Collection Summary
Information for Researchers
Administrative Information
Scope and Content of Collection
Collection Summary
Collection Title: Caspar Lumber Company Records,
Date (inclusive): 1905-1956
Collection Number: BANC MSS C-G 288
Creator:
Caspar Lumber Company
Extent:
Number of containers: 13 boxes, 5 cartons, 3 oversize boxes, 1 oversize folder, 16 volumes
Linear feet: 14.15
Repository: The Bancroft Library.
Berkeley, California 94720-6000
Abstract: Contains material related to the timber industry in Mendocino County, California. Included are deeds, mortgages, U. S. Patent
Certificates, right of way agreements, land maps, audits, income tax returns, journals, registers, and other material related
to Caspar Lumber and it's primary subsidiaries: Redwood Manufacturers Company, and Remco Steamship Company. Also included
are agreements and mortgages with the Union Lumber Company.
Languages Represented:
Collection materials are in English.
Physical Location: For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.
Information for Researchers
Restrictions
Collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
Copyright has not been assigned to The Bancroft Library. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts
must be submitted in writing to the Head of Public Services. Permission for publication is given on behalf of The Bancroft
Library as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which
must also be obtained by the reader.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Caspar Lumber Company Records, BANC MSS C-G 288, The Bancroft Library, University of California,
Berkeley.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in
the library's online public access catalog.
Lumbering--California.
Deeds.
Land grants.
Redwood Manufacturers Company.
Remco Steamship Company.
Union Lumber Company.
AR#: 17195169 Forest products industry.
AR#: 67188671 Mendocino County (Calif.)
Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
The Casper Lumber Company and Subsidiaries Records were given to The
Bancroft Library by C. J. Wood on June 12, 1962.
Scope and Content of Collection
The Caspar Lumber Company and Subsidiaries Records, 1861-1956, contain material related
to the timber industry in Mendocino County, California. Included are mortgages, deeds, U. S.
Patent Certificates, right of way agreements, land maps, audits, income tax returns, journals,
registers, and other material related to Caspar Lumber and its primary subsidiaries, Redwood
Manufacturers Company and Remco Steamship Company. Also included are agreements and
mortgages with the Union Lumber Company.
Divided into 3 series: Casper Lumber Company, Redwood Manufacturers Company, and
Remco Steamship Company.