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Western United States Business Records
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  • Contributing Institution: Department of Special Collections and University Archives
    Title: Western United States business records
    Identifier/Call Number: JL005
    Physical Description: 6.8 Linear Feet (9 flat boxes and 3 manuscript boxes)
    Date (inclusive): 1860-1920
    Language of Material: English .

    Scope and Contents

    These records are a miscellaneous collection of ledgers, journals, cash books, letter books, stock books, certificates, and daybooks, as well as a folder of deeds to mining and other property in Carson and Virginia cities, Nevada, by Mrs. Margaret A. Ormsby, grandmother of the donor, Mr. Willard O. Wayman. (The entire collection is dated 1860-1920)

    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item] Western United States business records, JL005, Dept. of Special Collections, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

    Custodial History

    Donors unknown except for the Wayman-Ormsby Papers, which were a gift of Willard O. Wayman, 1940 to Jackson Library. Transferred from Jackson Library, circa 1979.

    Publication Rights

    While Special Collections is the owner of the physical items, permission to examine collection materials is not an authorization to publish. These materials are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study. Any transmission or reproduction beyond that allowed by fair use requires permission from the owners of rights, heir(s) or assigns.

    Conditions Governing Access

    Open for research. Note that material must be requested at least 36 hours in advance of intended use. Audiovisual and born-digital materials are not available in original format, and must be reformatted to a digital use copy.

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    Business enterprises
    Business records
    Ledgers.
    Deeds.