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- catalog abstract "The collection contains three volumes of Boston Fruit Company records that date from 1891 to 1901. The collection is a fragment of the company's records for the period, but the volumes provide an instructive glimpse at the Boston Fruit Company's operations and finances during the 1890s. Volume 1 is a Letterpress copybook containing Andrew W. Preston's outgoing correspondence, 1891-1894. Volume 2 is the Boston Fruit Company's Private ledger No. 1, which documents its finances, 1892-1898. Volume 3 is a register of the Boston Fruit Company's fleet of cargo ships, 1898-1901.".
- catalog contributor b13292367.
- catalog coverage "Long Wharf (Boston, Mass.)".
- catalog date "1891".
- catalog description "Baker Library also holds the United Fruit Company Photograph Collection (Mss:1 1891-1962 U860).".
- catalog description "Boston Fruit Company Records. Baker Library Historical Collections, Harvard Business School.".
- catalog description "Electronic finding aid available: http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HBS.Baker.EAD:bak00235".
- catalog description "The Boston Fruit Company was founded through the efforts of Lorenzo Dow Baker and Andrew W. Preston. In 1870, Baker purchased a cargo of bananas during a stop in Jamaica, and then sold them in New Jersey for a handsome profit. Baker joined forces with Preston, who owned a small fruit commission business in Boston. Baker delivered shipments of bananas from Jamaica to Boston, and Preston distributed the product. The demand for bananas grew exponentially throughout the decade. With the help of several financial backers, Preston and Baker established the Boston Fruit Company in 1885. Baker oversaw the firm's operations in Jamaica, while Preston managed the company from Boston and supervised its sales and delivery efforts. In 1898, Minor Cooper Keith, who controlled extensive banana operations in Costa Rica and Panama, approached Baker and Preston to propose a merger. The Bostonians agreed, and the United Fruit Company was established in March 1899.".
- catalog description "The collection contains three volumes of Boston Fruit Company records that date from 1891 to 1901. The collection is a fragment of the company's records for the period, but the volumes provide an instructive glimpse at the Boston Fruit Company's operations and finances during the 1890s. Volume 1 is a Letterpress copybook containing Andrew W. Preston's outgoing correspondence, 1891-1894. Volume 2 is the Boston Fruit Company's Private ledger No. 1, which documents its finances, 1892-1898. Volume 3 is a register of the Boston Fruit Company's fleet of cargo ships, 1898-1901.".
- catalog extent "3 (3".
- catalog issued "1891".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog spatial "Long Wharf (Boston, Mass.)".
- catalog subject "Agriculture.".
- catalog subject "Baker, Lorenzo Dow, 1840-1908.".
- catalog subject "Banana trade.".
- catalog subject "Bananas.".
- catalog subject "Boston Fruit Company.".
- catalog subject "Fruit trade.".
- catalog subject "Preston, A. W. (Andrew W.), 1846-1924.".
- catalog subject "United Fruit Company.".
- catalog title "Boston Fruit Company records, 1891-1901 (inclusive).".
- catalog type "Ledgers. aat".
- catalog type "Letterpress copybooks. aat".
- catalog type "collection".