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Howard Company Records, 1939-1942
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Howard Company
- Title
- Howard Company Records
- Dates
- 1939-1942 (inclusive)19391942
- Quantity
- 0.5 cubic feet
- Collection Number
- MG300 (collection)
- Summary
- Business correspondence, financial statements, financial ledgers, tax returns, and payroll records of a placer mining partnership operating in Siskiyou County, California.
- Repository
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University of Idaho Library, Special Collections and Archives
Special Collections and Archives
University of Idaho Library
875 Perimeter Drive
MS 2350
Moscow, ID
83844-2350
Telephone: 2088850845
libspec@uidaho.edu - Languages
- English
- Sponsor
- Funds for processing were provided by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Historical NoteReturn to Top
In January of 1940, Clarence I. Paulsen, his brother Howard Paulsen, Henry L. Day, and Henry's father Harry L. Day organized the Howard Company as a partnership, with Clarence Paulsen as the managing partner.
The Howard Company's principal asset was a lease on the Roxbury gold placer mine in Scott Bar, Siskiyou County, California, owned by Henry L. Day. Clarence Paulsen owned much of the equipment employed. Apparently Paulsen had previously attempted operation of this mine as the Clarence-Roxbury Company, but lacked the necessary capital.
The partners viewed the Howard Company project as a test of the values of the ground. In fact, operations lasted only until July 1940 and never showed a profit.
The Howard Company left most of its equipment for sale with the S. A. Gillette Company of Yreka, California. Equipment judged useful in the Idaho mines and equipment Gillette was unable to sell was shipped to Wallace, Idaho. The partnership was finally dissolved in May 1942.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The records of the Howard Mining Company span the years 1940 to 1942. Included are business correspondence, financial statements, financial ledgers, tax returns, and payroll records.
Related records can be found in the records of the Roxbury Placer Mine.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
The records of the Howard Company are divided into three series.
The General Correspondence and Related Records is an alphabetically arranged file containing business correspondence, financial statements, reports of bookkeeper Henry Burmester, social security information blanks, receipts, and other records.
Financial Records, the second series, contains a financial ledger, a voucher and check register, schedules of rentals and insurance, and federal and state partnership income tax returns.
The final series, Personnel Records, contains a monthly time book and payroll records for 1940.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Series I. General Correspondence and Related Records , 1939-1942Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 1/1 | Buhrmester, Henry |
1940 |
| 1/2 | D; Day, Henry Lawrence; Daniel, J.L. |
1939-1942 |
| 1/3 | F-G |
1940-1941 |
| 1/4 | H; Howard Cooper Air Compressor; I; Insurance |
1940 |
| 1/5 | N-P |
1940 |
| 1/6 | Paulsen, Clarence I. |
1940-1941 |
| 1/7 | R-S |
1940-1942 |
| 1/8 | Statements, Financial |
1940-1942 |
| 1/9 | Social Security (Employee information blanks) |
1940 |
| 1/10 | T-W |
1940 |
Series II. Financial Records , 1940-1942Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 1/11 | General ledger |
1940-1942 |
| 1/12 | Voucher and check register |
1940-1942 |
| 1/13 | Check register |
1940-1942 |
| 1/14 | List of checks written on Howard account by Clarence Paulsen |
1940 |
| 1/15 | Schedules of rentals and insurance |
1940 |
| 1/16 | State and federal partnership income tax returns |
1940-1942 |
Series III. Personnel Records , 1940Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 1/17 | Monthly time book |
1940 |
| 1/18 | Payroll records |
1940 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Gold dredging -- California -- Siskiyou County -- History -- Sources
Corporate Names
- Howard Company
Finding aid prepared by Judith Nielsen
1992
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