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James Stuart Cain correspondence, 1913-1928.
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Title:

James Stuart Cain correspondence, 1913-1928

Creator/Contributor:

Cain, James Stuart, 1853-1938, creator, correspondent.

Abstract:

Collection of 25 items including business receipts, invoices for mining supplies and various sundries, and letters and forms related to Cain's mining, oil and gas, livestock, and agricultural interests in and around Bodie, California.

Date:

1913 (issued)

Subject:

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Businessmen -- California -- Bodie -- Correspondence
Businessmen
Bodie (Calif.)
California -- Bodie
Cain, James Stuart -- 1853-1938 -- Archives
Cain, James Stuart -- 1853-1938 -- Correspondence

Note:

UNPROCESSED. UNAVAILABLE FOR USE. Inquiries regarding these materials should be submitted to The Bancroft Library via the Notice of Interest in Unprocessed Collections form.
Purchase from McBride Rare Books ; 2019.
John Stuart Cain came to Bodie, California at the age of 25 and started a timber supply barging business supplying the mines and and construction of homes. He also successfully ran mines, including being President of the Southern Consolidated Mining Co. In 1890 he purchased the Bodie Bank from E.L. Benedict and began buying property around town. By the time California State Parks took over the town, the Cain family owned a majority of Bodie.
James Stuart Cain correspondence, BANC MSS 2019/7, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
In English.

Type:

Archives.
Personal correspondence.

Physical Description:

print
1 (25

Language:

English

Origin:

California

Copyright Note:

UNPROCESSED. UNAVAILABLE FOR USE. Inquiries regarding these materials should be submitted to The Bancroft Library via the Notice of Interest in Unprocessed Collections form.