Collection context
Summary
Background
- Scope and content:
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Organized by series and arranged chronologically in folders. Collection consists of four series: Series 1 contains two fishing boat logs, 1924-1934 and 1934-1941, list crew members and payment amounts received for fish. Series 2 contains fish ledgers records (sheets with notes) from California Packing Corp. ("Cal Pac") for fish received from boats Serra and El Rey, 1934-1941. Series 3 includes records of individual fish hauls, primarily Cal Pac deliveries recorded on the Monterey Sardine industries forms; however, other fish receipts are recorded on the letterhead forms of other canneries. Also contains invoices, mainly for fuel and repairs. The last series, Series 4, includes documents such as Captain Mercurio's boat "diaries," letters, a list of "Boats Assessed in Monterey," 1948, and a copy letter from attorney Peter J. Ferrante providing a history of the sardine fishing industry.
- Acquisition information:
- Transferred from the Maritime and History Museum of Monterey, 2016
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Prepared:
- 1924-1952
- 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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Access by appointment only; contact Local History Librarian or designated staff.
- Terms of access:
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Reproduction by Local History Librarian or other designated staff; may be restricted due to condition of the materials.
- Preferred citation:
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Horace Mercurio Fishing Industry Collection. Monterey Public Library, California History Room Archives
- Location of this collection:
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625 Pacific StreetMonterey, CA 93940, US
- Contact:
- (831) 646-2091