Scope and Contents
The collection consists of research correspondence, manuscripts, research materials, published articles and photographs. Subjects include Pacific trade, Oregon’s natural resources and sheep husbandry. Research materials relate primarily to woolen mills and damaged ships. The photographs are arranged by subject into folders. Subjects include shipping and ship construction, woolen mills (including the Thomas Kay Woolen Mills in Salem, Oregon), lumber companies, and University of Oregon shipping students.
Dates
- 1916-1974
Creator
Conditions Governing Access note
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 note
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
Alfred L. Lomax (1892- 1982) was a Professor of Business Administration (Pacific Northwest industrial history) at the University of Oregon, where he taught for over fifty years. He is the author of two books on woolen mills in Oregon and a history of sheep husbandry in Oregon.
Extent
4.25 linear feet (8 containers, 1 volume)
.5 Unprocessed linear feet (1 box ) : 1 msb
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Alfred L. Lomax (1892-1982) was a Professor of Business Administration (Pacific Northwest industrial history) at the University of Oregon. The collection consists of research correspondence, manuscripts, research materials, published articles and photographs.
Arrangement
Collection is arranged into the following series: I. Correspondence (Box 1); II. Manuscripts (Box 1-2); III. Research material (Box 2-6); IV. Printed matter (Box 6); V. Scrapbook (Volume 1); VI. Photographs (Photo Box 1-2); Correspondence arranged chronologically, all other series arranged alphabetically.
Other Finding Aids
Paper finding aid with additional information available in Special Collections & University Archives.
- Businesses and Corporations Subject Source: Archiveswest
- Correspondence Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Forest products industry -- Northwest, Pacific Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Livestock -- Economic aspects -- Oregon Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Manuscripts (documents) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Photographs Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Scrapbooks Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Shipping -- Pacific Coast (U.S.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- University of Oregon -- Faculty
- University of Oregon. School of Business Administration
- Woolen goods industry -- Oregon Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Guide to the Alfred Lewis Lomax papers
- Status
- Revise Description
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by processing staff.
- 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
