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 Descriptive Summary Anson S. Blake Business Records, 1897-1938 MS 203 Blake, Anson Stiles, 1870-1959 1 1/2 ft., 4 boxes California Historical Society, North Baker Library
San Francisco, California 94105-4014
English. Administrative Information Donor

Gift of Mr. Igor R. Blake, Nephew of Anson S. Blake, March 1972. Acc. no. 23.

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[Identification of item], Anson S. Blake Business Records. MS 203, California Historical Society, North Baker Research Library.

 Access Points Blake, Edwin T. Bilger, F. W. Symmes, Whitman Blake & Bilger Co. The Blake Bros. Co. Interior Land Co. La Jota Rancho, Napa H. Peterson & Co., Inc. San Francisco Quarries Co. San Pablo Quarry Co. Venice Island Co. Business -- 1897-1938 San Pablo Water Co. Quarries and quarrying Yount, George C., -1865 see Vol. 9 Biography

Anson Stiles Blake was born in San Francisco, son of an early pioneer. Like his father and grandfather he was interested in rock quarrying, mining and mine equipment and his businesses reflected those interests

 Scope and Content

Samples of quarry company records including minutes of the Board of Directors, copybooks, ledgers, cash books, stock certificates, and invoices.

 Container List 1 Vol 1 Stock Journal and Ledger of the San Pablo Quarry Co. 1906-1914

Castro Point, Contra Costa County, by-Laws of the company included

 Vol 2 Copybook of Blake and Bilger Co. Sept. 1906 - Jan. 1907

Central Bank Bldg, Oakland

 Vol 3 Copybook of Edwin T. Blake June 1904 - March 1908

Central Bank Bldg., Oakland

 Vol 4 Minutes of the Board of Directors, Venice Island Co. May 1906 - Oct. 1913

Balboa Bldg., San Francisco

Some minutes of the stockholders' meetings and some correspondence included

 2 Vol 5 Account Ledger of Blake and Bilger Co. Nov. 1908 - Oct. 1909 Vol 6 Account Ledger of Blake Co. Oct. 1897 - 1914 Vol 7 Cash Book of H. Peterson & Co., Inc. 1912-May 1914 3 Vol 8 Cash Book of San Francisco Quarries Co. Nov. 1908 - March 1909 Vol 9 Title Abstract of La Jota Rancho, Napa Fldr 1 Continuation of Abstract of La Jota Rancho from 1886 Vol 10 Stock Certificates for Interior Land Co. Nov. 1910 - March 1938 Fldr 2 Appraisal Invoice of The Blake Bros. Co., 1921 Fldr 3 Pictures of the quarries 4-5 Invoices, San Pablo Quarry Co., 1907-09 3 Fldr 4 San Pablo Water Company and others Fldr 5 Blake and Bilger Co.--Miscellaneous records, 1910-12 6 Blake Bros. Co.--Financial records, 1916-17 7 TLS, George Fletcher to Anson Blake, Feb. 20, 1913