James L. Ford Company Reference File 1901-1935

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James L. Ford Company Reference File 1901-1935

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Mining investment business established by James L. Ford, ca. 1901. Prospectuses of companies all over the U.S., statistics, assay reports, clippings, and other information collected by Ford from various sources concerning mining operations in the Pacific Northwest, Southwest, and western Canada. The information is sometimes written or affixed to the verso of office correspondence, broadsheets, or maps. Includes business profiles of oil companies, smelting and refining works, and a variety of miscellaneous manufacturing industries.

6 ft.

eng,

Eastern Washington State Historical Society/Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture Joel E. Ferris Research Library and Archives

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James L. Ford Company (Spokane, Wash.)

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James L. Ford established a mining investment business in Spokane about 1901. As a stockbroker, he received thousands of prospectuses for companies all over the United States, which he saved for reference use for potential investors. From the guide to the James L. Ford Company Reference File, 1901-1935, (Eastern Washington State Historical Society/Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture Joel E. Ferris Research Library and Archives) ...

Ford, James L. (James Lauren), 1854-1928

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Author, humorist. From the description of James Lauren Ford letter to Mrs. Brown, [manuscript], [1920?] Mar 30. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 271639334 ...