Arizona Copper Company records, 1882-1922

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Arizona Copper Company records, 1882-1922

AZ 146


Collection Summary

Creator: Arizona Copper Company
Collection Name:Arizona Copper Company records,
Inclusive Dates: 1882-1922
Physical Description:30 linear feet
Abstract:Business records of the company pertaining to administration of its copper mines which included the Longfellow Mine, Coronado Mine, Metcalf Mine, Clay Mine, and Humboldt Mine. Records include financial journals, ledgers, cost statements; payroll records, including accident reports and industrial compensation; production and sales records and inventories. Also included are records of the Arizona and New Mexico Railway Company; Clifton Hospital; and Metcalf Hospital; which were owned by the company.
Collection Number: AZ 146
Repository: University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections
University of Arizona
PO Box 210055
Tucson, AZ 85721-0055
Phone: 520-621-6423
Fax: 520-621-9733
URL:http://speccoll.library.arizona.edu/

Historical Note

The Arizona Copper Company was a mining company of Edinburgh, Scotland, operating in the Clifton- Morenci area of Arizona from 1882-1921. The company was sold to Phelps Dodge Corporation in 1921.

Scope and Content Note

Business records of the company pertaining to administration of its copper mines which included the Longfellow Mine, Coronado Mine, Metcalf Mine, Clay Mine, and Humboldt Mine. Records include financial journals, ledgers, cost statements; payroll records, including accident reports and industrial compensation; production and sales records and inventories. Also included are records of the Arizona and New Mexico Railway Company; Clifton Hospital; and Metcalf Hospital; which were owned by the company.

Organization

This collection is organized into five series:

Restrictions

Restrictions

None.

Copyright

It is the responsibility of the user to obtain permission to publish from the owner of the copyright (the institution, the creator of the record, the author or his/her transferees, heirs, legates, or literary executors). The user agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Arizona Board of Regents for the University of Arizona, its officers, employees, and agents from and against all claims made by any person asserting that he or she is an owner of copyright.

Access Terms

Corporate Name(s)
Arizona Copper Company -- Archives
Arizona and New Mexico Railway Company
Clifton Hospital (Ariz.)
Metcalf Hospital (Ariz.)

Geographic Name(s)
Clay Mine (Ariz.)
Coronado Mine (Ariz.)
Coronado Mine (Ariz.)
Humboldt Mine (Ariz.)
Longfellow Mine (Ariz.)

Subject(s)
Railroad companies -- Arizona -- History -- Sources
Copper miners -- History -- Sources
Copper mines and mining -- Arizona -- History -- Sources
Hospitals -- Arizona -- History -- Sources
Mineral industries -- Arizona -- Finance -- Sources

Genre Form(s)
Inventories
Ledgers
Payrolls

Administrative Information

Credit Line

Arizona Copper Company records (AZ 146). Special Collections, University of Arizona Libraries.

Container List

Series I: Financial Records and Related Material, 1882-1922
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1 Journal A. , October 1882-December 1886
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2 Journal B. , January 1887-April 1891
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3 Journal C. , April 1891-October 1894
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4 Journal D. , October 1894-May 1897
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5 Journal E. , June 1897-October 1899
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6 Journal F. , October 1899-August 1901
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7 Journal G. , September 1901-May 1903
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8 Journal H. , June 1903-January 1905
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9 Journal I. , February 1905-June 1906
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10 Journal J. , July 1906-December 1907
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11 Journal K. , January 1908-July 1909
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12 Journal L. , August 1909-September 1912
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13 Journal M. , October 1912-May 1916
Journal N is missing.
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14 Journal O. , January 1920-January 1922
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15 Ledger A. , September 1882-March 1883
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16 Ledger B. , April 1883-September 1884
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17 Ledger C. , October 1884-September 1893
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18 Ledger D. , October 1893-September 1899
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19 Ledger E. , October 1899-December 1902
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20 Ledger F. , January 1903-March 1905
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21 Ledger G. , April 1905-March 1907
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22 Ledger H. , April 1907-September 1909
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23 Ledger I. , October 1909-March 1914
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24 Ledger J. , April 1914-March 1919
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25 Ledger K. , April 1919-December 1921
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26 Ledger "1" (Kansas City). , September 1882-September 1889
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27 Ledger "2" (Kansas City). , April 1883-October 1884
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28 Cash Book and Journal: L. Underwood, General Manager, Kansas City. , September 1882-August 1885
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29 Cash Book and Journal: Kansas City. , April 1883-February 1885
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30 Ledger: Private Accounts. , October 1902-January 1908
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31 Ledger. , 1907-1909
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32 Ledger. , 1908
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33 Cash Book A. , April 1883-November 1886
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34 Cash Book B. , December 1886-September 1893
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35 Cash Book C. , October 1893-March 1897
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36 Cash Book D. , April 1897-September 1899
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37 Cash Book E. , October 1899-September 1901
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38 Cash Book F. , October 1901-September 1902
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39 Cash Book G. , October 1902-November 1903
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40 Cash Book H. , December 1903-November 1904
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41 Cash Book I. , December 1904-November 1905
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42 Cash Book J. , December 1905-September 1906
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43 Cash Book K. , October 1906-July 1907
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44 Cash Book L. , August 1907-January 1909
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45 Cash Book M. , February 1909-January 1911
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46 Cash Book N. , February 1911-August 1912
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47 Cash Book O. , September 1912-October 1913
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48 Cash Book P. , November 1913-December 1914
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49 Cash Book Q. , January 1915-April 1916
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50 Cash Book R. , May 1916-June 1917
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51 Cash Book S. , July 1917-August 1918
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52 Cash Book T. , September 1918-October 1919
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53 Cash Book U. , November 1919-January 1921
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54 Cash Book V. , February 1921-December 1921
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55 Memo Cash Book. , January 1890-September 1893
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56 Memo Cash Book. , October 1893-July 1896
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57 Memo Cash Book. , August 1896-June 1898
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58 Memo Cash Book. , July-September 1898
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59 Cash Ledger. , August 1900-March 1902
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60 Cash Ledger A. , Aril 1902-December 1903
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61 Cash Ledger B. , January 1904-October 1905
Cash Ledger C is missing.
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62 Cash Ledger D. , January 1907-January 1908
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63 Cash Ledger E. , February 1908-August 1909
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64 Cash Ledger F. , September 1909-June 1911
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65 Cash Ledger G. , July 1911-March 1913
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66 Cash Ledger H. , April 1913-June 1915
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67 Cash Ledger I. , July 1915-August 1918
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68 Cost Statement. , October 1884-March 1892
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69 Cost Statement. , April 1892-March 1899
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70 Cost Statement. , April 1899-September 1905
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71 Mining Cost Sheet. , 1914-1919
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721-3 Mining Department: Cost Statements. , 1918-1922
724 Mining Department: Report of Mining Operations. , October 1914-September 1917
725 Mining Department: Segregation of Air Compression. , January 1918-September 1920
726 Mining Department: Statement of Ore Shipments and Production. , October 1913-June 1921
727 Monthly Concentrator Costs. , October 1909-June 1917
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731-2 Leasing Department: Statement of Settlements. , April 1908-April 1921
733 Leasing Department: Leasers' Supply Statements and/or Accounts. , April 1917-October 1920
734 Leasing Department: Segregation of Accounts. , May 1917-April 1921
735 Leasing Department: Miscellaneous Reports.
736-7 Power Department: Monthly Electrical Log. , August 1914-September 1920
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74 Miscellaneous Records: Castings, general supplies, power. , July 1913-March 1916
74 Miscellaneous Records: Lumber and logs. , February 1915-July 1916
74 Miscellaneous Records: Lumber and logs. , July 1916-May 1920
74 Miscellaneous Records: General expenses. , October 1917-November 1919
74 Miscellaneous Records: Depreciation records. , 1914-1915
74 Miscellaneous Records: General accounts receivable, balances. , 1916
74 Miscellaneous Records: Cancelled voucher checks. , 1918-1920
74 Miscellaneous Records: Report of the Coronado Railroad, Arizona Copper Company, Ltd. to the Corporation Commission of the State of Arizona for the year ending, June 30, 1913
74 Miscellaneous Items. , 1889-1912
Includes:
five letters (1889, 1894, 1912)
mining telegraph message code (1908)
work sheets for supplies including coke, coal, and fuel oil (1912)
boxfolder
751-6 Longfellow Mining Department: Cost Statement. , November 1914-December 1921
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761-6 Longfellow Mining Department: Direct Mining Costs. , December 1907-February 1922
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771-3 Longfellow Mining Department: Air drill, machine and standard shifts. , June 1912-July 1919
774-5 Longfellow Mining Department: Air charges. , March 1914-December 1921
776 Longfellow Mining Department: Air drill expenses. , July 1914-September 1920
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781-2 Longfellow Mining Department: Air drill repair costs. , October 1917-September 1919, December 1922
783-4 Longfellow Mining Department: Power statement. , April 1914-September 1921
785 Longfellow Mining Department: Connections and development. , September 1913-September 1916
786-7 Longfellow Mining Department: Electric haulage costs. , October 1913-April 1921
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791-2 Longfellow Mining Department: Footage costs. , January 1917-December 1921
793-6 Longfellow Mining Department: Footage reports. , May 1913-February 1922
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801-9 Longfellow Mining Department: Segregation of accounts. , October 1914-December 1921
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811-6 Longfellow Mining Department: Monthly abstracts of labor and materials. , November 1909-September 1914
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821-4 Longfellow Mining Department: Monthly abstracts of labor and materials. , October 1914-September 1918
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831-5 Longfellow Mining Department: Monthly abstracts of labor and materials. , October 1918-December 1921
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841 Longfellow Mining Department: Segregation of tonnages. , October 1913-September 1915
842-5 Longfellow Mining Department: Monthly report. , July 1913-December 1921
846-9 Longfellow Mining Department: Production records. , 1907-1919
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851 Coronado Mining Department: Air charges. , December 1917-December 1921
852 Coronado Mining Department: Air drill expenses. , February 1917-September 1920
853-4 Coronado Mining Department: Cost statements. , January 1918-September 1920
855 Coronado Mining Department: Direct mining costs. , January 1917-June 1922
856 Coronado Mining Department: Electric haulage costs. , March 1920-April 1921
857 Coronado Mining Department: Power statements. , January 1917-September 1921
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861-3 Coronado Mining Department: Segregation of accounts. , February 1917-December 1921
864-6 Coronado Mining Department: Monthly abstracts. , May 1917-March 1921
Note: abstracts for 1911-1913 and April-October 1921 are combined with the Metcalf Monthly Abstracts. See box 88.
867 Coronado Mining Department: Footage costs. , April 1917-December 1921
868 Coronado Mining Department: Miscellaneous reports.
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871 Metcalf Mining Department: Air charges and air drill expenses. , December 1917-April 1919 and April 1917-September 1919
872 Metcalf Mining Department: Cost statements. , November 1917-September 1919
873 Metcalf Mining Department: Direct mining costs. , June 1917-April 1919
874 Metcalf Mining Department: Footage costs. , May 1918-April 1919
875 Metcalf Mining Department: Segregation of accounts. , June 1917-April 1921
876 Metcalf Mining Department: Standard air shifts and miscellaneous shift reports. , December 1917-April 1919
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881-5 Metcalf Mining Department: Monthly abstracts. , January 1911-December 1921
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89 Wage Account Check Register. , November 1903-April 1904
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90 Wage Account Check Register. , April 1904-February 1905
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91 Wage Account Check Register. , February 1905-October 1905
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92 Wage Account Check Register. , October 1905-April 1906
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93 Register of unclaimed wages. , March 1915-September 1920
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94 Mine location notes. , 1885-1890
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95 Contract mining journal. , November 1903-February 1908
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96 Cables received and dispatched. , March 1907-August 1910
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97 Scrap iron. , February 1899-August 1914
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98 Furnace report (smelter). , January 1906-August 1914
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99 Clifton Warehouse: Supply inventory. , 1916-1918
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100 Financial Inventories. , 1918-1921
Series II: Arizona and New Mexico Railway Company Records, 1890-1919
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101 Arizona and New Mexico Railway Company: Memo Cash Book. , 1890-1895
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102 Arizona and New Mexico Railway Company: Fuel oil records. , 1916-1919
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103 Railway Time Book. , March -October 1900
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104 Railway Time Book. , February-October 1903
Series III: Records of Injured Persons, 1912-1921
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105 Compensation Payments to Injured Persons, no. 1-669. , 1912-1914
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106 Compensation Payments to Injured Persons, no. 670-1499. , 1914-1917
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107 Compensation Payments to Injured Persons, no. 1500-2000. , 1917-1919
107 Metcalf Hospital Record. , 1916-1919
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108 Clifton Hospital Record. , 1916-1921
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109 Hospital Accounts Receivable. , 1916-1918
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1101-4 Mine Inspector: Report on Accidents. , April 1913-September 1921
1105 Mining Department: Report of Personal Injury. , 1919-1921
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111 Summary of Injuries to Persons. , October 1912-September 1915
Series IV: Production and Sales Records, 1893-1921
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112 Ore, Coke and Copper Record. , October 1893-December 1905
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113 Ore, Coke and Copper Record. , February 1906-September 1915
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114 Copper Costs. , October 1905-December 1909
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115 Copper Sales and Proceeds. , October 1913-October 1921
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116 Copper Sales. , May 1916-December 1917
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117 Copper Record: Production and Shipment. , January 1916-December 1921
Series V: Miscellaneous Financial Records (Microfiche), 1909-1921
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118 Cost Sheets. , December 1909-September 1914
118 Mining Cost Sheets (General Office). , January 1917-March 1915
118 Production Costs (Coronado). , April 1905
118 Abstract Journal. , July 1911-January 1920
118 Rent Records. , 1912-1920
118 Rent Records: Clifton. , 1918-1920
118 Rent Records: Longfellow. , 1918-1920
118 Rent Records: Metcalf/Coronado. , 1912-1920
118 Ground Rent: Metcalf/Coronado. , 1912-1920
118 Payroll Records: Longfellow. , 1914-1921
118 Payroll Records: Coronado. , 1914-1921
118 Payroll Records: Metcalf. , 1914-1921
118 Payroll Records: Clifton. , 1914-1921
118 Payroll Records: Smelter. , 1914-1921
118 Voucher Records. , 1910-1920
118 Light Ledgers for Longfellow, Metcalf and Coronado. , 1916-1920