Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- G. W. Hume Company collection
- Dates:
- 1908-1968
- Creators:
- G. W. Hume Company (Turlock, Calif.) and Hume, George Weber
- Containers:
- box: 1 of 1
- Extent:
- 1 Boxes Receipts, 1903; Ledgers, 1908-1968; Company book, pictures, memo, H.O. Hultberg Land & Mines, ledger, circa 1902.
- Language:
- English .
Background
- Scope and content:
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George Weber Hume was one of a partnership of three men who innovated salmon canning in the United States. Beginning in 1864, they launched a salmon canning industry that spanned the Pacific coast from California to Alaska. The G. W. Hume Company began as an offshoot of this enterprise. Turlock's facility, established in 1910, canned fruits and vegetables and eventually became the headquarters of the company in 1938. The Hume collection includes representative business papers, stockholders meeting minutes (1908-1968), assorted photographs, a copy of the monograph Salmon of the Pacific Coast by R. D. Hume (1893), and a file of newspaper clippings.
- Physical facet:
- Box #13 (original box label according to inventory dated 2005-08-08)
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2023-03-15 15:52:29 -0700 .
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Collection is open for research.
- Location of this collection:
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801 W. Monte Vista AvenueTurlock, CA 95382, US
- Contact:
- 209-664-6538