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Businesses and Corporations

 Subject
Subject Source: Archiveswest

Found in 282 Collections and/or Records:

J. Neils Lumber Company records

 Collection
Identifier: Mss1746
Abstract

Unprocessed collection of miscellaneous records of the J. Neils Lumber Lumber Co.

Dates: 1895-1976

Jacob Miller Barber and Beauty Supply Company records

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2761
Abstract

Jacob Miller Barber and Beauty Supply Company was founded in 1916 in Portland, Oregon, and grew to cover Oregon, parts of Washington, Idaho, California, Alaska and Canada. Collection includes correspondence, 1941-1947; company history; legal documents; and stationery and forms.

Dates: 1929-1954

Louis A. Jacobsen papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss1670
Abstract

Business, personal, and family papers of Louis A. Jacobsen. Jacobsen (1871-1965) was a Portland, Oregon, businessman who owned or was involved with numerous local firms in the early 20th century, including the Jacobsen Construction Company and the University Drug Company.

Dates: 1866-1960

Jantzen, Inc. photographic collection

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 430
Abstract

Small collection of photographs relating to Jantzen, Inc., an apparel manufacturer in Portland, Oregon. Among the subjects depicted are building exteriors and interiors, with scenes of employees and machinery; people in Jantzen swimwear; Jantzen athletic teams; and an employee climb on Mount Hood.

Dates: approximately 1920-1967

Jantzen, Inc. publications, photographs, and ephemera

 Collection
Identifier: Coll 864
Abstract

Catalogs, souvenir book, and newsletter materials from Jantzen, Inc. (also known as Jantzen Knitting Mills), as well as photographs relating to company picnics and reunions. Jantzen was founded as the Portland Knitting Company in 1910 in Portland, Oregon, and changed its name to Jantzen Knitting Mills in 1918. The firm became a nationally known swimwear manufacturer in the 1920s and 1930s. In 1954, it changed its name to Jantzen, Inc.

Dates: 1928-1989

J.K. Gill Company collection

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 754
Abstract

The J.K. Gill Company was one of the largest retail and wholesale concerns of its kind on the Pacific Coast. Collection consists of printed ephemera, including advertisements for Christmas books; typescript carbon copies of statements of business for fiscal years ending May 1914, March 1920, and March 1922; and manuscript invoices.

Dates: 1911-1922

Johnston Propeller Works records

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2046
Abstract

Records include business correspondence, 1895-1928; citizenship declaration of John H. Johnston, 1882; correspondence book, 1922-1928; receipts and bills; propeller plans; and newspaper clippings.

Dates: 1882-1928

Journal Building Company record book

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2187
Abstract

Journal Building Company record book, 1911-1958, with articles of incorporation, minutes and certificate of dissolution.

Dates: 1911-1958

Joseph H. Joyce papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2381
Abstract

Collection consists of a ledger and account book of the Hazelwood Cream Company, 1906; and membership and identification cards, 1922-1924.

Dates: 1906-1924

Harry C. Kendall papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2518
Abstract

Harry C. Kendall (1883-1978) was a Portland, Oregon, banker, businessman and philanthropist. Collection is partially processed and includes correspondence, speeches, newspaper clippings, prospectuses, deeds, indentures, financial reports, a minute book for the Sigma Nu Alumni Association, Portland Industries Financing Service papers, advertisements for stocks and bond issues, and documents bequesting 37 acres on Guemes Island, Washington.

Dates: 1892-1956