Union Lumber Company records, 1854-1973.

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Union Lumber Company records, 1854-1973.

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The collection contains correspondence, office files, and financial records. The bulk of the collection is composed of stock and financial records, 1854-1952, including such items as lists of stockholders, financial statements, invoices, various ledgers, and payroll sheets. Another substantial portion of the collection is correspondence, found in series 1 through 5, with the greatest concentration of letters in the Union Lumber's daily files of outgoing correspondence, 1928-1936, including correspondence of company officers Charles Russell Johnson, Otis W. Johnson and Otis R. Johnson. Of note in the series Strike files, 1943-1947, are a set of strike posters and other publicity materials. Includes records of the Glen Blair Lumber Company, Mendocino Lumber Company, Pacific States Lumber Company, Acme Lumber Company, Fort Bragg Electric Company, Fort Bragg Redwood Company, Atlas Tank Manufacture, National Steamship Company, and statements of the Coos Bay Lumber Company. Also included are files of the California Redwood Association, 1933-1849, and correspondence of E.C. (Edwards C. Williams), founder of the Mendocino Lumber Company.

40 cartons, 1 box, 660 volumes, 1 oversize box, 11 oversize folders (229 linear feet)

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SNAC Resource ID: 7014219

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Online Archive of California

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Johnson, Otis W.

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Acme Lumber Company.

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Atlas Tank Manufacture.

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California Western Railroad & Navigation Co.

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Pacific States Lumber Company.

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Fort Bragg Electric Company.

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Mendocino Lumber Co.

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Williams, Edwards C., 1820-1913.

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Glen Blair Lumber Company.

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Coos Bay Lumber Company.

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California Redwood Association

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Fort Bragg Redwood Company.

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National Steamship Company.

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Johnson, Otis R.

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Union Lumber Company

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In 1882, Charles Russell ("C.R.") Johnson bought into the Mill Creek (Ten Mile River) operations of Calvin Stewart and James Hunter, which later became Union Lumber Company, incorporated in August 1889. Johnson also founded Fort Bragg Redwood Company, which started operations in 1885. In 1905 the Union Lumber Company purchased the Little Valley Lumber Company and part interests in the Glen Blair and Mendocino Lumber Companies. Union Lumber was also responsible for the establishment of the Nation...

Johnson, Charles Russell.

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