Hovden Food Products Collection, 1933-1981

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Title:: Hovden Food Products Collection
Dates:: 1933-1981
Creators:: Hovden Food products, Inc. Portola Sardines
Abstract:
Extent:: 2 document cases: 1.4 cubic ft.; 1.7 linear ft., 4 flat boxes (various sizes): 27 cm x 32 cm to 38 cm x 48 cm.
Language:
Preferred citation:: Hovden Food Products Collection. Monterey Public Library, California History Room Archives

Scope and content:: Organized by series and arranged by subject in folders, then chronologically by item. Collection contains three series: I. Document Files, including staff rosters, forms, invoices, work notices, 1941 to 1950, as well as Hovden publictions and Portola brand can labels; II. Account Ledgers, including bound financial invoices and statement, 1957-1963, and inspection trust fund records, 1957-1981; III. Oversized Ephemera, containing employee wages and work poster, signs, and advertisement from 1940s-1950s.
Acquisition information:: Transferred from the Maritime and History museum of Monterey in 2016.

Subjects:: Fish Canning Industry
Sardine Industry
Can Labels
Ledgers
Invoices
Printed Emphemera
Rosters
Permits
Places:: Monterey, California

Collection Guide Author:: Finding aid created by Monterey Public Library, California History Room Archives staff.
Date Prepared:: 1933-1981
Date Encoded:: This finding aid was produced using Record Express for OAC5 on July 14, 2025, 2:54 p.m.

Access and use

Restrictions:: Access by appointment only; contact Local History Librarian or designated staff.
Terms of access:: Reproduction by Local History Librarian or other designated staff; may be restricted due to condition of the materials.

Preferred citation:: Hovden Food Products Collection. Monterey Public Library, California History Room Archives

Location of this collection:: Monterey Public Library, California History Room Archives

625 Pacific Street

Monterey, CA 93940, US