Seeking Railroad pension file for Thomas Francis Sullivan

Dear Robin Brent,

Thank you for posting your request on History Hub!

We searched the National Archives Catalog and located a series titled Pension Claim Files, 1934 - 2001 in the Records of the Railroad Retirement Board, 1934 - 1987 ( Record Group 184) that may contain information about the pension of Thomas Francis Sullivan.  For access to these records, please contact the National Archives at Atlanta (RE-AT) via email at atlanta.archives@nara.gov

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We also suggest that you contact the Milwaukee Public Library Archives, as they were designated as the official archives of the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad, a.k.a. the Milwaukee Road, in 1981.

We hope this is helpful. Best of luck with your research!