Description
The collection contains financial records, photographs of the Bissinger tanneries and of
company employees, business-related correspondence, company by-laws and articles of
incorporation, notices of dissolution, and company minutes (1901-1927).
Background
In 1880, Bissinger and Company, an outgrowth of the Alaska Commercial Company, was
organized in San Francisco. It specialized in hides, wool, and related articles and
maintained tanneries, slaughterhouses, and offices in Oregon, Utah, Nevada, Idaho, Montana,
Washington, California, and British Columbia.
Extent
20 linear feet
(12 cartons, 3 flat boxes)
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Availability
The collection is open for research.