Businesses and Corporations

Duvelle's Laboratories records

Collection

Identifier: Mss2725

Abstract

Unprocessed records of a perfume and cosmetics business. Parfums Duvelle, Inc. acquired Portland Business Cosmetique Laboratories of America in 1930. It was located at 10825 NE Skidmore St., Portland, Oregon, until 1974. It was also known as Perfume Consultants and Distributors or Duvelle's Laboratories.

Dates: circa 1920-1989

Found in: Oregon Historical Society Research Library

Eastern Oregon Livestock Company record book

Collection

Identifier: Mss2193

Abstract

The Eastern Oregon Livestock Company was a group of holders of grazing lands in Harney County and was sold to Fred, Gill & Sons in 1944. Record book, 1942-1944, contains minutes and certificate of dissolution.

Dates: 1942-1944

Found in: Oregon Historical Society Research Library

Glenn A. Eaton papers

Collection

Identifier: Mss2838

Abstract Collection primarily consists of records and other papers relating to businesses and organizations in the Portland, Oregon, area. Approximately half the materials concern Parfums Duvelle, a perfume and cosmetics business; these include correspondence, price lists and order forms, promotional materials and artwork, and financial records. The remainder of the collection includes records and other papers relating to the Chamber of Commerce in Parkrose, Oregon, the Government Island Inter-Club...

Dates: 1934-1987

Found in: Oregon Historical Society Research Library

John Griffith Edwards papers

Collection

Identifier: Mss 761

Abstract John Griffith Edwards was an Oregon sheep breeder, owner of Hay Creek Ranch, and partner in Baldwin Sheep and Land Company. Located in present-day Jefferson County, the company became one of the state's largest producers of wool and purebred sheep before it ceased operation in 1910. Papers primarily relate to the Baldwin Sheep and Land Company and to Edwards, and include a typescript history of the company by Edwards; newspaper clippings; correspondence relating to the company and Hay Creek...

Dates: circa 1882-1945

Found in: Oregon Historical Society Research Library

Leslie G. Ehmann papers

Collection

Identifier: Mss2598

Abstract

Leslie G. Ehmann attended Benson Polytechnic High School in Portland, Oregon, joined Esco Corp. in 1936, served as an engineer and designer, and retired in 1971. He also designed lift truck components for Hyster Company. Collection includes catalogs, specifications and price lists for Esco and Hyster products, 1941-1984, including lift trucks, logging equipment, rigging equipment and swage presses; patents; and plans for an adjustable rubber coupling.

Dates: 1941-1984

Found in: Oregon Historical Society Research Library

Ellendale Woolen Mills records

Collection

Identifier: Mss1169

Abstract

Collection includes a bound stock book, 1865-1878; correspondence between J. W. Nesmith and R. P. Boise, August-September 1866, regarding the mills and Bridesburg Manufacturing Co., Philadelphia; letters to R. P. Boise, Jr., 1914-1941; manuscript copies of correspondence between Nesmith and Bridesburg Manufacturing Co., 1866; and miscellaneous financial records.

Dates: 1865-1941

Found in: Oregon Historical Society Research Library

Edward Ermatinger papers

Collection

Identifier: Mss 1012

Abstract

Photostatic reproductions and typescript copies of letters written to Edward Ermatinger (1797-1876) by Archibald McDonald, John Tod, and William Todd; and photostatic reproductions of Ermatinger's collection of songs sung by French-Canadian fur trappers ("Voyageurs"). Ermatinger was an employee for the Hudson's Bay Company from 1818 to 1828, and later was a postmaster, merchant, and banker in St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada.

Dates: 1829-1846

Found in: Oregon Historical Society Research Library