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Guernsey-Newton Company records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: B 029

Scope and Contents

The collection (1909-1921) consists of a record book, and a folder of loose papers removed from the record book.

The record book contains stockholder's and Board of Trustee's minutes, articles of incorporation, by-laws, treasurer's reports, correspondence, motions, and amendments to the articles of incorporation.

The loose papers consist of a 1925 amendment to the articles, a 1925 financial statement, correspondence regarding losses suffered by the company and the death of H. W. Newton in 1927, a profit and loss report from 1927, a graphical chart showing production changes from 1920 to 1928, and a draft of the "memo of agreement" between Continental Casualty and Guernsey-Newton, in 1929.

Dates

  • 1909-1929

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open to the public. Collection must be used in Special Collections and University Archives Reading Room. Collection or parts of collection may be stored offsite. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives in advance of your visit to allow for transportation time.

Conditions Governing Use

Property rights reside with Special Collections and University Archives, University of Oregon Libraries. Copyright resides with the creators of the documents or their heirs. All requests for permission to publish collection materials must be submitted to Special Collections and University Archives. The reader must also obtain permission of the copyright holder.

Biographical / Historical

The Guernsey-Newton Company was an insurance firm, founded in Spokane, Washington, and which moved to Seattle in 1925. The company was later absorbed by the Continental Casualty Company in 1929.

The founders of Guernsey-Newton were O. E. Guernsey, H. W. Newton, W. H. Mariner, A. M. Riley, and Fred J. Dibble.

Extent

0.25 linear feet (1 container) : 1 volume and 1 folder

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

The Guernsey-Newton Company was a Washington state insurance firm that was later absorbed by the Continental Casualty Company in 1929. The collection (1909-1921) contains minutes, articles of incorporation, by-laws, treasurer's reports, correspondence, motions, and amendments to the articles of incorporation.

Related Materials

Washington State University Libraries also holds a collection of the Guernsey-Newton Company.

Processing Information

Collection processed by staff in the 1970s; and Tanya Parlet, 2013.

This finding aid may be updated periodically to account for new acquisitions to the collection and/or revisions in arrangement and description.

This collection received a basic level of processing including minimal organization and rehousing.

Description information is drawn in part from information supplied with the collection and initial surveys of the contents.

Title
Guide to the Guernsey-Newton Co. Records
Status
Complete Description
Author
Tanya Parlet.
Date
2013
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Finding aid written in English.
Sponsor
Funding for production of this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC).

Repository Details

Part of the University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives Repository

Contact:
1299 University of Oregon
Eugene OR 97403-1299 USA