Foy Brothers Records, 1854-1925

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Summary

Title:
Foy Brothers records
Dates:
1854-1925
Creators:
Foy Brothers (Firm : Los Angeles, Calif.)
Abstract:
This collection contains 62 financial volumes and one folder of ephemera for the Foy Brothers saddler and harness business in Los Angeles, California, dating from 1854 to 1925.
Extent:
7.5 Linear Feet (62 volumes, 1 envelope)
Language:
The materials are in English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item]. Foy Brothers records, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection contains 62 financial volumes and one envelope of ephemera for the Foy Brothers saddler and harness business in Los Angeles. Many of the volumes have items in them including correspondence, receipts, invoices, handwritten notes, etc. These were left in place. The ephemera includes receipts, invoices, tax information and receipts, a business license, and a catalog for "S.C. Foy...Manufacturer and Dealer In...Harness, Saddles, Collars, Whips, Lap Robes, Dusters and Nets, Etc. Los Angeles, Cal." These financial volumes give insight into the Foy Brothers' business in the late 19th and early 20th centuries in both Los Angeles and San Francisco, California. They did business with many prominent Californians including Abel Stearns, Pio Pico, and Phineas Banning.

Biographical / historical:

Foy Brothers, a Los Angeles harness and saddler firm was founded in 1854 by Samuel Calvert Foy and his brother, John Moran Foy. Their partnership continued until 1865 when John moved to San Bernardino to open his own firm; he died in 1892. Samuel continued to direct the Los Angeles firm until his death in 1901.

Acquisition information:
Gift from Mary E. Foy, November 1938.
Arrangement:

The collection is organized in the following manner:

  1. Journals (9 volumes)
  2. Ledgers (8 volumes)
  3. Cash books (23 volumes)
  4. Miscellaneous Volumes (22 volumes)
  5. Ephemera (1 envelope)

Each section is arranged chronologically except the miscellaneous volumes which are organized first alphabetically by volume title or type, then chronologically.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Finding aid prepared by Brooke M. Black.
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2026-08-25 16:21:25 -0700 .

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Preferred citation:

[Identification of item]. Foy Brothers records, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Location of this collection:
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108, US
Contact:
(626) 405-2191
reference@huntington.org
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