Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Blankenhorn, Louis
- Abstract:
- This box consists of transactions and receipts related to Louis Blankenhorn's securities company located in Los Angeles, California.
- Extent:
- 434 items in 1 box
- Language:
- The records are in English .
Background
- Scope and content:
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This group of transactions and receipts are from Louis Blankenhorn's securities company located in Los Angeles, California. They are mostly related to stocks and bonds concerning the telephone and oil industries. The subject matter includes the terms of the securities, stock quotes, and financial inquiries.
The original alphabetical arrangement of the collection has been mostly kept. The transactions are either filed under the company or signer's name. For example, California Midway Oil Company is filed under the "C" correspondence. In the instance of Bank of Commerce and Trust Company, which is signed by J.S. Hawley, Jr., this item is filed under the "H" correspondence.
This collection is arranged alphabetically.
- Biographical / historical:
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Louis Blankenhorn was born in Poughkeepsie, New York, on May 26, 1847. When he moved to Chicago, Illinois as a young man, he became connected with the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad as assistant freight agent. In 1881 he married Lillian Stevens in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The couple had four children: George Stevens, Louis 'Mac' McLaughlin, David Fergusen, and Barbara. In 1883 he moved to California, and here was engaged in stock and bond business and had an active part in a number of civic organizations. He moved to Pasadena, California to retire in 1914. He passed away on November 16, 1922 in Pasadena, California.
- Acquisition information:
- The collection was an anonymous gift from a private donor, November 2014.
- Rules or conventions:
- Finding Aid prepared using Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
Access and use
- Location of this collection:
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1151 Oxford RoadSan Marino, CA 91108, US
- Contact:
- (626) 405-2191