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.

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.

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