Convoy Company records

Collection

Identifier: Mss 2940

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The Convoy Company records (1952-1985) consist of employee lists and directories, information booklets, promotional materials, company calendars, and a small quantity of correspondence. The collection includes a special 50th anniversary issue of the company's journal, The Convoyer, as well as an October 1956 issue; and a book, "Consolidated Freightways, Inc.: The First Fifty Years, 1929-1979."

Dates

1952-1985

Creator

Convoy Company (Portland, Or.) (Organization)

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.

Administrative history

The Consolidated Convoy Company was established in 1930 as a subsidiary of Consolidated Truck Lines, later known as Consolidated Freightways. Originally headquartered in Portland, Oregon, its specialty was the shipment of automobiles by truck. In 1941, the company became an independent organization, and its name was changed to the Convoy Company. The company closed down for the duration of World War II because new automobiles were not produced. Operations resumed after the war with large government contracts, and the company established terminals throughout the West. The Convoy Company was sold during the early 1990s and ceased to exist as an independent business.

Extent

0.25 Cubic Feet (1 document case)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Records of the Convoy Company, an Oregon business originally established in 1930 as a subsidiary of Consolidated Truck Lines, which specialized in shipping automobiles by truck. The company became independent in 1941, and was sold in the early 1990s. The records in this collection include employee lists and directories, information booklets, promotional materials, company calendars, and a small quantity of correspondence.

Arrangement

The records are arranged chronologically.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Douglas Hood, December 1989 (Lib. Acc. 20407).

Related Materials

Records of Consolidated Freightways, Mss 6050, are also held by the Oregon Historical Society Research Library.

Separated Materials

The Oregon Historical Society Research Library also holds an unprocessed collection of Convoy Company photographs, designated Org. Lot 772, that were received with the records in this collection.