Legal documents (including deeds and mortgages),, 1895-1937
Scope and Contents
The bulk of these materials consist of stockholders’ certificates, which run from 1921 to 1969,
with some gaps. The certificates give very little information as to the company itself, but do
include the number of shares, to whom they were issued and the date, as well as listing from
whom/where they were transferred and the date.
Also included in the collection are the amended articles of incorporation of the company (1920)
as well as some legal documents dated from 1895 to 1937. The legal documents are mostly
deeds and mortgages related to lot 1, block 10, original plat of La Crosse, owned by T.H.
Spence from 1895 to 1909, when he sold it to Spence-McCord. The other documents are a
lease for basement storage space in a building located at 103-105 North Front Street, and a
warranty deed for the Joseph B. Funke Company building, which Spence-McCord occupied
from 1937 to 1963.
The last part of the collection is a stockholder’s meeting book. This volume includes minutes of
the first meeting of stockholders and minutes of the first meeting of the board of directors, the
original by-laws, minutes from the annual meetings of both the stockholders and board of
directors from the company’s formation in 1905 up to 1941, as well as a register of original stock
certificates issued, and register of stock certificates re-issued or canceled (1905-1947). There
is also a dividend section, which only has entries on one page, and a section of stockholders’
ledgers, listing stockholders and a record of stock they held. There are a few loose tax receipts
(property, pavement and plank walk), the 1952 annual report of the company and a few other
loose miscellaneous materials in this book.
Dates
- 1895-1937
Access to Materials
Materials in this collection are available for patron use.
Extent
From the Collection: 0.4 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Creator
- From the Collection: Spence-McCord Drug Company (Organization)
Repository Details
Part of the La Crosse Public Library Archives Repository