Harold F. Wendel papers

Collection

Identifier: Coll 196

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Papers of Harold F. Wendel consist of general correspondence; files on the State Sanitary Authority; a file on Wendel's trade mission to Japan; materials related to the University of Oregon; and general biographical materials. Most of the collection relates to Wendel's civic and government activities, with very little on his work as head of the Lipman Wolfe department store. Much of the correspondence is between Wendel and various political figures regarding national and international affairs, including letters to and from Oregon's U.S. senators and representatives, such as Wayne Morse and Edith Green. Also of interest are two photographs of the Lipman Wolfe float in a Portland Rose Festival parade in the late 1920s.

Dates

1927-1967

Creator

Wendel, Harold F., 1892-1967 (Person)

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

Harold F. Wendel was a businessman and civic leader of Portland, Oregon. From 1927 until his death in 1967, he served as president of the local department store Lipman Wolfe and Co., one of the city's largest. He also gained distinction as a member of the State Sanitary Authority, which he joined in 1939. The authority was charged with monitoring pollution throughout the state, and Wendel was one of the earliest Oregon public figures to champion environmental protection. Wendel was also active in numerous civic organizations and was chosen as Portland's "First Citizen" by the Board of Realtors in 1956. He accompanied a U.S. trade mission to Japan, headed by Under-Secretary of Commerce Walter Williams, in 1958.

Extent

1 Cubic Feet (3 document cases)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Papers of a businessman and civic leader of Portland, Oregon, who headed the Lipman Wolfe department store from 1927 until his death in 1967. Materials include correspondence; files on the Oregon State Sanitary Authority, a pollution control agency; files on the University of Oregon; and biographical materials.