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Business records

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus

Found in 32 Collections and/or Records:

Adams and Company of California shipping and price lists

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: ALMA232165]
Identifier: CA 1853 Jan 31
Abstract

Adams and Company of California was a subsidiary of the Adams Express Company, a shipping and local delivery firm. The collection includes a single four-page list of items and services offered by Adams and Company of California.

Dates: 1853 January 31

Albany Nurseries records

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 35025041942281]
Identifier: Bx 120
Abstract

Albany Nurseries was established in 1888 and owned by Albert Brownell. Collection consist of four journal volumes (1899-1907), one trial journal (1904-1905) and two ledger books (1891-1905). One ledger includes a Brownell family expense account.

Dates: 1891-1907

Alden Fruit Preserving Company records

 Collection — Volume 1: [Barcode: 35025042917811]
Identifier: B 008
Abstract

The Alden Fruit Preserving Co was located in Salem, Oregon. Their records include one volume documenting the elections of the officers, articles, and board minutes.

Dates: 1874-1878

American Heritage Publishing Co. records

 Collection
Identifier: Bx 160
Abstract

American Heritage magazine was founded in late 1949 by the American Association for State and Local History (AASLH), which published five volumes until 1954 when AASLH sold the magazine to three former Time, Inc. editors, James Parton, Oliver Jensen and Joseph J. Thorndike, Jr. The collection contains founding documents, annual reports, Board of Directors meeting minutes, financial records, memoranda and correspondence, office bulletins, and publicity materials.

Dates: 1954-1970

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

Bond and Associates Landscape Architects records

 Collection
Identifier: Coll 297
Abstract

Lloyd Bond was a Landscape Architect who worked out of Eugene, Oregon, primarily on projects in Oregon but also in the Pacific Northwest. The collection includes client files and correspondence, office files, architectural drawings, and photographs.

Dates: 1949-2004

William Alexander Carter papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Ax 110
Abstract

William Alexander Carter (1818-1881) was the sutler and post trader at Ft. Bridger, Wyoming, from 1858 to 1881, and his business was continued by his widow, Mary. The collection (1850-1912) contains invoices, receipts, contracts, checks, and minor personal correspondence.

Dates: 1850-1912

Norman Elliott papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Ax 335
Abstract

Norman N. Elliott (1869- ) was a rancher in Baker County, Oregon and an active member of farm and banking organizations. The collection includes business correspondence, tax, financial, and legal records, and ranch ledgers.

Dates: 1927-1945

Fort Klamath Creamery Company records

 Collection — Volume 1: [Barcode: 35025042917795]
Identifier: B 027
Abstract

Fort Klamath Creamery Co. minutes of the board of directors and stockholders. The minutes are followed by sundry accounts. Officers of the company were J. B. Gardner, Fred Melhase, and John F. Loosley.

Dates: 1894-1895

Thomas G. Greene papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Ax 254
Abstract

Thomas G. Greene (1860-1944) was born in Washington County, Indiana, and obtained an LL.B. degree from the University of Oregon Law department in 1892. The collection consists of political correspondence, corporate records, diaries, and office files.

Dates: 1894-1935

Hedden family papers

 Collection
Identifier: Coll 221
Abstract

The Hedden family, owners of the Hedden Store in Scottsburg, Oregon, were some of the original inhabitants of the town, arriving in 1851. The collection primarily contains personal correspondence within the Hedden family dating from 1885-1959 and also documents and business correspondence dating from 1880 to 1969.

Dates: 1885-1969

Hurricane (Sailing ship) documents, receipts, and related papers

 Collection — Multiple collection box [B 035] 1: [Barcode: 35025042917498]
Identifier: B 035
Abstract

Under captain Samuel Very, the Hurricane sailed out of London to Hong Kong and Calcutta, India in 1855. This collection includes Hurricane documents, receipts, and related papers from the 1855 voyage.

Dates: 1855-1856

James J. James papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ax 553
Abstract James J. James, also know as Jimmy James and George N. James, was born in Kansas. Around 1953, while living in Portland, Oregon, he started a letter-writing campaign to improve the status and condition of the American Indian. He wrote to numerous letters to public officials, Indian leaders, tribal councils, writers, and private citizens. The collection consists mainly of correspondence concerning Indian rights. Major correspondents are Anselm Forum, Inc., Wilson Charley, Frank Lafont,...
Dates: 1894-1967

Junction City Realty Company records

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 35025041634458]
Identifier: Bx 100
Abstract

The Junction City Realty Company was a real estate firm associated with Lewis Investment Company. The collection contains corporate records including stockholder's meeting minutes and a stock book.

Dates: 1910-1928

Kola Neis Hop Company corporate records

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 35025042751913]
Identifier: B 050
Abstract

Kola Neis Company had the following officers: Kola Neis, Harry Schlosser, and O. O. McClellan. Records Include articles of incorporation and minutes of directors for Kola Neis Hop Company.

Dates: 1906-1913

Leland Land Company records

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 35025041981065]
Identifier: Bx 099
Abstract

Leland Land Company was a real estate company associated with the Lewis Investment Co. The records include minute books, a journal, a ledger, and real estate books.

Dates: 1911-1931

Lewis Investment Company records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Bx 098
Abstract

Lewis Investment Company of Portland, Oregon was a real estate firm incorporated in 1909 by John C. Lewis, L. A. Lewis, and Robert W. Lewis. Collection contains corporate records including Board of Director's, stockholder’s, and Executive Committee minutes, cash books, journals, ledgers, balances and reports, and correspondence.

Dates: 1909-1945

Nicolai Investment Co. records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Bx 029
Abstract The Nicolai family of Portland, Oregon established an investment company, incorporated in 1922 by Harry T. Nicolai, Charles E. McCulloch, and Marvin K. Holland, and also operated a sawmill business and a door and sash manufacturing company, among other business ventures. The collection (1922-1957) contains corporate and administrative records including articles of incorporation, by-laws, financial statements, minutes, correspondence, tax and liquidation records, and files regarding the...
Dates: 1922-1957

Oregon Industrial Accident Commission records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Bx 060
Abstract

The Oregon State Industrial Accident Commission was established to oversee worker's compensation distributions from the state's industrial accident fund. The collection consists of the business and administrative records of the Commission from 1935-1960.

Dates: 1935-1960

Oregon Iron Company records

 Collection
Identifier: Bx 020
Abstract

In 1864, the Oregon Iron Company built the first charcoal iron smelter on the Pacific Coast on the edge of Oswego, Oregon, now known as Lake Oswego. The collection (1866-1870) contains correspondence, bills, payrolls, and reports, and other business records.

Dates: 1866-1870

Oregon Quicksilver Incorporated mining records

 Collection — Box 1-2
Identifier: Coll 423
Abstract

This collection contains information about Oregon Quicksilver Incorporated and Mines Service Incorporated, both located in Oregon. The collection contains superintendent's reports, timecards, stocks, invoices, correspondence, photographs, and legal documents. Also contained in this collection is information about the Prosperity Mine and the Bonanza Bar in the form of placer claims, drawings of locations, legal documents and notes.

Dates: 1937-1942

Oregon Southern Improvement Company correspondence

 Collection — Volume 1: [Barcode: 35025042917969]
Identifier: B 052
Abstract

This collection contains 53 correspondence relating to the establishment of the Oregon Southern Improvement Co., 1883.

Dates: 1883

Pioneer Real Estate Company records

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 35025042854659]
Identifier: Bx 101
Abstract

The Pioneer Realty Company was founded in 1896 and based in Portland, Oregon. The collection contains corporate records including minute books, stock books, journals, and ledgers.

Dates: 1896-1941

Portland Lone Fir Cemetery Company records

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 35025041813888]
Identifier: B 147
Abstract

The Lone Fir Cemetery is the oldest of Portland's original cemeteries and was established in 1846. Collection includes articles of incorporation, oaths of office, records concerning the Oregon Asylum, annual reports of the treasurer, stock certificates, vouchers, and miscellaneous items.

Dates: 1866-1904

Malcolm Reiss papers

 Collection
Identifier: Coll 016
Abstract

Malcolm Reiss (1905-1975) was an editor, author of stories and a book, China Boat Boy, and also an author's agent. The collection contains personal papers including correspondence, manuscripts, and published articles, and also business records of Fiction House including correspondence, contracts, and financial records.

Dates: 1922-1975

St. Johns Waterworks and Lighting Co. records

 Collection — Volume 1 : [Barcode: 35025042868048]
Identifier: B 061
Abstract

St. Johns Waterworks and Lighting Company was a Portland, Oregon public utility incorporated by J. L. Hartman, E. L. Thompson, and H. L. Powers; J. C. Scott was the majority stockholder. The collection (1903-1916) consists of a record book that contains director's and stockholder's meeting minutes, articles of incorporation, constitution, and bylaws.

Dates: 1903-1916

Ira Staggs papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Ax 317
Abstract

Ira D. Staggs (1888-1973) farmed and raised livestock near Baker City, Oregon. The collection consists of correspondence and documentation primarily concerned with Staggs' life as a rancher.

Dates: 1918-1966

Dorothy Sterling (The Luce Empire) papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ax 532
Abstract

Dorothy Sterling (1913-2008) is a writer, particularly of fiction and non-fiction books for children and young adults. The collection consists of a typed manuscript for "The Luce Empire", as well as supporting research materials for the book dating from 1923-1950.

Dates: 1923-1950

William M. Tugman papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ax 607
Abstract

William M. "Bill" Tugman (1893-1961) served as the managing editor, then editor, of the Register Guard newspaper from 1927-1954. The collection contains correspondence, subject files, manuscripts, speeches, biographical information, and also business records of the Port Umpqua Courier.

Dates: 1938-1961

Woodlawn Plywood Co. and the Northern Timber Co. records

 Collection
Identifier: Bx 189
Abstract

Woodlawn Plywood company was located in Hoquiam, WA. The collection contains ledgers and journals, cash, sales, account, and stock information, correspondence, deeds and leases, contracts and mortgages, and ledgers of the Northern Timber company.

Dates: 1946-1954