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Businesses and Corporations

 Subject
Subject Source: Archiveswest

Found in 275 Collections and/or Records:

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

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

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

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

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

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

Esmond Hotel Company records

 Collection
Identifier: Mss2497
Abstract

Typescript articles of incorporation signed by T. H. Cline, E. E. Lawrence and A. Cline.

Dates: 1893

Eugene Electric Light Company records

 Collection
Identifier: Mss1302
Abstract

Bound manuscript minute book of the Eugene Electric Light Company, Eugene, Oregon, 1887-1903, with stock subscriptions.

Dates: 1887-1903

Everding-Farrell records

 Collection
Identifier: Mss1715
Abstract

Miscellaneous business records of the fish-packing company Everding-Farrell.

Dates: circa 1850-1989

Aaron M. and Gerry Frank family papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 2832
Abstract

Papers of and relating to Aaron M. Frank (1891-1968), his son Gerry Frank (1923-2022), their family, and the Portland, Oregon, department store Meier & Frank. Aaron M. Frank was president of Meier & Frank from 1937 to 1964. Gerry Frank managed a Salem, Oregon, branch of Meier & Frank from 1955 to 1965, and later served as U.S. Senator Mark Hatfield's chief of staff.

Dates: 1866-1966