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Businesses and Corporations

 Subject
Subject Source: Archiveswest

Found in 275 Collections and/or Records:

John McCraken papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2540
Abstract

Colonel John McCraken (1826-1915) came to Oregon in 1850, and was a businessman, U.S. marshal, and state legislator. Collection includes a ledger with accounts for the McCraken-Ripley Company; receipts and inventories; and correspondence and contracts regarding the Portland, Nehalem and Tillamook Railway Company.

Dates: 1886-1945

Stephen Mead Estate papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss1765
Abstract

Stephen Mead was a businessman and property owner in Portland, Oregon. Papers include correspondence; business and financial papers, including leases; abstract titles, mortgages, deeds, building and realty appraisals; and blueprints of Mead Estate holdings.

Dates: 1867-1950

Meier and Frank advertising posters

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 5384
Abstract

Two advertising posters describing Meier and Frank's outlets and celebrating its history, growth, and development.

Dates: 1968-1970

Jack Meier papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 2683
Abstract Papers of Julius L. "Jack" Meier Jr. (1912-1988) include materials regarding his business concerns, particularly Meier & Frank Co. and Timberline Lodge; documents relating to his involvement in charitable and humanitarian causes, particularly the Oregon Jewish Welfare Fund and other relief measures for Jewish refugees during World War II; and correspondence regarding a compilation of material on the history and development of Timberline Lodge and winter sports on Mount Hood. Meier was...
Dates: 1928-1972

Theo Mentzer panoramic photograph of Simonds Saw and Steel Company annual picnic

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 217
Abstract

Black and white panoramic group photograph, 1923, taken outdoors at the the Simonds Saw and Steel Company's fourth annual picnic, held at Crystal Lake Park in Oregon.

Dates: 1923

Oral history interview with Fred G. Meyer

 Collection
Identifier: SR 9474
Abstract

Oral history interview with Fred Meyer conducted by Gerry Pratt on August 25, 1970. Meyer, the founder of Fred Meyer, Inc., discusses the history and operations of the company.

Dates: 1970 August 25

Miller & Lux records

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2143
Abstract

Legal and financial records, 1884-1898, of Charles Lux and Henry Miller, real estate investors known as Miller & Lux, in Oregon and California lands.

Dates: 1884-1898

Milwaukie Pastry Kitchen photographs and news clippings

 Collection
Identifier: Org. Lot 1311
Abstract

Collection consists of photographs and newspaper clippings relating to the Milwaukie Pastry Kitchen, which was owned by Hurtis Hadley and Dorothy Hadley between 1977 and 1985. The Pastry Kitchen was the first Black-owned bakery in the state of Oregon.

Dates: 1977-1988

J. Mitchell account books

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 69
Abstract

J. Mitchell owned a general mercantile store on French Prairie in the Willamette Valley. The site later became part of the town of Gervais. The collection consists of two items: a journal of accounts for the years 1863-64, and a ledger summarizing accounts from 1860-1879, with a page showing box rentals at the Gervais Post Office for 1881.

Dates: 1860-1881

Modoc Lumber Company records

 Collection
Identifier: Mss1734
Abstract

Miscellaneous records of the Modoc Lumber Company.

Dates: 1948-1960