American Land and Timber Company records
Scope and Contents
The collection contains articles of incorporation, May 1911; minutes of the Board of Directors; an account ledger, 1911-1929; two cashbooks, 1911-1929; a tract book describing the land owned, its location, and the amount and quality of timber; and two maps of the area. Also included are stock certificates, 1919-1920.
Dates
- 1911-1929
Creator
- American Land and Timber Company (Duluth, Minn.) (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Open for use in the Kathryn A. Martin Library, Archives and Special Collections.
Conditions Governing Use
This collection may be protected by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S. Code). It is the user's responsibility to verify copyright ownership and to obtain all necessary permissions prior to the reproduction, publication, or other use of any portion of these materials. Researchers may quote from the collection under the fair use provision of the copyright law.
Biographical / Historical
The American Land and Timber Company was incorporated in May, 1911, and the original Board of Directors were J. L. Washburn, John G. Williams and A. McC. Washburn of Duluth. The company also had land in Gales Creek Valley, Washington County, Oregon and offices in Portland, Oregon. The company was bought out by Gales Creek Logging Company in 1929.
Extent
3.00 Linear Inches
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collection contains articles of incorporation, May 1911; minutes of the Board of Directors; an account ledger, 1911-1929; two cashbooks, 1911-1929; a tract book describing the land owned, its location, and the amount and quality of timber; and two maps of the area. Also included are stock certificates, 1919-1920.
Physical Location
This collection is located at the University of Minnesota Duluth Archives. For more information about this collection or to make an appointment, contact us at libarchives@d.umn.edu or 218-726-8526.
General
This collection is part of the Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections, which are housed in the University of Minnesota Duluth Archives at the Kathryn A. Martin Library, and are on permanent loan from the St. Louis County Historical Society.
- Account books Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Articles of incorporation Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Business Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Businesses Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Certificates Subject Source: Local sources
- Ledgers Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Logging Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Lumber industry Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Lumber trade Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Lumbering Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Maps Subject Source: Local sources
- Minutes Subject Source: Local sources
- Real property Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Timber industry Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Washburn, Jed L., 1856-
- Title
- Guide to the American Land and Timber Company records
- Author
- Finding Aid Authors: D. Gaynon.
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Collecting Area Details
Contact The University of Minnesota Duluth Archives and Special Collections Collecting Area
Kathryn A. Martin Library
University of Minnesota Duluth
416 Library Drive
Duluth MN 55812-3001
(218) 726-8526
libarchives@d.umn.edu