Hume (G. W.) Company collection, 1908-1968

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:

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)

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:

Collection is open for research.

Location of this collection:
801 W. Monte Vista Avenue
Turlock, CA 95382, US