Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Bissinger and Company
- Extent:
- 20 linear feet (12 cartons, 3 flat boxes)
- Language:
- English .
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Bissinger and Company records, BANC MSS 2010/872,The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
Background
- Scope and content:
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The collection contains financial records, photographs of the Bissinger tanneries and of company employees, business-related correspondence, company by-laws and articles of incorporation, notices of dissolution, and company minutes (1901-1927).
- Biographical / historical:
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In 1880, Bissinger and Company, an outgrowth of the Alaska Commercial Company, was organized in San Francisco. It specialized in hides, wool, and related articles and maintained tanneries, slaughterhouses, and offices in Oregon, Utah, Nevada, Idaho, Montana, Washington, California, and British Columbia.
- Acquisition information:
- The Bissinger and Company records were transferred to The Bancroft Library from the Judah L. Magnes Museum in 2010.
- Processing information:
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Processed by Presley Hubschmitt in 2024 with funding from the Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation.
- Accruals:
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No future additions are expected.
- Physical location:
- Many of the Bancroft Library collections are stored offsite and advance notice may be required for use. For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the library's online catalog.
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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The collection is open for research.
- Terms of access:
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Some materials in these collections may be protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.). In addition, the reproduction of some materials may be restricted by terms of University of California gift or purchase agreements, donor restrictions, privacy and publicity rights, licensing and trademarks. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owner. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user. For additional information about the University of California, Berkeley Library's permissions policy please see: http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/about/permissions-policies
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Bissinger and Company records, BANC MSS 2010/872,The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
- Location of this collection:
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University of California, Berkeley, The Bancroft LibraryBerkeley, CA 94720-6000, US
- Contact:
- 510-642-6481