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Cascades Plywood Corporation records, 1944-1959
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Cascades Plywood Corporation
- Title
- Cascades Plywood Corporation records
- Dates
- 1944-1959 (inclusive)19441959
- Quantity
- 1 cubic feet, (1 document case and 1 custom box)
- Collection Number
- Mss 1732
- Summary
- In 1944, the Cascades Plywood Corporation purchased Evan Products Company of Portland. In 1945, Cascades merged with the Oak Ridge Timber Company. Cascades later acquired the assets of the Lyon Lumber Company. Records include correspondence; company history with profit/loss records; biography of Max D. Tucker, president; scrapbook; agreements and minutes; and ownership summaries.
- 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
Historical NoteReturn to Top
In 1944, the Cascades Plywood Corporation purchased Evan Products Company of Portland, which had the first mortgage bonds of Penn Timber Co. of Warren, Pennsylvania. The Oak Ridge Timber Co. formed in 1944 and acquired the assets of Penn Timber. In 1945, Cascades and Oak Ridge merged. Cascades later acquired the assets of the Lyon Lumber Co., which owned the Garyville Land Co.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Cascades Plywood Corporation records include correspondence, 1944-1949; company history with profit/loss records, 1945-1954; biography of Max D. Tucker, president; scrapbook; agreements and minutes, 1944; ownership summaries, 1958-1959.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Preferred Citation
Cascades Plywood Corporation records, Mss 1732, 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
- Plywood industry--Oregon
Personal Names
- Tucker, Max D., 1891-
Corporate Names
- Cascades Plywood Corporation
Form or Genre Terms
- administrative records
- correspondence
- financial records
- legal documents
- scrapbooks
