California Manufacturing Company records

  • Creator Names California Manufacturing Company (Chicago, Ill.)
  • Title California Manufacturing Company records [manuscript], 1909-1968, bulk 1909-1929.
  • Physical description 24 linear ft. (12 boxes)
  • Collection summary Ledgers and other account books, cancelled checks (for payroll and supplies), letterpress volumes, work estimates, and other records generated by the California Manufacturing Company of 2257 South Troy Street in Chicago (Ill.), a millworking and wooden fixtures manufacturing firm. Accounts reflect home construction activities in the city's Little Village neighborhood and the suburbs of Cicero and Berwyn, where most of the company's predominantly Czech American clientele resided.
  • Acquisition information Gift of California Manufacturing Company in 1987 (X.3490.2010).
  • Names
    • California Manufacturing Company (Chicago, Ill.) Archives.
    • 2257 South Troy Street (Chicago, Ill.)
  • Subjects
    • Czech Americans Illinois Chicago Metropolitan Area 20th century.
    • House construction Illinois Chicago Metropolitan Area 20th century.
    • Millwrights Illinois Chicago 20th century.
    • Woodworking industries Illinois Chicago 20th century.
  • Geographic coverage
    • Berwyn (Ill.) Commerce 20th century.
    • Cicero (Ill.) Commerce 20th century.
    • Chicago (Ill.) Commerce 20th century.
    • Chicago (Ill.) Population 20th century.
    • Little Village (Chicago, Ill.)
    • South Lawndale (Chicago, Ill.)
  • Genre
    • Account books. aat
    • Letterpress copybooks. aat
  • Geographic name United States Illinois Cook County Chicago.