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Clothing trade -- Oregon -- Portland

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 8 Collections and/or Records:

A. B. Steinbach and Company records

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2463
Abstract

A. B. Steinbach and Company was a men's and boy's outfitters. Records consist of agreements, 1876-1940; correspondence, 1890-1949; deeds and leases, 1885-1951; mortgages, 1888-1925; titles, 1887-1895; receipts, 1880-1917; and miscellaneous documents, 1884-1939.

Dates: 1876-1951

Charles Berg records

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2512
Abstract

Charles F. Berg (1871-1931) owned Charles F. Berg Company, a major women's apparel store in Portland, Oregon. Collection includes biographical information, programs, advertising samples, newsletters, newspaper clippings and scrapbooks, ephemera and programs for KGW's "Hoot Owls" radio program club.

Dates: 1913-1975

Bergman Shoe Manufacturing Company records

 Collection
Identifier: Mss1616
Abstract

Collection includes correspondence, 1934-1938, arranged by account name; accounts, 1910-1952; sales registers, 1922-1924; sample book, 1911; customer orders, 1910-1912; and financial report, 1918-1920.

Dates: 1910-1952

Oral history interview with Edward T. Brounstein

 Collection
Identifier: SR 9417
Abstract

Oral history interview with Edward T. Brounstein conducted by Linda S. Dodds from May 25 to June 9, 1982. Brounstein was a patternmaker and clothing designer in Portland, Oregon, and in Seattle, Washington, during the 20th century.

Dates: 1982 May 25-June 9

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

Benjamin Selling papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 66
Abstract

Papers of a Jewish American clothier and philanthropist of Portland, Oregon. Includes personal account books, scrapbooks containing correspondence and clippings, and some materials relating to Selling's business activities. Most materials relate to Selling's unsuccessful bid for the U.S. Senate in 1912 and to his charitable activities.

Dates: 1869-1933

White Stag Manufacturing Company records

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2871
Abstract

Harold S. Hirsch began designing skiwear for his father's outdoor clothing and supply business, the Hirsch-Weis Manufacturing Company in Portland, Oregon, in the 1930s. He named the clothing line White Stag, and it eventually expanded to other types of casual sportswear. In 1946, the company as a whole renamed itself White Stag Manufacturing Company. Collection includes patterns and catalogs for sportswear manufactured by the White Stag Company, primarily tennis, boating, and skiwear.

Dates: 1959-1984

Wonder Stores Company records

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2113
Abstract

Legal and financial records of the Wonder Stores Company, 1915-1921, including receipts, stock certificates, correspondence, tax returns, and insurance. Also included is a record book, 1 volume, 1915-1921, with minutes, articles of incorporation and lists of stockholders.

Dates: 1915-1921