C. C. Patrick papers
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of the papers of C. C. Patrick, a lumber businessman from Portland, Oregon. The majority of these papers relate to Patrick's career in the lumber industry, including records of his firm, the Patrick Lumber Company. Patrick Lumber Company records include lists of potential international clients; contracts and a letter relating to a dispute the firm had with the Calmar Steamship Corporation; records of the firm's activities during World War II; and advertisements. Other lumber-related papers include records of the Bridal Veil Lumbering Company and the Douglas Fir Sales Company, both of which Patrick worked for; specifications for lumber treatment and materials regarding timber prices and sales that span multiple phases of Patrick's career; and organization and reorganization plans for the Southern Forest Lumber Company and the Chas. K. Spaulding Lumber Company. Other papers in the collection consist of political materials, including correspondence between Patrick and 1940 U.S. Republican presidential candidate Wendell Willkie; unsorted business and personal papers; and letterhead stationery.
Dates
- Creation: circa 1895-1961
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
The Oregon Historical Society owns the materials in the Research Library and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use may require seeking additional authorization from copyright owners.
Biographical Note
Charles Colin Patrick was born in 1879 in McGregor, Iowa, and attended Amherst College in Massachusetts. From 1901 to 1904, he worked as a foundryman in Des Moines, Iowa. In 1904, he moved to Oregon, where he worked at a sawmill in Astoria from 1904 to 1907, then was a cashier and manager of the First State Bank of Independence from 1907 to 1910. From 1910 to 1912, he was the sales manager for the Bridal Veil Lumbering Company, and then the sales manager for the Douglas Fir Sales Company. In 1915, he established his own lumber firm, the Patrick Lumber Company, in Portland.
Patrick married Mary Letitia Bechtel (1887-1978) in 1911; the couple had three children. C. C. Patrick died in 1960.
Sources: Obituary in the Oregonian, July 25, 1960; vital records via Ancestry.com.
Extent
0.45 Cubic Feet (1 document case)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Papers of C. C. Patrick (1879-1960), a lumber businessman from Oregon. Papers primarily relate to his work in the lumber industry, including his firm, the Patrick Lumber Company; other materials include political papers and personal papers. Patrick worked at the Bridal Veil Lumbering Company and the Douglas Fir Sales Company before founding the Patrick Lumber Company in 1915.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of John C. Patrick, April 1984 (Lib. Acc. 17028).
Processing Information
Collection was initially processed prior to 2011, most likely in the 1980s, and was reprocessed in 2025 by Jeffrey A. Hayes. Collection was titled "Patrick Lumber Company records" prior to May 2025.
Subject
- Title
- Guide to the C. C. Patrick papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Revised by Jeffrey A. Hayes
- Date
- 2012; revised 2025
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is written in English.
Revision Statements
- 2025: Revised to more accurately describe contents and conform to current standard.
Repository Details
Part of the Oregon Historical Society Research Library Repository
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Portland OR 97205 United States
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