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Caspar Lumber Company Records
BANC MSS C-G 288  
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  • 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.