Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Bank of California checks
- Dates:
- 1889-1896
- Abstract:
- Checks.
- Extent:
- .333 Linear Feet 1 folder
- Language:
- English .
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Bank of California Checks, MS 179, California State Railroad Museum Library & Archives, Sacramento, California.
Background
- Scope and content:
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Checks.
- Biographical / historical:
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The Bank of California was opened in San Francisco, California, on July 4, 1864, by William Chapman Ralston and Darius Ogden Mills. It was the first commercial bank in the Western United States, and considered instrumental in developing the American Old West.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of Paul Darrell
- Processing information:
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Formerly part of MS 100
- Arrangement:
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2 items, single folder
- Physical location:
- Statewide Museum Collections Center
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Financial accounting
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-04-17 16:56:40 +0000 .
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Collection is open for research by appointment. Contact Library Staff
- Terms of access:
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Copyright has not been assigned to the California State Railroad Museum. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the CSRM Library & Archives. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the CSRM as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the reader.
- Preferred citation:
-
[Identification of item], Bank of California Checks, MS 179, California State Railroad Museum Library & Archives, Sacramento, California.
- Location of this collection:
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111 I StreetSacramento, CA 95814, US
- Contact:
- (916) 323-8073