Ernest Boyd MacNaughton papers

Collection

Identifier: Mss1363

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Collection includes incorporation papers of Manhattan Company, 1925-1931, a real estate company; scrapbooks, 1911-1918, regarding Ernest Boyd MacNaughton's career as a journalist, as president of Reed College, as an architect, and in real estate and banking; and miscellaneous papers.

Dates

Creation: 1911-1931

Creator

MacNaughton, Ernest Boyd, 1880-1960 (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

Ernest Boyd MacNaughton (1880-1960) was a Portland, Oregon, businessman who served as president of Portland's First National Bank from 1932-1947, president of the Oregonian Publishing Company from 1947-1950, and president of Reed College from 1948-1952. MacNaughton was also president and director of the Oregon Historical Society and was active in many other civic interests. He was married first to Gertrude A. Hutchinson (d. 1942) and later, in 1944, to Cheryl Schulz (1889-1974), who served on the state Board of Education from 1944-1963.

Extent

1 Cubic Feet (1 record carton)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Ernest Boyd MacNaughton (1880-1960) served as president of Portland's First National Bank, president of the Oregonian Publishing Company, and president of Reed College. Papers include incorporation documents of Manhattan Company, 1925-1931, and scrapbooks, 1911-1918, regarding MacNaughton's career.