Records, 1891-1925 (bulk 1920-1925).

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Records, 1891-1925 (bulk 1920-1925).

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The surviving records of the General Manager of the Southwestern Region consist of a small sample dealing with labor relations, particularly during the post-World War I recession. The bulk of the material deals with wages and working conditions and with the workings of the company's Employee Representation Plan (company union). There is also a great deal of information on the strikes o0f the period, particularly the Shopmen's Strike of 1922. Other files describe the company's labor policy, the employment of blacks, and railway labor developments in Great Britain as reported by the company's special agent in Liverpool (1925).

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United States Railroad Administration

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Pennsylvania Railroad Company. Operating Dept.

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American Federation of Labor

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Association of the Transportation Officers of the Pennsylvania Railroad

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Association of Railway Executives (U.S.)

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Pennsylvania Railroad Company. Southwestern Region.

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Pennsylvania Railroad Company. Southwestern Region. Office of General Manager.

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The Southwestern Region was created on March 1, 1920, from part of the Southwest System of the former Lines West organization. It comprised that portion of the Pennsylvania Railroad between Columbus and St. Louis, and was divided into the Central Ohio and Indiana Grand Divisions. The headquarters of the Southwestern Region was located in St. Louis. The Southwestern Region was merged with the Northwestern Region to create the Western Region on June 1, 1925. The General Manager was the line office...

United States Railroad Labor Board

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