Balfour Guthrie Collection

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Contra Costa County Historical Society
724 Escobar Street
Martinez, California 94553
(925) 229-1042
http://www.cocohistory.com/
2018


Descriptive Summary

Title: Balfour Guthrie Collection
Dates: 1869-1969
Collection Number: 1996.71
Creator/Collector:
Extent: 8 boxes
Repository: Contra Costa County Historical Society
Martinez, California 94553
Abstract: Collection of corporate records of this London based multinational business that operated out of the Crockett area in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, dealing in coal mining, shipping, grain trade, agricultural real estate, etc.
Language of Material: English

Access

The collection is open to research.

Publication Rights

Contact the Contra Costa County Historical Society for publication permission.

Preferred Citation

Balfour Guthrie Collection. Contra Costa County Historical Society

Biography/Administrative History

See: Balfour, Guthrie & Co., Limited: a first century of commerce, 1869-1969, compiled by Sidney P. Allen, San Francisco, 1969. California History Room, San Francisco Main Library.

Scope and Content of Collection

This is an important collection of corporate records of the London-based multinational business. The following organizations are reference: Balfour Guthrie & Co. Illinois Balfour Kessler Agency Lawson, Willard & MacLeod California Wharf and Warehouse Balfour Foods Volck Knight Olympic Portland Cement, Bellingham, Washington Foster Rogers Mill London Dock and Warehouse, Tacoma, Washington Waterside Milling Balfour Guthrie & Co. Ltd This collection includes minutes, stock shares, incorporation records, property records, ledgers, and letters. Most volumes are bound. Bound copies of letters are indexed.

Indexing Terms

Business records
Correspondence
Balfour Guthrie & Co. Ltd
California Wharf & Warehouse
Foster Rogers Mill
London Dock & Warehouse
Olympic Portland Cement
Volck Knight
Waterside Milling
Balfour Kessler Agency
Balfour Foods
Lawson, Willard & MacLeod
Washington, Bellingham
Washington, Tacoma
letters

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