M. Seller & Company records

Collection

Identifier: Mss1297

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Collection consists of records of the crockery and glassware business M. Seller & Company. Records include business correspondence, 1875-1904; legal papers, including a lawsuit, 1900-1905; financial documents, 1864-1900; inventory book, 1 volume, 1910; advertisements; samples of correspondence and other forms; and printed ephemera.

Dates

Creation: 1864-1910

Creator

M. Seller & 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

Per note in the collection: M. Seller & Company began in the crockery and glassware business in Portland, Oregon, in 1859, and later opened houses in Seattle and Spokane. Its combined trade was the largest west of the Missouri River.

Extent

0.25 Cubic Feet (6 folders in shared box)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Collection includes records of M. Seller & Company, a crockery and glassware business that opened in Portland, Oregon, in 1859. Records include business correspondence, 1875-1904; legal papers, 1900-1905; financial records, 1864-1900; inventory book, 1910; advertisements; samples of correspondence and other forms; and ephemera.