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Dugald W. L. MacGregor correspondence

 Collection — Multiple Collection Box: [35025041944725]
Identifier: A 072

Scope and Contents

Dugald W.L. MacGregor's correspondence is contained in a letterpress book. Correspondence primarily concerns commercial affairs of the Buenos Aires office of Balfour, Williamson & Company, particularly trade in Pacific Northwest lumber.

Dates

  • 1904-1905

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open to the public. Collection must be used in Special Collections and University Archives Reading Room. Collection or parts of collection may be stored offsite. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives in advance of your visit to allow for transportation time.

Conditions Governing Use

Property rights reside with Special Collections and University Archives, University of Oregon Libraries. Copyright resides with the creators of the documents or their heirs. All requests for permission to publish collection materials must be submitted to Special Collections and University Archives. The reader must also obtain permission of the copyright holder.

Biographical / Historical

Dugald W. L. MacGregor (1880- ) was manager of the Buenos Aires office of Balfour, Williamson and Company in 1905. He was born in India in 1880 and graduated from George Watson's College in Edinburgh, Scotland. He worked as the manager of the Portland branch of Balfour, Williamson from 1912 and then became vice- president.

Extent

0.15 linear feet (1 container) : 1 folder

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

MacGregor was manager of the Buenos Aires office of Balfour, Williamson in 1905. The correspondence in this letterpress book concerns commercial affairs, particularly trade in Pacific Northwest lumber.

Processing Information

This collection received a basic level of processing including minimal to no organization and rehousing.

Description information is drawn in part from information supplied with the collection and initial surveys of the contents.

This finding aid may be updated periodically to account for new acquisitions to the collection and/or revisions in arrangement and description.

Title
Guide to the Dugald W. L. MacGregor Correspondence
Status
Complete Description
Author
University of Oregon Libraries, Archivists' Toolkit Project Team, Amanda Steele, and Chasmodai Cassidy
Date
2010
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 of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives Repository

Contact:
1299 University of Oregon
Eugene OR 97403-1299 USA