Continental Insurance Company of New York records
Scope and Contents
The collection contains a ledger recording insurance policies issued by the Muskegon County, Michigan branch of the Continental Insurance Company of New York. Included are letters of correspondence from the home office, a record of the name and address of each policy holder, the amount insured, the rate, the amount of premium, the terms and the dates of coverage.
The company insured such items as property, buildings, machinery, furniture, business stock, and horses.
Dates
- Creation: 1883 - 1892
Creator
- Continental Insurance Company (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Permission to publish material from this collection must be obtained from University Archives & Historical Collections, Michigan State University.
Historical Note
Continental Insurance Company of New York was founded in 1853. The first president was the former mayor of New York City, William V. Brady.
Extent
0.1 Cubic Feet (, 1 volume on shelf)
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
Gift of Mrs. Thomas Bolt, 1962-06-25. Transferred by Michigan State University Museum
Legal Status
Copyright: Michigan State University. Property Rights: Michigan State University.
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- Continental Insurance Company of New York Records
- Status
- 4 Published And Cataloged
- Date
- June 1967
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the University Archives and Historical Collections Repository
Conrad Hall
943 Conrad Road, Room 101
East Lansing MI 48824 US
517-355-2330
archives@msu.edu