Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Park Hotel Company.
- Extent:
- 0.83 Linear feet
- Language:
- Preferred citation:
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Park Hotel Company records, MSS 234, Special Collections, Meriam Library, California State University, Chico
Background
- Scope and content:
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Board ledgers, account and minute books spanning the entire period of the Park Hotel’s operation in Chico, 1888-1947, make up the collection. Also included is a deed, from John Bidwell to the Park Hotel, dated March 15, 1887.
Arrangement: 1. Minutes Box: 1 Folder: 1, 2
2. Ledgers Box: 1 Folder: 3 Box: 2 Folder: 2
3. Income Box: 1 Folder: 3, 4
4. Stock Certificates Box: 2 Folder: 1, 2
5. Account Books Box: 2 Folder: 3
- Biographical / historical:
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The Park Hotel Company was formed in 1888 to acquire property and build a hotel in Chico (California). Stock in the company was sold as $100 a share to local businessmen, including John Bidwell. The company’s initial seven directors: Samuel Ostroski, M. Oser, Henry Peters, Martin Heller, A.H. Crew, A.L. Nicols and John Deveny. The hotel was sold in 1945 and the corporation was dissolved in 1947.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift
- Arrangement:
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Series
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Collection is open for research without restriction.
- Terms of access:
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No restrictions.
- Preferred citation:
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Park Hotel Company records, MSS 234, Special Collections, Meriam Library, California State University, Chico
- Location of this collection:
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California State University, Chico, Special Collections Meriam Library400 West First StreetChico, CA 95929-0295, US
- Contact:
- (530) 898-6603