Abstract Collection consists of documents and photographs relating to the Hamley & Co. saddlery of Pendleton, Oregon; the Pendleton Round-Up; and the Hamley family. Brothers J. J. Hamley and Henry Hamley founded the company as a leather and saddle shop in 1883, operating in South Dakota and Iowa before moving to a permanent location in Pendleton in 1905, and then expanding the business's offerings to include tack, boots, clothing, blankets, and other goods. In 1910, the family contributed to the...

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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.