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Albert Elkus papers, circa 1900-1949.
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Albert Elkus papers, circa 1900-1949Creator/Contributor:
Elkus, Albert., creatorAbstract:
Relates mainly to the clothing store in Sacramento founded by his father, Louis Elkus. Collection includes ledgers, trial
balances, tax records, rental property accounts for real estate in Sacramento and Oakland, insurance policies, etc. Also included
is material concerning the settlement of his estate.
Date:
1900 (issued)Subject:
n-us-caElkus, Albert -- Archives
Elkus, Louis -- 1826-1904
Albert Elkus (Firm : Sacramento, Calif.)
Real property -- California -- Oakland
Real property -- California -- Sacramento
Clothing trade -- California -- Sacramento
Jewish merchants -- California -- Sacramento
Mayors -- California -- Sacramento
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COLLECTION STORED, IN PART, OFF-SITE : Advance notice required for use.
Albert Elkus papers, BANC MSS 73/18 c, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
In English.
Associated collection: Bertha Kahn Elkus scrapbooks, 1883-1922 (ARCHIVES ELKUS 4); Located at: Music Library, University of
California; Berkeley, CA 94720-6000; USA.
Albert Elkus (1857-1949) was the son of pioneer Sacramento business man Louis Elkus (1826-1904) and father of noted musician
Albert Israel Elkus (1884-1962). Albert Elkus served two terms as mayor of Sacramento (1921-1925) and served for 23 years
as a director of the Sacramento Municipal Utility District, which he helped to organize in 1923. Albert Elkus took charge
of his father's firm in 1892 when the wholesale business moved to San Francisco. The firm ceased business in 1947. He was
married to Bertha Kahn Elkus.
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Type:
Account books.Physical Description:
print
4 cartons, 1 oversize folder (5 linear feet)
Language:
English
Origin:
CaliforniaCopyright Note:
COLLECTION STORED, IN PART, OFF-SITE : Advance notice required for use.