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Pacific Coast Steamship Company records, 1876-1938
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Pacific Coast Steamship Company
- Title
- Pacific Coast Steamship Company records
- Dates
- 1876-1938 (inclusive)18761938
- Quantity
- 6' linear
- Collection Number
- 0250 (Accession No. 0250-001)
- Summary
- Records of a shipping agent for Oregon Improvement Company, 1880-1896
- Repository
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University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu - Access Restrictions
-
Open to all users.
- Additional Reference Guides
- Languages
- English
Historical NoteReturn to Top
This firm was the shipping agent for the Oregon Improvement Co. (1881-1896). It was called Pacific Coast Steamship company from 1899 to 1917 and Pacific Steamship Company from 1917 to 1924.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Correspondence, agreement, ledgers and journals, etc., 1876-1938. For related records see also the data sheets to the Pacific Steamship Company and the Pacific Coast Co.
Includes statements of earnings and operating expenses of routes, balance sheets, minutes, reports, schedules, agreements, correspondence, articles of incorportation, etc.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
Creator's literary rights not transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
Arranged in 4 series.
- Series 1, Agreements, 1877-1891
- Series 2, Correspondence, 1883-1890
- Series 3, Financial records, 1883-1938
- Series 4, Other records, 1862-1938
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Series 1: Agreements, 1877-1891Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box | ||
| 3 | Bassett, A. C. (SPRR) |
1883 |
| 3 | Bermingham, John |
1883-1889 |
| 3 | Canada. Postmaster General |
1888 |
| 3 | Canadian Pacific Railway |
1886-1887 |
| 3 | Central & Pacific Railway |
1885 |
| 3 | Eureka, Calif. |
1884 |
| 3 | Fleming, J. A. |
1880 |
| 3 | Ford, Charles |
1881 |
| 3 | Fritch, George |
1880 |
| 3 | Garratt, R. M. & Bassett, A. C. |
1883 |
| 3 | Goodall, Charles |
1893 |
| 3 | Goodall, Perkins & Co. |
1882-1889 |
| 3 | Gordon, Alexander |
1880 |
| 3 | Hartshorne, Benjamin M. |
1888 |
| 3 | Knowles, Josiah & Griffith, Miller |
1889 |
| 3 | Monterey, Calif. |
1880 |
| 3 | Northern Pacific RR Co. (drafts) |
undated |
| 3 | Oregon Improvement Co. |
1884-1891 |
| 3 | Oregon Railway & Navigation Co. |
1880-1887 |
| 3 | Pacific Coast Railway Co. |
1889 |
| 3 | Risdon Iron & Locomotive Works |
1884 |
| 3 | Rosenfeld, John |
1880-1884 |
| 3 | Santa Maria & Los Almos Chute Landing
Co. |
1883 |
| 3 | Searles & Stone |
1884 |
| 3 | Southern Pacific Co. |
1883-1887 |
| 3 | Steiner, Klauber S. et al |
1885 |
| 3 | Sweasey, W. J. |
1881; 1885 |
| 3 | Union Iron Works |
1884 |
| 3 | Villard, Henry |
1881 |
| 3 | Western Union Telegraph Co. |
1877 |
Series 2: Correspondence, 1883-1890Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box | ||
| 3 | Bard, Thomas R. |
1883-1889 |
| 3 | Buchanan, E. Y. |
1886; 1888 |
| 3 | New York Ry & S. S. Advertising Co. |
1889 |
| 3 | U.S. Customs' Dept. Alaska |
1889-1890; undated |
| 3 | Letter from Goodall & Perkins to E.
Smith |
1889 |
Series 3: Financial records, 1883-1938Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box | ||
| 1 | Statements of earnings and
operating expenses of routes |
1888-1895 |
| 2 | Balance sheets |
1891-1895 |
| 3 | Balance sheets |
1883-1895 |
| 4 | Statements of account, etc. |
1883-1895 |
| 4 | Payroll |
undated |
| volume:oversize | ||
| Bound vol. 4 | Account journal |
1889-1895 |
| Bound vol. 5 | Account journal |
1911-1912 |
| Bound vol. 6 | Account ledger |
1889-1894 |
| Bound vol. 7 | Account journal |
1917-1931 |
| Bound vol. 8 | Account ledger |
1913-1938 |
| Bound vol. 9 | Account journal |
1889-1895 |
Series 4: Other records, 1862-1938Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box | ||
| 2 | Minutes of meetings |
1884-1895 |
| 2 | Reports |
1890-1895 |
| 2 | Schedules |
|
| 4 | Insurance claims |
1890 |
| 4 | Property list |
undated |
| 4 | Reports of Alaskan
route |
1894-1895 |
| 4 | Stockholder data,
miscellaneous |
1894-1895 |
| volume:oversize | ||
| Bound vol. 1 | Steamship record |
1862-1890 |
| Bound vol. 2 | Record book
Articles of incorporation, Board of Directors meeting minutes,
and Stockholders meeting minutes
|
1876-1895 |
| Bound vol. 3 | Record book
Board of Directors meeting minutes and Stockholders meeting
minutes
|
1900-1938 |
| Bound vol. 10 | Descriptive statement of
freight
This volume is blank.
|
undated |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)
Corporate Names
- Pacific Coast Steamship Company--Archives
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