Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- E.K. Wood family business logs
- Dates:
- 1907-1923
- Creators:
- Wood, E.K.
- Abstract:
- The E.K. Wood family business logs (SAFR 21914, HDC 1469) describe the daily activities of this warehouse or brokerage establishment possibly in Port Costa, California, spanning 1907 to 1923. There are 11 of these business logs including: 1907, 1908, 1909, 1911, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1920, 1921,and 1923. Each is a Standard Diary published by the Standard Diary Company with the year printed on the cover. These diaries were published by year in a week-at-a-glance format. Each measures 8.5X14" and is approximately 106 pages. Typical entries include grading barley, receiving cars, loaded cars. Some entries mention specific vessels, e.g. loaded schooner SAN RAFAEL. Some have pages missing. The collection is open and ready for use.
- Extent:
- 11 items
- Language:
- In English.
- Preferred citation:
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[Item description], [Location within collection organization identified by Collection Number/Series Number/File Unit Number/Item Number], HDC1469 (SAFR 21914), E.K. Wood family business logs, San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park
Background
- Scope and content:
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The E.K. Wood family business logs (SAFR 21914, HDC 1469) describe the daily activities of this warehouse or brokerage establishment possibly in Port Costa, California, spanning 1907 to 1923. There are 11 of these business logs including: 1907, 1908, 1909, 1911, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1920, 1921,and 1923. Each is a Standard Diary published by the Standard Diary Company with the year printed on the cover. These diaries were published by year in a week-at-a-glance format. Each measures 8.5X14" and is approximately 106 pages. Typical entries include grading barley, receiving cars, loaded cars. Some entries mention specific vessels, e.g. loaded schooner SAN RAFAEL. Some have pages missing. The collection is open and ready for use.
- Biographical / historical:
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This finding aid does not have an agency history, biography, or historical note.
- Acquisition information:
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SAFR-00737
These items were donated by a private individual to the San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park.
- Processing information:
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- Arrangement:
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11 items in 11 files.
- Physical location:
- San Francisco Maritime NHP, Historic Documents Department
- Physical description:
- .
- 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 derived from ICMS database and converted into xml from a template revised and updated by San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, Historic Documents Department. 2/11/2015 .
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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This collection is open for use unless otherwise noted.
- Terms of access:
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Some material may be copyrighted or restricted. It is the researcher's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright or other case restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in the collections.
- Preferred citation:
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[Item description], [Location within collection organization identified by Collection Number/Series Number/File Unit Number/Item Number], HDC1469 (SAFR 21914), E.K. Wood family business logs, San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park
- Location of this collection:
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Building E, Fort MasonSan Francisco, CA 94123, US
- Contact:
- 415-561-7030