Descriptive Summary
Access
Publication Rights
Preferred Citation
Corporate History
Scope and Content of Collection
Arrangement
Indexing Terms
Descriptive Summary
Title: Pajaro Valley Oil Company records
Dates: 1901-1902
Collection number: MS 62
Creator:
Pajaro Valley Oil Company
Collection Size:
1 half document box
Repository:
University of California, Santa Cruz. University Library.
Special Collections and Archives
Santa Cruz, California 95064
Abstract: Business papers and clippings from the Pajaro Valley Oil Company, 1901-1902.
Physical location: Stored in Special Collections and Archives: Advance notice is required for access to the papers.
Languages:
Languages represented in the collection:
English
Access
Collection open for research.
Publication Rights
Property rights reside with the University of California. Literary rights are retained by the creators of the records and
their heirs. For permission to publish or to reproduce the material, please contact the Head of Special Collections and Archives.
Preferred Citation
Pajaro Valley Oil Company records. MS 62. Special Collections and Archives, University Library, University of
California, Santa Cruz.
Corporate History
The Pajaro Valley Oil Company incorporated June 21, 1901 in the Arizona territory, as a foreign corporation. The company
office was located in San Francisco and the company's holdings of 1170 acres were located in Pajaro Valley, California.
Mention of the company can be found in a San Franciso directory from SF Geneaology.com; investment advertisements in Sunset
Magazine 25 (July-Dec. 1910); and the Appendix to the Journals of the Senate and Assembly of the 35th session of the Legislature
of the State of California. 1(1903):92.
The Watsonville Oil Company was located in Watsonville, California, and incorporated circa 1896. The president, F.A. Kilburn
had at one point, 7235 acres of land under lease. The territory was located mainly in Santa Clara County, with a small portion
extending into Santa Cruz County. There are papers indicating the lease of land from the Clara Land and Lumber Co. of San
Francisco (incorporated Jan. 17, 1889) to the Watsonville Oil Company.
Scope and Content of Collection
This small collection includes business papers and clippings from the Pajaro Valley Oil Company, 1901-1902. Documents include:
articles of incorporation, drilling and labor agreements, by laws, leases, receipts, clippings, and two letters of correspondence.
There are also documents relating to the Watsonville Oil Company, and the Clara Land and Lumber Company of San Francisco.
Arrangement
Papers are arranged chronologically.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in
the library's online public access catalog.
Pajaro River Valley (Calif.)
Pajaro Valley Oil Company --California--Santa Cruz County