Title	Finding aid for Records of Foy Brothers, 1854-1925.
Creator	Foy Brothers (Firm : Los Angeles, Calif.)
Extent	62 volumes and one envelope of ephemera.
Biographical Note	Foy Brothers, a Los Angeles harness and saddler firm was founded in 1854 by Samuel Calvert Foy and his brother, John Moran Foy. They did business with many prominent Californians including Abel Stearns, Pio Pico, and Phineas Banning. Their partnership continued until 1865 when John moved to San Bernardino to open his own firm; he died in 1892. Samuel continued to direct the Los Angeles firm until his death in 1901.
Scope and Content	The collection contains 62 financial volumes and one folder of ephemera for the Foy Brothers saddler and harness business in Los Angeles. Many of the volumes have items in them including correspondence, receipts, invoices, handwritten notes, etc. The ephemera includes receipts, invoices, tax information and receipts, a business license, and a catalog for "S. C. Foy…Manufacturer and Dealer In…Harness, Saddles, Collars, Whips, Lap Robes, Dusters and Nets, Etc. Los Angeles, Cal." These financial volumes and the ephemera give insight into the Foy Brothers' business in the late 19th and early 20th centuries in both Los Angeles and San Francisco, California. Their business with Abel Stearns, Pio Pico, and Phineas Banning are represented in several of these financial volumes.
Notes	All inquiries about this collection should be directed to the Curator, Hispanic, Cartographic & Modern Western Manuscripts.
Date	1854-1925.
Provenance	Gift of Mary E. Foy, November 15, 1938.
Subject	Banning, Phineas, 1830-1885. Foy Brothers (Firm : Los Angeles, Calif.) -- Archives. Pico, Pío, 1801-1894. Stearns, Abel, 1798-1871. Business enterprises -- California -- Los Angeles -- Archives. Harnesses. Saddlery -- California -- Los Angeles -- History -- Sources. Los Angeles (Calif.) San Francisco (Calif.)
Form/Genre	Account books California, Southern. (aat) Business records California, Southern. (aat) Cashbooks California, Southern. (aat) Ledgers (account books) California, Southern. (aat)
Contributors	Foy, John Moran, d. 1892. Foy, Samuel Calvert, 1830-1901.
Department	Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery. Manuscripts Department.
Call Number	mssFoy Brothers
Physical Collection	Foy Brothers Records
Digital Collection	Finding Aids, Huntington Digital Library
Physical Description	4 p.
Digitization Specifications	Original finding aid converted into PDF document by B. Black, 2011-10-03.
Date Digital	2011-10-03.
DCMI Type	text
Digital Format	pdf
Original Finding Aid	Finding aid prepared by Brooke M. Black, December 3, 2008.
Citation Information	Finding aid for Foy Brothers Records, Huntington Digital Library, San Marino, California.
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Cataloging Notes	The records are organized in the following manner: Journals (9), Ledgers (8), Cash books (23), Miscellaneous Volumes (22), and Ephemera (1 folder).