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Stimson Mill Company Records Inventory Accession No: 2397-001 UNIVERSITY UBRARIES w UNIVERSITY of WASH INCTON Spe, ial Colle tions. Stimson Mill Company records Inventory Accession No: 2397-001 Special Collections Division University of Washington Libraries Box 352900 Seattle, Washington, 98195-2900 USA (206) 543-1929 This document forms part of the Guide to the Stimson Mill Company Records. To find out more about the history, context, arrangement, availability and restrictions on this collection, click on the following link: http://digital.lib.washington.edu/findingaids/permalink/StimsonMillCompany0050_2397/ Special Collections home page: http://www.lib.washington.edu/specialcollections/ Search Collection Guides: http://digital.lib.washington.edu/findingaids/search STIMSON MILL a:ffl>ANY RECX)RDS Accession No. 2397, 2397-2 CDNI'AINER Lisr Folders Dates Incoming Letters 1 1879 - 1882 2 1882 - 1884 3 1884 - 1885 4 1885 - 1886 5 1886 - 1887/88 6 1887/88 - 1889 7 1889 - 1890 8 1890/91 - 1891/92 9 1892 - 1893/94 10 1893/94 - 1900/04 11 Miscellaneous Family Correspondence Williard stimson T. D. stimson Jay stimson J.J. Fay Fred s. stimson Charles D. stimson Charles W. stimson to Willard H. sti.m.son F.state of Willard H. sti.m.son Madera Property Papers of Willard H. stimson F.state of Willard H. sti.m.son 1929 Tax statements for I.and ca. 1860-80 Miscellaneous Business Correspondence Business Papers: Washington and I.os Angeles Correspondence re: stimson Building, I.os Angeles-A-G 1904-12 Correspondence re: stimson Building, I.os Angeles--H-1 1902-12 Correspondence re: stimson Building, I.os Angeles--M-S 1902-14 Correspondence re: stimson Building, I.os Angeles-T-Z 1915-20 Miscellaneous Business Papers 12 stimson Company Time Books ca. 1880s 13 stimson Company Scale Books ca. 1880s 14 stimson Company Scale Books ca. 1880s [Boxes 15 t:hrcu]h 84 are :na;tly aversiz.e CDitainers or pad@ges] 15 Trial Balances Correspondence-stimson Mill to T.D. sti.m.son re: interest payments 16 Correspondence re: stimson Buildings, I.os Angeles ca. 1932-41 17 Title al::stracts and related legal documents 18 log Scale Book 1888-91 Letterpress Book 1891 Letterpress Book 1887-88 I..ettei:press Book (Michigan) 1891-92 19 Letterpress Book 1890 Letterpress Book 1891-92 I stinlson Mill co. 2397, 2397-2 Page 2 Folders Dates ledger 1888-89 20 ledger 1887 letterpress Bills 1895-96 letterpress Bills 1885-87 21 letterpress Bills 1896 letterpress Bills 1885-88 ledger-C. D. stinlson 1919-29 22 Sales Book 1878-79 letterpress Book 1880-82 letterpress Book 1882-83 letterpress Book 1883-84 23 Vessel Book 1888 steamer Receipts--J. W. Westcott steamer--T. D. stinlson Schooner-stafford Vessel Accounts--J. W. Westcott 1889 Vessel Book-stafford 1881 Vessel Book--J. W. Westcott 1888 Vessel Book-stafford 1884-85 Vessel Book-stafford 1882-83 Vessel Book-stafford, receipts 1880 Vessel Book-stafford 1889 Vessel Book-stafford 1879-85 Vessel Book-stafford 1880 Vessel Book-stafford 1886-87 24 Vessel Book 1887 Vessel Book--T.D. stinlson 1888 Vessel Book--T.D. stinlson 1889 Ship Record Book-R.Holland 1885-86 Big Rapids & Western Railroad Book 1887 letterpress Book 1888-89 letterpress Book 1889 25 letterpress Book 1889-90 Journal 1884 Journal-Headquarters 1885-86 Journal 1888-89 letterpress Book 1888-89 26 car Record (South aricago) 1885-86 Journal (Big Rapids) 1871-74 27 ledger, including accounts & expenses 1891 letterpress Book 1875 letterpress Book 1879-80 letterpress Book 1879-80 28 Marysville & Northern Railway co. (2 vols. ) n .• d. Secom Holding Co. , Ballard logging Co. Sale Book n.d. Trial Balance (3 vols.) n.d., 1944-52 Printed Misc. [fragile] n.d. 29 Sales & Shipments Book 1889-92 lumber & Shipping statement 1881-86 cash Book-stinlson & Clark Manufacturing Co. 1873-80 cash Book-stinlson, Fay & Co. 1885-87 Mill statement-stinlson, Fay & Co. 1881-85 -~· stimson Mill Co. 2397, 2397-2 Page 3 Folders Dates Lumber & Shipping statement-stimson, Fay & Co. 1881-85 30 I.edger-stimson & Clark Manufacturing Co. 1874-78 Sales Book-T.P. stimson 1872-76 I.edger 1890-91 31 stimson Accounts & Imnber Sales 1873-86 stimson letterpress Bills (invoice), October 1889 - August 1890 1889-90 stimson letterpress Bills (invoice) 1894 32 I.edger 1890 Journal-stimson {South Oricago) 1886-87 33 stimson letterpress Bills (invoice) 1894-95 I.edger--stimson, Fay & Co. 1881-87 stimson letterpress Bills 1908-09 34 lDg Scale Book (Muskegon, Michigan) 1882-84 lDg Scale Book (Muskegon, Michigan) 1884-86 I.edger of Rents-stimson 1898-1900 I.edger-stimson (2 vols. ) 1891-93 35 I.edger (Seattle) 1890-92 I.edger (by accounts) ( 2 vols. ) 1891-92 I.edger 1884-85 I.edger 1887 I.edger (Big Rapids, Doyle City) 1887 I.edger 1882-83 letterpress Bills 1892 36 I.edger 1883-84 I.edger 1906-07 camp Expenses Book 1880-81 37 order Book 1886-88 Accounts Book 1886 Accounts Book 1887 Accounts Book-Headquarters 1888 letterpress Book 1897-1903 38 letterpress Book 1890-91 Day Book of cash Sales 1884-86 Day Book of cash Sales 1883 Day Book of cash Sales 1902-04 Day Book of cash Sales 1899-1901 39 I.edger (Muskegon) 1885-86 I.edger 1892 letterpress Book 1891-93 letterpress Book 1893-96 40 I.edger 1880-81 I.edger 1881-82 I.edger 1879-80 Time Book & Payroll 1875-79 41 Time Book & Payroll 1888 Time Book & Payroll 1889 camp SUpply Book 1881-82 camp SUpply Book 1886-87 canp SUpply Book (expenses) ca. 1880 (nd) canp SUpply Book (accounts) 1888-89 canp SUpply Book (accounts) 1889 -· • sti.mson Mill co. 2397, 2397-2 Page 4 Box Folders Dates 42 amp SUpply Book 1890 amp SUpply Book 1887-88 South atlcago lath & Shingle Sales 1886 43 amp order Book 1888-89 Expenses 1880-82 Dayboak (Big Rapids) 1882-83 Expenses 1880-83 44 Dayboak 1869-70 Dayboak 1878-81 45 I.edger 1879-80 I.edger (Big Rapids) 1874-78 46 I.edger (Big Rapids) 1871-74 47 Journal-sti.mson 1891-92 Journal 1890-91 amp Book 1881-83 amp Book 1879-80 amp SUpply Book 1881-84 Log amp Expense Book 1889-90 amp Expense Book 1887-88 48 amp Payroll Book 1888-89 amp Payroll Book 1889-90 I.umber amp Expenses 1880-81 I.umber amp AccOl.mts n.d. Daily Expenses 1890 49 Journal 1889-90 I..an:ll:x>ok 1867-89 Letterpress Book 1876-90 Im.ex to I.edger n.d. 50 Letterpress Book (1887] Letterpress Book 1884-85 Tilne Book 1882-84 Tilne Book & Payroll 1885-86 Tilne Book & Payroll 1889-92 51 Plat Book (West Michigan) ca. 1884-89 I.and Book (Oregon) [1880] Journal (Reed City, Michigan) 1890-91 Journal 1891-92 Journal 1892 Tilne Book & Payroll 1886-89 52 Journal 1892-93 Time Book & Payroll 1884-86 Letterpress Book 1886-87 Trial Balance 1871-78 Letterpress Book 1879-80 Letterpress Book 1885-87 53 Journal 1886-87 Im.ex to I.edger Letterpress Book 1892 Im.ex to I.edger B n.d. stimson I.and co. Plat Maps ( 1 small vol. ) n.a.· Im.ex to I.edger c n.d. Im.ex ( 3 vol. ) n.d. • sti.mson Mill co. 2397, 2397-2 Page 5 Folders Dates Index to I.edger D n.d. Account Book 1891 54 Accounts 1889 letterpress Book 1880 I..umber Shipment Book 1898-99 55 letterpress Bills 1889 South atlcago lath & Shingle Sales 1886 Account Book 1893-94 Mrs. T. o. sti.mson Frivate Accounts 1893-99 camp SUpply Book 1874-75 Journal 1870-71 56 Journal-sti.mson & Clark Manufacturing CO. (Big Rapids) 1873-80 57 Journal H (South atlcago) 1888-92 58 I.edger 1879-83 59 I.edger A (Big Rapids) 1881-83 60 I.edger E 1884-85 61 I.edger F 1887-93 62 Journal A 1881-83 63 Journal-sti.mson (Muskegon) 1885-88 64 Journal 1892-1913 65 Journal (South atlcago) 1885-86 66 Railroad Car Record Book (Missing) 1884-85 Materials Book (products from materials) 1898-99 67 Property Tax Record 1914-56 68 cash Boak 1892-1894 Journal 1892-94 I.edger 1892-94 69 I.edger 1890 70 I.edger 1892-93 71 I.edger 1897 72 Purchase Journal 1949-55 73 Journal of Fuel Department 1954-57 74 Sales Journal 1953-56 75 Payroll (2 vols.), May 1895-August 1900 1895-1900 76 Check Register, cash Receipts & Settlement 1950-55 77 Tilllber Cruise Books (2 vols.) ca. 1906 78 Lam Boak n.d. 79 I.edger 1866-91 Journal 1886-91 80 Mill statement lumber & Shipping statement 1886-91 81 Log Scale Book 1881-91 82 Ballard Logging co. legal Documents ? Scrapbook ? 83 Maps n.d. Charts n.d. Blueprints n.d. Plans n.d. 84 Blueprints n.d. .
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