O'NEAL TIMBER COMPANY (SAINT PAUL, MINN.):

An Inventory of Its Records at the Minnesota Historical Society

Manuscripts Collection

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Creator:O'Neal Timber Company (Saint Paul, Minn.), creator.
Title:O'Neal Timber Company records.
Dates:1905-1926.
Language:Materials in English.
Abstract:Articles of incorporation and bylaws (1905), correspondence (1922), title papers (1897-1918), land holdings, and related financial and tax records for a Minnesota-based lumbering company.
Quantity:1.5 cubic feet (3 boxes including 1 volume).
Location:P2697: See Detailed Description for shelf locations.

Expand/CollapseHISTORICAL NOTE

This lumbering and manufacturing company was incorporated on February 20, 1905, to buy, sell, lease, and improve lands, timber, and all timber products and to conduct a general logging, lumbering, and manufacturing business. The first officers of the board of directors were Eugene O'Neal, president; Stiles W. Burr, vice-president; and John W. Mahan, secretary and treasurer. Other board members included Frank Frei and Arthur C. Smith. This firm was a Weyerhaeuser affiliate.


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Expand/CollapseADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Availability:

The collection is open for research use.

Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. O'Neal Timber Company (Saint Paul, Minn.) Records. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

Accession Information:

Accession numbers: 9753; 10,616; 16,402

Processing Information:

Processed by: Christopher G. Welter, January 2010.

Catalog ID number: 990017198070104294


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DETAILED DESCRIPTION

LocationBox
P26971Angevine notes, 1910-1917.
Articles of incorporation, 1905.
By-laws, 1905.
Cherry Valley Timber Company, Logging Company, and Railway Company, 1912-1918.
Correspondence with Internal Revenue Service and analysis of surplus (1913-1920), 1922.
Deeds, agreements, estimates, etc., 1905-1920. 2 folders.
Examination of income tax returns (1909-1916), 1926.
Hamilton cruise: Jefferson County, Washington, 1910.
This file contains several folded oversize sheets.
Harris Creek Logging Company lands, 1905-1916.
Jefferson and King County (Washington) lands, 1918.
Questionnaire memo and Forest Industries Schedule (U.S. Treasury Department/Bureau of Internal Revenue), 1919.
Real estate taxes and tax lists, 1917.
Release from Cherry Valley Timber Company, 1917-1918.
Stockholders, 1905.
LocationBox
P26972Stock certificate book, 1905-1907.
Tax receipts, 1905-1918. 3 folders.
Timber exchange agreement, 1919.
Title papers:
1897-1914. 2 folders.
LocationBox
P269731897-1914. 1 folder.
1903-1918. 3 folders.
1901-1916. 3 folders.

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This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.

Topics:
Logging -- United States.
Lumbering -- United States.
Persons:
Burr, Stiles W.
Frei, Frank.
Mahan, John W.
O'Neal, Eugene.
Smith, Arthur C.
Document Types:
Stock certificates.

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