Reel #99, Servicing Sleepers, 1952. The Pullman Coach Company, Chicago, Illinois.
Materials In Other Organizations
Art Institute of Chicago
Bombardier Corporation
California State Railroad Museum
Chicago Historical Society
Arthur Dubin Collection at Lakeforest College
Illinois Railway Museum
Newberry Library, Pullman Company Archives
The Pullman Company archives consists of 2,500 cubic feet of records from the Pullman Company and Pullman heirs. The collection is comprised of business archives of the Pullman Palace Car Company from 1867 and include records of the entire firm up to the 1924 split into operating (sleeping car operation, service, and repair) and manufacturiung companies. From 1924 to 1981 the records chronicle the activities of the operating company only.
Pennsylvania State Archives
Pullman State Historic Site
Pullman Technology (Harvey, Illinois)
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Arthur D. Dubin Papers (83-015; 83-076; 83-101)
South Suburban Genealogical & Historical Society (South Holland, illinois)
Provenance:
Collection materials were donated by Arthur D. Dubin in 1980 and on January 30, 1986. Additional materials were donated by Lorrain Douglass, Kiara S. Winans and Kristin Peterson on April 3, 2012.
Restrictions:
The collection is open for research use.
Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Side 1: Life in Lawrence --The "foreigners" --The strike begins --Events during the strike --Side 2: Events during the strike --The trial of Ettor and Giovannitti --Perspectives on the past --The women's strike of 1909.
Local Numbers:
FW-ASCH-LP-1032
Random House.617
Publication, Distribution, Etc. (Imprint):
Random House 197x
General:
Through eyewitness accounts relates the story of what happened in Lawrence, Mass., during the 1912 textile strike. The final band features labor leader Pauline M. Newman who discusses the 1909 women's strike in New York City's garment district. Associate Producer, Dr. Florence Jackson. produced by Myles Jackson.
Restrictions:
Restrictions on access. No duplication allowed listening and viewing for research purposes only.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.
Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage Search this
Extent:
1 Sound recording
sound-tape reel (analog, 7 in.)
Type:
Archival materials
Sound recordings
Place:
United States
Washington (D.C.)
Date:
1971 July 5
Contents:
U. Utah Phillips interviewed by Kenneth Goldstien
Local Numbers:
FP-1971-7RR-0130
General:
CDR copy
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
Recorded in: Washington (D.C.), United States, July 5, 1971.
Restrictions:
Restrictions on access. Some duplication is allowed. Use of materials needs permission of the Smithsonian Institution.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.
The collection contains one hundred seventy eight (178) film photonegatives by G. Dwoyid Olmstead in 4 x 5 in. sheet and cut film and 2 1/4 x 2 1/4 in. (#120) rollfilm sizes; the rollfilm negatives are cut apart into either individual frames or double image strips. Most of the photographs were taken in the early 1940s in the Hill District, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and include pictures of the black citizens of the area in scenes of everyday life, children at play, interiors and exteriors of houses, etc. Olmstead told his friends that 'he felt it was important to capture on camera the living conditions of the residents there. There are also pictures of a Labor Day parade by striking members of the Westinghouse U.E.R.M.W.A. union, of the AFL/CIO) and related subjects. Marks on the original envelopes seem to indicate that some pictures in the group were taken in Los Angeles (AL.A.@). Many of the negatives are stained blue, and are identified as "blue" on the Container List. All the negatives seem to be on safety film, with "safety" imprints on the sheet film negatives.
The original negatives are supplemented with a set of "non-vintage" enlargements and contact prints, made primarily by the Smithsonian Office of Printing and Photographic Services.
Arrangement:
This collection is arranged by subject.
Biographical / Historical:
Olmstead was an African-American photographer who worked in the Hill District ghetto area of Pittsburgh, Pa. in the early 1940s. He was born in Steubenville, Ohio, in March 1914 (he did not include the day in his Rosenwald fellowship application). He was self-taught as a photographer, but later, with the support of Roy Stryker, attended the Art Center School. He received a Rosenwald fellowship in 1946. Olmstead was inspired by Life Magazine photojournalist Gordon Parks. He photographed until the 1960s while working for the Department of Water and Power in Los Angeles. He died August 17, 1985, following a long illness.
Provenance:
This collection was donated by Sydney Olmstead Williams, December 5, 1986.
Restrictions:
This collection is open for research use.
Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
African Americans -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Date:
March 1946
Scope and Contents:
Part of Labor Day series.
Local Numbers:
AC0270-0000154 (AC scan)
Restrictions:
Unrestricted research use by appointment. Photographs must be handled with cotton gloves unless protected by sleeves.
Collection Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
African Americans -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Date:
Circa 1946
Scope and Contents:
Part of Labor Day series.
Local Numbers:
AC0270-0000155 (AC scan)
Restrictions:
Unrestricted research use by appointment. Photographs must be handled with cotton gloves unless protected by sleeves.
Collection Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
African Americans -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Date:
Circa 1946
Scope and Contents:
Part of Labor Day series.
Local Numbers:
AC0270-0000161 (AC scan)
Restrictions:
Unrestricted research use by appointment. Photographs must be handled with cotton gloves unless protected by sleeves.
Collection Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
African Americans -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Place:
Pittsburgh (Pa.) -- 1940-1950
Date:
Circa 1946
Scope and Contents:
Part of Labor Day series.
Local Numbers:
AC0270-0000163 (AC scan)
Restrictions:
Unrestricted research use by appointment. Photographs must be handled with cotton gloves unless protected by sleeves.
Collection Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
African Americans -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Date:
Circa 1946
Scope and Contents:
Part of Labor Day series.
Local Numbers:
AC0270-0000165 (AC scan)
Restrictions:
Unrestricted research use by appointment. Photographs must be handled with cotton gloves unless protected by sleeves.
Collection Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Restrictions on access. No duplication allowed listening and viewing for research purposes only.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.
INTERVIEW WITH JIM BAKER, WOODEN SHOE CARVER TAPE 7 ALSO INTERVIEW WITH LARRY JONES AND GENVIEVE EVANOFF FROM THE FLINT SIT DOWN STRIKE D90
Track Information:
101 Wooden Shoe Carver / Jim Baker.
102 Flint Sit-Down Strike / Genvieve Evanoff, Larry Jones.
Local Numbers:
FP-1987-CT-0162
Publication, Distribution, Etc. (Imprint):
Michigan 1987
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
Recorded in: Flint (Mich.), Holland (Mich.), United States, Michigan, February 13, 1987.
Restrictions:
Restrictions on access. Some duplication is allowed. Use of materials needs permission of the Smithsonian Institution.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.
INTERVIEW WITH LARRY JONES AND GENVIEVE EVANOFF FROM THE FLINT SIT DOWN STRIKE TAPE 8 D90 LAST TAPE OF MICHIGAN FIELDWORK AVAILABLE.
Local Numbers:
FP-1987-CT-0163
Publication, Distribution, Etc. (Imprint):
Michigan 1987
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
Recorded in: Flint (Mich.), United States, Michigan, February 13, 1987.
Restrictions:
Restrictions on access. Some duplication is allowed. Use of materials needs permission of the Smithsonian Institution.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.
Andrea Yu, Mei-Jiun Mai, Yung-Ching Yeh, Mike Yeh; Khampiang Simmanakhot, Onechanh Luthonchak; Berdene "Bud" Simons, Nellie Simons, Fred Ahearn, Bert Christenson Games From Chinese Tradition; Lao Music And Song; Language And Work 1 Of 4
Track Information:
101 Games from Chinese Tradition / Mai-Juin Mai, Yung-ching Yeh.
102 Lao Music and Song / Khampiang Simmanakhot, Onechanh Luthonchak.
103 Language and Work: The Flint Sit-Down Strike / Berdene Simons, Burt Christensen, Fred Ahearn, Nellie Simons.
Local Numbers:
FP-1987-CT-0321
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
Recorded in: Washington (D.C.), United States, July 3, 1987.
Restrictions:
Restrictions on access. Some duplication is allowed. Use of materials needs permission of the Smithsonian Institution.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.
Berdene "Bud" Simons, Nellie Simons, Fred Ahearn, Bert Christenson; Master Tray, Mei-Jiun Mai; Laura Milton Hodges, Bounsou Sanani Kone, Yung-Ching Yeh Language And Work; Chinese Dance; Language And Education 2 Of 4
Track Information:
101 Language and Work: Flint Sit-Down Strike / Berdene Simons, Burt Christensen, Fred Ahearn, Nellie Simons.
103 Language and Education / Bounsou Sanani Kone, Laura Milton Hodges, Yung-ching Yeh.
102 Chinese Dance / Mai-Juin Mai.
Local Numbers:
FP-1987-CT-0322
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
Recorded in: Washington (D.C.), United States, July 3, 1987.
Restrictions:
Restrictions on access. Some duplication is allowed. Use of materials needs permission of the Smithsonian Institution.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.
OREN TIKKANEN, ED LAULUMA, RON HAMMON, MEL HAMMON, LES RABER, PAUL GIFFORD;BERDENE "BUD" SIMONS, NELLIE SIMONS, BURT CHRISTENSON, SHIRLEY FOSTER, FRED AHEARN COMPARATIVE FIDDLE STYLES, SIT-DOWN STRIKE 3 OF 4
Track Information:
101 Comparative Fiddle Styles / Ed Lauluma, Les Raber, Mel Hammon. Fiddle,Dulcimer.
101 Sit-Down Strike: The Strike Remembered / Burt Christensen, Fred Ahearn, Shirley Foster.
Local Numbers:
FP-1987-CT-0288-5
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
Recorded in: Washington (D.C.), United States, July 5, 1987.
Restrictions:
Restrictions on access. Some duplication is allowed. Use of materials needs permission of the Smithsonian Institution.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.
Marguerite Berry-Jackson, Marie Cross Mecosta; Fred Ahearn, Shirley Foster, Nellie Simons, Berdene "Bud" Simons, Burt Christenson; Mel Hammon, Les Raber, Ron Hammon, Paul Gifford Fugitive Slave Narratives; Great Sit-Down Strike; Comparative Fiddle Styles 1 Of 4
Track Information:
101 Fugitive Slave Narratives / Marguerite L. Berry-Jackson, Marie L. Cross.
102 The Flint Sit-Down Strike / Fred Ahearn, Berdene Simons, Shirley Foster, Nellie Simons.
103 Comparative Fiddle Styles / Les Raber, Mel Hammon. Fiddle.
Local Numbers:
FP-1987-CT-0255
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
Recorded in: Washington (D.C.), United States, June 24, 1987.
Restrictions:
Restrictions on access. Some duplication is allowed. Use of materials needs permission of the Smithsonian Institution.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.
MARGUERITE BERRY-JACKSON, ROSIE WILKINS; JIM WICKS, DAMIEN LUNNING, ELMAN "BUD" STEWART; FREDDIE AHEARN, SHIRLEY FOSTER, BURT CHRISTENSON, NELL SIMONS, BERDENE "BUD" SIMONS MIGRATION TO MICHIGAN, LORE OF THE LURE; SIT-DOWN STRIKE AND THE FLINT COMMUNITY 1 OF 4
Track Information:
101 Migration to Michigan / Marguerite L. Berry-Jackson, Rosie Wilkins.
102 Lore of the Lure / Damien Lunning, Elman Stewart, Jim Wicks.
103 Sit-Down Strike and the Flint Community / Burt Christensen, Fred Ahearn, Shirley Foster.
Local Numbers:
FP-1987-CT-0259
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
Recorded in: Washington (D.C.), United States, June 25, 1987.
Restrictions:
Restrictions on access. Some duplication is allowed. Use of materials needs permission of the Smithsonian Institution.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.
FREDDIE AHEARN, SHIRLEY FOSTER, BURT CHRISTENSON, NELL SIMONS, BERDENE "BUD" SIMONS; LES RABER, PAUL GIFFORD; JULIA NYHOLM, GEORGE MCGESHICK, MARY MCGESHICK SIT-DOWN STRIKE AND THE FLINT COMMUNITY; MICHIGAN FIDDLING; NATIVE AMERICAN CRAFTS 2 OF 4
Track Information:
101 Sit-Down Strike and the Flint Community / Burt Christensen, Fred Ahearn, Shirley Foster.
102 Michigan Fiddling / Les Raber, Paul Gifford. Fiddle,Dulcimer.
103 American Indian Crafts / George McGeshick, Julia Nyholm, Mary McGeshick.
Local Numbers:
FP-1987-CT-0260
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
Recorded in: Washington (D.C.), United States, June 25, 1987.
Restrictions:
Restrictions on access. Some duplication is allowed. Use of materials needs permission of the Smithsonian Institution.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.
JULIA NYHOLM, GEORGE MCGESHICK, MARY MCGESHICK; DAVID WYSS, JAY STEPHAN, EARL NYHOLM; ART MOILANEN, BILL STIMAC; FRED AHEARN, BURT CHRISTENSON, SHIRLEY FOSTER, BERDENE "BUD" SIMONS, NELLIE SIMONS NATIVE AMERICAN CRAFTS (OJIBWAY); RIVERLORE; MUSIC AND COMMUNITY; GREAT SIT-DOWN STRIKE :THE PLANTS
Track Information:
101 American Indian Crafts / George McGeshick, Julia Nyholm, Mary McGeshick.
102 Riverlore / David Wyss, Earl Nyholm, Jay Stephan.
103 Music and Community / Art Moilanen, Bill Stimac. Accordion.
104 Sit-Down Strike: Life Outside the Plants / Berdene Simons, Burt Christensen, Fred Ahearn, Nellie Simons.
Local Numbers:
FP-1987-CT-0261
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
Recorded in: Washington (D.C.), United States, June 25, 1987.
Restrictions:
Restrictions on access. Some duplication is allowed. Use of materials needs permission of the Smithsonian Institution.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.
