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City of Astoria and Clatsop County business records, 1866-1928
Overview of the Collection
- Title
- City of Astoria and Clatsop County business records
- Dates
- 1866-1928 (inclusive)18661928
- Quantity
- 0.72 cubic feet (2 boxes)
- Collection Number
- 6255 (Accession No. 6255-001)
- Summary
- Records related to businesses in early Astoria and Clatsop Counties, Oregon
- Repository
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University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu - Access Restrictions
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No restrictions on access.
- Languages
- English
Historical BackgroundReturn to Top
The Clatsop Indians originally inhabited the area of what is now Clatsop County on the northwestern coast of present-day Oregon. Astoria was the first permanent United States settlement west of the Rockies dating from 1811. As the Oregon Territory grew, Astoria also grew as a port city, providing easy access to the interior of the Territory.
Sources: City of Astoria website, The Daily Astorian newspaper, The Oregonian newspaper
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Correspondence, invoices, notices, requisitions, bonds, receipts, articles, ballot, and report card related to business in early Astoria and Clatsop County, Oregon. Included are the 1866 election results when about 500 Americans and former British colonists lived in Clatsop County, the organization and funding of schools, installing jail cells into the court house, building bridges, paying for the County Poorhouse, burying the dead from shipwrecks, permits from liquor stores, steamship travel, saloons, and dances for Astoria, Seaside, Westport, and other area towns.
Invoices in this collection demonstrate the growth of bridges, roads, and the steamship industry during the late 19th century. These invoices include bridge materials such as drift bolts, timber, and cast iron. One specific project documented in the collection is the Big Creek Bridge. There are invoices for various steamships including the Steamship John L. Stephens which was one of the largest steamers on the Columbia River.
There are also invoices detailing contract work with various haulers to dump sawdust as fill dirt. Astoria was raised off the marshy ground by these pilings. This, along with the fact that most of the town was made of wood, contributed to frequent fires. Two major fires in 1883 and 1922 gutted the downtown area and destroyed hundreds of structures.
Certain documents in this collection mention the Astoria Poorhouse and its inhabitants including Scandinavian, Italian, and Irish immigrants. These documents reflect the growth of immigrants in the late 19th century in Astoria as people moved for fishing jobs. Chinese immigrants soon made up 22% of Astoria's population by the late 19th century and mainly worked in canneries.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
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Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
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Box/Folder | ||
1/1 | Election of A. Montgomery as Sheriff of Clatsop County | 1866 |
1/2 | Election of David West as Justice of the Peace for Westport Precinct | 1866 |
1/3 | Election of Robert Rush Spedden as Superintendent of Common Schools | 1866 |
1/4 | Invoice to Clatsop County for Assessment work by Charles S. Wright | 1870 |
1/5 | Provisions invoice to Dr. Kinsey | 1881 |
1/6 | Invoices for estate of Jacob G. Coe, his saloon, and his widow | 1876 |
1/7 | Invoices for Coe estate and his widow | 1877 |
1/8 | Scholfield & Hawke invoice to Robinson | 1877 |
1/9 | B. B. Franklin invoice | 1880 |
1/10 | E. A. Quinn invoice | 1882 |
1/11 | Page & Allen invoices to Clatsop County | 1880 |
1/12 | Miller & Carothers payment receipt | 1880 |
1/13 | H. B. Parker invoices | 1881 |
1/14 | Warren & Eaton invoice | 1880 |
1/15 | Astoria Truck & Dray Co. invoice to Clatsop County | 1880 |
1/16 | Geo W. Hume invoice to Clatsop County | 1880 |
1/17 | Merill & McGregor invoice | 1880 |
1/18 | Sea Side invoice to Clatsop County | 1881 |
1/19 | Steamer Sam freight charges | 1881-1882 |
1/20 | I. W. Case invoice to Clatsop County | 1880 |
1/21 | J. H. D. Gray invoice to Clatsop County | 1881 |
1/22 | Joseph Buchtel, Sheriff invoice to Clatsop County | 1881 |
1/23 | Calvin Nutting & Son letter | 1881 |
1/24 | Carl Adler invoice to Clatsop County | 1881 |
1/25 | J. H. D. Gray invoice to Clatsop County | 1881 |
1/26 | E. R. Hawes invoice to Clatsop County | 1881 |
1/27 | Warren & Eaton invoice to Clatsop County for Dr. Kinsey | 1881 |
1/28 | Carl Adler invoice to Clatsop County | 1881 |
1/29 | E. A. Quinn invoice correction | 1881 |
1/30 | N. Loeb invoices to Clatsop County | 1881 |
1/31 | I. W. Case invoice to Clatsop County | 1881 |
1/32 | Jay Tuttle, M. D., invoices to Clatsop County | 1881 |
1/33 | Robert Carruthers & Co. invoice to Clatsop County | 1882 |
1/34 | William Tarrant, Dr., contracting brick work and plastering invoice to Clatsop County Courthouse | 1882 |
1/35 | West Shore Saw Mill invoice | 1882 |
1/36 | A. V. Allen invoice to Sheriff Twombly | 1882 |
1/37 | Arntd & Ferchen invoice for bridge construction to Clatsop County | 1882 |
1/38 | J. C. Trullinger invoice | 1882 |
1/39 | Warren & Thompson, butchers invoice to Mrs. Browning for Clatsop County | 1883 |
1/40 | H. B. Parker invoice to Clatsop County | 1883 |
1/41 | Steamer Daisy, Dr., J. H. D. Gray Agent invoice for river travel | 1883 |
1/42 | Letter from John Ticknor Storrs, Sheriff, by Henry Hodges, Deputy, to Sheriff of Clatsop County | 1883 |
1/43 | Clatstop Mill Company invoice to J. G. Nuremberg | 1883 |
1/44 | Letters from the Loryea Brothers on pipe and gas fittings | 1883 |
1/45 | W. D. Baker, M. D., invoice to Clatsop County for medical examination | 1883 |
1/46 | Financial report from C.H. Sloop, Superintendent of Schools, Astoria | 1883 |
1/47 | The Astorian, Dr. invoice to Clatsop County | 1883 |
1/48 | Arndt & Ferchen invoice for work on County jail | 1883 |
1/49 | Invoice from A. M. Twombly for providing jurors room and board | 1883 |
1/50 | Astoria Gas Light Company invoice | 1883 |
1/51 | I. W. Case invoice for Poor House | 1883 |
1/52 | C. H. Bain & Co. invoice | 1883 |
1/53 | Frank L. Parker invoice for Clatsop County | 1885 |
1/54 | N. Johansen invoice for Clatsop County | 1885 |
1/55 | Clatsop Mill Company invoice for bridge work | 1885 |
1/56 | Charles Heilborn invoice for comforters to Clatsop County | 1885 |
1/57 | Invoice and letter from C. J. Trenchard detailing residents of the Poor House | 1885 |
1/58 | S. Schlussel invoice for blankets and comforters to Clatsop County | 1885 |
1/59 | Bozorth & Johns, Dr., invoice for map to Clatsop County | 1885 |
1/60 | Independent Publishing Co. invoice for case briefs | 1885 |
1/61 | Steamer Gen. Custer invoice to Clatsop County for trip to island for corpse | 1885 |
1/62 | Miscellaneous invoices and correspondence | 1884-1885 |
1/63 | Miscellaneous invoices | 1886 |
2/1 | Miscellaneous invoices and correspondence | 1887-1893 |
2/2 | Miscellaneous invoices, correspondence, articles, requisition | 1894-1897 |
2/3 | Miscellaneous invoices, correspondence, and articles | 1898 |
2/4 | Miscellaneous invoices, correspondence, bonds, receipts | 1899-1907 |
2/5 | Miscellaneous invoices, correspondence, ballot, report card | 1913-1928 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)
Geographical Names
- Astoria (Or.)--Administration
- Astoria (Or.)--Archives
- Astoria (Or.)--History
- Clatsop County (Or.)--Administration
- Clatsop County (Or.)--Archives
- Clatsop County (Or.)--History