Gault Brothers fonds
AM372
1899-[ca. 197-?]
Gault Brothers
Caribou Shipping Company
* 1.2 m of textual records
* 23 photographs
* 1 map
In 1853 Andrew F. Gault and J. B. Stevenson founded the wholesale textiles firm Gault, Stevenson and Company in Montreal. Four years later, Stevenson left the firm; thereafter Robert Gault joined his brother to form Gault Brothers Limited. The firm manufactured and distributed textiles. Attracted by the growing market on Canada's West Coast, the firm established a branch in Vancouver in 1899. Henry A. Stone was appointed manager. By 1906, the firm moved to larger premises at 361 Water Street. In 1915, the firm acquired a local work clothing company to ensure a continuous supply of goods for its customers. In 1918, local interests assumed control of the firm. In 1930, the federally chartered firm was succeeded by a B.C. company of the same name. Gault Brothers established a marine subsidiary, Caribou Shipping in 1936. In 1952, the marine service was replaced by an air service. In 1971, the company was sold to New York interests. Gault Brothers was last operating as a division of J.J. Newberry Canada Ltd.
The fonds consists of minutes, correspondence, stock records, and ledgers of the Gault Brothers as well as the minutes of the Caribou Shipping Company and Caribou Brand Catalogues.
The fonds is arranged into 6 series: Biographical and historical files of Gault Brothers Limited, Caribou Shipping Company Limited records, Financial records of Gault Brothers Limited, Gault Brothers Limited publications and news clippings, Gault Brothers Limited stock ownership records,and Organizational papers of Gault Brothers Limited.
Gault Brothers
Caribou Shipping Company
Textual record
Donated by H. V. Whittall, controller at Gault Brothers, on December 9, 1975.
Series descriptions available.
Biographical and historical files of Gault Brothers Limited
S1
1910-[ca.196-?]
Caribou Shipping Company
0.02 m of textual records
Series consists of articles relating to the company history and the history of the company's important figures.
Caribou Shipping Company
Textual record
File list available.
552-G-1 folder 9
552-G-1 folder 9
Art Gallery Bulletin relating to H. A. Stone
Sept. 1943
File contains a narrative of H. A. Stone's, manager of Gault Brothers Limited, contributions to the Vancouver Art Gallery.
Textual record
552-F-1 folder 17-18
552-F-1 folder 17-18
Gault Brothers Limited history
[ca. 196-?]
Textual record
552-F-1 folder 15
552-F-1 folder 15
Gault, Andrew Frederick : [a narrative history]
1910
Textual record
552-F-1 folder 16
552-F-1 folder 16
Herger, W.E. : announcement of retirement
1940
Textual record
Caribou Shipping Company Limited records
S2
1937-[ca. 197-?]
Caribou Shipping Company
* 0.04 m of textual records
* 1 photograph
* 1 map
Series consists of minutes, balance sheets, map, photograph, and other organizational papers relating to the establishment and development of the Caribou Shipping Company Limited, a subsidiary of Gault Brothers Limited.
Caribou Shipping Company
Textual record
File list available.
552-G-1 folder 2
552-G-1 folder 2
Balance sheets
1939-1945
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552-G-1 folder 3
552-G-1 folder 3
Map : [showing points of call of M. V. Caribou I, the Company's service vessel]
[ca. 1936-1947]
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552-G-1 folder 5
552-G-1 folder 5
News clippings relating to M. V. Caribou I
Mar. 27, 1943
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552-G-1 folder 1
552-G-1 folder 1
Organizational papers and minutes
1937-1953
File contains a certificate of incorporation under the Companies Act, a memorandum of association, and minutes of directors meetings.
Textual record
552-G-1 folder 4
552-G-1 folder 4
Photograph of M. V. Caribou I
[ca. 197-?]
Textual record
Financial records of Gault Brothers Limited
S3
1899-1930
Caribou Shipping Company
0.8 m of textual records
Series consists of sales records, financial statements, cash books, ledgers, balance sheets and loan records which provide financial information of company.
Caribou Shipping Company
Textual record
File list available.
552-F-2 folder 7
552-F-2 folder 7
Annual and semi-annual statements of [financial] affairs
1907-1916, 1918-1930
Textual record
552-F-2 folder 13
552-F-2 folder 13
Balance sheets and other financial papers
1900-1902, 1904-1905
Textual record
552-F-2 folder 5
552-F-2 folder 5
Bills receivable
1901, 1903-1904, 1906, 1908
Textual record
552-F-4 folder 1-2
552-F-4 folder 1-2
Cash books
1899-1911
File contains cash books which provide note of stock on hand, sales and purchases, salaries, and travelling expenses.
Textual record
552-F-2 folder 4
552-F-2 folder 4
Certified statements
June 1915-Sept. 1923
File contains certified statements issued by C. T. McHattie, Secretary-Treasurer of Gault Brothers Company, outlining the details of incorporation and listing corporate officers assigned financial authority.
Textual record
552-F-4 folder 4
552-F-4 folder 4
Ledger
June 1900-June 1917
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552-F-4 folder 5
552-F-4 folder 5
Ledger
May 1918-May 1929
Textual record
552-G-2
552-G-2
Ledger
1899-1902
Textual record
Index available.
552-F-2 folder 11-12
552-F-2 folder 11-12
Loans records
1912, 1929
Textual record
552-F-2 folder 6
552-F-2 folder 6
Memoranda of expenses
May 1925-May 1929
Textual record
552-F-4 folder 6
552-F-4 folder 6
Private ledger
June 1929-Dec 1930
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552-F-2 folder 10
552-F-2 folder 10
Record of gross and net profits
1923-1929
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552-F-4 folder 3
552-F-4 folder 3
Salary record book
June 1918-June 1930
Textual record
552-F-3
552-F-3
Sales book
Sept. 1899, Nov 1902
Textual record
552-F-2 folder 8-9
552-F-2 folder 8-9
Trading statements
May 1917-Nov 1930
Textual record
552-F-2 folder 1
552-F-2 folder 1
Wholesaler record books
1910-1913
Textual record
552-F-2 folder 2
552-F-2 folder 2
Wholesaler record books
1913-1915, 1918-1919
Textual record
552-F-2 folder 3
552-F-2 folder 3
Wholesaler record books and T. S. Dixon's sales records book
1908-1933
Textual record
Gault Brothers Limited publications and news clippings
S4
1923-[ca. 196-?]
Caribou Shipping Company
* 0.14 m of textual records
* 22 photographs
Series consists of company's pamphlets, catalogues, special publication, photograph album, and staff's magazines. Series also includes news clippings relating the company's major developments.
Caribou Shipping Company
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File list available.
552-F-7 folder 7
552-F-7 folder 7
50th Anniversary album
1949
File contains 22 photographs taken from the Company's 50th Anniversary dinner.
Textual record
552-F-7 folder 6
552-F-7 folder 6
According to Gaults : [Gaults Brother Limited's 50th Anniversary publication]
[ca. 1949-1950]
Textual record
552-G-1 folder 6
552-G-1 folder 6
Caribou coverall : [monthly magazine published by the staff of Gault Brothers Limited]
Oct 1943-Sept. 1945
Textual record
552-F-7 folder 1
552-F-7 folder 1
Catalogue no. 15
1937
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552-F-7 folder 2
552-F-7 folder 2
Catalogue no. 16
1938
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552-F-7 folder 3
552-F-7 folder 3
Catalogue no. 17
1939
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552-F-7 folder 4
552-F-7 folder 4
Catalogue no. 18
1940
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552-F-7 folder 5
552-F-7 folder 5
Catalogue no. 19
1941
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552-F-1 folder 20
552-F-1 folder 20
Employees pension plan
1945
Textual record
552-G-1 folder 7-8
552-G-1 folder 7-8
News clippings
[ca. 1906-1960]
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552-F-1 folder 22
552-F-1 folder 22
Pamphlet on wholesale business
[ca. 196-?]
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552-F-1 folder 21
552-F-1 folder 21
Warehouse rules
1923
Textual record
Gault Brothers Limited stock ownership records
S5
1906-1931
Caribou Shipping Company
0.24 m of textual records
Series consists of stock certificates, ledgers, memoranda and stock transfer records relating to ownership of the company's common and preferred stock.
Caribou Shipping Company
Textual record
File list available.
552-F-5 folder 1
552-F-5 folder 1
Certificates of common stock
Jan 1907-June 1930
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552-F-5 folder 3
552-F-5 folder 3
Certificates of preferred stock
Jan 1907-June 1929
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552-F-6 folder 2
552-F-6 folder 2
Common stock ledger
1906-1931
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552-F-6 folder 7
552-F-6 folder 7
Memorandum on merger scheme
Apr. 1931
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552-F-6 folder 3
552-F-6 folder 3
Preferred stock ledger
1906-1931
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552-F-6 folder 5
552-F-6 folder 5
Proxy authorizations
1927, 1930
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552-F-6 folder 6
552-F-6 folder 6
Purchase of common stock shares from H. A. Stone
1926, 1929
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552-F-6 folder 4
552-F-6 folder 4
Share purchase agreement
1918-1919
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552-F-5 folder 2
552-F-5 folder 2
Transfers of common stock
Aug 1906-June 1930
Textual record
552-F-6 folder 1
552-F-6 folder 1
Transfers of preferred stock
Aug 1906-June 1929
Textual record
Organizational papers of Gault Brothers Limited
S6
1906-1956
Caribou Shipping Company
0.11 m of textual records
Series consists of minutes, correspondence, agreements and other records relating to the company's organizational structure and major business decisions.
Caribou Shipping Company
Textual record
File list available.
552-F-1 folder 12
552-F-1 folder 12
40th Anniversary : program
[ca. 1939]
Textual record
552-F-1 folder 13
552-F-1 folder 13
50th Anniversary : congratulatory letters
1949
Textual record
552-F-1 folder 14
552-F-1 folder 14
50th Anniversary : dinner menu and program list
1949
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552-F-1 folder 6
552-F-1 folder 6
Agreements with C.P. Railway on property sale
1913-1918
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552-F-1 folder 11
552-F-1 folder 11
Background for future business under war conditions in Canada : [a booklet issued by Gault Brothers Limited]
1942
Textual record
552-F-1 folder 10
552-F-1 folder 10
Correspondence
1930-1937
File contains correspondence mainly between C. T. McHattie, secretary-Treasurer of Gault Brothers Limited in Vancouver, and James Rodger, president of Gault Brothers Limited in Montreal.
Textual record
552-F-1 folder 9
552-F-1 folder 9
Debts records
1930
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552-F-1 folder 7
552-F-1 folder 7
Delegation of authority to H. A. Stone
1911
Textual record
552-F-1 folder 5
552-F-1 folder 5
General correspondence
1922, 1936, 1945, 1949, 1956
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552-F-6 folder 8
552-F-6 folder 8
Long-term employees list
1929
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552-F-1 folder 4
552-F-1 folder 4
Memorandum of agreement and stock book
1906
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552-F-1 folder 2
552-F-1 folder 2
Minutes of board of directors meetings
Nov 1906-Dec 1930
Textual record
552-F-1 folder 3
552-F-1 folder 3
Minutes of directors and departmental meetings
Nov 1921-May 1930
Textual record
552-F-1 folder 1
552-F-1 folder 1
Minutes of provisional directors meeting
19 June 1906
Textual record
552-F-1 folder 8
552-F-1 folder 8
Proposals by a Vancouver syndicate to purchase Gault Brothers Limited
1928
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