Claremont Cooperative Water Company, 1902-1967

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Summary

Creators:
Claremont Heritage, 1976-2023
Abstract:
Extent:
2.9 linear feet (7 boxes); containing administrative materials, certificate of share sales, share reissue records, invoices, purchase contracts, brochures, tax receipts, insurance claims, warranty guidelines, safety reports, secondary biographies, general correspondence
Language:
Preferred citation:

Claremont Cooperative Water Company. Claremont Heritage

Background

Scope and content:

The collection offers a comprehensive catalog of the financial and legal history of the Claremont Cooperative Water Company. It offers hundreds of stock purchase and reissue receipts, which was the only way that water was obtained. Invoices with many major banks and utility corporations provide insight into how the CCWC role in the economy of Claremont. The collection also offers legal materials recorded by the CCWC with many individual markings as an archive of how the company was structured and managed. Hundreds of Claremont residents are mentioned in meeting notices and sale certificates. While the collection offers letters and general correspondence, it does not offer precise biographies of the families and laborers who worked and operated the company. It is also limited in scope with regard to administrative materials and some advertising materials are not dated.

Biographical / historical:

Operated on 90 acres of land, the Claremont Cooperative Water Company provided irrigation for stockholders within a 2.75-mile radius. Water was not sold directly, and stockholders purchased delivery at a price of $0.0125 per hour-inch. The CCWC operated in competition with dozens of irrigation enterprises in the Pomona Valley, many of which were more successful.

Access and use

Restrictions:

The collection is open for research use.

Terms of access:

Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository and the copyright holder (if applicable).

Preferred citation:

Claremont Cooperative Water Company. Claremont Heritage

Location of this collection:
840 N. Indian Hill Blvd.
Claremont, CA 91711, US
Contact:
(909) 621-0848
info@claremontheritage.org
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