Copeland Lumber Company (Portland, Or.)

Abstract

Scrapbook compiled by Joseph W. Copeland (1886-1978) and his daughter, Helen Jo Whitsell (born 1938) of Portland, Oregon. Contents include clippings, photographs, correspondence, programs, and ephemera. Many of the materials relate to Copeland Lumber Company, which Joseph W. Copeland ran from 1926 to 1973 before turning it over to Whitsell, who ran it until selling its assets in 2000.

Abstract Records of Copeland Lumber Company of Portland, Oregon. Most records relate to the company's properties and acquisitions of companies and lumberyards in the Pacific Northwest, California, and Nevada. These include correspondence, financial records, and property records, such as title abstracts and lease agreements. The collection also includes instructional manuals. Copeland Lumber Company was founded in 1913 by Joseph Copeland (1852-1924); subsequent owners were Joseph W. Copeland...