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Hapgood and Company records , 1870-1897
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Hapgood and Company
- Title
- Hapgood and Company records
- Dates
- 1870-1897 (inclusive)18701897
- Quantity
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1 linear feet, (2 containers)
- Collection Number
- Bx 010
- Summary
- Hapgood and Company were Northwest salmon packers and shippers, and were successors to Hapgood, Hume and Company. The collection (1870-1897) contains ledgers, correspondence, invoices, sales, account information, and other financial records.
- Repository
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University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives
UO Libraries--SCUA
1299 University of Oregon
Eugene OR
97403-1299
Telephone: 5413463068
spcarref@uoregon.edu - Access Restrictions
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Collection is open to the public. Collection must be used in Special Collections and University Archives Reading Room. Collection or parts of collection may be stored offsite. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives in advance of your visit to allow for transportation time.
- Additional Reference Guides
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See the Current Collection Guide for detailed description and requesting options.
- Languages
- English
- Sponsor
- Funding for production of this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC)
Historical NoteReturn to Top
Hapgood and Company were Northwest salmon packers and shippers, and were successors to Hapgood, Hume and Company.
The Northwest salmon-canning industry got its start in 1866, when Hapgood, Hume and Company built a cannery on the Columbia River at Eagle Cliff, on the Washington side. This was two years after the company had built the first cannery on the West Coast on the Sacramento River.
Hapgood and Hume marketed their fish to the eastern United States, Britain, and Australia under the labels Crown, Globe, Royal, and Oregon.
In 1872, facing a labor shortage, George Hume hired Chinese workers to work in his Columbia River cannery.
[Source: http://www.ohs.org/education/oregonhistory/narratives/subtopic.cfm?subtopic_id=557]
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The collection consists of ledgers that contain outgoing correspondence (1870-1897), account invoices and sales, and other financial information. The 1891 ledger also contains incoming correspondence.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
| Description |
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| Guide to the Hapgood and Company Records |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Salmon canneries--Northwest, Pacific
- Salmon canneries--Washington (State)--Eagle Cliff (Wahkiakum County)
- Salmon canning industry--Northwest, Pacific
- Salmon--Columbia River
Personal Names
- Hapgood, Andrew S.
- Hume, George W., 1837-1912
Corporate Names
- Hapgood and Company
Form or Genre Terms
- Correspondence
- Financial records
- Invoices
- Ledgers (account books)
