Willamette Pulp and Paper Company records

Collection

Identifier: Coll 1004

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The collection consists of the records of the Willamette Pulp and Paper Company of West Linn, Oregon. These include a letterpress copybook of outgoing correspondence, January-March 1895; a ledger recording the amount of wood cut at the firm's mill, 1891-1903; a financial ledger, 1890-1894; contracts with businesses and individuals, 1891-1906; notices of wage changes, 1907; and financial records such as receipts and invoices, 1904-1909.

Dates

Creation: 1890-1909

Creator

Willamette Pulp and Paper Company (West Linn, 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 Willamette Pulp and Paper Company was founded in 1889, establishing a mill at Willamette Falls in West Linn, Oregon. In 1914, the company merged with a neighboring paper maker, Crown-Columbia Paper Company, becoming the Crown-Willamette Pulp and Paper Company. This firm merged with the San Francisco, California-based Crown Zellerbach Corporation in 1937.

Sources: "Paper Making in West Linn," by George Kramer, West Linn Historical Society, https://www.westlinnhistory.org/history/paper-making-in-west-linn; articles in the Oregonian, 1914-1970.

Extent

0.9 Cubic Feet (1 slim legal document case; 1 flat box (11x14); 1 flat box (13x16))

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Records of the Willamette Pulp and Paper Company of West Linn, Oregon, including outgoing correspondence, a ledger recording the amount of wood cut, contracts, and financial records. The company was founded in 1889, and later merged with the Crown-Columbia Paper Company and then with the Crown Zellerbach Corporation.