Bornstein Seafoods records

Bornstein Seafoods records, 1939-1996

Overview of the Collection

Creator: Bornstein Seafoods
Title: Bornstein Seafoods records
Dates: 1939-1996 (inclusive)
19391996
Quantity: 1.0 linear ft.
Collection Number: XOE_CPNWS0099bornsteinseafoods (collection)
Summary: This collection documents Bornstein Seafoods and its fishing and retail activities. The collection includes scrapbooks, photographs, documentation of a fire at the plant, and reports.
Repository: Western Washington University, Center for Pacific Northwest Studies
Goltz-Murray Archives Building
808 25th St.
Bellingham, WA
98225
Telephone: (360) 650-7534
cpnws@wwu.edu
Access Restrictions: The collection is open to the public.
Languages: English

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Bornstein Seafoods was founded in 1930 in Bellingham, Washington, by Myer A. Bornstein. The company took a leading role in developing markets for Pacific Northwest bottom fish such as perch, rockfish, and flounder. The collection includes a scrapbook, numerous photographs, and documentation of a 1985 fire that destroyed the plant (it was later rebuilt). The collection also includes 1939 and 1941 Wholesale Fish and Shellfish Reports, which were completed for the state of Washington.

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Preferred Citation

Bornstein Seafoods Company Inc. records, Center for Pacific Northwest Studies, Western Libraries Archives & Special Collections, Western Washington University, Bellingham WA 98225-9123.

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Acquisition Information

Donated by Terry Beardsley, circa 1996.

Processing Note

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Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Box/Folder
1/1	Myer Bornstein (Company Founder) obituary	1991 May
1/2	"The Building of a Business" article written about Bornstein Seafoods (Unpublished)	undated
1/3	Newspaper clippings about a fire that destroyed Bornstein's plant	1985
1/4	Newspaper clippings of a fire that destroyed Bornstein's offices	1990
1/5	Miscellaneous newspaper clippings	1981-1988
1/6	Negatives	1996 February
1/7	Contact prints of canoe races	Undated
1/8	Photographs of the plant, equipment, and employees (some fire and water damage)	1960s
1/9	Photographs of Bornstein's fishing fleet, includes 4 x 6 prints as well as contact sheets (photographer is Alice Anderson)	1990
1/10	Photographs from the opening of Bornstein's Seafood Plant after it was rebuilt after the fire of 1985	1987
1/11	Photographs taken at Bornstein's	1990 September
1/12	Miscellaneous photographs	Undated
1/13	Photographs from the Centennial Symposium	circa 1989
1/14	Photographs of Bornstein's prior to the 1985 Fire	Undated
1/15	Photographs of the fire damage	1985
1/16	Photographs of vistors from Germany (Wolfgang and Burbel)	Undated
1/17	Wholesale Fish and Shellfish Report for Bornstein's	1939
1/18	Wholesale Fish and Shellfish Report for Bornstein's	1941

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Subject Terms

Business enterprises--Washington (State)--Bellingham--History--Sources
Fisheries--Pacific States--History--Sources
Fisheries--Pacific States--History--Sources--Photographs
Fishery processing plants--Washington (State)--Bellingham--History--Sources
Fishery processing plants--Washington (State)--Bellingham--History--Sources--Photographs

Corporate Names

Bornstein Seafoods--Archives

Geographical Names

Bellingham (Wash.)--History--Sources
Salish Sea (B.C. and Wash.)--History--Sources

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