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Guide to the Pope & Talbot Records circa 1849-1975
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Guide to the Pope & Talbot Records circa 1849-1975 |
| Subject | Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington); Lumber trade--Northwest Coast of North America; Businesses and Corporations; Forestry and Forest Products; Ships and Shipping; Forestry and Forestry Products |
| Description | Correspondence, business records, financial ledgers and business correspondence of forests, industries and shipping; Andrew Jackson Pope and Captain William Talbot, both from families who owned sawmills in Maine, founded the Pope & Talbot Company shortly after they arrived in San Francisco in 1849. The pair had come to gold rush San Francisco to sell lumber that had been cut on the East Coast and shipped around Cape Horn. It soon became evident, however, that... |
| Publisher | Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries |
| Date | 1849/1975 |
| Rights |
Open to all users.; Some material stored offsite; advance notice required for use.; Creator's literary rights not transferred to the University of Washington Libraries. |
| Type | Collection collection |
| Identifier | http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv14450 |
| Language | eng |
| Format |
81.4 cubic feet plus 1 vertical file |
| Coverage | circa 1849-1975 |
