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Guide to the Berton & Co. records, 1904-1934
BANC MSS 70/7 c  
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  • Collection Summary

    Collection Title: Berton & Co. Records,
    Date (inclusive): 1904-1934
    Collection Number: BANC MSS 70/7 c
    Creator: Berton (G. A.) & Co., San Francisco
    Extent: Number of containers: 17 cartons, 7 boxes and 8 volumes
    Repository: The Bancroft Library
    Berkeley, California 94720-6000
    Physical Location: For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.
    Abstract: Letterpress copy books, incoming letters and orders, and ledgers, for an insurance firm.

    With these: correspondence, legal papers and accounts of Jules Nicolas Fricot and of his estate; papers of his son, Desire Fricot, relating to mining property in Calaveras and Nevada Counties, and to his real estate in San Francisco (6 boxes); and correspondence and manuscripts of Berton's son, Francis Jules (1 box and 2 v.).
    Languages Represented: English

    Information for Researchers

    Access

    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], Berton & Co. records, BANC MSS 70/7 c, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.

    Scope and Content

    These records of an insurance company, purchased from Holmes Books on July 22, 1969, include letterpress copy books, incoming letters and orders and ledgers.
    Also included among these records are correspondence, accounts and legal papers of Jules Nicolas Fricot, father-in-law of G. A. Berton; papers of his son, Désiré Jules Fricot, relating mainly to mining property in Calaveras and Nevada Counties and to real estate in San Francisco (6 boxes); and correspondence and manuscripts of writings of Berton's son, Francis Jules (1 box and 2 v.).