Standard Insurance Company records, 1865-1946
Table of Contents
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Standard Insurance Company (Portland, Or.)
- Title
- Standard Insurance Company records
- Dates
- 1865-1946 (inclusive)18651946
- Quantity
- 1 cubic feet, (2 flat boxes)
- Collection Number
- Mss 2455
- Summary
- Standard Insurance Company records, 1865-1946, include salary records, a cash book, stock portfolio records, agent accounts, and trial balance books. Also included are brochures, calendars, and abstract of title for a parcel of land in Southwest Portland. Standard Insurance was originally founded in Portland as the Oregon Life Insurance Company by a German immigrant, Leo Samuel (1847-1916), in 1906.
- 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 Note
Leo Samuel (1847-1916) was born in Germany. He came to the United States at age 13 and moved to Portland in 1871. He established an illustrated monthly magazine, "The West Shore," during the 1870s. He later entered the insurance business and in 1906 founded Oregon Life Insurance Co., which would eventually become Standard Insurance. He was also known for his local philanthropy and impressive rose gardens.
Other Descriptive Information
This collection is stored offsite and may require up to one week's notice for retrieval. Contact library staff for assistance.
Content Description
Standard Insurance Company records include salary records, 2 volumes, 1923-1937; a cash book, 1 volume, 1910; stock portfolio records, 1 volume, 1919-1923; agent accounts, 1 volume, 1913-1916; and trial balance books, 2 volumes, 1920-1942. Also included are miscellaneous brochures and financial records; calendars, 1933-1946; and abstract of title for a parcel of land in Southwest Portland (Lot 5, Block 253, now 812 SW Washington St.), 1 volume, 1865-1926, with articles of incorporation of the Oregon Life Insurance Co.
Use of the Collection
Preferred Citation
Standard Insurance Company records, Mss 2455, 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 Information
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Insurance companies--Oregon--Portland
- Land tenure--Oregon--Portland
Corporate Names
- Oregon Life Insurance Company--Records and correspondence
- Standard Insurance Company (Portland, Or.)--Records and correspondence
Form or Genre Terms
- administrative records
- financial records
- printed ephemera
