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Title: Claremont Cooperative Water Company
Dates: 1902-1967
Collection Number: 2023.005
Creator/Collector:
Claremont Heritage, 1976-2023
Extent: 2.9 linear feet (7 boxes); containing administrative materials, certificate of share sales, share reissue records, invoices,
purchase contracts, brochures, tax receipts, insurance claims, warranty guidelines, safety reports, secondary biographies,
general correspondence
Repository:
Claremont Heritage
Claremont, California 91711
Abstract: Materials cataloging the financial and legal history of the Claremont Cooperative Water Company. The CCWC was established
in 1902 just north of Claremont and served agricultural laborers and residents by delivering water through a series of cement
pipes.
Language of Material: English
The collection is open for research use.
Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be
secured from the repository and the copyright holder (if applicable).
[Identification of item]. Claremont Cooperative Water Company. Collection Number: 2023.005. Claremont Heritage
Biography/Administrative History
Operated on 90 acres of land, the Claremont Cooperative Water Company provided irrigation for stockholders within a 2.75-mile
radius. Water was not sold directly, and stockholders purchased delivery at a price of $0.0125 per hour-inch. The CCWC operated
in competition with dozens of irrigation enterprises in the Pomona Valley, many of which were more successful.
Scope and Content of Collection
The collection offers a comprehensive catalog of the financial and legal history of the Claremont Cooperative Water Company.
It offers hundreds of stock purchase and reissue receipts, which was the only way that water was obtained. Invoices with many
major banks and utility corporations provide insight into how the CCWC role in the economy of Claremont. The collection also
offers legal materials recorded by the CCWC with many individual markings as an archive of how the company was structured
and managed. Hundreds of Claremont residents are mentioned in meeting notices and sale certificates. While the collection
offers letters and general correspondence, it does not offer precise biographies of the families and laborers who worked and
operated the company. It is also limited in scope with regard to administrative materials and some advertising materials are
not dated.
Irrigation
Water Supply
Public Utilities
Water Resources
Navigation (waterways)
Waterways
Vessels
Citrus Fruits
Agricultural Commodities
Advertising
Public Meetings
Marketing Agreements
Estate Tax
Taxes
Business and Industry
Securities
Warranties
Claremont, California
Claremont Cooperative Water Company, 1902-1967
Claremont, California, United States
Administrative Materials
Certificate of Share Sales
Share Reissue Records
Invoices
Purchase Contracts
Brochures
Tax Receipts
Insurance Claims
Warranty Guidelines
Safety Reports
Secondary Biographies
General Correspondence