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LOC/H/H5. Industry

 Record Group Term
Identifier: LOC/H/H5

Found in 199 Collections and/or Records:

Abilene and Southern Railway Company Defendant records

 Collection — Box 1 : [Barcode: 35025041801818]
Identifier: Bx 153
Abstract

In 1922, the West Coast Lumberman's Association sued the Abilene and Southern Railway Co. regarding "unjust and unreasonable" lumber rates. The collection (1922-1924) contains testimonies, briefs, exhibits, lumber company statistics and research, and correspondence used in the case.

Dates: 1922-1924

John C. Ainsworth papers

 Collection
Identifier: Coll 250
Abstract John Commingers Ainsworth (1822-1893) was the major founder of the Oregon Steam Navigation (OSN) Company, the most powerful transportation monopoly in the Pacific Northwest. Ainsworth was also involved in a number of other ventures, including the Northern Pacific Railroad (NPRR) and various gold, silver and coal mining operations. The John Commingers Ainsworth Papers contain Ainsworth’s diaries, autobiography, personal correspondence, photographs, and the business records of the Oregon...
Dates: 1858-1911

Alaska Mining and Prospecting Company records

 Collection
Identifier: Bx 001
Abstract

The Alaska Mining and Prospecting Company records contain the correspondence between Andrew Sherwood and the Alaska Mining and Prospecting Company. The letters concern an expedition to Alaska in search of gold. The collection also contains printed matter and maps concerning the expedition. Finally, it contains two journals by Andrew Sherwood spanning the time of the expedition.

Dates: 1897-1901

Allen and Lewis Company records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Bx 097
Abstract

Allen and Lewis company was a firm of wholesale grocers that was incorporated in 1897 by John C. Lewis, L. A. Lewis, and F. A. Spencer. The collection contains corporate records including meeting minutes and stock ledgers, as well as stock books and ledgers of subsidiary companies including Glafke-Dixon Co., Douglas Food Stores, Inc., and Consolidated Stores, Inc.

Dates: 1897-1942

Allen and Lewis records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Bx 002
Abstract

Cicero Hunt Lewis (1826-1897) (also known as Cicero Horatius Lewis) and Lucius H. Allen created the Allen and Lewis mercantile company in Portland, Oregon in 1851. The collection contains five ledgers of sales, cash, consignments and account records, 1851-1868.

Dates: 1851-1868

Leonard A. Andrus papers

 Collection — Folder 1-2: [Barcode: 35025042628517]
Identifier: A 006
Abstract

Leonard A. Andrus was a civil engineer who surveyed and reported on Pacific Northwest firms during the 1920s. The collection (1921-1930) contains financial, asset, and policy reports on firms in the Pacific Northwest.

Dates: 1921-1930

Angelus Studio photographs

 Collection
Identifier: PH 037
Abstract The Angelus Studio was a professional photographic company located in Portland, Oregon. The collection includes works by George M. Weister (1862-1922) and Arthur M. Prentiss (circa 1865-1940) among the studio photographers; owner Fred Clark also acquired images by previous local photographers. The Angelus Studio collection provides extraordinary documentation of the city of Portland, the Lewis & Clark Exposition of 1905, Oregon landmarks, and commercial operations including logging and...
Dates: circa 1880s-1940s

Alex M. Applegate diary

 Collection — Multiple collection box [A 001, A 002, A 003, A 004, A 005, A 007] 1: [Barcode: 35025042869202]
Identifier: A 004
Abstract

Alex M. Applegate, son of Charles Applegate, lived near Yoncalla, Oregon In 1862 he went to the Salmon River mines, Idaho. Collection contains three volumes. One and two are Applegate's daily diary labeled 1861 and 1862. Volume three is a composite, with a title page: "Ventures and Adventures of a Party of Webfoot Miners on their Way to and in the Poly Region of the Northern Mines."

Dates: 1861-1862

Applegate Quartz Mining Company account book, time roll, and check book

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: B 010
Abstract

The company also operated as the Applegate Mountain Ditch Co. Applegate Quartz Mining Co. collection includes an account book, time roll, and check book

Dates: 1861-1864

Associated General Contractors of America. Oregon-Columbia Chapter records

 Collection
Identifier: Bx 109
Abstract

The Associated General Contractors of America (AGC), Oregon-Columbia chapter was created in 1922 as a representative association for Oregon and Southwest Washington workers in the construction industry. The collection (1929-1961) contains correspondence and documents relating to labor negotiations and agreements, labor legislation, and the internal affairs of the association.

Dates: 1929-1961

I. Banta papers

 Collection — Multiple collection box [A 001, A 002, A 003, A 004, A 005, A 007] 1: [Barcode: 35025042869202]
Identifier: A 007
Abstract

I. Banta worked for an English company that explored for mineral deposits in Alaska from June 10 through June 25, 1902. The I. Banta Papers contain a ledger for the 1902 journey and a transcription of a book that served as both a diary and ledger for the journey. Also included is a letter from Harold Banta, the son of I. Banta, that explains the context of his father's journey to Alaska from reminiscences of his father's stories of the trip.

Dates: 1902

Barlow and Fuller (Grocery) ledger

 Collection — Multiple collection box [B 179] 1: [Barcode: i50089481]
Identifier: B 179
Abstract

Barlow and Fuller, of Oregon City, Oregon, was a grocery, provisions, and bakery store. The collection (1865) contains a store ledger organized by account name or sale.

Dates: 1864-1865

Base Line Lumber Company outgoing correspondence

 Collection — Volume 1: [Barcode: 35025042917746]
Identifier: B 011
Abstract

The Base Line Lumber Company operated out of Portland, Oregon and was owned by Theodore and William Nicolai. The collection consists of a letterpress book of outgoing correspondence.

Dates: 1907 February 21 - 1910 September 6

Lake M. Bechtell papers

 Collection — Box 1 : [Barcode: 35025042265856]
Identifier: Bx 161
Abstract

Lake Bechtell (1886 -1977) was a lawyer who became City Attorney of Prineville, then was elected to the City Council in 1921, to the office of Mayor in 1925, and served as District Attorney for Crook County, 1928 to 1953. The collection contains legal files regarding livestock companies, grazing and irrigation districts, mining claims, and railroads, 1918-1963.

Dates: 1918-1963

Stan Bettis manuscript

 Collection — Multiple collection box [SFM 069] 1: [Barcode: i50106922]
Identifier: SFM 069
Abstract

Stan Bettis (1941- ) is a freelance writer and former editor of the University of Oregon's Old Oregon alumni magazine. The collection consists of a manuscript of Bettis's book Market Days: An informal history of the Eugene Producer's Public Market.

Dates: 1968 May 20

Bishop family papers

 Collection
Identifier: Coll 909
Abstract

The Bishops, a prominent Oregon family, are the founders and proprietors of Pendleton Woolen Mills, the Oregon Worsted Company, and the Thomas Kay Woolen Mill. The Bishop family papers include correspondence, personal and business papers, photographs and albums, genealogical records, plat maps, and newspaper clippings.

Dates: circa 1860s-1990

Barbara Allen Bogart papers

 Collection — Multiple collection box [Coll 392] 1: [Barcode: 35025042654323]
Identifier: Coll 392
Abstract

Barbara Allen Bogart, a folklorist, professor, and author conducted research for her dissertation on homesteaders in central Oregon, and published her findings in a book titled, Homesteading the High Desert (1987). The collection (1978-1985) contains transcripts of oral history interviews conducted with residents of Central Oregon about the homesteading experience.

Dates: 1978-1985

Jonathan Bourne papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ax 019
Abstract Jonathan Bourne was a politician in Oregon at the turn of the twentieth century. In 1885 and 1897, he was a member of the Oregon House of Representatives, and was elected U. S. Senator in 1906. Considered a progressive, Bourne was a founder and president of the National Progressive Republican League in 1911 and organized the Republican Publicity Association in 1912. Most of the collection consists of U. S. Senate correspondence and case files. The Senate case files relate to topics which...
Dates: 1883-1940

Bricklayers Union, Eugene Chapter records

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 35025042357703]
Identifier: Coll 415
Abstract

The collection contains a ledger of the Bricklayers Union, Eugene chapter. The ledger (1921-1953) contains minutes, statements of accounts, and lists of officers.

Dates: 1921-1953

Elijah LaFayette Bristow manuscript

 Collection — Folder 1 : [Barcode: ALMA221138]
Identifier: CB B776
Abstract

Elijah Lafayette Bristow (1832-1887) is the son of Elijah Bristow (1788-1872), the first white settler within the present day boundary lines of Lane county. Collection contains 1 copy of Bristow's manuscript of " Rencounters with Indians, Highwaymen and Outlaws." He comments on his father's experiences in the upper Willamette Valley; Indian tribes; impact of the California gold discovery; and his own experiences in the mines in northern California in 1853.

Dates: 1878

Brownsville Industrial Company ledgers

 Collection — Volume 1-2: [Barcode: 35025042917738]
Identifier: B 014
Abstract

The Brownsville Industrial Company was an odd-job and minor investment firm. Contains two ledgers documenting their investors, recording transactions and finances.

Dates: 1893-1903

Brownsville Woolen Mill records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Bx 004
Abstract

The Brownsville Woolen Mill was located in Brownsville, Oregon since the 1860s; the original main building was destroyed by a fire in 1955. The collection (1902-1913) contains the surviving records of the Mill including financial ledgers, journals, and day books.

Dates: 1902-1928

Albert Burch papers

 Collection
Identifier: A 171
Abstract

Albert Burch (1867-1943) was a mining engineer during the early 1900s in California. The collection (1897-1942) contains papers related to mine work and photographs, including those of workers of the Mountain Copper company.

Dates: 1897-1942

Josiah A. Burnett papers

 Collection — Multiple collection box [A 014] 1: [Barcode: i50010803]
Identifier: A 014
Abstract

Josiah Burnett of Eagle Creek, Oregon, worked in mining, survey work, and farming. The collection (1852-1874) contains correspondence regarding family, mining, and politics, and also contains articles of incorporation of Oregon businesses.

Dates: 1852-1874

Robert Cantwell papers

 Collection
Identifier: Coll 020
Abstract Robert Cantwell (1908 January 31 – 1978 December 8) was a novelist, biographer, essayist, and editor for several publications including, Time (1935-1936, 1938-1945), Fortune (1937), Newsweek (1949-1954), and Sports Illustrated (1956-1978). The Robert Cantwell papers contain correspondence, diaries, literary manuscripts, research files, published works,...
Dates: Majority of material found within 1908-1978; 1866-1987

Capital Lumbering Company records

 Collection
Identifier: Bx 142
Abstract

Consists of daybooks, journals, ledgers, correspondence, sales books, and records of various predecessors.

Dates: 1853-1914

Robert Caufield receipts

 Collection — Multiple collection box [CA 1853 Oct 10] 1: [Barcode: i49071142]
Identifier: CA 1853 Oct 10
Abstract

Robert Caufield was born in Broughshand County, Ireland and moved to Oregon City in 1847, where he became a county judge and opened a grocery store. His papers include tax receipts and a receipt for a medical bill.

Dates: 1853 October 10-1854 November 5

Coast rail construction photograph album

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 35025042871174]
Identifier: PH 203_036
Abstract

The collection consists of one album of 29 snapshots of railroad construction on coast of Oregon, primarily a steam shovel at work. Some river shots. C. 1910s-1930s. Photographer unidentified.

Dates: 1910-1930

Columbia Mines Company records

 Collection
Identifier: Bx 103
Abstract

The collection contains the record book and the stock certificates book for the Columbia Mines Company.

Dates: circa 1901-1929

Cooley and Company records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Bx 186
Abstract

Cooley & Company was a general store in Brownsville, Oregon. The collection consists of account books, day books, journals, cash books and ledgers.

Dates: 1852-1934