Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Louis Blankenhorn Company transactions
- Dates:
- 1904-1911
- 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 .
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Louis Blankenhorn Company transactions, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
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
About this collection guide
- Date Prepared:
- © 2015
- Date Encoded:
- Machine readable finding aid encoded by Gina C Giang on January 2015
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Collection is open to qualified researchers by prior application through the Reader Services Department. For more information, please go to following web site.
- Terms of access:
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The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining necessary permissions rests with the researcher.
- Preferred citation:
-
[Identification of item], Louis Blankenhorn Company transactions, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
- Location of this collection:
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1151 Oxford RoadSan Marino, CA 91108, US
- Contact:
- (626) 405-2191