Collection Summary
Information for Researchers
Administrative Information
Scope and Content of Collection
Collection Summary
Collection Title: De Young Family Business Papers
Date (inclusive): 1877-1991
Collection Number: BANC MSS 2004/262 c
Creators :
De Young family
Extent:
Number of containers: 9 boxes, 5 cartons, 1 oversize box, 4 card file boxes, 15 volumes, 3 oversize folders
Linear feet: 12.1
Repository: The Bancroft Library
Berkeley, California 94720-6000
Abstract: Contains primarily minutes and material received by members of Boards of Directors for the Chronicle Publishing Company, Ortega
Investment Company, and West Tacoma Newsprint Company. Includes the records for the Municipal Properties Company, a small
amount of material related to M. H. De Young's involvement with the Panama-Pacific International Exposition, and the De Young
Memorial Museum and family genealogy.
Languages Represented: Collection materials are in English
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.
Information for Researchers
Access
Collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
Copyright has 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, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720-6000.
Permission for publication is given on behalf of The Bancroft Library as the owner of the physical items and the copyright.
Copyright restrictions also apply to digital representations of the original materials. Use of digital files is restricted
to research and educational purposes.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], De Young family business papers, BANC MSS 2004/262 c, The Bancroft Library, University of California,
Berkeley.
Alternate Forms Available
Part of collection is available on microfilm, BANC FILM 2784.
Separated Material
Photographs have been transferred to the Pictorial Collections of The Bancroft Library (BANC PIC 2005.046-PIC).
Printed materials have been transferred to the book collection of The Bancroft Library.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
De Young family--Archives
Chronicle Publishing Company
M.H. De Young Memorial Museum
Ortega Investment Company
West Tacoma Newsprint Company
Municipal Properties Company
Panama-Pacific International Exposition, (1915 :, San Francisco, Calif.)
San Francisco chronicle
Real estate--California
Palo Alto (Calif.)
De Young, M. H. (Michael Harry), 1849-1925
Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
The De Young family business papers were given to The Bancroft Library by Castilla LLC on February 23, 2005.
Accruals
No additions are expected.
Processing Information
Processed by Elizabeth Stephens in 2005.
Scope and Content of Collection
The De Young Family Business Papers, 1877-1991 contains primarily minutes and material received by members of Boards of Directors
for the Chronicle Publishing Company, Ortega Investment Company, and West Tacoma Newsprint Company. Includes the records
for the Municipal Properties Company, a small amount of material related to M. H. De Young's involvement with the Panama-Pacific
International Exposition, and the De Young Memorial Museum and family genealogy.