Papers of Thomas Robert Bard: Quimichis Colony, 1909-1958.

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Papers of Thomas Robert Bard: Quimichis Colony, 1909-1958.

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The collection, which is part of the Thomas Robert Bard Papers, contains the business papers (correspondence, by-laws, stock information) of the Quimichis Colony between 1909-1958. There are also some photographs.

Approx. 7500 pieces.28 boxes.

Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens

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SNAC Resource ID: 7088311

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Quimichis Colony.

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The Quimichis Colony was an American-financed firm that acquired 75,000 acres of land on the west coast of Mexico between Mazatlan and Puerto Vallarta for the growing of bananas, sugar cane, pineapple, corn and other agricultural products. Richard Bard, son of Senator and Union Oil Company of California president Thomas Robert Bard (1841-1915), was president of the Quimichis Colony. From the description of Papers of Thomas Robert Bard: Quimichis Colony, 1909-1958. (Huntington Library...

Bard, Richard.

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Bard, Thomas Robert, 1841-1915

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Thomas Robert Bard (1841-1915), U.S. Senator from California from 1900 to 1905 and president of the Union Oil Company, was born in Pennsylvania where he studied law. He came to California in 1865 to take charge of the large land holdings of eastern owners in Ventura County and was instrumental in the subsequent development of land and petroleum in the area. Bard laid out the town of Hueneme, CA, and was involved in many Ventura County business ventures. From the description of Papers...