Convoy Company records
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
- Creation: 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
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).
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.
Subject
- Convoy Company (Portland, Or.) -- Records and correspondence (Organization)
- Consolidated Freightways, inc. -- History (Organization)
- Title
- Guide to the Convoy Company records
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Andrew Bryans
- Date
- 2006; revised 2024
- 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
- 2024-01-26: Minor revisions to 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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