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Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Title: Schwabacher Company records
creator:
Schwabacher Bros. & Company (Seattle, Wash.)
Identifier/Call Number: JL009
Physical Description:
1.5 Linear Feet
(3 boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1894-1944
Abstract: The Schwabacher Company records in this collection include records of several of the enterprises in Seattle, the Stockton
Milling Company in Stockton, California, and of Schwabacher Bros. of San Francisco. There were many Schwabacher brothers and
cousins, involved in the many companies bearing their name.
Physical Location: Special Collections and University Archives materials are stored offsite and must be paged 36 hours in advance.
The records and papers in the collection cover the dates 1894-1944, and consist of miscellaneous reports and letters concerning
the Seattle enterprises (1910 and 1921-1923); accountant's reports and balance sheets for each of the four Seattle companies
represented (1910-1933); minute book and cash book, as well as sundry agreements and correspondence for the Stockton Milling
Company (1894-1920); and checkbooks and a trial balance for Schwabacher Bros. in San Francisco (1906-1944).
The Schwabacher company records in this collection include records of several of the enterprises in Seattle, the Stockton
Milling Company in Stockton, California, and of Schwabacher Bros. of San Francisco. There were many Schwabacher brothers and
cousins, involved in the many companies bearing their name. Following is a list of the companies represented in this collection
and the member of the Schwabacher family apparently most closely connected with each:
- Schwabacher Bros. of San Francisco: investment brokers - Louis A. Schwabacher
- Schwabacher Hardware Company, Seattle - Leo S. Schwabacher
- Schwabacher Bros. & Co. Inc., Seattle - Abraham Schwabacher
- Schwabacher Realty Company, Seattle -
- Gatzert-Schwabacher Land Company, Seattle - Frank or Sigmund Schwabacher
- Stockton Milling Company-Stockton, California - Sigmund Schwabacher, president
The collection is arranged into three series:
Series 1: Schwabacher Bros. of San Francisco, 1906-1944
Series 2: Seattle Enterprises, 1909-1933
Series 3: Stockton Milling Company, 1894-1920
[Identification of item] Schwabacher Company records (JL009), Department of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford
University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Gift of Sam I. Schwabacher, 1956.
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. See: http://library.stanford.edu/spc/using-collections/permission-publish
The collection is open for research. Note that material must be requested at least 36 hours in advance of intended use.
James Schwabacher Collection, ARS-0024, the Stanford Archive of Recorded Sound, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Business enterprises -- California.
Business records.
Schwabacher Bros. & Company (Seattle, Wash.)