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Box 1

 Container

Contains 26 Results:

Life insurance policy and power of attorney--Burton Gevurtz, 1956, 1969

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 26
Identifier: Series 1
Scope and Contents From the Series:

The first part of Series 1 consists of records relating to the history and operations of the Gevurtz Furniture Company (1914-1997). The second part of the series, beginning with Box 2, Folder 4, consists of ephemera, promotional materials and photographs (1909-1985).

Dates: 1956; 1969

Company history and records retention schedule, circa 1997

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Identifier: Series 1
Scope and Contents From the Series:

The first part of Series 1 consists of records relating to the history and operations of the Gevurtz Furniture Company (1914-1997). The second part of the series, beginning with Box 2, Folder 4, consists of ephemera, promotional materials and photographs (1909-1985).

Dates: circa 1997

Newspaper clippings and notes, 1917-1997

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 2
Identifier: Series 1
Scope and Contents

Biographical information about Gevurtz family members, articles about the company's history, and articles about the closure of the company in 1997. Mostly photocopies.

Dates: 1917-1997

Press release, 1997

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 3
Identifier: Series 1
Scope and Contents

Press release announcing Burton Gevurtz's retirement, closure of the Tigard, Oregon, store, and end of the Gevurtz Furniture Company.

Dates: 1997

Excerpts from "The Growth of a City", 1979

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 4
Identifier: Series 1
Scope and Contents

Excerpts from E. Kimbark MacColl's book, describing the early history of the Gevurtz family and its enterprises in Portland, Oregon.

Dates: 1979

Articles of incorporation and Oregon Certificate of Incorporation, 1914-1915

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 5
Identifier: Series 1
Scope and Contents From the Series:

The first part of Series 1 consists of records relating to the history and operations of the Gevurtz Furniture Company (1914-1997). The second part of the series, beginning with Box 2, Folder 4, consists of ephemera, promotional materials and photographs (1909-1985).

Dates: 1914-1915