Archive Record
Metadata
Catalog Number |
1985/088/001 |
Collection |
Pollock, Mrs. Gordon |
Object Name |
Archival Collection |
Scope & Content |
Abstract: The George Gordon Pollock Papers, held by the Sacramento Archives and Museum Collection Center, reflects the life work of the man himself. Before and after World War II, Pollock's firm built some of the most important and recognizable features of California's physical and cultural landscape, including the Shasta Dam, the All American Canal and Boulder Dam, and Tower Bridge of Sacramento. The collection contains four series: Business, Personal, Photographs, and Oversized Material. The earliest artifact in the collection dates from 1905, while the most recent document dates from 1975. However, most of the document dates range between 1940 and 1975. The wide array of materials in the collection include correspondence, legal and financial documents, newspaper clippings, books, scrapbooks, awards and certificates, photograph prints and negatives, maps, site surveys, and technical diagrams. George Gordon Pollock Jr., George Pollock's son, created many of the documents in the collection. Scope and Content Arranged into four series, the items in the collection span the years 1905 to 1975, with the bulk of the items dating from 1940-1975. The four series are 1. Business, 2. Personal, 3. Photographs, and 4. Oversized Material. The collection includes documents, photographs, scrapbooks, maps, artifacts and ephemera that reflect the personal and business life of George G. Pollock Sr. (1885-1950). Eldest son George G. Pollock Jr. or "Gordon" Pollock created many of the later materials in the collection. The first series, Business, consists of 30 folders and includes two subseries: Construction and Family Ranch. Arranged chronologically within each subseries, the items comprise minutes, contracts, correspondence, financial documents, and newspaper clippings between 1939 and 1974. This subseries primarily documents the construction projects of George G. Pollock Sr.; a large portion of the material details his World War II projects. The second subseries, Family Ranch, spans 1949 to 1974 and includes property assessment reports, appraisal reports, property transfer agreements, correspondence, and cattle periodicals. Documents in this subseries chronicle the lengthy process of selling the Pollock Ranch. The second series contains personal records of both George G. Pollock Sr. and Gordon Pollock, Jr. and includes documents from 1905-1975 as well as some undated material. Arranged chronologically, the series consists of 15 folders containing awards and other materials. It includes yearbooks, awards and certificates, boat building books, and Bible study material. In addition, this series includes a multi-page typewritten chronology of the Pollock family, diagramed in the form of a family tree. The third series consists of one cubic foot of approximately 100 prints and 200 negative photographs. While the negatives predominantly document shipbuilding projects during World War II, the prints largely capture social engagements, professional society events, and California-based construction projects between 1947 and 1962. Photographs are arranged by topic. The fourth series contains 26.5 linear feet and 2 cubic feet of oversized material, arranged into four subseries and covers the period from 1929 to 1973, with some undated material. The first subseries, Scrapbooks, contains four scrapbooks that document Pollock's World War II shipbuilding and Gordon Pollock Jr.'s high school and professional years. The second subseries, Newspapers, contains whole newspapers and clippings between 1937 and 1958. The third subseries, Memorabilia, consists of various certificates and awards and includes a bound copy of the Pollock News, printed during the war years and distributed to employees of Pollock-Stockton Shipbuilding Company. The fourth and final subseries, Maps, consists of 84 items, primarily maps of the Sacramento area between 1953 and 1973. |
Dates of Creation |
1905-1975 |
Finding Aids |
Series 1:ff: 30 Business, 1939-1974 Box 1 Subseries 1.1 ff: 10 Construction Folder File 1.Clippings, 1939-1945 2.Tropical Construction Company Minute Book, 1941, 1951, 1958 3.Correspondence Lippincott, Bowen & Rowe, 1942 4.Contracts, 1943-1945 5.Clippings, 1944-1949 6.Correspondence, 1946 7.Correspondence, 1946 8.Correspondence, 1946 9.Correspondence, 1947 10.Audit of George G. Pollock Company, 1949 Box 2 Subseries 1.1ff: 4 Construction Folder File 1.Storm Drainage and Flood Protection, 1960, 1962 2.Miscellaneous Projects, 1961-1965 3.C.A. Route 248 and Florin Road Sewer Plant, 1942 4.Los Rios Junior College, 1965-1973 Subseries 1.2ff: 16 Family Ranch Folder File 1.Western Weekly Livestock Journal, February 1949 2.American Hereford Journal, March 1949 3.Pollock Hereford Ranch Catalog, 1949 4.Pollock Estate Company, 1964-1965 5.Pollock Family Ranch Sale, 1965-1966 Box 3 Subseries 1.2 Family Ranch 1.Appraisal Report, 1965 2.Internal Revenue Service, 1965-1966 3.College Site Survey, 1966 4.Correspondence, 1966-1967 5. Value Assessment, 1967 6.Agreement for Purchase and Sale of Real Property, 1969-1970 7.Urban Property Research Company Report, 1972 8.Property Brochure, 1973 9.Sale of Pollock Ranch, 1973 10.Pollock Ranch Sale, 1973 11.General Letters, 1973-1974 Series 2:ff: 15 Personal, 1905-1975, n.d. Box 4 Folder File 1.Purdue Yearbook, 1905 2.Family History and Construction Papers, 1924, 1945-1949 3.The Review Yearbook, 1930 4.Personal Certificates, 1932, 1935, 1959, 1970 5.Handbook of Leland Stanford Jr. University, 1932-1933 6.Pamphlets, 1935, 1943-1947, 1975, n.d. 7.Personal Slide Rules, 1935-1940 8.Rules for Building and Classing Wood Vessels, 1942 Box 5 Folder File 1.Jane's Fighting Ships, 1942 2.Rules for Building and Classing Steel Vessels, 1944 3.Ranch, Boy Scouts, Sacramento Area, 1950-1974 4.Clippings and Pamphlets, 1957-1958 5.Bible Study, 1964, 1969 6.Bible Study, 1962, 1967, 1972 7."George Cook: An Optimist in Land Opportunity," 1969 Series 3: ff:19 Photographs, 1940s, 1947-1962, n.d. Box 6 Folder File 1.California Chamber of Commerce, 1947 2.California Chamber of Commerce, 1947 3.Construction Water Control, 1957 4.Annual Duck Luncheon, 1960 5.Association of General Contractors of America, n.d. 6.Pollock Ranch, 1949-1962 7.Snapshots, n.d. 8.Shipbuilding negatives, 1940s Box 7 Folder File 1.Shipbuilding, 1940s 2.Shipbuilding, 1940s 3.Shipbuilding, 1940s 4.Shipbuilding, 1940s 5.Shipbuilding, 1940s 6.Shipbuilding, 1940s 7.Shipbuilding, 1940s 8.Shipbuilding, 1940s 9.Shipbuilding, 1940s 10.Shipbuilding, 1940s 11.Shipbuilding, 1940s Series 4: Oversized Material 1929-1973, n.d. (Location: ?; M.C. 20:03) Box 8 (Location: ?) Subseries 1.1 Scrapbooks Folder File 1.High School, 1929-1931 2.South Pacific, 1940 3.New York Trip, 1956 4.George G. Pollock Jr. Scrapbook, 1954-1956 Subseries 1.2 Newspapers Folder File 1.Newspapers, 1937-1958 Subseries 1.3 Memorabilia Folder File 1.Certificates and Diplomas, 1912, 1960, 1965 2.Oversized photos mounted on chipboard with wooden spacer on back, n.d. 3.Gordon Pollock portrait in Time "Man of the Year" frame, n.d. 4.Pollock News, June 1943 to August 1945 5.Plaque, Member of United Air Lines 100,000 mile club, Alan Harper Pollock, n.d. (Location: ?) 6.Plaque, 1st Annual Early Auto Expo, Gordon Pollock, n.d. (Location: ?) Subseries 1.4 Maps (Location: M.C. 20:03) Folder File 1.17 x 11, Assessor's Map BK 120-Pg.07, Meadowview Rd. and Franklin Blvd., n.d. 2.17 x 11, Assessor's Map BK 120-Pg.15, Franklin Blvd. and Ehrhart, n.d. 3.17 x 11, Assessor's Map BK 120-Pg.16, n.d. 4.17 x 11, Assessor's Map BK 120-Pg.17, Stockton Rd. and Calvine, n.d. 5.17 x 11, Assessor's Map BK 120-Pg.18, Stockton Rd. and Duluth, n.d. 6.17 x 11, Assessor's Map BK 49-Pg.01, Florin Rd. and Railroad tracks, n.d. 7.17 x 11, Assessor's Map BK 49-Pg.07, Meadowview Rd. and Railroad tracks, n.d. 8.17 x 11, Assessor's Map BK 49-Pg.09, Meadowview Rd. and Railroad tracks, n.d. 9.17 x 11, Assessor's Map BK 49-Pg.10, Meadowview Rd. and Franklin Blvd., n.d. 10.17 x 11, Assessor's Map BK 49-Pg.11, Meadowview Rd. and Ter. Unit, n.d. 11.17 x 11, Assessor's Map BK 49-Pg.12, Meadowview Rd. and Ter. Unit, n.d. 12.17 x 11, Assessor's Map BK 49-Pg.13, 24th St. and 69th Ave., n.d. 13.17 x 11, Assessor's Map BK 49-Pg.14, Meadowview Rd. and Ter. Unit, n.d. 14.17 x 11, Assessor's Map BK 49-Pg.15, Meadowview Rd. and Ter. Unit, n.d. 15.17 x 11, Assessor's Map BK 49-Pg.16, Meadowview Rd. and Ter. Unit, n.d. 16.17 x 11, Assessor's Map BK 49-Pg.17, 32nd St. and Loma Verde Way, n.d. 17.17 x 11, Assessor's Map BK 49-Pg.18, 29th St. and 69th Ave., n.d. 18.17 x 11, Assessor's Map BK 49-Pg.19, Gardenvale and Nelmark, n.d. 19.17 x 11, Assessor's Map BK 49-Pg.2, Florin Rd. and 24th, n.d. 20.17 x 11, Assessor's Map BK 49-Pg.3, 24th St. and Gardenvale, n.d. 21.17 x 11, Assessor's Map BK 49-Pg.4, Gardenvale and Railroad Tracks, n.d. 22.17 x 11, Assessor's Map BK 49-Pg.5, Meadowview Rd. and Railroad Tracks, n.d. 23.17 x 11, Assessor's Map BK 49-Pg.6, Meadowview Rd. and Ter. Unit, n.d. 24.17 x 11, Assessor's Map BK 50-Pg.01, Florin Rd. and Franklin Blvd., n.d. 25.17 x 11, Assessor's Map BK 50-Pg.02, Franklin Blvd. and Meadowview Rd., n.d. 26.17 x 11, Assessor's Map BK 50-Pg.27, Florin Rd. and 55th St., n.d. 27.17 x 11, Assessor's Map BK 50-Pg.28, Florin Rd. and Stockton Rd., n.d. 28.17 x 11, Assessor's Map BK 50-Pg.29, 66th and Stockton Rd., n.d. 29.17 x 11, Assessor's Map BK 50-Pg.30, Orange Ave. and Persimmon, n.d. 30.17 x 11, Assessor's Map BK 50-Pg.31, Orange Ave. and Stockton Rd., n.d. 31.17 x 11, Assessor's Map BK 50-Pg.32, Orange Ave. and Persimmon, n.d. 32.17 x 11, Assessor's Map BK 50-Pg.33, Orange Ave. and Citrus Ave., n.d. 33.17 x 11, Assessor's Map BK 50-Pg.34, Orange Ave. and Stockton Rd., n.d. 34.17 x 11, Assessor's Map BK 50-Pg.35, Stockton Rd. and Pomegrante, n.d. 35.17 x 11, Assessor's Map BK 50-Pg.36, Pomegrante and Persimmon, n.d. 36.17 x 11, Assessor's Map BK 50-Pg.37, Pomegrante and Citrus Ave., n.d. 37.17 x 11, Assessor's Map BK 50-Pg.38, Citrus Ave. and Stacy, n.d. 38.17 x 11, Assessor's Map BK 50-Pg.39, Stacy and Stockton Rd., n.d. 39.17 x 11, Assessor's Map BK 50-Pg.40, Stacy and Stockton Rd., n.d. 40.17 x 11, Assessor's Map BK 53-Pg.01, Meadowview Rd. and Railroad tracks, n.d. 41.24 x 63, Assessor's Map BK 53-Pg.53, n.d. 42.48.5 x 30, Zoning Sectional Map No.9, Florin Rd. and Stockton Rd., July 1, 1963 43.31.5 x 20, Comprehensive Zoning Plan Unit No. 13, Florin and parts of Sierra-Enterprise, Eldercreek, Pleasant Grove-Reese Union, etc., Sacramento Planning Commission, July 1, 1957 44.22 x 27, Florin Quadrangle, U.S. Department of Interior Geological Survey, 1953 45.54 x 72, General Development Plan - Florin South Area, May 1964 46.34 x 21.5, Plan and Profile for Street Improvements, Franklin Blvd South of Florin Road, Spink Engineering Corporation, Sept. 1961 47.33 x 48, Topographic Map of Southwest Portion of Parkway Estates, Franklin Blvd. and Florin Rd., Joseph E. Spink, Engineer, May 1953 48.22 x 36, untitled, Franklin Blvd. and Florin Rd., n.d. 49.26 x 18, untitled, Florin Rd. and Luther Dr., n.d. 50.20 x 20, Mack Road Drainage Assessment District 2 of 10, Mack Rd. and Franklin Blvd., City of Sacramento, Jan. 1964 51.21 x 30, Official Zoning Map 17, Mack Rd. and Franklin Blvd., City of Sacramento, May 14, 1964 52.15.5 x 11, Valley Hi Overall, Mack Rd. and Franklin Blvd., Spink Engineering Corporation, n.d. 53.24.5 x 38.5, Mack Road Drainage Assessment District, Meadowview Rd. and Franklin Blvd., City of Sacramento, n.d. 54.20 x 20, Mack Road Drainage Assessment District 1 of 10, Meadowview Rd. and Railroad tracks, City of Sacramento, Jan. 1964 55.21 x 30, Official Zoning Map 16, Meadowview Rd. and Railroad tracks, City of Sacramento, May 14, 1964 56.18 x 26, Pollock Ranch, Franklin Blvd. and Meadowview Rd., The Spink Corporation, Oct. 10, 1973 57.18 x 26, Portion of Sections 5 & 8, T TN, R5E MDB & M Easterly Portion of Pollock Property, Meadowview Rd. and Franklin Blvd., Spink Engineering Corporation, May 1968 58.24 x 17, untitled, Meadowview Rd. and Railroad tracks, n.d. 59.20 x 22.5, City of Manila, American Red Cross Service Bureau, Jan. 1946 60.11.5 x 14, Pollock-Stockton Shipbuilding Co. Yard and Facilities Site Plan, Exhibit 10, Stockton, CA, Lippincott, Bowen, & Rowe Engineers, April 10, 1942 61.11.5 x 14, Pollock-Stockton Shipbuilding Co. Yard and Facilities Site Plan, Exhibit 4, Stockton, CA, Lippincott, Bowen, & Rowe Engineers, April 10, 1942 62.11.5 x 14, Pollock-Stockton Shipbuilding Co. Yard and Facilities Site Plan, Exhibit 5, Stockton, CA, Lippincott, Bowen, & Rowe Engineers, April 10, 1942 63.11.5 x 14, Pollock-Stockton Shipbuilding Co. Yard and Facilities Site Plan, Exhibit 6, Stockton, CA, Lippincott, Bowen, & Rowe Engineers, April 10, 1942 64.11.5 x 14, Pollock-Stockton Shipbuilding Co. Yard and Facilities Site Plan, Exhibit 7, Stockton, CA, Lippincott, Bowen, & Rowe Engineers, April 10, 1942 65.11.5 x 14, Pollock-Stockton Shipbuilding Co. Yard and Facilities Site Plan, Exhibit 8, Stockton, CA, Lippincott, Bowen, & Rowe Engineers, April 10, 1942 66.11.5 x 14, Pollock-Stockton Shipbuilding Co. Yard and Facilities Site Plan, Exhibit 9, Stockton, CA, Lippincott, Bowen, & Rowe Engineers, April 10, 1942 67.35.5 x 21, Transmission Lines, Contra Costa County, U.S. Department of Interior, June 11, 1947 68.24 x 64, 1963.64 Valuation Per Acre BK. 53, n.d. 69.18 x 24, Map to Accompany Application of George G. Pollock to Division of Water Resources, Lower Stockton Rd. and County Rd, Joseph E. Spink, Engineer, Oct. 1949 70.17 x 28, Pollock Hereford Ranch, Western Enterprise, Inc., Aug 1956 71.24 x 61.5, Pollock Hereford Ranch, Security Title Insurance Co., Feb. 1964 72.24 x 62, Pollock Hereford Ranch, Security Title Insurance Co., Jan. 1962 73.11 x 23, Pollock Hereford Ranch "A", Security Title Insurance Co., Feb. 1964 74.30 x 59, Pollock Hereford Ranch "A", Security Title Insurance Co., Feb. 1970 75.11 x 23, Pollock Hereford Ranch "B", Security Title Insurance Co., Feb. 1964 76.11 x 23, Pollock Hereford Ranch "C", Security Title Insurance Co., Feb. 1964 77.30 x 59, Pollock Hereford Ranch "C", Security Title Insurance Co., July 1968 78.11 x 23, Pollock Hereford Ranch "D", Security Title Insurance Co., Feb. 1964 79.24 x 58, Pollock Hereford Ranch "D", Security Title Insurance Co., July 1, 1964 80.24 x 61.5, Pollock Hereford Ranch "D", Security Title Insurance Co., Jan. 1962 81.17.5 x 29, Pollock Ranch, Capital City Title Co., June 1956 82.18 x 26, untitled, Spink Engineering Corporation, n.d. 83.30.5 x 44, 1972 General Plan, Sacramento Map Two, n.d. 84.20 x 30, Sacramento General Plan, n.d. |
People |
Pollock, George Gordon |
Subjects |
World War II Pollock Construction Company Pollock-Stockton Shipbuilding Company Camp Pollock Boy Scout Camp |
Date |
1905-1975 |
Classification |
Ranching Ranches Cattle Engineering Engineers Ship Yards Shipping Buildings War |