Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Western Sugar Refinery
- Abstract:
- Extent:
- Number of containers: 28 boxes; 9 cartons, 1 oversize box, 10 oversize folders Linear feet: 22.6
- Language:
- Collection materials are in English
Background
- Scope and content:
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The Western Sugar Refinery Records, 1871-1949, contain letter books, technical reports, shift superintendent's reports and other material related to Claus Spreckels' sugar operations in San Francisco. Formed as the California Sugar Refining Company in 1867 at 8th and Brannan in San Francisco, the refinery processed sugar cane from Hawaii and elsewhere. In 1881 Spreckels expanded the business, building a second refinery on Potrero Point. He called the new refinery the Western Sugar Refinery.
Arranged hierarchically in rough chronological order. Contains letter books of general correspondence with managers and superintendents, mechanical reports, raw sugar cargo lists, polarization, technical statements, and shift superintendent's logs. Oversize folders contain drawings and plans of refinery and machinery.
- Acquisition information:
- The Western Sugar Refinery Records was/were given to The Bancroft Library by C. E. Schink and Dan Gutleben on 1952.
- Physical location:
- Many of the Bancroft Library collections are stored offsite and advance notice may be required for use. For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.
- Rules or conventions:
- Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard
Access and use
- Location of this collection:
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University of California, Berkeley, The Bancroft LibraryBerkeley, CA 94720-6000, US
- Contact:
- 510-642-6481