Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Crystal Ice Manufacturing Company Records,
- Dates:
- 1915-1950
- Creators:
- Crystal Ice Manufacturing Company (Whittier, Calif.)
- Abstract:
- The Crystal Ice Manufacturing Company began as the Whittier Ice and Cold Storage Company in 1914 by C. Caldwell and delivered ice to homes in Southern California. The collection contains ledgers, legal documents, sales forms, receipts, and a time book related to the operations of the Crystal Ice Manufacturing Company.
- Extent:
- 1 box (0.5 linear ft.) 1 oversize box
- Language:
- English.
- Preferred citation:
-
[Identification of item], Crystal Ice Manufacturing Company Records (Collection 154). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
Background
- Scope and content:
-
Collection contains ledgers, legal documents, sales forms, receipts, and a time book related to the operations of the Crystal Ice Manufacturing Company in Whittier, California. Ledgers contain ice production information, 1915-38. Also includes materials related to the National Association of Ice Industries and the California Association of Ice Industries, including copies of several presentations and research reports about the ice industry and the storage of vegetables.
- Biographical / historical:
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The Crystal Ice Manufacturing Company began as the Whittier Ice and Cold Storage Company in 1914 by C. Caldwell; the company used horses and wagons to deliver ice to homes in Southern California; L.O. Montegomery purchased the company in 1915; as the business grew, trucks replaced the horses to expedite service; in 1928, all ice was sold to homes, cafes, and butcher shops, but by 1930 business expanded to provide ice for railroad cars carrying citrus fruits; in February 1938, Philip L. Gabriel purchased the company, built a seasonal ice storage building, and the name changed to the Crystal Ice Company of Whittier; in 1941 the company expanded to include its Fullerton site, and a second food locker plant was also built.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of Phillip L. Gabriel, 1955.
- Physical location:
- Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Prepared:
- © 1999
- Date Encoded:
- Machine-readable finding aid derived from card-file by rekeying, May 1999 . Supplementary encoding and revision supplied by Caroline Cubé.
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Advance notice required for access.
- Terms of access:
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Property rights to the physical object belong to the UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections. Literary rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.
- Preferred citation:
-
[Identification of item], Crystal Ice Manufacturing Company Records (Collection 154). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
- Location of this collection:
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A1713 Charles E. Young Research LibraryBox 951575Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575, US
- Contact:
- (310) 825-4988