Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1918-1984 (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
9 cm of textual records
Context area
Name of creator
Name of creator
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Series primarily consists of financial, production, personnel and other business records, including a series of monthly statements from the early 1930s and company statistical records from the 1980s. Also included amongst these business records are two seemingly unrelated letters, including a handwritten letter to the company from a destitute worker requesting a plot of land to live on. Records include reports, correspondence, memoranda and translated newspaper articles.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Files were grouped into this thematic series by the archivist based on file titles assigned by Bourgois. The order of documents within files as imposed by Bourgois have been retained, though they have been divided into file folders for preservation purposes.
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Restricted to protect the privacy of third parties. Contact the Archives & Special Collections Staff (utml.cds@utoronto.ca) for information about accessing these records. The following is restricted for preservation purposes:
- A2021.001/B003(12): Restricted for preservation purposes. Photocopy available.
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
- English
- Spanish