Beaver Hill Coal Company financial records

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2020


Descriptive Summary

Title: Beaver Hill Coal Company financial records
Dates: 1891-1935
Collection Number: MS 742
Creator/Collector: Beaver Hill Coal Company
Extent: 39 volumes
Repository: California State Railroad Museum Library and Archives
Sacramento, California 95814
Abstract: These are the financial records of the Beaver Hill Coal Company.
Language of Material: English

Access

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Publication Rights

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Preferred Citation

Beaver Hill Coal Company financial records. California State Railroad Museum Library and Archives

Acquisition Information

Gift of The Bancroft Library, UC Berkeley

Biography/Administrative History

In 1894, the Coos Bay, Roseburg and Eastern Railroad and Navigation Company ran a 1.84 mile branch line from Beaver Hill Junction to the Beaver Hill Coal Mine. When Southern Pacific took over the Coos Bay, Roseburg and Eastern Railroad and Navigation Company in 1915, they acquired the Beaver Hill Coal Company.

Scope and Content of Collection

These are the financial records of the Beaver Hill Coal Company and include general ledger data, cash books, general managers' orders, a pay roll register, and vouchers.