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Albert Elkus papers, circa 1900-1949.
BANC MSS 73/18 c oversize folder 1; BANC MSS 73/18 c carton 1; BANC MSS 73/18 c carton 2; BANC MSS 73/18 c carton 3; ...
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Collection Overview

Title:

Albert Elkus papers, circa 1900-1949

Creator/Contributor:

Elkus, Albert., creator

Abstract:

Relates mainly to the clothing store in Sacramento founded by his father, Louis Elkus. Collection includes ledgers, trial balances, tax records, rental property accounts for real estate in Sacramento and Oakland, insurance policies, etc. Also included is material concerning the settlement of his estate.

Date:

1900 (issued)

Subject:

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Elkus, Albert -- Archives
Elkus, Louis -- 1826-1904
Albert Elkus (Firm : Sacramento, Calif.)
Real property -- California -- Oakland
Real property -- California -- Sacramento
Clothing trade -- California -- Sacramento
Jewish merchants -- California -- Sacramento
Mayors -- California -- Sacramento

Note:

COLLECTION STORED, IN PART, OFF-SITE : Advance notice required for use.
Albert Elkus papers, BANC MSS 73/18 c, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
In English.
Associated collection: Bertha Kahn Elkus scrapbooks, 1883-1922 (ARCHIVES ELKUS 4); Located at: Music Library, University of California; Berkeley, CA 94720-6000; USA.
Albert Elkus (1857-1949) was the son of pioneer Sacramento business man Louis Elkus (1826-1904) and father of noted musician Albert Israel Elkus (1884-1962). Albert Elkus served two terms as mayor of Sacramento (1921-1925) and served for 23 years as a director of the Sacramento Municipal Utility District, which he helped to organize in 1923. Albert Elkus took charge of his father's firm in 1892 when the wholesale business moved to San Francisco. The firm ceased business in 1947. He was married to Bertha Kahn Elkus.
Container list available in the library.

Type:

Account books.

Physical Description:

print
4 cartons, 1 oversize folder (5 linear feet)

Language:

English

Identifier:

BANC MSS 73/18 c oversize folder 1
BANC MSS 73/18 c carton 1
BANC MSS 73/18 c carton 2
BANC MSS 73/18 c carton 3
BANC MSS 73/18 c carton 4
BANC MSS 73/18 c
BANC MSS 73/18 c

Origin:

California

Copyright Note:

COLLECTION STORED, IN PART, OFF-SITE : Advance notice required for use.