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Hirsch family papers, 1871-2016
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Hirsch family
- Title
- Hirsch family papers
- Dates
- 1871-2016 (inclusive)18712016
- Quantity
- 1.46 cubic feet, (1 legal document case; 1 card file box (12x5x3); 1 flat box (11x14); 1 flat box (16x20))
- Collection Number
- Coll 850
- Summary
- Papers and memorabilia of the Hirsch family and related families, including scrapbooks and photographs. Max S. Hirsch (1871-1959) was a Jewish German immigrant to the United States. He founded the Hirsch-Weis Manufacturing Company in Portland, Oregon. His son Harold S. Hirsch (1907-1990) founded the White Stag brand of skiwear, and renamed the Hirsch-Weis Manufacturing Company as White Stag Manufacturing Company.
- 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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Collection is open for research.
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Max S. Hirsch (1871-1959) was born in Worms, Germany, to a Jewish family. He immigrated to the United States in 1886 at age 15, and settled in Portland, Oregon, where his aunt Jeannette Hirsch-Meier lived. Hirsch worked at the Meier and Frank department store for nearly 20 years, rising to the position of superintendent. He left Meier and Frank in 1907, and purchased the Willamette Tent and Awning Company with Henry Weis; they renamed the firm Hirsch-Weis Manufacturing Company.
Max Hirsch married Clementine Seller, and the couple had two children: Harold Seller Hirsch and Helene Hirsch. Harold S. Hirsch (1907-1990) worked at Hirsch-Weis Manufacturing after studying at Dartmouth and Oxford University, and founded the White Stag brand of skiwear. Hirsch-Weis' name would later be changed to White Stag Manufacturing Company. Harold S. Hirsch married Barbara Honeyman in 1934. They adopted two children, Frederic and Janet.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The collection consists of papers and memorabilia of the Hirsch family, particularly of Max S. Hirsch, his son Harold S. Hirsch, and his grandson Fred S. Hirsch. Materials include scrapbooks that Max S. Hirsch compiled, a photograph album of the Seller and Hirsch families, and biographical and genealogical materials. The collection also contains materials relating to the Hirsch-Weis Manufacturing Company, which Max S. Hirsch co-founded. Related families represented in the collection include the Seller family, the Meier family, the Frank family, and the Honeyman family.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
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.
Preferred Citation
Hirsch family papers, Coll 850, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Acquisition Information
Gift of Kim Everett-Hirsch, August 2019 (RL2019-112).
Related Materials
Records of Hirsch-Weis Manufacturing Company are designated Mss 1436, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.
Correspondence and memorabilia of Harold S. Hirsch is designated Coll 838, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 1 | Fred S. Hirsch - NRA marksmanship diplomas | 1949-1950 |
| 1 | 2 | Harold S. Hirsch biographical materials | 1978-1990 |
| 1 | 3 | Harold S. Hirsch materials sent to Fred S. Hirsch | 1957-2000 |
| 4 | 1 | Photograph album of Portland Japanese Garden given to Harold S. Hirsch | 1981 |
| 1 | 4 | Photocopies of Max S. Hirsch's personal ledger and Meier & Frank account statements | 1888-1906 |
| 1 | 5 | Photographs of Max S. Hirsch | circa 1940-1955 |
| 4 | 2 | Max S. Hirsch scrapbook of newspaper clippings, correspondence, ephemera, and photographs | 1917-1957 |
| 4 | 3 | Max S. Hirsch scrapbook of photographs, newspaper clippings, and ephemera | 1927-1958 |
| 2 | Family tree of Moses and Fannie Hirsch | circa 1995 | |
| Folder | |||
| 1 | 6 | Biography of Gerry Frank, "Oregon's Own Gerry Frank" | 2013 |
| 4 | 4 | Materials concerning Honeyman family | 1934; 1983 |
| 4 | 4 | Issue of the Oregonian with article about Meier and Frank family reunion | 1994 September 11 |
| 3 | 1 | Seller and Hirsch family photograph album | circa 1875-1940 |
| 1 | 7 | Certificate of company name change from Hirsch-Weis Manufacturing Company to White Stag Manufacturing Company | 1947 December |
| 1 | 8 | Correspondence | 1972-1987; undated |
| 1 | 9 | Drawing of a house | undated |
| 1 | 10 | Ephemera | 1871; 1955-1997; undated |
| 1 | 11 | Family information and history | 1952-2016 |
| 1 | 12 | Newspaper clippings | 1956; undated |
| 1 | 13-14 | Photographs | 1888-1917; circa 1948-1998 |
| 1 | 15 | Promissory notes from Cascade Ski Club to Hirsch-Weis Manufacturing Company | 1933 May 1 |
| 3 | 2 | Scrapbook of newspaper clippings, ephemera, and photographs | 1934-1960 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Business enterprises--Oregon--Portland
- Families--Oregon--Portland
- German Americans--Oregon--Portland
- Jews--Oregon--Portland
Personal Names
- Hirsch, Fred S. (Frederic Seller), 1937-2019
- Hirsch, Harold S., 1907-1990
- Hirsch, Max S., 1871-1959
Corporate Names
- Hirsch-Weis Manufacturing Company (Portland, Or.)
- White Stag Manufacturing Company
Family Names
- Hirsch family
