Jones-Scott Company Records

Jones-Scott Company Records, circa 1905-1950

Overview of the Collection

Creator: Jones Scott Company
Title: Jones-Scott Company Records
Dates: circa 1905-1950 (inclusive)
19051950
Quantity: 18 linear feet, (16 record cartons, 2 ledgers)
Collection Number: WCMss.440
Summary: The Jones-Scott Company was a grain distributor based out of Walla Walla, Washington, operating from roughly 1899 to 1950. The Jones-Scott Company Records, dating from circa 1905 to circa 1950, consists of business correspondences, bills, insurance information, and other financial and operational records.
Repository: Whitman College and Northwest Archives
Whitman College and Northwest Archives
Penrose Library, Room 130
345 Boyer Avenue
Walla Walla, WA
99362
Telephone: 5095275922
Fax: 5095264785
archives@whitman.edu
Access Restrictions: Collection is open for research.
Languages: English

Historical NoteReturn to Top

The Jones-Scott Company was a grain distributor based out of Walla Walla, Washington, operating from roughly 1899 to 1950. They shipped to many mills, refineries, and other clients, mainly in the Pacific Northwest and Washington area.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The Jones-Scott Company Records houses the business records of the Jones-Scott Company. This collection, dating from circa 1905 to circa 1950, consists of business correspondences, bills, insurance information, and other financial and operational records. These records evidence shipping deals for wheat and grains in the Pacific Northwest.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Acquisition Information

Donated to the Whitman College and Northwest Archives in 1987. The accession number associated with this donation is retro-0272.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Box
12	Bills O-Z, Mercantile Agency Hotel Company, Insurance	1919-1921, 1911-1914
13	Business Transactions	1913-1920
14	Business Transactions	undated
15	Business Directory, Sales Receipts, Insurance	1918-1919
16	Financial Records, General Correspondence	1911-1913
17	Financial Records, Sales Receipts	1905-1914
4	General Correspondence A-I	1919-1921
1	General Correspondence A-Ok	1917-1918
3	General Correspondence, Bills A-Tv	1918-1919, 1919-1921
2	General Correspondence Ow-Z	1917-1918
5	General Correspondence Q-Sta	1919-1921
6	General Correspondence Sperry-Z, Bills	1919-1921, 1923
7	Grain and Corn Correspondence	September 1911-December 1912
8	Grain Correspondence	December 1912-January 1914
9	Grain Correspondence, Insurance	December 1913-April 1914, 1913
18	Personal Correspondence, Business Correspondence	1905-undated
10	Wheat	1912-1918
11	Wheat, contracts, fuel	1908-1916, 1911-1914

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