Southern Pacific Milling Company collection, 1887-1988., 1887-1988

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Summary

Title:
Southern Pacific Milling Company records
Dates:
1887-1988
Abstract:
The Southern Pacific Milling Company (SP Milling) was primarily a milling and quarrying company that had operations in several locations throughout California's central coast, with major operations in El Rio and in Ventura. The company was active from around 1886 to 1995. In the 1950s the company took over the business of the Santa Barbara Mill and Lumber Company. In the 1960s, SP Milling and a subsidiary became more involved in the quarrying, concrete and gravel businesses. This collection includes company records for SP Milling related to company policies, fire prevention, equipment maintenance, land holdings, and other company business. Materials include meeting minutes, valuation and appraisal reports, operating manual, by-laws, stock certificates, correspondence, employee health and welfare reports, photographs of various sites and equipment, aerial shots of land, employees' files, and tax records.
Extent:
9.45 Cubic Feet
Language:
Materials are in English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Southern Pacific Milling Company, (Collection MVC062), Museum of Ventura County, Research Library, Ventura, California.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection includes company records for SP Milling related to company policies, fire prevention, equipment maintenance, land holdings, and other company business. Materials include meeting minutes, valuation and appraisal reports, operating manual, by-laws, stock certificates, correspondence, employee health and welfare reports, photographs of various sites and equipment, aerial shots of land, employees' files, and tax records.

Biographical / historical:

The Southern Pacific Milling Company (SP Milling) was primarily a milling and quarrying company that had operations in several locations throughout California's central coast, with major operations in El Rio and in Ventura. The company was active from around 1886 to 1995. SP Milling had grain warehouses in Santa Paula, Salinas, San Luis Obispo, Lompoc, Paso Robles, and Guadalupe, among other locations. In the 1950s the company took over the business of the Santa Barbara Mill and Lumber Company. In the 1960s, SP Milling and a subsidiary became more involved in the quarrying, concrete and gravel businesses. The company largely produced rock and sand, and had concrete services in San Luis Obispo and northern Santa Barbara county. The main plant was in Ventura County in the El Rio area.

Acquisition information:
Ronald Clemore; gift; 1997.
Processing information:

Processed by Krystell Jimenez, 2021.

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Arrangement:

This collection is organized at the collection level and has box-level description. The photographs are in original order.

Physical location:
Stored off-site and advance notice required for timely retrieval. Please contact the Research Library reference desk prior to your visit library@venturamuseum.org
Physical facet:
8 boxes (7 cartons, 1 legal document box)
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Finding aid prepared by Krystell Jimenez, 2021.
Sponsor:
This finding aid was made possible in part through funding from the County of Ventura and the Heritage Fund at the Ventura County Community Foundation
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2021-05-06 21:14:31 +0000 .

Access and use

Restrictions:

COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE: Open for research. Certain employee records may be restricted. All requests to access materials must be made in advance by contacting the Research Library staff via email: library@venturamuseum.org

Terms of access:

Property rights to the physical object belong to the Museum of Ventura County. Literary rights, including copyright, have not been determined. Contact the Research Library for further information: library@venturamuseum.org

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Southern Pacific Milling Company, (Collection MVC062), Museum of Ventura County, Research Library, Ventura, California.

Location of this collection:
100 East Main Street
Ventura, CA 93001, US
Contact:
(805) 653-0323, ext 320
library@venturamuseum.org
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