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Seufert Brothers records, 1861-1984
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Seufert Brothers
- Title
- Seufert Brothers records
- Dates
- 1861-1984 (inclusive)18611984
- Quantity
- 55 cubic feet, (54 document cases, 2 card file boxes, 45 flat boxes, 1 oversize folder)
- Collection Number
- Mss 1102
- Summary
- Records of the principal salmon and fruit cannery in The Dalles, Oregon, on the Columbia River. Includes extensive correspondence, production records, financial and personnel records, samples of can labels, data on fish caught, information on fish wheel legislation, and materials relating to the construction on the Dalles Dam.
- 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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Personnel records in boxes 43, 44, 45, and 56/7 are RESTRICTED from use until 2033. Individuals represented in the records and their immediate family members may request access to their own records, in writing, from the Oregon Historical Society Research Library.
The remainder of the collection is open to the public.
- Languages
- English
- Sponsor
- Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided by a grant from Robert J. Miller
Historical NoteReturn to Top
The Seufert Brothers Company was founded in 1884 at The Dalles, Oregon, by brothers Francis A. and Theodore J. Seufert, natives of New York City and sons of German immigrant John Seufert. Francis A. Seufert travelled west to San Francisco via Panama in 1872 and then to the Dalles in 1881. His younger brother Theodore joined him there in 1882, and the following year, upon completion of the transcontinental railroad, the Seuferts shipped the first Oregon salmon east by rail. In 1886 they purchased the Whitcomb Fishery interests near The Dalles, including a small salmon cannery, to which they added a fish house and ice house. From these beginnings, they developed a business which dominated the fish canning and packing business on the Columbia River for many years, until construction of The Dalles Dam terminated the company's operations in 1954.
During its prosperous years, the Seufert Company encountered continuing legal difficulties from local Indians who claimed fishing rights on Seufert property. Opposition also came from labor and Grange interests over the company's employment of Chinese laborers and its use of fish wheels on the Columbia River during the salmon runs.
Francis A. Seufert purchased his brother Theodore's interests in the company in 1909. He served as president and general manager until his death in December, 1929, and also served as mayor of The Dalles for a brief period around 1904. After his death his four sons (Arthur, Francis Anthony, Jr., William, and Edward) served as officials of the company until its liquidation on June 1, 1954. A successor firm called Francis A. Seufert and Company was then operated by Francis A. Seufert, Jr.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The collection contains a substantial portion of the company's records from its early days in the 1880s until its dissolution in the 1950s. Of particular interest are extensive correspondence files, including letterpress copybooks of Francis A. Seufert, Sr. Included is much material relating to opposition to fish wheel legislation in the 1920s (including photographs of wheels) and opposition to the construction of the Dalles Dam in 1950s.
Producion records include a near-complete set of reports to the state of Oregon with data on daily fish catches, dating from the 1920s through the 1950s, with additional reports for the State of Washington. Employment records include details on Chinese Americans (so-called "China Crews") hired by the firm.
The most extensvie series contains the firm's financial records. These include detailed ledgers of purchases and income. Among these are records of fish caught and purchased from individuals, including Indian fishermen. Appended to one of the ledgers in this series are the reminiscences of Francis A. Seufert, Jr., probably written in the 1950s. Additional historical background on the company can be found in the series "General materials," along with a number of scrapbooks.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
The Oregon Historical Society is the owner of the materials in the Research Library and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. Written permission must be obtained from the Research Library prior to any use of reproductions. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all the materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use of reproductions may require seeking additional authorization from the copyright holders.
Preferred Citation
Seufert Brothers records, Mss 1102, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
In some cases box numbers are not listed in numerical order due to the need to store various sized volumes in appropriate containers.
The collection is arranged in the following series:
- Series A: Correspondence, 1889-1975
- Series B: Legal materials, 1861-1975
- Series C: Production materials, 1924-1955, undated
- Series D: Financial records, 1880-1963
- Series E: General materials, 1889-1984
Custodial History
The records were collected and maintained by Francis A. Seufert, Jr., before being transferred to the Oregon Historical Society.
Acquisition Information
Acquired 1960-1980, Library Accessions 8582, 8680, 10233, 12526, 14395, 14833, 15186, 15190, 14525.
Processing Note
The collection was reprocessed and re-boxed in November 2008.
Bibliography
History of Oregon (Chicago and Portland : The Pioneer Historical Publishing Company, 1922), Vol. III, p. 434.
Related Materials
An oral history with Francis A. Seufert, Jr., titled "History and discussion of Seufert cannery, fishwheels and marketing operations," 1971, is designated SR 9257 in the Oregon Historical Society Research Library.
Photographs of the Seufert family and its enterprises are designated Org. Lot 413 in the photograph collections, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.
Series A: Correspondence, 1889-1975Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
Letterpress Copybooks
There are two sets of letterpress books, the first contains
primarily copies of outgoing letters; the second contains copies of outgoing
letters mixed with copies of invoices, purchase letters, orders, and accident
reports.
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General letters |
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| Box/Folder | ||
| 57/1 | 1899 November 6-1900 November 6 | |
| 57/2 | 1900 September 6-1901 September 11 | |
| 58/1 | 1901 September 14-1902 August 13 | |
| 1/1 | 1902 August 14-1903 August 28 | |
| 1/2 | 1903 August 28-1904 February 23 | |
| 1/3 | 1904 February 24-October 4 | |
| 2/1 | 1904 October 7-1905 July 1 | |
| 2/2 | 1905 July 10-1906 May 28 | |
| 2/3 |
Small number of pages only
|
1905 July 2-9 |
| 2/4 | 1906 May 30-1907 May 25 | |
| 58/2 | 1907 May 24-1908 August 3 | |
| 3/1 | 1908 August 5-1909 August 31 | |
| 59/1 | 1909 September 1-1911 May 10 | |
| 59/2 | 1911 May 11-1912 July 10 | |
| 60/1 | 1912 July 11-1913 September 13 | |
| 60/2 | 1913 September 4-1914 July 27 | |
| 61/1 | 1914 July 29-1915 July 23 | |
| 61/2 | 1915 July 27-1917 July 26 | |
| 3/2 | 1917 July 27-1918 October 15 | |
| 3/3 | 1918 October 19-1920 May 11 | |
| 4/1 | 1920 May 13-1921 September 18 | |
| 4/2 | 1921 September 20-1922 August 26 | |
| 4/3 | 1922 August 19-1923 September 9 | |
| 5/1 | 1923 September 8-1924 May 21 | |
| 5/2 | 1924 June 30-1925 June 27 | |
| 5/3 | 1925 May 28-September 22 | |
| 6/1 | 1925 September 23-1926-September 22 | |
| 6/2 | 1926 September 23-1928 June 24 | |
| 6/3 |
Also contains Accident Reports, 1928 October 27-1939
June 7.
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1928 June 25-1929 August 26 |
Letters mixed with other documents |
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| Box/Folder | ||
| 7/1 | 1889 May 4; 1892; 1893 April 28; 1907 March 5-June 18 | |
| 7/2 | 1899 May; 1900 April 30-September 4; 1908 May 31-November 12 | |
| 7/3 |
Primarily invoce copies
|
1902 January 6-1905 July 19 |
| 7/4 | 1905 June 23-1907 June 15 | |
| 8/1 | 1893; 1896; 1906 March 22-1907 March 5 | |
| 8/2 | 1907 June 19-October 27 | |
| 8/3 | 1907 October 27-1908 April 4 | |
| A6/1 | 1908 March 16-August 10 | |
| 9/1 | 1908 August 10-1909 February 7 | |
| 62/2 | 1909 February 8-October 31 | |
| 9/2 | 1909 December 15; circa 1915 | |
| 9/3 |
Primarily invoice copies
|
1913 August 5-1920 June 16 |
Outgoing correspondence (carbon copies of
typescripts) |
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| Box/Folder | ||
| 10/1 | 1928 May 15-November 25 | |
| 10/2 | 1929 January 7-August 31 | |
| 10/3 | 1929 September 2-December 31 | |
| 10/4 | 1930 January-February | |
| 10/5 | 1930 March-April | |
| 10/6 | 1930 May-June | |
| 10/7 | 1930 July | |
| 10/8 | 1930 August-December | |
| 10/9 | 1934 September-October | |
| 10/10 | 1934 November-December | |
| 10/11 | 1935 January | |
| 10/12 | 1935 February-March | |
| 10/13 | 1935 April-May | |
| 10/14 | 1935 June-July | |
| 10/15 | 1935 August-October | |
| 10/16 | 1936 January-February | |
| 10/17 | 1936 March-May | |
| 11/1 | 1936 June-July | |
| 11/2 | 1936 August | |
| 11/3 | 1936 September | |
| 11/4 | 1936 October | |
| 11/5 | 1936 November | |
| 11/6 | 1936 December | |
| 11/7 | 1937 January | |
| 11/8 | 1937 Feburary | |
| 11/9 | 1937 March | |
| 11/10 | 1937 April | |
| 11/11 | 1937 May | |
| 11/12 | 1937 June-August | |
| 11/13 | 1937 September | |
| 11/14 | 1937 October | |
| 11/15 | 1937 November-December | |
| 11/16 | 1938 January-February | |
| 11/17 | 1938 March-April | |
| 11/18 | 1938 May-June | |
| 11/19 | 1938 July | |
| 12/1 | 1938 August | |
| 12/2 | 1938 September | |
| 12/3 | 1939 January-May | |
| 12/4 | 1939 June 1-10 | |
| 12/5 | 1939 June-July | |
| 12/6 | 1939 August 1-18, October 10 | |
| 12/7 | 1944 | |
| 12/8 | 1947 | |
| 12/9 | Undated | |
Personal and general correspondence
Contains primarily incoming letters. Later years contain
correspondence of Francis A. Seufert and Co.
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| Box/Folder | ||
| 12/10 | 1887-1899 | |
| 12/11 | 1900-1902 | |
| 12/12 | 1903-1907 | |
| 12/13 | 1908 | |
| 12/14 | 1909-1912 | |
| 12/15 | 1913-1918 | |
| 12/16 | 1919-1921 | |
| 12/17 | 1922-1925 | |
| 12/18 | 1926 | |
| 12/19 | 1927-1929 | |
| 12/20 | 1930-1934 | |
| 12/21 | 1935-1938 | |
| 13/1 | 1939-1943 | |
| 13/2 | 1944-1947 | |
| 13/3 | 1948-1952 | |
| 13/4 | 1953 | |
| 13/5 | 1954 | |
| 13/6 | 1955-1958 | |
| 13/7 | 1959-1963 | |
| 13/8 | 1964-1973 | |
| 13/9 | 1974-1975 | |
Francis A. Seufert, Jr., personal correspondence
file
Incoming and outgoing correspondence, primarily on personal
matters, including the history of the company and the canning industry in
Oregon. Letters are filed alphabetically by correspondent.
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| Box/Folder | ||
| 13/10 | A-B |
1941-1971 |
| 13/11 | C |
1946-1971 |
| 13/12 | D |
1942-1968 |
| 13/13 | E-G |
1940-1954 |
| 13/14 | H-J |
1942-1960 |
| 13/15 | K-M |
1946-1954 |
| 13/16 | N-R |
1943-1958 |
| 13/17 | S-T
Includes speech by Francis A. Seufert, Jr., 1948,
regarding his opposition to the Dalles Dam and his vision for the economic
development of The Dalles.
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1941-1952 |
| 13/18 | U-Z |
1940-1965 |
Correspondence by subject |
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American Can Company |
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| Box/Folder | ||
| 13/19-20 | Correspondence and contracts |
1926-1932 |
| 14/1-3 | Correspondence and contracts |
1935-1949 |
Dalles Dam--Correspondence and
litigation |
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| Box/Folder | ||
| 14/4 | 1945 January-August | |
| 14/5 | 1945 September | |
| 14/6 | 1945 September | |
| 14/7 | 1945 October | |
| 14/8 | 1945 November-December | |
| 14/9 | 1946 January-March | |
| 14/10 | 1946 April | |
| 14/11 | 1946 May-December | |
| 14/12 | 1947 February-April | |
| 14/13 | 1947 May-December | |
| 14/14 | 1948-1953 | |
| 14/15 |
Includes materials relating to land options
|
1953-1954; undated |
| Box/Folder | ||
| 14/16-18 | Dalles Dam Construction |
1953-1956 |
| Oversize folder | Dalles Dam and Bridge blueprints (4
sheets) |
circa 1953-1956 |
| 15/1 | Felicitations upon Francis A. Seufert's election
as mayor of The Dalles |
1904 |
Fish legislation--Materials found together in a
letter box |
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| Box/Folder | ||
| 15/2 | Photographs of fish wheels |
undated |
| 15/3 | Copies of legislative bills |
1907 |
| 15/4 | Federal hatcheries
issue--correspondence |
1908 |
| 15/5 | General correspondence on fish
legislation |
1907-1908 |
| 15/6 | Salmon protection bill and related
materials |
1908 |
| 15/7 | Proposed legislation |
1908 |
| 15/8 | Clippings |
1907-1908 |
| 15/9 | Ephemera and envelopes |
circa 1907-1908 |
| 15/10 | "Democratic papers" (found together in an
envelope) |
1906 |
Fish wheel bills correspondence |
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| Box/Folder | ||
| 16/1 | 1926 February 11 | |
| 16/2 | 1926 October | |
| 16/3 | 1926 October 23-30 | |
| 16/4 | 1926 October 28-November 12 | |
| 16/5 | 1926 November 17-1927 February 5 | |
| 16/6 | 1927 February 14 | |
| 16/7 | 1927 February 17-June 25 | |
| 16/8 | 1929 | |
| Box/Folder | ||
| 16/9 | Indian matters |
1934 |
Legislative correspondence |
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| Box/Folder | ||
| 16/10 | 1908-1920 | |
| 16/11 | 1921 | |
| 16/12 | 1922-1924 | |
| 16/13 | 1925-1926 | |
| 16/14 | 1927 | |
| 16/15 | 1929 | |
| Box/Folder | ||
| 16/16 | Liquidation of company--correspondence
about |
1953-1957 |
| 16/17 | Liquidation of company--correspondence
about |
1958-1968 |
| 16/18 | Missouri-Arkansas Railroad
correspondence |
1945-1950 |
Series B: Legal Materials, 1861-1875Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 17/1 | Minutes of stockholders and board of directors'
meetings |
1891-1924 |
| 17/2 | Minutes of stockholders and board of directors'
meetings |
1925-1954 |
| 17/3 | Corporation licenses |
1915-1950 |
Fishing licenses |
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| Box/Folder | ||
| 17/4 | 1923 | |
| 17/5 | 1924 | |
| 17/6 | 1925 | |
| 17/7 | 1926 | |
| 17/8 | 1927 | |
| 17/9 | 1928 | |
| 17/10 | 1929 | |
| 17/11 | 1930 | |
| 17/12 | 1931 | |
| 18/1 | 1932 | |
| 18/2 | 1933 | |
| 18/3 | 1934 | |
| 18/4 | 1935 | |
| 18/5 | 1936 | |
| 18/6 | 1937 | |
| 18/7 | 1938 | |
| 18/8 | 1939 | |
| 18/9 | 1940 | |
| 18/10 | 1941 | |
| 18/11 | 1942-1943 | |
| 18/12 | 1944-1945 | |
| 18/13 | 1946-1947 | |
| 18/14 | 1948-1949 | |
| 18/15-17 |
Envelopes only, with summary statistics on outside
|
1924-1948 |
Labor-related documents
Does not include personnel records, which are filed in
Series D, Financial Records.
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"Indigenous" labor contracts |
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| Box/Folder | ||
| 18/18 | 1898-1913 | |
| 18/19 | 1914-1926 | |
| 18/20 | 1927-1932 | |
| 18/21 | 1933-1939 | |
| 18/22 | 1940-1952 | |
| Box/Folder | ||
| 18/23 | "White and Indian labor"
(statistics) |
1928-1934 |
| 18/24 | Accident reports |
1938-1942 |
Land transaction records
Includes deeds, mortgage documents, title abstracts, and
related correspondence.
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| Box/Folder | ||
| 19/1 | 1861-1875 | |
| 19/2 | 1879-1884 | |
| 19/3 | 1885-1887 | |
| 19/4 | 1888-1891 August 3 | |
| 19/5 | 1891 August 8-1893 May 18 | |
| 19/6 | 1874 June 18-1897 March 27 | |
| 19/7 | 1898 March 7-1905 January 13 | |
| 19/8 | 1907 February 25-1909 November 12 | |
| 19/9 | 1910 June 6 | |
| 19/10 | 1910 January 2-December 1 | |
| 19/11 | 1911 | |
| 19/12 | 1912 January 19-1915 July 19 | |
| 19/13 | 1916 May 24-1920 May 1 | |
| 19/14 | 1921-1952 | |
| 19/15 | 1934-1938 | |
| 19/16 | 1939-1945 | |
| 20/1 | 1944-1950 | |
| 20/2 | 1951-1958 | |
| 20/3 | undated | |
| 20/4 | Easements |
1937-1957 |
General legal files |
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| Box/Folder | ||
| 20/5 | Accident case |
1917 April 3 |
| 20/6 | Blank forms |
undated |
| 20/7 | Bridge agreements and options |
1932-1941 |
| 20/8 | Corporation book--Francis A. Seufert &
Co. |
1954-1975 |
| 20/9 | Fishing contracts |
1891-1928 |
| 20/10 | Fishing contracts |
1929-1934 |
| 20/11-13 | Francis A. Seufert estate |
1924-1932 |
| 20/14 | Fuel oil contracts |
1929-1946 |
| 20/15 | Olin v. Kitzmiller |
1920-1922; undated |
| 20/16-18 | Sam Williams case |
1913-1920 |
| 21/1 | Tax appeal case |
1929 |
| 21/2-4 | Trade mark and patents |
1896-1926 |
| 21/5 | Trademarks--Correspondence and
records |
1945-1959 |
| 21/6 | Water rights |
1956 |
| 21/7 | Wheat allotment contract |
1933-1934 |
| 21/8 | Whiz Fish Products Company
Includes land documents
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1978-1855 |
| 21/9 | Miscellaneous legal documents
Includes materials relating to Indian fishing cases
|
1871-1916 |
| 21/10 | Miscellaneous legal documents |
1920-1953; undated |
Series C: Production materials, 1924-1955, undatedReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
Can labels |
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Seufert Brothers labels |
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| Box/Folder | ||
| 21/11 | Fish labels |
undated |
| 21/12 | Fruit and vegetable labels |
undated |
Non-Seufert labels--Fish |
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| Box/Folder | ||
| 22/1 | Alaska canneries |
undated |
| 22/2 | California canneries |
undated |
| 22/3 | Oregon canneries, general |
undated |
| 22/4 | Oregon canneries: Cleary and Hillman Packing
Co. |
undated |
| 22/5 | Oregon canneries: Paulus
Brothers |
undated |
| 22/6 | Oregon canneries: Producer's
Cooperative |
undated |
| 22/7 | Washington (state) canneries |
undated |
| 22/8 | Non-Pacific Northwest canneries |
undated |
| 79/1-2 | Scrapbook of labels for fish |
undated |
| 102/2 | Scrapbook of labels for fish (with some
fruits and vegetables) |
undated |
Non-Seufert Labels--Fruit and
vegetable |
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| Box/Folder | ||
Fruit and vegetable labels, general
(non-Seufert) |
undated | |
| 67/1 | Haas Brothers "Trupak" (San
Francisco) |
undated |
| 67/2 | Apples, pears, and prunes |
undated |
| 67/3 | Beans, peas, and tomatoes |
undated |
| 67/4 | Cherries and berries |
undated |
| 67/5 | Peaches and apricots |
undated |
| 67/6 | Fruits and vegetables, misc. |
undated |
| 79/3 | Scrapbook of labels for fruits and
vegetables |
undated |
| Box/Folder | ||
| 22/9 | Sample labels |
undated |
| 22/10 | Label inventory ledger |
1950-1953 |
Loading manifests |
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| Box/Folder | ||
| 22/11-12 | 1952 January-July | |
| 23/1-2 | 1952 August-December | |
| 23/3-4 | 1953 January 1-June 27 | |
| 23/5-6 | 1953 June 28-December 31 | |
| 24/1 | 1953 June 28-December 31 | |
| 24/2-8 | 1954 | |
| Box/Folder | ||
| 56/1 | Cans purchased and minor operating expenses; fruit
purchases |
1918; 1925-1934 |
Daily reports of fish receipts (official state
reports)
See also records of fish purchases in series "Financial
Records" below
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Oregon state report books |
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| Box/Folder | ||
| 80/1-9 | 1924-1938 August 21 | |
| 81/1-10 | 1938 August 22-1939 August 9 | |
| 82/1-10 | 1938 August 10-1940 July 28 | |
| 83/1-10 | 1940 July 28-1941 July 11 | |
| 84/1-10 | 1941 July 11-1943 May 5 | |
| 85/1-10 | 1943 May 5-1945 May 17 | |
| 86/1-10 | 1945 May 18-1947 October 23 | |
| 87/1-10 | 1948 April 4-1949 October 6 | |
| 88/1-10 | 1949 October 7-1951 September 18 | |
| 89/1-10 | 1951 September 18-1954 May 31 | |
Washington state report books |
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| Box/Folder | ||
| 90/1-7 | 1929-1940 August 18 | |
| 91/1-6 | 1940 August 18-1942 July 20 | |
| 92/1-5 | 1942 July 21-1949 May 29 | |
| Box/Folder | ||
| 24/9 | Production record book
Contains:
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1926-1933 |
| 25/1 | Production record book
Contains:
|
1934-1939 |
Salmon and fruit canned |
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| Box/Folder | ||
| 97/1 | Canned salmon and packed fruits (old volume
1) |
1916-1931 |
| 97/2 | Canned salmon |
1932-1941 |
| 97/3 | Canned salmon |
1942-1949 |
| Box/Folder | ||
| 97/4 | Record of salmon pack |
1899-1921 |
Series D : Financial records, 1880-1963Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 25/3 | Day book and cash accounts (old volume
1) |
1884 August 19-1885 July 22 |
Day books and blotters (accounts) |
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| Box/Folder | ||
| 93/1 | Daily blotter |
1887 April-1891 April |
| 93/2 | Daily blotter |
1891 April-1898 October |
| 25/4 | Old volume 2 |
1891 July 5-1893 December 22 |
| 25/5 | Old volume 3 |
1894 December 1-1896 December 31 |
| 25/6 | Old volume 4 |
1897 January-1899 December 26 |
| 25/7 | Old volume 5 |
1900 January 1-1902 December 31 |
| 25/8 | Old volume 6 |
1903 January 1-1905 February 8 |
| 25/9 | Old volume 7 |
1906 February 14-1907 October 30 |
| 26/1 | Old volume 8 |
1910 January 14-1912 June 4 |
| 26/2 | Old volume 8A |
1913 February 28-1916 January 1 |
| 26/3 | Old volume 9A |
1920 January 3-1923 December 24 |
| 26/4 | Old volume 9B |
1924 January 11-1926 November 24 |
| 26/5 | Old volume 9C |
1927 January 6-1928 December 1 |
| 26/6 | Old volume 9D |
1929 January-1930 January 2 |
| 26/7 | Old volume 9E |
1930 January 2-December 29 |
| 26/8 | Old volume 10A |
1931 January 2-1932 December 17 |
| 26/9 | Old volume 10B |
1932 December 19-1933 December 30 |
| 27/1 | Old volume 10C |
1934-1935 |
| 27/2 | Old volume 10D |
1936 |
| 27/3 | Old volume 10E |
1937 |
| 27/4 | Old volume 11A |
1938 |
| 27/5 | Old volume 11B |
1939 |
| 27/6 | Old volume 11C |
1940 |
| 28/1 | Old volume 11D |
1941 |
| 28/2 | 1942 January 2-1944 December 21 | |
| 28/3 | 1945 January 11-1947 December 22 | |
| 28/4 | 1948 January 2-1949 May 12 | |
| 28/5 | 1949 May 11-1950 December 13 | |
| 28/6 | 1951 January 5-December 19 | |
| 28/7 | 1952 January 3-1954 May 31 | |
Cash books |
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| Box/Folder | ||
| 29/1 | Old volume 1 |
1885 June 1-1886 May 31 |
| 29/2 | Old volume 2 |
1886 April 1-1887 March 31 |
| 29/3 | Old volume 3 |
1887 April 1-1889 December 14 |
| 29/4 | Old volume 4 |
1897 November 1-1909April 30 |
| 30/1 | Old volume 5 |
1909-1918 |
| 99/1 | Old volume 6 |
1947 July 14-1949 September 30 |
| 99/2 | Old volume 7 |
1949 October 1-1952 November 17 |
| 99/3 | Old volume 8 |
152 November 17-1954 May 31 |
| 100/1 | Old volume 9--Combined cash and journal
(final) |
1954 January-June 1 |
Ledgers |
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| Box/Folder | ||
| 30/2 | Old volume 1 (including Ranch
records) |
1880 January 1-1884 August 31; 1884 November 19-1885 May 22 |
| 30/3 | Old volume 2--Customers, fish season |
1884 January 1-1885 May 31; 1890 |
| 31/1 | Old volume 3 |
1885 June 1-1886 March 31 |
| 31/2 | Old volume 4 |
1886 April 1887 March 31 |
| F1/1 | Old volume 5 |
1887 April 1-1889 December 20 |
| 70/1 | Old volume 6 |
1891-1893 |
| 71/1 | Old volume 7 |
1894-1899 |
| 72/1 | Old volume 8 |
1899-1907 |
| 73/1 | Old volume 9 |
1908-1913 |
| 74/1 | Old volume 10 |
1914-1919 |
Books of original entry |
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| Box/Folder | ||
| 75/1 | Old volume 1--Including check
register |
18911 July 1-1893 December 31 |
| 76/1 | Old volume 2--Including check
register |
1894-1898 |
| 77/1 | Old volume 3--Including check
register |
1899 February-1907 November |
| 78/1 | Old volume 4 |
1907 December 1-1915 September 30 |
| 31/3 | Old volume 6 or 7--Check register |
1892-1910 |
| 93/3 | Book of original entry and check register (old
volume 5?) |
1915 October-1920 December |
Journal entries |
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| Box/Folder | ||
| 94/1 | Old volume 1 |
1884 November 19-1920 January 31 |
| 100/2 | Old volume 2 |
1911-1921 |
General ledgers |
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| Box/Folder | ||
| 32/1-5 | Sheets 1111-1324 |
1920-1951 |
| 33/1-4 | Sheets 1325-27158 |
1920-1951 |
| 34/1 | Sheets 27159-27449 and miscellaneous
accounts |
1920-1951 |
Accounts receivable |
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| Box/Folder | ||
| 34/2-3 | Accounts receivable journal |
1931-1939 |
| 34/4 | Accounts receivable journal, part 1 |
1931-1948 |
| 35/1 | Accounts receivable journal, part 2 |
1931-1948 |
| 35/2-3 | Accounts receivable journal |
1942-1953 |
| 35/4 | Accounts receivable for employees, and accounts
payable |
circa 1951-1952 |
Invoices (letterpress copybooks) |
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| Box/Folder | ||
| 63/1 | 1905 July 29-1908 October 8 | |
| 63/2 | 1908-1911 | |
| 63/3 | 1911 May 24-1913 August 2 | |
| 63/4 | 1906 August 31-1908 May 31 | |
Sales journals |
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| Box/Folder | ||
| 36/1 | Old volume 1 |
1885 January 2-July 16 |
| 36/2 | Old volume 2 |
1886 April 1-December 31 |
| 95/1 | Old volume 3 (?) |
1887 April 1-1889 October 23 |
| 36/3 | Old volume 4 |
1888-1889 |
Accounts payable |
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| Box/Folder | ||
| 37/1 | Accounts payable journal |
1928-1940 |
| 37/2-3 | Accounts payable journal |
1932-1954 |
Fish purchases |
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Purchases from and accounts with individual
fishermen |
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| Box/Folder | ||
| 56/2 | Indians--Salmon purchases |
1923 |
| 38/1 | Indians and gill netters |
1925 |
| 38/2 | Indians and gill netters (2
volumes) |
1926 |
| 38/3 | Indians and gill netters |
1927 |
| 56/3 | Indians and seiners |
1924 |
| 38/4-7 | Individuals (4 volumes) |
1929-1932 |
| 39/1-7 | Individuals (7 volumes) |
1933-1937 |
Fish caught and purchased--general |
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| Box/Folder | ||
| 40/1 | Old volume 1 |
1885-1895; 1928; 1953 |
| 40/2 | Old volume 2--Salmon caught |
1893-1928 |
| 40/3 | Old volume 3 |
1893-1896; 1905-1908 |
| 40/4 | Old volume 4 |
1896 |
| 40/5 | Old volume 5 |
1896-1904 |
| 40/6 | Old volume 6 |
1897-1910 |
| 41/1 | Old volume 7--Payments for fish caught (some
fruit payments also) |
1904-1920 |
| 41/2 | Old volume 8--Fish catches, tool
issues |
1907-1910 |
| 41/3 | Old volume 9--Fish caught, and Number 5
Wheel Catch |
1895-1915 |
| 41/4 | Old volume 10--Fish caught and
purchased |
1911-1928 |
| 41/5 | Old volume 11--Fish catches and cherry
crop |
1915-1922; 1913-1918 |
| 64/1 | Old volume 12--Fish caught and
purchased |
1923-1928 |
| 64/2 | Old volume 13--Fish caught and
purchased |
1929-1933 |
| 64/3 | Old volume 14--Fish caught and purchased,
and reminiscences of Francis A. Seufert |
1934-1955 |
Personnel records |
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Chinese crew |
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| Box/Folder | ||
| 41/6 | Old volume 1--Accounts |
1901 |
| 41/7 | Old volume 2--Overtime |
1940 May-1941 September |
Monthly time books |
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| Box/Folder | ||
| 42/1 | Old volume 1 |
1896-1903 |
| 42/2 | Old volume 2 |
1904-1914 |
| 42/3 | Old volume 4 |
1919-1924 October |
| 42/4 | Old volume 5 |
1924 November-1930 December |
| 42/5 | Old volume 6 |
1914-1916 January; 1931-1937 July |
Payroll records
The following materials (in boxes 43, 44, 45, and 56/7)
are RESTRICTED from use until 2033. Individuals represented in the records and
their immediate family members may request access to their own records in
writing.
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| Box/Folder | ||
| 43/1 | Payroll control account--Employees salary
and deduction records |
1943 July-December |
| 43/2 | Payroll control account--Salaries and
deductions |
1944 |
| 43/3 | Payroll control account |
1946 |
| 43/4-5 | Payroll control
account--Salaries |
1947-1948 |
| 43/6 | Payroll |
1948 |
| 43/7 | Casual labor control book, names
A-L |
1949 |
| 44/1 | Casual labor control book, names
M-Z |
1949 |
| 44/2 | Salaries, casual |
1949 |
| 44/3-6 | Payroll control accounts |
1950-1953 |
| 45/1-3 | Casual labor control books |
1953-1954 |
| 45/4 | Accident reports |
1943-1950 |
| 45/5 | Separation reports |
1944 |
| 45/6-8 | Unemployment compensation reports for
employees |
1948-1955 |
| 56/7 | China crew time cards |
1939-1950 |
| 96/1 | Payroll journal |
1954 January-May |
Time books |
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| Box/Folder | ||
| 56/4 | 1915-1916 | |
| 56/5 | 1932-1937 | |
| 56/6 | 1937 July 10-October 9 | |
Capital accounts |
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| Box/Folder | ||
| 46/1 | Appraisment of cannery, with
photographs |
1914 |
| 46/2-3 | Appraisment of cannery |
1920 |
| 96/2 | Stock and inventory
Contains:
|
1896-1913 |
| 46/4 | Capital account journal |
1920-1954 |
Balance sheets |
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| Box/Folder | ||
| 65/1 | 1917 January 1-1933 December 33 | |
| 65/2 | 1934 January 31-1944 January 31 | |
| 66/1 | 1945 January 31-1954 May 31 | |
| Box/Folder | ||
| 96/3-4 | Trial balances (old volume 4 &
5) |
1891-1914 |
Check books |
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| Box/Folder | ||
| 56/7 | Brooks & Company (old volume 1) |
1916 |
| 66/2 | Irving Trust |
1938-1954 |
| 101/1 | United States National Bank, The Dalles (old
volume 4) |
1953 August 23-1954 May 29 |
| 101/2 | First National Bank of Portland (old volume
6) |
1953 May 9-1956 July 10 |
Shipments |
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Railroad cars received and shipped |
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| Box/Folder | ||
| 47/1 | Old volume 1 |
1896-1898 |
| 101/3 | Old volume 2 |
1897-1907 |
| 102/1 | Old volume 3 |
1897-1910 |
| 47/2 | Old volume 4 |
1915-1946 |
Miscellaneous journals |
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| Box/Folder | ||
| 47/3 | Old volume 1, prior to incorporation |
1886 June 8-1887 March 31 |
| 47/4 | Old volume 2 |
1887 April 1-1889 December 20 |
| 48/1 | Old volume 3--Stock |
1896-1898 |
| 48/2 | Old volume 4--Day book: stock and spring
pack |
1897-1905 |
| 48/3 | Old volume 5--Cannery stock, insurance report to
U.S. Dept. of Commerce, fruit packed |
1913-1923 |
| 66/3 | Old volume 6 |
1943-1949 |
| 68/1 | Old volume 7 |
1950-1954 |
Insurance records |
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| Box/Folder | ||
| 48/5-12 | Insurance policies and
correspondence |
1935-1954 |
| 49/1 | Cash book relating to insurance |
1939-1952 |
| 49/2 | Papers found in above cash book |
1939-1952 |
| 49/3 | Cash book, possibly relating to
insurance |
1948-1953 |
| 49/4-5 | Papers found in above cash book |
1948-1953 |
| 49/6 | General insurance records |
1951-1954 |
Tax records |
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| Box/Folder | ||
| 49/7-8 | Klickitat County (Washington), property
tax |
1920-1948 |
| 49/9-12 | Wasco County, Oregon |
1921-1954; 1956 |
| 49/13-14 | Oregon Corporation Excise Tax |
1929-1948 |
| 49/15 | Tax-related correspondence with
attorney |
1914-1948 |
| 50/1-3 | Oregon poundage fees |
1926-1954 |
| 50/4 | Washington state business taxes |
1933-1939 |
| 50/5 | Washington state catch tax |
1927-1950 |
| 50/6 | Washington state privilege tax and landing
tax |
1950-1953 |
| 50/7-11 | U.S. Federal taxes |
1909-1954 |
General financial records |
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| Box/Folder | ||
| 50/12 | Can and box inventory (1 volume) |
1945-1953 |
| 50/13 | Check register, miscellaneous accounts, accounts
payable (1 volume) |
1892 August 2-1902 October 20 |
| 97/5 | Check register and miscellaneous records,
including Francis Seufert Estate records |
1924-1935 |
| 50/14 | Dalles, Portland & Astoria Navigation Co.
shipping receipt book |
1897 |
| 50/15 | Federal Trade Commission financial reports;
canned salmon specifications, food rationing registration |
1943-1952 |
| 50/16-17 | Freight bills |
1953-1954 |
| 50/18 | French & Company account book |
1903 October 1-1909 February 23 |
| 50/19 | "Fruit" (account book) |
1953 |
| 51/1 | Irving Trust Co. invoices |
1952-1953 |
| 51/2 | Label inventory |
1959-1968 |
| 51/3 | Ledger (primarily investments) |
1919-1944 |
| 51/4 | Ledger--Papers found inside above
volume |
1938-1944 |
| 51/5-8 | Loose accounting sheets and business
records |
1883-1963 |
| 51/9 | Miscellaneous expenses |
1913-1919 |
| 51/10 | Record of sales by invoice number |
1948-1953 |
| 52/1-2 | Record of stock and bonds owned (1 volume and 1
folder of papers) |
1918-1935 |
| 52/3 | Stock book, Francis A. Seufert and
Co. |
1954 |
| 52/4 | Stock certificates |
1891-1929 |
Series E: General materials, 1889-1984Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box/Folder | ||
| 52/5 | American Can Company research reports |
1935; undated |
| 52/6 | Apple Growers Association canning notes |
1936 |
| 52/7 | Association of Pacific Fisheries--Correspondence and
brochure |
1916; 1919 |
| Oversize folder | Atkinson Ostrander Company blueprints (3
sheets) |
1955-1956 |
| 52/8 | Can specifications and weights |
1914-1915; undated |
| 52/9 | Canning records, costs, procedures |
1930-1936; undated |
| 55/1 | Corporate seal tool, Francis A. Seufert &
Co. |
undated |
Fish Statistics Database Project (conducted by the
Oregon Historical Society) |
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| Box/Folder | ||
| 52/10 | General information |
circa 1983-1984 |
| 52/11-13 | Computer printouts |
circa 1983-1984 |
| 53/1-2 | Computer printouts |
circa 1983-1984 |
| Box/Folder | ||
| 53/3 | "Fish wheels"--Reports and photographs |
undated |
| 53/4 | Fish wheel plans |
1914 |
| 53/5 | Food Machinery Corporation brochures and
blueprints |
1939; undated |
| 53/6 | Food processing equipment brochures |
1946; undated |
| 53/7 | Food processing procedures--Bulletins and
brochures |
1931-1939; undated |
| 53/8 | Francis Seufert & Co.--Stationary and
correspondence |
1954 |
| 53/9 | Historical background of the company, by Francis A.
Seufert, Jr. |
undated |
| 53/10 | List of customers |
circa 1889 |
| 53/11 | Memorabilia/ephemera |
1928-1966 |
| 53/12 | Miscellaneous records (bound volume), including
fishwheel catches, Francis A. Seufert & Co. |
1954-1973 |
| 54/1 | Miscellaneous records, salmon pack records (1
volume)
Includes information on court cases involving Indian fishing
rights
|
1896-1952 |
| 54/2 | "Modern labels for canned foods," National Canners
Association |
1950 October |
| 54/3 | National Canners Association--Bulletins and
brochures |
1915-1949 |
| 54/4 | Northwest Canners--Brochures, specifications,
prices |
1925; 1935; undated |
| Oversize folder | Poster, "Give the fish a chance" (proposition
332X) |
undated |
| 54/5 | Produce and fish price quotations |
circa 1915 |
| 54/6 | Reprint of editorial published in The Dalles
Optimist
|
circa 1918 |
| 55/2-9 | Printing plates for Seufert labels |
undated |
| Oversize folder | Royal Exchange Assurance certificate for Arthur
Seufert |
1899 November 15 |
| 68/2 | Scrapbook |
1914-1920 |
| 98/1-2 | Scrapbooks |
1919-1931 |
| 54/7 | "A short history of Seufert Brothers Co.," by
Francis A. Seufert |
1954 |
| 54/8 | Statement of catch by Fish Commission |
1944-1945 |
| 54/9 | U.S. Dept. of Agriculture--Standards, services,
regulatory announcements |
1936-1938 |
| 54/10 | Washington Packers Association,
Inc.--Brochures |
1937-1938 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Canned fruit--Oregon--Dalles--Labeling.
- Canned salmon--Oregon--Dalles--Labeling.
- Canned vegetables--Oregon--Dalles--Labeling.
- Canneries--Oregon--Dalles.
- Chinese Americans--Oregon--Wasco County.
- Dalles Dam (Or. and Wash.)--History.
- Fishery processing--Oregon--Dalles.
- Fishing--Oregon--Dalles.
- Fishwheels--Columbia River.
- Indians of North America--Oregon--Wasco County.
- Labels--Oregon--Dalles.
- Salmon canning industry--Oregon--Dalles.
Personal Names
- Seufert, Francis--Archives.
- Seufert, Frank A.--Archives.
Corporate Names
- Seufert Bros. Company--Archives. (creator)
- Francis A. Seufert and Company (The Dalles, Oregon)
Family Names
- Seufert family.
Geographical Names
- Columbia River--Fisheries.
- Dalles (Or.)--History.
Form or Genre Terms
- Accounts
- Labels.
- Ledgers
- Letterpress Copybooks
- Letters (correspondence)
- Photographs
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