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Portland Union Stock Yards Company records, 1909-1936
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Portland Union Stock Yards Company
- Title
- Portland Union Stock Yards Company records
- Dates
- 1909-1936 (inclusive)19091936
- Quantity
- 0.1 cubic feet, (2 folders in shared box)
- Collection Number
- Mss 2776
- Summary
- Portland Union Stock Yards opened in 1890, and was organized into a company in 1902 by W. H. H. Morgan. It moved to North Portland in 1909 and was purchased by the United Stockyards Corporation in 1936. Collection includes correspondence, 1931-1936, regarding company purchases and maintenance of trailers, tractors, and dump wagons; receipts and miscellaneous ephemera, 1909-1936, including newspaper articles about the company.
- Repository
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Oregon Historical Society Research Library
1200 SW Park Avenue
Portland, OR
97205
Telephone: 503-306-5240
Fax: 503-219-2040
libreference@ohs.org - Access Restrictions
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Collection is open for research.
- Languages
- English
Historical NoteReturn to Top
Portland Union Stock Yards opened in 1890, and was organized into a company in 1902 by W. H. H. Morgan. It moved to North Portland in 1909 and was purchased by the United Stockyards Corporation in 1936.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Collection includes correspondence, 1931-1936, regarding company purchases and maintenance of trailers, tractors, and dump wagons; receipts and miscellaneous ephemera, 1909-1936, including newspaper articles about the company.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Preferred Citation
Portland Union Stock Yards Company records, Mss 2776, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.
Restrictions on Use
The Oregon Historical Society owns the materials in the Research Library and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use may require seeking additional authorization from copyright owners.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Stockyards--Oregon--Portland
Corporate Names
- Portland Union Stock Yards Company--Records and correspondence
Form or Genre Terms
- correspondence
- printed ephemera
- receipts (financial records)
