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Inland Fire Insurance Company Records, 1907-1908
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Inland Fire Insurance Company
- Title
- Inland Fire Insurance Company Records
- Dates
- 1907-1908 (inclusive)19071908
- Quantity
- 17 containers., (.8 linear feet of shelf space.)
- Collection Number
- Cage 23
- Summary
- Correspondence (1907), vouchers, checks, policy registers, account books, and policy certificates surrendered for claims upon failure of the firm. Included are records from a closely related firm, the Idaho Mutual Cooperative Insurance Company of Boise, Idaho, both under the management of Edward C. Arnold, secretary.
- Repository
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Washington State University Libraries' Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
Terrell Library Suite 12
Pullman, WA
99164-5610
Telephone: 509-335-6691
mascref@wsu.edu - Access Restrictions
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This collection is open for research use.
- Languages
- English
- Sponsor
- Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Historical NoteReturn to Top
The Inland Fire Insurance Company was organized at Spokane, Washington in early 1907 and operated for approximately one and a half years. In the insurance parlance of its day, it was known as a "Lloyd's" company. That is, it was neither a stock, nor a mutual firm. It was an extended partnership, "capitalized" by a "guarantee fund" which was subscribed for, but not paid-in, by a number of subscribers who were not necessarily policyholders and who were to be liable for assessment should the company need funds to pay fire loss claims.
The Inland Fire Insurance Company wrote most of its policies in the Inland Empire region, but did considerable business in Western Washington and in California. The company was also licensed in several other states and maintained general agency contracts in New York and Chicago for the placement of "surplus line" policies. The company records include some material from a closely related firm, the Idaho Mutual Cooperative Insurance Company of Boise, both firms having been under the management of Edward C. Arnold.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Correspondence (1907), vouchers, checks, policy registers, account books, and policy certificates surrendered for claims upon failure of the firm. Included are records from a closely related firm, the Idaho Mutual Cooperative Insurance Company of Boise, Idaho, both under the management of Edward C. Arnold, secretary.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Preferred Citation
[Item Description]. Cage 23, Guide to the Inland Fire Insurance Company Records. Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.
Series 1: Correspondence, 1907Return to Top
The extant correspondence of the company consists of 11 folders of letters dating from March through November, 1907. Although the letters have been removed from their original folders, the original working order has been retained.
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 1 | Lobe & Brown, agents at
Bellingham |
|
| 1 | 1 | Silas Holcomb, agent at
Seattle |
|
| 1 | 2 | Roe and Durkinfield, special
agents |
|
| 1 | 3 | M-P alphabetical (Agents,
policyholders suppliers, etc.) |
|
| 1 | 4 | Lebo-Anderson, general agents,
Chicago |
|
| 1 | 5 | Hull Bros., general agents for
North Idaho |
|
| 1 | 6 | C's alphabetical |
|
| 1 | 6 | Pacific Fire Insurance Company,
Seattle (re-insurance) |
|
| 2 | 7 | H. Durkinfield, Special Agent
Seattle |
|
| 2 | 8 | R-W alphabetical |
|
| 2 | 9 | B-G alphabetical |
|
| 2 | 10 | Idaho Mutual Cooperative
Insurance Co. |
|
| 2 | 11 | S.L. Wait, Special Agent, Kettle
Falls, Washington |
|
| 2 | 11 | B-H alphabetical |
|
| 2 | 12 | Whilden & Hancock, general
agents, New York |
|
| 2 | 12 | Fred Tibbens, general agent,
California |
Series 2: Policies, Reports, and CertificatesReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 3-8
Policies and daily reports for Inland Fire Insurance policies and policies of various re-insuring firms, especially the Ohio German Fire Insurance Company, Pacific Fire Insurance Company and La Concorde: Societe d'Assurance Centre l'Incendie. Some correspondence attached.
Series 3: Checks, vouchers and formsReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 9-11
Canceled checks, pay vouchers, miscellaneous report forms, cancellation forms, and loss claims.
Series 4: LedgersReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Volume | ||
| 12 | Policy Register |
|
| 13 | Policy Register |
|
| 14 | Journal |
|
| 15 | Checkbook |
|
| 16 | Accountant report and audit of
December 31, 1907, with correspondence, April, 1908, relative to dissolution of
company. |
1907-1908 |
| 17 | Agents' Register |
Series 5: Later Addition, added February, 1975Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description |
|---|---|
| Volume | |
| 18 | Voucher Index |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Idaho Mutual Cooperative Insurance Company
- Insurance companies--Idaho--Boise--Records and correspondence
- Insurance companies--Washington (State)--Spokane--Records and correspondence
Personal Names
- Arnold, Edward C.
Corporate Names
- Inland Fire Insurance Company --Archives (creator)
Finding aid prepared by Lawrence R.
Stark
2012
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
