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Business enterprises -- Oregon -- Portland

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 46 Collections and/or Records:

Carl Greve collection

 Collection
Identifier: Coll 245
Abstract

Collection of materials relating to the Carl Greve jewelry store in downtown Portland, Oregon, including clippings of advertisements and articles about the business; mounted photographs and wall panels depicting interior and exterior views of the store; and an architectural illustration of the store building.

Dates: circa 1916-2007

Columbia Truck Express record book

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2192
Abstract

Columbia Truck Express was a trucking company with routes from Portland to Seaside and Rainier, Oregon. Record book, 1938-1946, includes articles of incorporation and minutes.

Dates: 1938-1946

Berta Delman memorabilia

 Collection
Identifier: Coll 988
Abstract

Memorabilia of Berta Delman (1933-2006), including newsletters, brochures, programs, clippings, and ephemera. Much of the material concerns North and Northeast Portland, Oregon, including the advocacy work of Black residents. The collection also contains stationery and photographs of the Knight Shoe Company, which Delman's father owned. Delman was a public administrator and civic planner.

Dates: 1948-2000

Devers family papers

 Collection
Identifier: Coll351
Abstract

Papers and images relating to the Devers and Plagemann families. Henry d'Evers emigrated from Germany to the United States in 1858. His son, Arthur H. Devers (1858-1944), was a businessman in Portland, Oregon, and president of Closset & Devers. Arthur H. Devers' granddaughter Jean Elizabeth Plagemann (1909-1978) was the 1932 Oregon Women's Golf Association champion.

Dates: 1840-2000

Aaron M. Frank address to Meier and Frank employees

 Collection
Identifier: SR294
Abstract

Speech delivered by Aaron M. Frank on March 24, 1949, to the employees of the Meier & Frank Department Store in Portland, Oregon. In the speech, Frank, the president of the store, urges employees to resist efforts to organize a union.

Dates: 1949 March 24

Aaron M. and Gerry Frank family papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 2832
Abstract

Papers of and relating to Aaron M. Frank (1891-1968), his son Gerry Frank (1923-2022), their family, and the Portland, Oregon, department store Meier & Frank. Aaron M. Frank was president of Meier & Frank from 1937 to 1964. Gerry Frank managed a Salem, Oregon, branch of Meier & Frank from 1955 to 1965, and later served as U.S. Senator Mark Hatfield's chief of staff.

Dates: 1866-1966

Oral history interview with Evelyn Gibson

 Collection
Identifier: SR 9255
Abstract

Oral history interview with Evelyn Gibson conducted by Roberta Watts on November 17, 1977. Gibson was the owner of Evelyn Gibson Gowns in Portland, Oregon.

Dates: 1977 November 17

Hirsch family papers

 Collection
Identifier: Coll850
Abstract

Papers and memorabilia of the Hirsch family and related families, including scrapbooks and photographs. Max S. Hirsch (1871-1959) was a Jewish German immigrant to the United States. He founded the Hirsch-Weis Manufacturing Company in Portland, Oregon. His son Harold S. Hirsch (1907-1990) founded the White Stag brand of skiwear, and renamed the Hirsch-Weis Manufacturing Company as White Stag Manufacturing Company.

Dates: 1871-2016

Hirsch-Weis Manufacturing Company records

 Collection
Identifier: Mss1436
Abstract Records of the Hirsch-Weis Manufacturing Company of Portland, Oregon, including materials from its predecessor firm, Willamette Tent & Awning. Hirsch-Weis Manufacturing Company was an apparel company named for brothers Max S. Hirsch (1871-1959) and Leopold Hirsch (1868-1961) and their business partner Henry Weis (1874-1940). It became famous for its White Stag line of skiwear, created by Max S. Hirsch's son Harold S. Hirsch (1907-1990). The firm was renamed White Stag Manufacturing...
Dates: 1898-1962

George Hockenyos papers

 Collection
Identifier: Coll 797
Abstract

Records, convention programs, photographs, and ephemera relating to the family and business of George Hockenyos, a grocer in Portland, Oregon.

Dates: 1894-1917