Ernest Boyd MacNaughton papers, 1911-1931

Overview of the Collection

Creator
MacNaughton, Ernest Boyd, 1880-1960
Title
Ernest Boyd MacNaughton papers
Dates
1911-1931 (inclusive)
Quantity
1 cubic feet, (1 record carton)
Collection Number
Mss 1363
Summary
Ernest Boyd MacNaughton (1880-1960) served as president of Portland's First National Bank, president of the Oregonian Publishing Company, and president of Reed College. Papers include incorporation documents of Manhattan Company, 1925-1931, and scrapbooks, 1911-1918, regarding MacNaughton's career.
Repository
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

Collection is open for research.

Languages
English

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

Ernest Boyd MacNaughton (1880-1960) was a Portland, Oregon, businessman who served as president of Portland's First National Bank from 1932-1947, president of the Oregonian Publishing Company from 1947-1950, and president of Reed College from 1948-1952. MacNaughton was also president and director of the Oregon Historical Society and was active in many other civic interests. He was married first to Gertrude A. Hutchinson (d. 1942) and later, in 1944, to Cheryl Schulz (1889-1974), who served on the state Board of Education from 1944-1963.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Collection includes incorporation papers of Manhattan Company, 1925-1931, a real estate company; scrapbooks, 1911-1918, regarding Ernest Boyd MacNaughton's career as a journalist, as president of Reed College, as an architect, and in real estate and banking; and miscellaneous papers.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Preferred Citation

Ernest Boyd MacNaughton papers, Mss 1363, 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

  • Businessmen--Oregon--Portland
  • Journalists--Oregon
  • Real estate business--Oregon

Personal Names

  • MacNaughton, Ernest Boyd, 1880-1960

Form or Genre Terms

  • administrative records
  • scrapbooks