Finding aid for Records of Kerckhoff-Cuzner Mill & Lumber Company, 1883-1933 (bulk 1883-1908).

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Title	Finding aid for Records of Kerckhoff-Cuzner Mill & Lumber Company, 1883-1933 (bulk 1883-1908).
Creator	Kerckhoff-Cuzner Mill & Lumber Company.
Extent	113 pieces. 1 box. 15 oversize folders.
Biographical Note	The Kerckhoff-Cuzner Mill & Lumber Company was originally the Los Angeles branch of the J.G. Jackson Lumber Company. James Cuzner was managing it when in 1879 William George Kerckhoff (1856-1929) approached him about purchasing a partner stake in the company. Cuzner and Kerckhoff each purchased a quarter stake and the company then became Jackson, Kerckhoff & Cuzner. In 1883 the company incorporated and became the Kerckhoff-Cuzner Mill & Lumber Company. As business grew they acquired branch yards in Pasadena, Pomona, Lamanda Park, San Fernando, Hollywood, Brawley, Calexico, Imperial, and also purchased Boschke's Island or Smith's Island, as it was also know, in San Pedro and established a wholesale mill and lumber yard there.
Scope and Content	This collection consists of business records, correspondence, and maps; the majority of which deal with the purchase of Boschke's Island (or Smith's Island) by the Kerckhoff-Cuzner Mill & Lumber Company from Albert and Martha Ellen Boschke. There were subsequent legal complications regardnig this purchase with the Southern Pacific Railroad Company and the Banning Company, primarily Joseph Brent Banning and William Banning (1858-1946). The dispute between the various parties dealt with the purchase of the island and of how much of it belonged to the respective parties. A small part of the collection deals with a bridge the Kerckhoff-Cuzner Mill & Lumber Company wanted to build from Boschke's Island (or Smith's Island) across the Wilmington slough or inner bay of San Pedro to the mainland.
Notes	All inquiries about this collection should be directed to the Curator, Hispanic, Cartographic, & Modern Western Manuscripts.
Date	1883-1933.
Provenance	Gifts of William G. Cuzner, August 7, 1958 and August 27, 1973.
Subject	Banning, Joseph Brent, 1861-1920. Banning, William, 1858-1946. Boschke, Albert. Kerckhoff, William George, 1856-1929. Banning Company. Kerckhoff-Cuzner Mill & Lumber Company. Southern Pacific Railroad Company. Harbors -- California -- Los Angeles. Land tenure -- Law and legislation -- California. Land titles -- California -- Los Angeles County. Land titles -- Registration and transfer -- California -- Los Angeles County. San Pedro (Los Angeles, Calif.) -- Description and travel. San Pedro (Los Angeles, Calif.) -- History -- Sources. San Pedro (Los Angeles, Calif.) -- Maps.
Form/Genre	Articles of incorporation California Los Angeles County. (aat) Business records California, Southern. (aat) Contracts California Los Angeles County. (aat) Deeds California, Southern. (aat) Ledgers (account books) California, Southern. (aat) Letters (correspondence) California Los Angeles County. (aat) Maps California Los Angeles County. (aat)
Contributors	Banning, Joseph Brent, 1861-1920. Banning, William, 1858-1946. Boschke, A. Kerckhoff, William George, 1856-1929. Banning Company. Southern Pacific Railroad Company.
Department	Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery. Manuscripts Department.
Call Number	mssKerckhoff-Cuzner
Physical Collection	Kerckhoff-Cuzner Mill & Lumber Company Records.
Digital Collection	Finding Aids, Huntington Digital Library
Physical Description	5 p.
Digitization Specifications	Original finding aid converted into PDF document by B. Black, 2011-12-22.
Date Digital	2011-12-22.
DCMI Type	text
Digital Format	pdf
Original Finding Aid	Finding aid prepared by Mitchell W. K. Toda, May 14, 2002.
Citation Information	Finding aid for Kerckhoff-Cuzner Mill & Lumber Company Records, Huntington Digital Library, San Marino, California.
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