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Papers and records relating to the business interests of Philip Buehner (1858-1940), an engineer and lumberman. Buehner developed municipal water-supply projects in Washington state and Oregon, and, in partnership with with Wolff & Zwicker Iron Works, supplied pipelines for the Bull Run water system for Portland, Oregon. Buehner also operated multiple Oregon lumber companies.

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Account books, 2 volumes, 1913-1927.

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Records of the Convoy Company, an Oregon business originally established in 1930 as a subsidiary of Consolidated Truck Lines, which specialized in shipping automobiles by truck. The company became independent in 1941, and was sold in the early 1990s. The records in this collection include employee lists and directories, information booklets, promotional materials, company calendars, and a small quantity of correspondence.

Abstract Ledger containing records of the Des Chutes Rim Rock Power Company of Oregon, including articles of incorporation, meeting minutes, bylaws, a proposal, and directors' oaths. The Des Chutes Rim Rock Power Company, also referred to in newspapers as Deschutes Rimrock Power Company or Deschutes Rim Rock Power Company, was founded in 1911, and acquired $9 million from English investors to build power plants to irrigate land east of the Deschutes River and south of the Columbia River. The company...

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Oral history interview with Gerry Frank conducted by Jim Strassmaier from July 16, 1991, to April 29, 1992. Frank was the manager of the Meier & Frank Department Store in Salem, Oregon, from 1955 to 1965.

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Oral history interview with Beatrice L. Gerlinger conducted by Charles Digregorio on March 29, 1979. Gerlinger discusses the career of her husband, Louis Gerlinger, Jr., who co-founded the Willamette Valley Lumber Co., later Willamette Industries.

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Oral history interview with Elmer R. Goudy conducted by Charles Digregorio on April 5, 1978. Goudy discusses his work as an administrator for the Oregon Welfare Commission, and later as a manager for the Collins Pine Company.

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Oral history interview with Alan Green conducted by Jim Strassmaier from April 20 to July 21, 1999, for the Oregon Historical Society. Green was a prominent member of the Republican Party in Oregon. He chaired President George H. W. Bush's 1988 presidential campaign in Oregon and served as ambassador to Romania from 1988 to 1991.

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Collection consists of materials relating to the Hyster Company, including photographs of a plant interior and employees; a brochure and report about the company; materials concerning accounting machine installation; a sales booklet with product specifications; and party programs.

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Oral history interview with John E. Jaqua conducted by Donald W. Brodie from October 5 to November 1, 2000, as part of the United States District Court Oral History Project. Jaqua was an attorney in Eugene, Oregon, and helped to found Nike, Inc.