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Record Group I

 Record Group

Scope and Contents note

Record Group I contains records related to the various Chase business interests and includes the records of Chase and Company, the Chase Investment Company (Chase Groves, Inc.), and Indian River Citrus Fruits, Inc., as well as files on other investments and business associations. The record group is divided into seven series. Series 1 and 2 came from the 1978 accession and contain the business records of Sydney Octavius Chase and Joshua Coffin Chase, respectively. Series 3-7 originated from records in the second, third and fourth accessions. Series 3 is an artificial record series covering all facets of the Chase operations from 1903 to 1960. Series 4 consists of an alphabetical subject file found intact at the Belair estate supplemented by records from the third and fourth accessions. Series 5-7 contain bound records of Chase and Company, Chase Groves, and Indian River Citrus Fruits.

Dates

  • Creation: Majority of material found within 1884-1984
  • Creation: 1871-1984

Creator

Access

The collection is open for research.

Extent

From the Collection: 100 Linear feet (235 boxes and 24 volumes)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida Repository

Contact:
George A. Smathers Libraries
PO Box 117005
Gainesville Florida 32611-7005 United States of America
352-273-2755