Guide to the Pacific Improvement Company payroll book, 1883 JL018

Processed by Special Collections staff; machine-readable finding aid created by Steven Mandeville-Gamble
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
1998; revised 2023
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Contributing Institution: Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Title: Pacific Improvement Company payroll book
Identifier/Call Number: JL018
Identifier/Call Number: 135
Physical Description: .28 Linear Feet (1 volume in a flat box)
Date (inclusive): 1883
Language of Material: English .

Scope and Content

This is a single item collection constituted by the Pacific Improvement Co. payroll book for 1883. The book does not duplicate any information in the related Pacific Improvement Co. Collections (JL001 and JL017). The ledger shows the actual rates of pay, which is difficult to locate elsewhere.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item] Pacific Improvement Company payroll book (JL018), Dept. of Special Collections, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

Provenance

Purchased by Jackson Library of Business, 1972. Transferred to Special Collections, 1979.

Conditions Governing Use

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 & born-digital materials are not available in original format, and must be reformatted to a digital use copy.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Ledgers.
Business enterprises -- California.
Pacific Improvement Company