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Register of the Sampson (W.F.) Papers, 1920-1941
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  • Administrative Information
  • Biography
  • Scope and Content

  • Descriptive Summary

    Title: Sampson (W.F.) Papers,
    Date (inclusive): 1920-1941
    Collection number: Mss121
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    Extent: 0.25 linear ft.
    Repository: University of the Pacific. Library. Holt-Atherton Department of Special Collections
    Stockton, CA 95211
    Shelf location: For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the library's online catalog.
    Language: English.

    Administrative Information

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    Collection is open for research.

    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item], Sampson (W.F.) Papers, Mss121, Holt-Atherton Department of Special Collections, University of the Pacific Library

    Biography

    W.F. Sampson was an Oakland, California capitalist and executive of the Bay Transport Co., San Francisco (1934-1941). Little else is known of him, save that he owned a Packard automobile and was interested in the stock market.

    Scope and Content

    Sampson's papers include investment information on hedging in sugar futures(1920-1932) and automobile purchase contracts and insurance forms (1927; 1937-1940).