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California Bean Growers Warehouse Corporation records
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Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Title: California Bean Growers Warehouse Corporation records
creator:
California Bean Growers' Warehouse Corporation.
Identifier/Call Number: JL003
Physical Description:
6 Linear Feet
(17 boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1917-1949
Physical Location: Special Collections and University Archives materials are stored offsite and must be paged 36 hours in advance.
The collection is listed in two series. The first consists of minute books, by laws, legal papers, correspondence, leases
and account books of the California Bean Growers Warehouse Corporation, covering the years of its existence, 1922-1947. The
second series consists of minute books, by laws, administrative material and account books, also covering the years of its
existence, 1918-1929.
The minute books are perhaps the most valuable source of information to anyone interested in a corporation of this kind. They
cover, with few exceptions, the entire period of activity for both organizations, and include additional material of interest,
along with the minutes of directors' and stockholders' meetings. The rest of the material seems quite complete and presents
a clear picture of the entire operation of the California Bean Growers Warehouse Corporation and Association.
The California Bean Growers Warehouse Corporation was formed on September 23, 1922, with its principal office and place of
business in San Francisco. From paragraph (i) of the Articles of Incorporation, “The primary purpose for the organization
of this corporation is to pack, process, clean, store and warehouse the beans delivered to it by the California Bean Growers'
Association, a California cooperative marketing association...” All directors were required to be stockholders of the Corporation
as well as members of the Association, which was formed in 1918. The Association was dissolved in 1929 and the Corporation
in 1947.
Much of the business of the Corporation centered around Pittsburg, a town in Contra Costa County, California, and the operation
of warehouses, mill, wharf and fumigator.
[Identification of item], California Bean Growers' Warehouse Corporation Records (JL003), Deptartment of Special Collections,
Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Transfer from Jackson Library of Business, 1979.
While Special Collections is the owner of the physical and digital 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.
The collection is open for research. Note that material must be requested at least 36 hours in advance of intended use.
Note: Some of the materials are fragile and require special care when handling.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Farm produce--Marketing
Business enterprises -- California.
Pittsburg (Calif.)
California Bean Growers' Warehouse Corporation.
California Bean Growers Association