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Businesses and Corporations

 Subject
Subject Source: Archiveswest

Found in 275 Collections and/or Records:

Willamette Iron and Steel Company records

 Collection
Identifier: Mss1600
Abstract

Collection includes business documents and plans, circa 1902-1944. Willamette Iron Works began operating in Portland, Oregon, in 1865, and was known for producing the "Willamette Donkey" for logging operations. During World War II, it became a shipbuilding contractor for the United States government. It changed names several times and was variously known as Willamette Iron and Steel Works, Willamette Iron and Steel Corporation, Willamette Iron and Steel Company, and Wisco.

Dates: circa 1902-1944

Willamette Iron and Steel Works records

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2030
Abstract

Manuscript specifications for a marine-fire-box boiler, a type of steam engine, August 1889, prepared for J. B. Montgomery.

Dates: 1889

Willamette Pulp and Paper Company records

 Collection
Identifier: Coll 1004
Abstract

Records of the Willamette Pulp and Paper Company of West Linn, Oregon, including outgoing correspondence, a ledger recording the amount of wood cut, contracts, and financial records. The company was founded in 1889, and later merged with the Crown-Columbia Paper Company and then with the Crown Zellerbach Corporation.

Dates: 1890-1909

Don S. Willner papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss1835
Abstract

Unprocessed papers, circa 1947-1980, of Don Willner, a Portland, Oregon, attorney.

Dates: circa 1947-1980

Andrew and Herbert Winfree papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2433
Abstract

Collection consists of papers and records relating to: the Fechheimer Estate Co., 1912-1931; the Broadway-Washington-Park Corp., 1931-1961; the Bridal Veil Power and Light Company, 1937-1947; the Bridal Veil Lumber and Box Company, 1940-1960; Oregon City Woolen Mills, 1954, and the Oregon City Manufacturing Company, 1954-1962. Also included are personal property taxes and papers relating to the estate of Hulda S. Ford.

Dates: 1873-1964

Charles Wolf papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2183
Abstract

Charles Wolf, an inventor, created the first commercial portable chainsaw, the Wolf Electric Drive Link Saw, patented in 1920. Papers consist of a stock certificate book for the Link Saw Company, 1921; typescript testimonial letters from construction contractors in Portland, Oregon, 1921, regarding the efficiency of the Wolf Electric Drive Link Saw; and a brochure for the saw, circa 1919-1920.

Dates: circa 1919-1921

Wolf & Son records

 Collection
Identifier: Mss1619
Abstract

Collection includes quitclaim and warranty deeds, mortgages and articles of incorporation for Silverton Mining Co.; miscellaneous financial records, patents for hop drier and business correspondence, 1898-1910; ledgers, 1894-1921.

Dates: circa 1891-1925

Wolff & Trimble account book

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 799
Abstract

Account book of Wolff & Trimble attorneys-at-law, Portland, Oregon, occasionally describing cases taken.

Dates: 1867-1873

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

James McIntosh Wood papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2656
Abstract

Papers include a diary, October 1878-January 1879, regarding James McIntosh Wood's trip to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, as a representative of an American coffee company; and manuscript correspondence, 1888-1927, regarding personal and family matters.

Dates: 1878-1927