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Merchants -- Oregon -- Portland

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

Allen and Lewis records

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 786
Abstract

Records of a mercantile firm in Portland, Oregon, that was founded by Cicero Hunt Lewis and Lucius H. Allen. The records date mainly from the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and include financial ledgers, business correspondence, real estate and land records, contracts, stock certificates, and materials relating to the widening of West Burnside Street in downtown Portland, due to construction of the Burnside Bridge. The collection also includes papers relating to George Good.

Dates: 1853-1931

William Barnhart papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss918
Abstract

Papers of a pioneer merchant of Portland, Oregon, including business letters of the early 1850s, mostly from San Francisco merchants, including Wells, Fargo, & Company, to W. C. Barnhart and Co.; and business account books, 1851-1854.

Dates: 1850-1878

James F. Failing family papers

 Collection
Identifier: Coll799
Abstract James Frederick Failing (1842-1920) was a prominent Portland businessman, civic leader, and member of the early Failing family. After arriving in Portland from New York in 1853, James participated in the wholesale hardware business of J. Failing and Co. with his father, Josiah, and his brother Henry. He would later go on to become the director or Portland’s First National Bank, and serve as a trustee for numerous local organizations. His children also became notable Portland figures through...
Dates: 1850-2009; Majority of material found within 1870-1986

Shubrick Norris papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 917
Abstract

Financial records and business letters of a pioneer businessman of Portland, Oregon, dating primarily from the early 1850s. Includes records of Norris & Company, S. M. Holderness & Co., and Winter & Latimer of San Francisco, California. Also included are commissary accounts of the Oregon Mounted Volunteers, 1855, and a record of witness fees from the U.S. Circuit Court in Multnomah County, Oregon, 1859-1866.

Dates: 1849-1866

Robertson, Burns, and Failing families papers

 Collection
Identifier: Coll784
Abstract

Materials related to several old Portland families, primarily, Robertson, Burns, Couch, Failing, Corbett, and Wood. Also included are Adams, Lewis, Reed, Warren, and Wilson. Photographs document individuals, family groups, and activities. Numerous photographic albums are also included. The documents are primarily made up of correspondence between individuals, as well as ephemera and diaries.

Dates: 1786-1988; Majority of material found within 1850-1985