Descriptive Summary
Administrative Information
Access Points
Biography
Scope and Content
Descriptive Summary
Title: Clark & Henery Construction Company
Collection,
Date (inclusive): 1895-1916
Collection number: Mss105
Creator:
V. Covert Martin
Extent: 1.25 linear ft.
Repository:
University of the Pacific. Library. Holt-Atherton Department of
Special Collections
Shelf location: For current information on the location of
these materials, please consult the library's online catalog.
Language: English.
Administrative Information
Access
Collection is open for research.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Clark & Henery Construction Co.
Collection, Mss105, Holt-Atherton Department of Special Collections, University
of the Pacific Library
Access Points
personal name
Clark, William R.
personal name
Henery, Samuel
corporate name
Clark & Henery Construction Company (Stockton,
Calif.)
subject
Road construction industry -California
subject
Road construction industry -Oregon
subject
Bridge construction industry -California
subject
Stockton (Calif.) -History -Sources
subject
Oregon -History -Sources
subject
California -History -Sources
Biography
Clark and Henery Bridge and Wharf Builders and General Construction was
based in Stockton, California from the 1890's through 1911. By 1911-12 they had
branched into many areas of Northern California, doing road paving in Lodi,
Marysville, Chico, and Oroville and many towns in Oregon. In 1914-15 they were
involved in a dredger scandal in Oakland and there were other controversies
over their contracts and work.
Scope and Content
The Clark & Henery Account Books (1895-1911) and Scrapbooks
(1911-1916) illustrate the history of street paving in Northern California and
Oregon during the years immediately preceding World War I. They record city
decisions and politics regarding paving, financing of paving, types of paving,
steps in the paving process, and public attitudes towards road and street
paving.