Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Newport Wharf and Lumber Company Records
- Dates:
- 1889-1924
- Creators:
- McFadden, James McFadden, Robert Newport Wharf and Lumber Company
- Abstract:
- Extent:
- 4 linear inches; 1 archives box.
- Language:
- Preferred citation:
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Newport Wharf and Lumber Company Records. Sherman Library and Gardens
Background
- Scope and content:
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These records include a journal kept by James McFadden covering January through early March of 1889, correspondence and cargo records for 1893-1894 and 1899-1900. While Newport Wharf was infrequently used for commercial traffic after 1900, the company was not dissolved until 1916, when its assets were turned over to trustees for the stockholders. The collection includes the deed which ended the company and materials about the final liquidation of assets in 1924.
- Biographical / historical:
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James and Robert McFadden formed the Newport Wharf and Lumber Company, which opened the Newport Pier in January 1889. The company was dissolved in 1916.
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Commerce
business
Ledger - Places:
- Newport Beach, California
Balboa, California
About this collection guide
- Date Prepared:
- 1889-1924
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using Record Express for OAC5 on July 14, 2025, 2:55 p.m.
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Records are open for research.
- Terms of access:
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Property rights to the physical object belong to the Sherman Library. Literary rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The Sherman Library do not hold the copyright.
- Preferred citation:
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Newport Wharf and Lumber Company Records. Sherman Library and Gardens
- Location of this collection:
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614 Dahlia Ave.Corona del Mar, CA 92625, US
- Contact:
- (949) 673-1880