Ledger and scrapbook, 1876-1881, 1898-1931

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Summary

Title:
Ledger and scrapbook
Dates:
1876-1881, 1898-1931
Creators:
Johnson, Earle B. Hoeffer, George F.
Abstract:
Ledger and scrapbook, 1876-1881, 1898-1931 (SAFR 23108, HDC 1636) is a single volume used as cash account book by George F. Hoeffer and used by Johnson as a maritime scrapbook largely containing newspaper clippings from the turn of the century of ship etchings and engravings. The collection has been processed to the file unit level and is open for use without restrictions.
Extent:
1 item
Language:
In English.
Preferred citation:

[Item description], [Location within collection organization identified by Collection Number/Series Number/File Unit Number/Item Number], HDC1636 (SAFR 23108), Ledger and scrapbook, San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park

Background

Scope and content:

Ledger and scrapbook, 1876-1881, 1898-1931 (SAFR 23108, HDC 1636) is a single volume used as cash account book by George F. Hoeffer and used by Johnson as a maritime scrapbook largely containing newspaper clippings from the turn of the century of ship etchings and engravings. The collection has been processed to the file unit level and is open for use without restrictions.

The ledger, which was bound in Chicago, was originally used by Hoeffer for his cash accounts from 1876-1881. It is unknown how the book came to be used as a scrapbook by Earle B. Johnson. The clippings pasted in the first half of the scrapbook date from 1898 to WWI. A separate folder houses loose clippings that date to 1931. Most of the newspaper clippings are of paintings by William A. Coulter, a noted maritime artist. The second half of the book is comprised of Hoeffer's accounts, as well as handwritten ciphers and their keys presumably created by Johnson.

Biographical / historical:

This finding aid does not have an agency history, biography, or historical note.

Acquisition information:

SAFR-00001

This collection was transferred from Golden Gate National Recreation Area to San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park.

Processing information:

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Arrangement:

Collection is housed in one flat box for the scrapbook and the legal-size folder of loose clippings.

Physical location:
San Francisco Maritime NHP, Historic Documents Department
Physical description:
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Rules or conventions:
Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: A Content Standard .

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Processed by: Historic Documents Department Staff (Bailey).
Date Prepared:
2012
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. 10/31/2012 .

Access and use

Restrictions:

This collection is open for use unless otherwise noted.

Terms of access:

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:

[Item description], [Location within collection organization identified by Collection Number/Series Number/File Unit Number/Item Number], HDC1636 (SAFR 23108), Ledger and scrapbook, San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park

Location of this collection:
Building E, Fort Mason
San Francisco, CA 94123, US
Contact:
415-561-7030
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