Finding Aid for the Porphyry Paving Company Records LSC.0676

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Contributing Institution: UCLA Library Special Collections
Title: Porphyry Paving Company records
Creator: Porphyry Paving Company
Identifier/Call Number: LSC.0676
Physical Description: 7.0 Linear Feet (14 boxes and 1 oversize box)
Date (inclusive): 1888-1898
Physical Location: Stored off-site. All requests to access special collections material must be made in advance using the request button located on this page.
Language of Material: Materials are in English.

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Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Porphyry Paving Company Records (Collection 676). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

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UCLA Catalog Record ID

UCLA Catalog Record ID: 9942336013606533  

Scope and Content

Collection contains correspondence, minute books, articles of incorporation, by-laws, reports on operations and personnel, time books, payroll records, legal papers, papers relating to stockholders' meetings, accounts and other financial records relating to the company's Los Angeles and San Bernardino offices. A few papers concerning the Excelsior Paving Company, San Diego are included.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Porphyry Paving Company -- Archives
Excelsior Paving Co.--Archives.
Excelsior Paving Co.

box 1

Articles of incorporation; by-laws; minute book of meetings of the stockholders and the Board of Directors; papers relating to stockholder's meetings, proxys, resignations, reports of assets and liabilities of the company, and a few papers concerning the Excelsior Paving Company, San Deigo, California.

box 2, box 3, box 4

Correspondence.

box 5

Papers relating to operations of the company at Los Angeles and San Bernardino, California.

box 6

Reports of the Superintendent, Secretary, City Manager and General Manager.

box 7, box 8

Legal papers, records of litigation involving the company.

box 9

Time books, time checks and drivers' checks.

box 10

Payrolls and statements of vouchers.

box 11

Vouchers.

box 12

Bills, receipts and paid and cancelled notes.

box 13

Cancelled checks and statements.

box 14, box 15

Check book stubs.