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Actions	Papers of E J Morris relating to the Pullman Car Company Remove from selection Add to selection TitlePapers of E J Morris relating to the Pullman Car Company ReferenceEJM CreatorMorris, E J E.J. Morris was born on the 27th December 1904 and attended Mitcham Lane School between 1912 and 1918. In 1921 he joined the Pullman Car Company Limited as a messenger boy. In 1927 he was made an accountant to the company after completing a qualification in the subject. Between 1928 and 1935 he was responsible for forming and operating Irish Pullmans Limited, a subsidiary of the Pullman Car Company, as part of his role as accountant. In 1937 he acted as the liquidator for this company. During 1936 he was appointed Assistant Company Secretary and Chief Accountant, becoming Company Secretary and Chief Accountant in 1940. His final role at the company was as General Manager which he held from 1962 until his retirement in 1967, as a result of the company being divided between the British Rail regions. Date 1886-1967 Scope and ContentThe material includes photo albums, drawings, correspondence, agreements and contracts, press cuttings, photographic material, published and printed items and lecture notes on the Pullman Company Extent5 boxes Physical descriptionGood condition LanguageEnglish Archival historyDonated by the son of E J Morris to the National Railway Museum in 1994. Levelfonds Repository nameNational Railway Museum, York Conditions governing accessAccess is given in accordance with the NRM access policy. Material from this archive is available to researchers through Search Engine Conditions governing ReproductionCopies may be supplied of items in the archive, provided that the copying process used does not damage the item or is not detrimental to its preservation. Copies will be supplied in accordance with the NRM’s terms and conditions for the supply and reproduction of copies, and the provisions of any relevant copyright legislation. Related object Engineering Drawings of the Pullman Car Company AppraisalNone System of arrangementThe drawings have been arranged as part of the E J Morris collection, these are not listed in the object file Hierarchy browser EJM Papers of E J Morris relating to the Pullman Car Company 1886-1967 fonds contains 9 parts

TitlePapers of E J Morris relating to the Pullman Car Company

ReferenceEJM

Date

1886-1967

Scope and ContentThe material includes photo albums, drawings, correspondence, agreements and contracts, press cuttings, photographic material, published and printed items and lecture notes on the Pullman Company

Extent5 boxes

Physical descriptionGood condition

LanguageEnglish

Archival historyDonated by the son of E J Morris to the National Railway Museum in 1994.

Levelfonds

Repository nameNational Railway Museum, York

Conditions governing accessAccess is given in accordance with the NRM access policy. Material from this archive is available to researchers through Search Engine

Conditions governing ReproductionCopies may be supplied of items in the archive, provided that the copying process used does not damage the item or is not detrimental to its preservation. Copies will be supplied in accordance with the NRM’s terms and conditions for the supply and reproduction of copies, and the provisions of any relevant copyright legislation.

Related object

Engineering Drawings of the Pullman Car Company

AppraisalNone

System of arrangementThe drawings have been arranged as part of the E J Morris collection, these are not listed in the object file