Guide to the Hirsch Syndicate Ltd. records
1908-1912
Collection number: HMC-1380.
Creator: Hirsch Syndicate Ltd.
Title: Hirsch Syndicate Ltd. records.
Dates: 1908-1912.
Volume of collection: 0.4 cubic feet.
Language of materials: Collection materials are in English.
Collection summary: Records of a London, England-based financial syndicate with some mineral development interests in Alaska and internationally.
Organizational history:
Unavailable at this time.
Collection description:
The collection consists of correspondence, contracts, and agreements relating to investments made by Hirsch Syndicate Ltd.
Arrangement: The collection materials are in chronological order by document.
Digitized copies: This collection has not been digitized. For information about obtaining digital copies, please contact Archives and Special Collections.
Rights note: Collection materials are most likely within the public domain by United States law. Collection contents include materials generated in other countries to which additional copyright periods may apply.
Preferred citation: Hirsch Syndicate Ltd. records, Archives and Special Collections, Consortium Library, University of Alaska Anchorage.
Related materials: Additional materials relating to the Hubbard-Elliott Copper Mines Development Company may also be found in HMC-0141: Charles Goodyear Hubbard II papers.
Acquisition note: The collection was given to the Archives in 2021 by Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
Processing information: This collection was arranged and described by Arlene Schmuland in 2021. Most item descriptions are based on a list that came with the collection. The collection appeared to have no order in place. Documents were placed in chronological order.
Container list:
| Box/Folder | Description | Dates |
| 1/1 | Agreement between Ambler J. Stewart and Hirsch and Company for Hirsch to purchase the Valdez Yukon Railroad Company, the Alaska Consolidated Copper Company, and the North Valley Land Company | 1908 June 17 |
| 1/1 | Agreement between Ambler J. Stewart and L. Hirsch and Company, financial terms | 1908 July 3 |
| 1/1 | LS ? from A. J. (?) Stewart of Valdez-Yukon Railroad Company on mining prospects in Alaska. To L. Hirsch and Company. Includes speculation on the Guggenheims | 1908 July 31 |
| 1/1 | Minutes of Board of Trustees meeting of Hubbard Elliott Copper Mines Development Company regarding agreement with L. Hirsch and Company | 1908 August 21 |
| 1/1 | Appointment of lawyers to represent Charles G. Hubbard with Hirsch Syndicate regarding Hubbard-Elliott Copper Mines Development Company of Alaska. (power of attorney assigned to Elliott) | 1908 August 21 |
| 1/1 | An agreement between L. Hirsch and Company and the Hubbard-Elliott Copper Mines Development Company for Hirsch to examine the Alaska properties | 1908 August 25 |
| 1/1 | Agreement between L. Hirsch and Company and the Central Alaska Copper Company to purchase said company and to send mining and railroad engineers | 1908 September 22 |
| 1/1 | Agreement for L. Hirsch and Company to acquire mining claims in the Valdez Mining District from current owners | 1908 September 23 |
| 1/1 | Agreement between Hirsch Syndicate and F. W. Baker to act as managing director | 1908 November 18 |
| 1/1 | F. W. Baker’s writ to be attorney for Hirsch Syndicate in the U.S.A. | 1908 November 19 |
| 1/1 | Transfer of assets from L. Hirsch and Company to Hirsch Syndicate Limited | 1908 December 11 |
| 1/2 | Agreement between Hirsch Syndicate and the Madagascar Oil Development Company | 1909 June 2 |
| 1/2 | Agreement between Hirsch Syndicate, Charles M. Rolker, and Frederick William Baker for Baker and Rolker to serve as joint managing directors | 1909 June 7 |
| 1/3 | Draft agreement between Hirsch Syndicate and Intercontinental Trust | 1910 |
| 1/3 | Supplementary agreement between Natomas Consolidated of California and Hirsch Syndicated | 1910 March 10 |
| 1/3 | Agreement between the Kyshtim Corporation, the Perm Corporation, Sidney George Higgings, August Ries, and the Hirsch Syndicate (cover letter and agreement) | 1910 March 17 |
| 1/3 | Agreement to form a company in Canada called The Canadian Finance Corporation by the Hirsch Syndicate (cover letter and agreement) | 1910 March 18 |
| 1/3 | Agreement regarding Hirsch Syndicate and Jacob’s Asbestos Mining Company Ltd. | 1910 March 18 |
| 1/3 | Minor changes to agreement between Daremus Holding Company and Hirsch Syndicate | 1910 March 19 |
| 1/3 | Agreement between Doremus Holding Company and Hirsch Syndicate regarding an Egyptian cotton project (cover letter and document) | 1910 March 22 |
| 1/3 | Minor changes to agreement between Daremus Holding Company and Hirsch Syndicate | 1910 April 2 |
| 1/3 | Agreement between Hirsch Syndicate and the L. G. S. Syndicate regarding rubber extraction | 1910 April 21 |
| 1/3 | Columbian Central Railway Company stock purchase memorandum | 1910 May 9 |
| 1/3 | Agreement between Hirsch Syndicate and Theodore Gross for Gross to act as a manager of Hirsch properties in North America | 1910 May 11 |
| 1/4 | Fuel sale contract between Central Fuel Oil Company and Rio Bravo Oil Company | 1910 June 6 |
| 1/4 | Agreement between Central Fuel Oil Company and Texas company regarding Central’s Oklahoma properties | 1910 June 13 |
| 1/4 | Notice from the Great International Plate Glass Insurance and Cleaning Company regarding London glass cleaning regulations with attendant agreement with Hirsch | 1910 June 14 |
| 1/4 | Agreement between Hirsch Syndicate and Henry Richards for services rendered on several mining projects, including Natomas Consolidated of California and others | 1910 June 20 |
| 1/4 | Agreement between Hirsch Syndicate and Vine and General Rubber Trust Ltd. | 1910 June 20 |
| 1/4 | Central Fuel Oil Company bond subscriptions (five documents) | 1910 July 14 |
| 1/4 | Agreement between William S. Porter, Hirsch Syndicate, and others for an oil enterprise in Oklahoma undertaken by the Central Fuel Oil Company (cover letter with payment request and agreement) | 1910 July 15 |
| 1/4 | Correspondence regarding payments to Hirsch Syndicate (2 letters) | 1910 July 21 |
| 1/4 | Agreement between Hirsch Syndicate and Vine and General Rubber Trust Ltd. | 1910 June 20 |
| 1/4 | Agreement between Hirsch Syndicate Ltd., L. G. S. Syndicate Ltd, and The Vine and General Rubber Trust Ltd. | 1910 September 20 |
| 1/4 | Columbian Central Railway Company stock purchase memorandum | 1910 September 26 |
| 1/4 | Correspondence from the Canadian Agency Ltd to the Hirsch Syndicate Ltd regarding purchase of Santa Gertrudis shares from Camp Bird Ltd. | 1910 October 4 |
| 1/4 | Agreement between Albertite, Oilite, and Cannel Coal Company Ltd. and Hirsch Syndicate | 1910 October 6 |
| 1/4 | Agreement between Esperanza Consolidated Oil Company and the Hirsch Syndicate (cover letter and agreement) | 1910 December 19 |
| 1/5 | Regarding agreement between William August Dyes and the Russian Mining Corporation Ltd. (cover letter and agreement) | 1911 January 9 |
| 1/5 | Agreement between Baku Black Sea Naptha Exploration Society and the Hirsch Syndicate (cover letter and agreement dated 1910 February 25) | 1911 January 10 |
| 1/5 | Correspondence from the Canadian Agency Ltd to the Hirsch Syndicate Ltd regarding purchase of Santa Gertrudis shares from Camp Bird Ltd. | 1911 January 18 |
| 1/5 | Agreement with supplements, Standard Alcohol and Hirsch Syndicate | 1911 March-April |
| 1/5 | Documents regarding Gourian oilfields, leases for mineral extractions in the Mikhel-Gabrieli commune of the Ozourgheti District, Government of Koutais Russia, cover letters, and transfer of documents to Baron von Schmaedel | 1911 September 28 |
| 1/5 | Agreement between Hirsch Syndicate and Natomas Consolidated Company of California | 1911 December 12 |
| 1/5 | Transfer of rights from Hirsch Syndicate to the Natomas Consolidated Company of California | 1911 December 14 |
| 1/6 | Schedule of documents transferred and copies of two office leases | 1912 May 6 |
| 1/6 | Agreement between Vine and General Rubber Trust Ltd and Hirsch Syndicate | 1912 May 17 |