Adams and Company of California shipping and price lists
Scope and Contents
The collection includes a single four-page list of items and services offered by Adams and Company of California. The list includes current prices of items and shipping costs for the San Francisco Bay area.
Dates
- 1853 January 31
Creator
- Adams Express Company (Organization)
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
Adams and Company of California was a subsidiary of the Adams Express Company, a shipping and local delivery firm. The California subsidiary was organized in 1850 under the management of Isaiah C. Woods and closed in 1855.
Extent
0.1 linear feet (1 container) : 1 folder
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Adams and Company of California was a subsidiary of the Adams Express Company, a shipping and local delivery firm. The collection includes a single four-page list of items and services offered by Adams and Company of California.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Victor Borewell Smith
Processing Information
Collection processed by staff.
This finding aid may be updated periodically to account for new acquisitions to the collection and/or revisions in arrangement and description.
- Business records Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- California Subject Source: Archiveswest
- Delivery of goods -- California -- San Francisco Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Freight and freightage $x Rates Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Frontier and pioneer life Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Price lists Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- San Francisco (Calif.) -- Commerce Subject Source: Lcnaf
- Title
- Guide to the Adams and Company of California Shipping and Price Lists
- Status
- Complete Description
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by University of Oregon Libraries, Archivists' Toolkit Project Team and Jenn Newby
- Date
- 2012
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English
Repository Details
Part of the University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives Repository
