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The Neal H. Brockmeyer collection consists of approximately 1,030 billheads, check stubs, stock and bond certificates, and other financial documents. Materials date from approximately 1850 to 1941 and relate primarily to the banking and mining industries in California, Nevada, Arizona, and Hawaii. The collection has 20 oversize items comprised mainly of stock and bond certifications. Smaller sized items number over 1,010 and are comprised mainly of check stubs, billheads, and stock and bond certificates. Imagery and text on the materials pertain to the history of business and economics in Western Americana. Many of the items are decorated with engraved imagery of miners, patriotic symbols (presidents, eagles, shields), classical and allegorical motifs (Lady Liberty, Greco-Roman figures), and of views (buildings, rural areas, naval ships). A majority of the items are engravings, but some are printed lithographs. Some of the recurrent printers and lithographers of the items in the collection include: A.L. Bancroft & Co.; Edward Bosqui & Co.; Bradbury, Wilkinson & Co.; Britton & Rey; B.F. Butler's Lithograph Co.; A. Carlisle & Co.; Ezra A. Cook & Co.; H.S. Crocker & Co.; Hall & O'Donald Lithograph Co.; Geo. B. Hitchcock & Co.; A. Hoen & Co.; Krebs Lithographing Co.; LeCount Bros. & Mansur's Stationery Establishment; Major & Knapp Engraving Manufacturing and Lithographic Co.; Schmidt Label & Lithograph Co.; Toppan, Carpenter, Casilear & Co.; Union Lithograph Co.; and Western Lithograph Co.
Type
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Date
1855-1903
Call number
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Creator
Brockmeyer, Neal H(Opens in new tab)
Provenance
Gift of Neal H. and Mary Jane Brockmeyer, December 2010.
Restrictions
Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.
Rights
The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining permission rests with the researcher.
Associated organization
Goldfield Deep Mines Company of Nevada.
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