Finding Aid to the California Banking Miscellany, 1849-1936
Finding Aid written by Alison E. Bridger
The Bancroft Library
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, California, 94720-6000
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The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
Finding Aid to the California Banking Miscellany, 1849-1936
Collection Number: BANC MSS C-G 16
The Bancroft Library
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, California
- Finding Aid Written By:
- Alison E. Bridger
- Date Completed:
-
January 2007
© 2007 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
Collection Summary
Collection Title: California Banking miscellany
Date (inclusive): 1849-1936
Collection Number: BANC MSS C-G 16
Extent:
Number of containers: 1 box
Linear feet: .4
Repository: The Bancroft Library
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, California, 94720-6000
Phone: (510) 642-6481
Fax: (510) 642-7589
Email: bancref@library.berkeley.edu
URL: http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/
Abstract: Contains checks, drafts, bills of exchange, banking correspondence and other banking
documents concerning transactions in various banks in California. Locations include Los Angeles, the Central
Valley, Northern California and San Francisco.
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.
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Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], California Banking Miscellany, BANC MSS C-G 16, The Bancroft Library, University of
California, Berkeley.
Alternate Forms Available
There are no alternate forms of this collection.
Related Collections
Adolph H. Weber collection of cancelled checks, etc., chiefly on California banks, [ca. 1850-1925] BANC MSS
C-G 56
M.E. Pleasant checks: written on Donohoe, Kelly & Co., Bankers, San Francisco, [ca. 1870-1883] BANC
MSS C-G 231
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public
access catalog.
Banks and banking--California
Los Angeles (Calif.)--Commerce
San Francisco (Calif.)--Commerce
California--Commerce
Checks
Honeyman, Robert B
Norris, Thomas W. (Thomas Wayne)
Eisner, Milton Daniel, 1886-1959
Bidwell, Daniel, 1814?-
Winchester, J
Richardson, Benjamin
Cowan, Robert Ernest, 1862-1942
First National Bank of Los Angeles
Bank of California
Burgoyne & Co., San Francisco
Rideout, Smith & Co., Bankers
Godeffroy, Sillem & Co., San Francisco
Carothers, Anderson & Co
Nevada National Bank
Bank of La Porte
First National Bank of Pasadena, Calif
Bodie Bank
Decker & Jewett
Bank of Commerce of San Francisco
Bank of San Jose
London & San Francisco Bank
D.O. Mills & Co. (Sacramento, Calif.)
Wawona Hotel
London, Paris and American Bank, Ltd
Anglo California National Bank of San Francisco
Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
The California Banking Miscellany was given or purchased by The Bancroft Library from various persons.
Accruals
Future additions may be made in the future but are not expected.
System of Arrangement
Arranged to the folder level.
Processing Information
Alison E. Bridger in December 2004; additions in January 2007.
Scope and Content of Collection
Contains checks, drafts, bills of exchange, banking correspondence and other banking documents concerning
transactions in various banks in California. Locations include Los Angeles, the Central Valley, Northern
California and San Francisco.
Collection is arranged alphabetically by city then banking institution.
Box 1, Folder 3
Rideout, Smith & Co., Bankers
1871
Box 1, Folder 4
Mjandro Oelling y Cia
1870
Box 1, Folder 6
Bank of La Porte
1872-1882
Box 1, Folder 7
Commercial Bank of Los Angeles
1878
Box 1, Folder 8
First National Bank of Los Angeles
1883,
1899
Box 1, Folder 9
National Bank of California at Los Angeles
1899
Box 1, Folder 10
Decker & Jewett, Bankers
1871-1872
Box 1, Folder 12
Globe Gold and Silver Mining Co.
1872
Box 1, Folder 14
Bank of Palo Alto
1896-1898
Box 1, Folder 15
First National Bank of Pasadena, Cal.
1900
Box 1, Folder 16
Oregon Stage Company
1867
Box 1, Folder 17
Capital Savings Bank
1879
Box 1, Folder 19
Sacramento Savings Bank
1871
Box 1, Folder 20
Thomas S. Fisk & Co., Bankers
1859
Box 1, Folder 21
Adelsdorger Brothers
1871
Box 1, Folder 22
American National Bank of San Francisco
1916
Box 1, Folder 23
Anglo California National Bank of San Francisco
1936
Box 1, Folder 24
Banca Cantonale Ticinese
1891
Box 1, Folder 25
Banking House of Burgoyne & Co.
1851-1855
Box 1, Folder 26
Banking House of James King, of William
1853
Box 1, Folder 27
Banking House of Sather & Church
1859-1860
Box 1, Folder 28
Bank of California
1866-1903
Box 1, Folder 29
Bank of Commerce of San Francisco
1900
Box 1, Folder 30
California Trust Company
1872
Box 1, Folder 31
Carothers, Anderson & Co.
1853
Box 1, Folder 32
Chittyna Exploration Company
1900
Box 1, Folder 33
Clifford, Garr & Co.
1849
Box 1, Folder 34
Crocker First National Bank
1930
Box 1, Folder 35
Drexel, Sather & Church, Bankers
1854
Box 1, Folder 36
Dunbar's California Bank
1850
Box 1, Folder 37
First National Bank of San Francisco, Cal.
1891
Box 1, Folder 38
First National Gold Bank
1872
Box 1, Folder 39
Godeffroy, Sillem & Co.
1850
Box 1, Folder 41
Knight, Harmon & Childs
1857
Box 1, Folder 42
Lazard Frères Bankers
1879
Box 1, Folder 43
London & San Francisco Bank
1877,
1883
Box 1, Folder 44
London, Paris & American Bank, Ltd.
1884,
1892
Box 1, Folder 46
McNulty Caruthers & Co. Bankers
1853
Box 1, Folder 47
Nevada Bank of San Francisco
1876-1896
Box 1, Folder 49
Parrott & Co. Bankers
1850
Box 1, Folder 50
People's Home Savings Bank
undated
Box 1, Folder 51
Richardson, Benjamin
1867-1870
Box 1, Folder 52
San Francisco Clearing House
1907
Box 1, Folder 53
San Francisco Exchange Office
1850
Box 1, Folder 54
Tallant & Company, Bankers
1864-1891
Box 1, Folder 55
Western National Bank
1908
Box 1, Folder 58
Bank of San Jose
1878, 1900
Box 1, Folder 59
Commercial & Savings Bank of San Jose
1878
Box 1, Folder 60
The First National Bank
1900
Box 1, Folder 61
First National Gold Bank of Stockton
1876
Box 1, Folder 63
Cram, Rogers & Co.'s
1850
Box 1, Folder 65
Farmers Merchants National Bank
1921,
1924