Oregon Historical
Society, Davies Family Research Library
Research Library
Coll
199
Fred Meyer, Inc.
Fred Meyer collection
1922-2010
38 cubic feet
39 document cases, 27 flat boxes.
Collection of photographs,
advertisements, internal memos, employee newsletters and scrapbooks from Fred
Meyer, Inc., headquartered in Portland, Oregon with stores throughout the
Western United States.
Materials in the collection are inEnglish
Historical Note
The first Fred Meyer grocery store opened in downtown Portland, Oregon
in 1922. The store's founder, Fred G. Meyer, opened more stores in downtown
Portland in the 1920s and 1930s, then expanded into the outlying areas of
Portland and beyond. By the 1990s there were stores bearing the Fred Meyer name
throughout Oregon, Washington, California, Idaho, Montana, Utah, Arizona and
Alaska. In addition to the supermarket stores, Fred Meyer, Inc. also included
jewelry stores, restaurants, federal savings and loan banks, print shops,
bakeries, dairies and music stores.
Fred G. Meyer pioneered the concept of one-stop shopping, the idea
that all household goods could be purchased at one store. At Fred Meyer stores,
customers could buy groceries, clothing, auto supplies, furniture, appliances,
hardware, garden supplies and more. Fred Meyer was also among the first to
develop self-serve drug stores at a time when all pharmaceutical products had
to be purchased through a pharmacist. Fred Meyer stores are also known for
their advertising slogan, "My-Te-Fine," which was also the name of the in-house
brand of packaged foods.
In the 1960s through the 1990s, Fred Meyer, Inc. expanded by acquiring
many smaller grocery store chains throughout the West including Marketime and
QFC in Washington, B&B Stores in Montana, Grand Central and Smith's Food
and Drug in Utah, Valu-Mart in Alaska and Smitty's Marketplace in Arizona. In
1999, Fred Meyer, Inc. merged with Kroger, Inc., making the combined company
the largest grocery store chain in the country.
Fred G. Meyer was born Frederick Grubmeyer in 1886 in Brooklyn, New
York. He moved West in the 1900s starting in Alaska and eventually making his
way to Portland, Oregon. He married Eva Chatfield Chiles who would become his
business partner and the inspiration behind Eve's Restaurants which were coffee
shops attached to many Fred Meyer stores. Fred G. Meyer died in 1978 at the age
of 92. His will established a charitable trust to create a philanthropic
organization now known as the Meyer Memorial Trust which is now one of the
largest private foundations in the nation.
The collection includes materials from the stores' beginnings in 1922
and continuing through 2010. It includes materials from many Fred Meyer stores
located throughout the Western United States, but the bulk of the materials
originate from stores and facilities in Oregon. This collection concentrates on
materials related to the stores and business of Fred Meyer, Inc. and not on the
personal papers of Fred G. Meyer. There are nevertheless some personal
materials of Fred G. Meyer as well as materials from many of the executives who
worked at Fred Meyer, Inc.
Most of the collection consists of photographs taken in this 88 year
time span. Subjects include: store opening celebrations; exteriors and
interiors of the stores; company meetings and parties; merchandise displays;
promotional events; portraits of management figures and product shots used in
advertising. The photographs are dispersed throughout the collection. In
addition to prints, the photography collection also includes slides, negatives,
transparencies and hand-drawn art.
A sizable part of the collection also includes newspaper clippings of
relevant news stories or print advertisements. Many of these clippings include
the hand-written notes of Fred G. Meyer. Several large scrap books include an
extensive collection of advertisements from the 1930s through the 1970s.
Annual reports were only published in those years when Fred Meyer,
Inc. was publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange. The collection of
employee newsletters does have a few gaps, but is by and large a complete
collection of the newsletters from 1949-2010.
The collection is arranged in the following series:
- Series A: Corporate History
- Series B: Individuals
- Series C: Stores
- Series D: Annual Reports
- Series E: Employee Newsletters
- Series F: Promotions and Advertisements
- Series G: Negatives and Transparencies
The collection was originally organized around 2010 by Fred Meyer
employees.
The collection is open to the public.
The Oregon Historical Society is the owner of the materials in the
Research Library and makes available reproductions for research, publication,
and other uses. Written permission must be obtained from the Research Library
prior to any use of reproductions. The Society does not necessarily hold
copyright to all the materials in the collections. In some cases, permission
for use of reproductions may require seeking additional authorization from the
copyright holders.
Fred Meyer collection, Coll 199, Oregon Historical Society Research
Library
Most materials in this collection were created by Fred Meyer, Inc. and
its employees. The documents were assembled, arranged and stored at the Fred
Meyer corporate headquarters in Portland, Oregon until 2010 when the materials
and accompanying notes were donated to the Oregon Historical Society.
Acquired 2010, Library Accession 27171
To process this collection, OHS did the following: re-foldered items
into acid-free archival folders; interleaved photographs with acid-free paper;
removed over-sized items to larger boxes; re-sleeved negatives and slides into
inert polyester sleeves; photocopied newspaper clippings onto acid-free paper;
removed artifacts, and audio/visual materials; unbound scrapbooks and boxed
them into acid-free boxes; re-arranged folders while maintaining the original
categories of the Fred Meyer archivists.
Film/video removed to the OHS Film Archive:
- Fred G. Meyer interviewed by Gerry Pratt (DVD, 1975)
- A Day in the Life – Fred Meyer promotional piece (DVD, circa
1980)
- Convention Center Opening (DVD, 1993)
- Bill Hemenway interview (DVD, 1993)
- Oregonian of the Century (DVD, 1999)
- Smiths/Fred Meyer Merger news on CNN (VHS, 1997)
- Fred Meyer/Smitty's TV spot (VHS, 1999)
- Smittys to Fred Meyer conversion, employee training tape (VHS,
1999)
- Fred Meyer Marketplace Phoenix Coverage (multiple news station
clips) 1/31/99(VHS)
- Fred Meyer Marketplace Phoenix Coverage (multiple news station
clips) 2/2/99 (VHS)
- Smith’s and Smitty’s on KPNX 1/8/99 (VHS)
- KSAZ News FM 2/8/99 (VHS)
- Oran B. Robertson memorial at Lewis and Clark College 8/20/99 (2
copies, VHS)
- Meyer Private Selection Ad (circa 2000, VHS)
- Cook & Tell promotion (circa 2000, VHS)
- Eric Baltzell: A Retrospective / A Leader (VHS)
- Eric Baltzell: And So On… / Just Because (VHS)
- Imogen Robbin interviewed by Julie Piper Finley (circa 1990, 2
copies, Hi-8)
Audio tapes removed to the OHS Sound Archive:
- Fred Meyer interviewed by Gerry Pratt (1975, cassette)
- Imogen Robbin interviewed by Julie Piper Finley (original tape)
(circa 1990, cassette)
- Fred Meyer ads responding to union strike 8/24/94 (cassette)
- Fred Meyer ads responding to union strike 8/26/94(cassette)
- Smitty’s to Fred Meyer Marketplace PHX radio news coverage
KTAK-AM 2/1/99 (cassette)
- FM Marketplace radio coverage on KPYI AM and KTAR AM 2/2/99
(cassette)
- Imogen Robbin interviewed by Julie Piper Finley (circa 1990, 2
CDs)
Artifacts removed to the OHS Museum:
- Fred Meyer Marketplace Hat (1999)
- Fred Meyer Marketplace Tote Bag (1999)
- Fred Meyer Marketplace ball point pens with “What’s on your list
today?” slogan (1999)
- Smitty’s Marketplace magnets (1998)
- Employee Merit Buttons (22 Total, circa 1980s)
- Fred Meyer Holiday Blinking Buttons
- Magnets advertising grand opening of Fred Meyer store in Ballard,
WA (1999)
- Special Edition Founder’s Blend Coffee Bag(circa 1990s)
- 25-cent Fred Meyer trade-in coins (circa 1960s)
- Recipe boards from the Fred Meyer Candy Kitchen (circa
1950s-1960s)
The Northwest Companies Collection (Mss 2858) includes prospectuses
and proxy vote statements for Fred Meyer, Inc.
The Business Collection 1830-2008 (Mss 1510) also includes ephemera
related to Fred Meyer, Inc.
The OHS Film and Video archive has a collection of 16mm home movies
filmed by Eva Meyer, Fred Meyer's wife, under accession number 18052.
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the online
catalog. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or
places should search the catalog using these headings.
Meyer, Fred
G., 1886-1978.
Meyer, Fred
G., 1886-1978--Photographs.
Fred
Meyer, Inc.--Archives.
Fred
Meyer, Inc.--Photographs.
Oregon--Business enterprises.
Display of
merchandise--Oregon.
Display of
merchandise--Oregon--Photographs.
Grocers--Oregon.
Grocery
stores--Oregon.
Grocery
stores--Oregon--Photographs.
Retail trade--Oregon
Advertising and Marketing
City and Town Life
Retail Trade
Clippings (information
artifacts)
Photographs
Scrapbooks
Slides
(photographic)
Negatives
(photographs)
Color
transparencies
The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in
the collection.
Series A
Fred Meyer Corporate History
1922-2010
The material in these folders relate to the general history,
growth and development of Fred Meyer, Inc. It includes photographs from
employee parties and meetings, information on acquisitions and mergers and news
clippings about the company as a whole.
1/1
General History - Public Relations Materials
circa 1970-1999
1/2
General History - News Clippings and
Correspondences
circa 1940-1990
1/3
Business/Investing Reports
circa 1980-2000
1/4
Employee Manuals and Publications
circa 1980-2000
2/1
Gold Star Club
circa 1935-1999
The Gold Star Club is a social and service organization of Fred
Meyer employees. Most of the photographs in this folder come from the
1930s.
2/2
Gold Star Ball
1935
OSF-2
Gold Star Club Scrapbook
1950s
2/3
Fred Meyer Christmas Cards
circa 1930s-1950s
Christmas cards sent to Fred Meyer employees from the Fred Meyer
management team.
OSD-1/1
Fred Meyer Christmas Cards - Oversize
1950s
2/4
Yamhill Street Fire
1942
2/5
Various Group Shots
circa 1930-1960
Group shots of employees at meetings, parties and at work.
OSF-1
Early Store and Employee Photos
circa 1930s
Scrapbook of photographs of stores, promotions, processing
facilities and employee gatherings from the 1930s.
2/6
Fred Meyer Management Committee
circa 1960s-1980s
Photographs of and memos to various Fred Meyer executives.
2/7
Employee Profit Sharing
1967
Guidelines on Fred Meyer, Inc.'s profit sharing program.
OSE-1/1-5
Newspaper Article Clippings
1959-1973
News articles regarding Fred Meyer, Inc. primarily from Oregon
newspapers.
OSD-2/6
Oregon Journal Clippings
1930-1982
Photocopies of articles from the Oregon Journal subject files.
Subjects include: Fred Meyer stores, Fred G. Meyer, Eva Meyer, Earle Chiles,
Peter Mudie and the Fred Meyer Savings and Loan.
3/1
CB&S Advertising
circa 1960s-2000s
CB&S is a subsidiary of Fred Meyer, Inc. that handles all of
its advertising and marketing. This folder contains memos, reports and
accounting information.
3/2-4
General Merchandise Research Group Conference
Report
1971
3/5
Fred Meyer Graphics Manual
circa 1970
3/6
Market Research Report (with FGM notes)
1975
4/1
Employee Service Awards
circa 1980
(Collection of buttons and pins removed
to OHS Museum.)
Negatives in Neg Folder 199-006
4/2
Generic Products
circa 1985
Negatives in Neg Folder 199-005
4/3
Objectives Conference
1987
Negatives in Neg Folders 199-001 through 199-004
4/4
Employee Training
1992
Correspondence from Oregon Governor Barbara Roberts regarding
Fred Meyer employee training standards.
4/5
Fred Meyer Listing on NYSE
1992
4/6
Union Strike
1994
(Audio cassettes of radio ads responding
to the strike removed to OHS Sound Recordings.)
4/7
Oregon Flood
1996
4/8
Haggen Tanasbourne Opening - Fred Meyer
response
1996
4/9
Research on Competitors' Stores
1999
OSD-2/4-5
Competitors' Ads - Oversize
(originals)
1980s-1990s
4/10
Private Label News
1999
4/11
Private Selection Label Launch
2000
4/12
Northwest Best Launch - Research and Reports
2002
4/13
Northwest Best Launch - Promotional
Materials
2002
Mergers and Acquisitions
Material related to Fred Meyer, Inc's acquisitions of and
mergers with other grocery store chains, primarily of photographs of the
original stores before being converted to Fred Meyer stores and newspaper
clippings.
5/1
Sigman's IGA - Roundup
circa 1960
5/2
B&B Stores (Montana)
circa 1978
Negatives in Neg Folders 199-007 through 199-008
OSG-5/1
Montana B&B Stores
Newspaper Ads
1967-1968
Advertisements primarily from the Daily Inter Lake News in
Kalispell, Montana. These ads come from the time period immediately following
Fred Meyer, Inc.'s acquisition of the B&B Store chain.
5/3
Warehouse Foods
circa 1980
Negatives in Neg Folders 199-009
5/4
Grand Central Department Stores (Idaho)
circa 1983
5/5
Roundup Music
circa 1983
Negatives in Neg Folder 199-010
5/6
Smith's Food & Drug (Utah)
1997
5/7
QFC/Ralph's (Washington, California)
circa 1997
5/8
Ralph's Fresh Fare Marketing
circa 1997
5/9
Smitty's Marketplace (Arizona)-
Photographs
1997
Negatives in Neg Folder 199-011
5/10
Smitty's Marketplace - Promotional
Materials
1997
Hats, buttons, bags, etc. removed to OHS Museum.
6/1-3
Smitty's to FM Conversion - Reports and
Plans
1998-1999
6/4
Smitty's to FM Conversion - News Coverage
1998-1999
Videos and cassette tapes of news coverage removed to OHS Film
and Video Archive.
6/5
Smitty's to FM Conversion - Photographs
1999
Negatives in Neg Folder 199-012 and Advantix cartridge in
Negative Box #2.
OSD-1/2
Smitty's Acquisition and Conversion -
Oversize
1997-1999
Newspaper articles, advertising inserts and demographic maps
related to Fred Meyer's purchase of Smitty's and its eventual conversion to the
Fred Meyer name.
6/6
Fred Meyer (Arizona) to Fry's Conversion
2000
OSD-1/3
Fred Meyer-Kroger Merger and conversion to Fry's
(AZ)
1998-1999
Series B
Individuals
1886-2010
This series includes documents relating to individuals connected
with Fred Meyer, Inc., most of whom were executives in the company.
Fred G. Meyer
Interview tapes and DVD, television news stories and audio
cassettes removed to OHS Film and Video Archive and Oral History
Department.
7/1 - 4
Fred G. Meyer - photographs and news
clippings
circa 1930-1980
7/5
Fred G. Meyer - Stroke Rehabilitation
Exercises
circa 1972
7/6 - 7
Fred G. Meyer - Obituary Clippings
1978-1979
Fred G. Meyer Memos and Notes
1935-1978
8/1-3
FGM on Advertising
1935-1978
Smaller newspaper clippings with Fred Meyer's hand-written
notes.
OSC-1/1-5
FGM on Advertising - Oversize
(photocopies)
1935-1978
OSD-2/1-3
FGM on Advertising - Oversize
(originals)
1935-1978
Full-page newspaper clippings with Fred Meyer's hand-written
notes.
8/4
FGM on Architecture/Interior Design
circa 1960-1970
8/5
FGM on Customer Service
1970
8/6
FGM on Cost
1970
8/7
FGM on Product Ideas
c1970s
8/8
FGM on Office Efficiency
circa 1972
8/9
FGM on Employees
1970s
8/10
FGM on Signage
circa 1970
8/11
FGM on Instructions Upon Death
circa 1960s
Other Fred Meyer, Inc. Individuals
9/1
Eva C. Meyer - photographs
1935-1960
Wife and business partner of Fred G. Meyer.
Negative in Neg Folder 199-069.
9/2
Eva C. Meyer - memo
1947
9/3
Peter Mudie
circa 1935-1950
Host of KOIN Radio's Consumer
News show.
9/4
Jack Crocker
circa 1950s
President of Fred Meyer. Inc. in the 1950s and 1960s.
9/5
Earle A. Chiles
circa 1940s-1960s
Chairman of the Board of Fred Meyer, Inc. Also, Fred G.
Meyer's step-son.
9/6
Irma Boone
circa 1950s
Marketing Manager, 1950s.
9/7
Oran B. Robertson
1960s-1970s
(Videotape of his memorial service
removed to OHS Film and Video Archive.)
Chairman of the Board, 1970s-1980s
9/8
Rollin Killoran
1970s-1980s
Head of Marketing and CB&S Advertising.
9/9
Virg Campbell
circa 1980s
Executive Vice-President, 1970s-1980s.
Negatives in Neg Folder 199-021
9/10
Alan D. Ferguson
circa 1980s
President of Northern Region Stores and Executive
Vice-President, 1970s-1980s.
Negatives in Neg Folders 199-022 and 199-070.
9/11
Imogen Robbin
circa 1980s
(Video and audio tapes of an interview
with Imogen Robbin were removed to the OHS Film Archive and the Oral History
Department.)
Secretary to Fred G. Meyer.
9/12
Wesley Ebert
1997
Early Fred Meyer employee.
9/13
Cy Green - Advertising Artwork
1980s-1990s
President, 1980s and 1990s.
9/14
Cy Green - Photographs and Slides
1980s-1990s
Color transparencies in Neg Folder 199-071.
Black and white negatives in Neg Folder 199-072.
9/15
Gene Knutson
2000
Promotions Director, 1980s-1990s.
9/16
Robert G. "Bob" Miller
1990s
Chairman of the Board and CEO, 1990s-2000s.
OSD-1/4
Robert G. "Bob" Miller
1998
Copy of retail trade magazine featuring Robert Miller as
Retailer of the Year.
9/17
Eric Baltzell
2000
(Videotapes from his retirement party
removed to the OHS Film and Video Archive.)
Senior Vice President, 1980s-1990s.
9/18
Dick Hodge
circa 1980
Series C
Stores and Properties
1922-2010
Support Facilities
Consists primarily of photographs of Fred Meyer, Inc. support
facilities including production factories, distribution centers and
warehouses.
10/1
Mayonnaise Plant
circa 1940
10/2
Candy Kitchen -
photographs
circa 1940s-1950
10/3
Candy Kitchen -
recipes
circa 1940s-1960s
Recipe boards removed to OHS Museum, copies retained in
folder.
10/4
Egg Plant
circa 1940s-1960s
10/5 - 6
Dairy Plant
circa 1950-1960
circa 2001
Color transparency in Neg Folder 199-073.
10/7 - 8
Bakery
circa 1950s-1960s
Negatives in Neg Folders 199-074, 199-075.
Color transparency in Neg Folder 199-076.
10/9
Distribution
Centers
circa 1950s-1970s
Negatives in Neg Folders 199-017, 199-077, and 199-078.
10/10
Main Administrative
Office
circa 1963
circa 1985
Negatives in Neg Folders 199-018, 199-079, and 199-080.
10/11
Main office
interior
1961
10/12
Office interior and
employees
circa 1985
10A/1
Salvage Department
circa 1980
10A/2
Retail Service Center
(Chehalis, Wash.)
circa 1990s
10A/3
Distribution
Trucking
circa 1990
Negatives in Neg Folder 199-019
10A/4
Test Kitchen
circa 1995
Negatives in Neg Folder 199-020
10A/5
Main Office
Mailroom
circa 1985
10A/6
Photo plant
1957
circa 1985
undated
Negatives in Neg Folder 199-081.
Store Departments
11/1
Health House Natural
Foods
circa 1930
Negative in Neg Folder 199-082.
11/2
Pharmacy
circa 1960s
Negatives in Neg Folders 199-083 and 199-084.
11/3
Nutrition Centers
circa 1972-1988
Negatives in Neg Folder 199-013
OSD-1/6
Nutrition Centers - Oversize
Ads
circa 1972-1988
11/4
Savings and Loan
circa 1976
11/5
Jewelry Department
circa 1980s
Negatives in Neg Folder 199-014
11/6
Eve's Kitchen
circa 1980
Negatives in Neg Folder 199-015
11/7
FM Ready Print
circa 1980
Negatives in Neg Folder 199-013
11/8
NED Nutrition
circa 1980
11/9
Home Electronics
Department
circa 1983
11/10
Home Improvement
Department
circa 1985
Negatives in Neg Folder 199-016
11/11
Meyer Food
International
circa 1990
11/12
Photo Processing
Envelopes
1970s-2000s
Oregon Stores
1930-2000
OSA-1
Insurance Report Photo
Album
1936
A photo album and report compiled by or for an insurance
company covering Fred Meyer, Inc. The album details all properties held by Fred
Meyer, Inc. as of 1936 including stores in Astoria, Salem, Vancouver and
throughout Portland.
12/1
Unidentified Store
Exteriors
circa 1930
circa 1995
Negative in Neg Folder 199-085.
12/1A
Unidentified Store
Interiors
circa 1955
undated
Negative in Neg Folder 199-086.
OSD-1-5
Aerial City
Photographs
circa 1960
Aerial photographs marked with location of future stores or
warehouses.
12/2
Corbett Building
1909
12/3
Hollywood Grand
Opening
1931
12/4 - 5
Hollywood Exterior
1931
1949
Negatives in Neg Folders 199-087 and 199-088.
12/6
Hollywood Interior
circa 1931
OSD-1/5
Hollywood Interiors and
Exteriors - Oversize
circa 1931
12/7
Morrison at 3rd (Downtown
Portland)
circa 1935
12/8
Morrison at 4th (Downtown
Portland)
circa 1935
12/9
Morrison at 5th (Downtown
Portland) - Exterior
1942
12/10
Morrison at 5th (Downtown
Portland) - Interior
circa 1942
12/11
Albany, Oregon
circa 1940
12/12
Columbia Park/University
Homes
1943
12/13
Montavilla -
Exterior
1943
circa 1945
Negatives in Neg Folders 199-089 and 199-090.
13/1
Barbur Heights (Burlingame
Location)
circa 1950
13/2
Burlingame
Construction
1950
OSD-1/5
Burlingame Construction and
Opening - Oversize
1949
1950
13/3
Burlingame Exterior
1950
13/4
Burlingame Grand
Opening
1950
OSD-3/1
Burlingame Grand Opening
Newspaper Section - Oversize (Original)
1950
OSC-1/6
Burlingame Grand Opening
Newspaper Section - Oversize (Photocopy)
1951
13/5
Burlingame Eve's
Restaurant
1961
13/6
Hawthorne
Construction
1951
13/7
Hawthorne Grand
Opening
1951
Negative in Neg Folder 199-092.
OSD-3/1
Hawthorne Grand Opening
Newspaper Section - Oversize (Original)
1951
OSC-1/7
Hawthorne Grand Opening
Newspaper Section - Oversize (Photocopy)
1951
13/8
Hawthorne Exterior
circa 1935
1951
circa 1996
Negatives in Neg Folder 199-091.
13/9
Hawthorne Interior
1951
circa 1986
Negatives (from 1986) in Neg Folder 199-023
13/10
Interstate Grand
Opening
1953
13/11
Interstate Exterior
circa 1953
13/12
Interstate Interior
circa 1951
14/1
Gateway
Construction
1954
14/2
Gateway Grand
Opening
1954
14/3
Gateway Exterior
1954
14/4
Gateway Interior
1954
circa 1960s
1997
14/5
Division
Construction
1959
14/6
Division Grand
Opening
1959
14/7
Division Interior
1959
14/8
Division Exterior
circa 1959
14/9
Glisan Exterior and
Construction
1961
14/10
Glisan Grand
Opening
1961
14/11
Glisan Interior
circa 1980
1997
14/12
Glisan's Eve's
Restaurant
circa 1961
14/13
South Salem Grand
Opening
circa 1968
OSD-3/2
South Salem Grand Opening
Newspaper Section - Oversize (Original)
1976
OSC-1/9
South Salem Grand Opening
Newspaper Section - Oversize (Photocopy)
1976
15/1
Gresham Interior
1976
Negatives in Neg Folder 199-024
15/2
Beaverton Interior
1979
15/3
The Dalles Grand
Opening
1980
Negatives in Neg Folders 199-025 through 199-028
15/4
Corvallis Interior
1961
Negatives in Neg Folder 199-029
15/5
Roseburg Grand
Opening
1984
15/6
Benson Plaza
circa 1987
15/7
Grants Pass Grand Opening and
News Clippings
1988
2000
OSD-3/2
Grants Pass Grand Opening -
Oversize News Clippings
2000
15/8
Hollywood West
Store
1996-1997
15/9
Tualatin Grand Opening and
Interiors
1980
1997
15/10
Redmond Grand
Opening
1999
Negatives in Neg Folder 199-031
15/11
Medford Grand
Opening
1999
Negatives in Neg Folder 199-032
15/12
Oregon City Remodel
1999
15/13
Cornelius Remodel
1999
15/14
Canby Grand Opening
2000
Negatives in Neg Folder 199-030
15/15
Florence Grand
Opening
2000
36/2
Market Basket store
circa 1965
36/3
Oak Grove store
Opening
1960
Negative in Neg Folder 199-100.
36/4
Oak Grove store exterior and
construction
circa 1960
Negative in Neg Folder 199-101
36/5
Oak Grove store
interior
1960
36/5
Oak Grove store
interior
1960
36/6
Peninsula store
exterior
1962
36/7
Peninsula store
opening
circa 1962
36/8
Peninsula store
interior
circa 1962
36/9
Raleigh Hills store
opening
1959
36/10
Raleigh Hills store
exterior
1961
1997
Negative in Neg Folder 199-102.
36/11
Raleigh Hills store
interior
1959-1960
circa 1990
Negatives in Neg Folder 199-103.
36/12
Raleigh Hills garden
shop
1961
36/13
Raleigh Hills store
construction
circa 1959
36/14
Rockwood store
construction
1957
36/15
Rockwood store
exterior
1957
36/16
Rockwood store
interior
circa 1959
36/17
Rockwood store
openings
1959
circa 1975
36/18
Rose City store
openings
1949
1955
36/19
Rose City store
exterior
1949
1955
36/20
Rose City store exterior
drawings
circa 1949
36/21
Rose City store
interior
1949
37/1
Alder Street drug
store
circa 1930
37/2
Southeast store
opening
1940
37/3
Southeast store
exterior
circa 1950-1970
37/4
Sixth Avenue store
exterior
1951
37/5
Tigard store
opening
undated
37/6
Old Salem store
undated
37/7
Stadium store
opening
undated
37/8
Stadium store
exterior
1930-1979
Negative in Neg Folder 199-104.
37/9
Stadium store
interior
1940-1979
Negative in Neg Folder 199-105.
37/11
Yamhill and 5th Store
exterior
circa 1925-1940
Negatives in Neg Folders 199-107 and 199-108.
37/12
Yamhill and 4th Store
exterior
undated
37/13
Walnut Park store
exterior
1940-1961
Negative in Neg Folder 199-109.
37/14
Walnut Park store
interior
1936
1961
1979
Includes images of store grand re-opening in 1979.
Negatives in Neg Folder 199-110 and 199-111.
37/15
Astoria store (old)
Washington State
Stores
1962-2008
16/1
Hazel Dell Grand
Opening
1962
16/2
Hazel Dell Exterior
1962
16/3
Hazel Dell Grand
Re-Opening
1998
Negatives in Neg Folders 199-035 through 199-036
16/4
Lynnwood Grand
Opening
1968
16/5
Lynnwood Exterior
1968
16/6
Lynnwood Interiors
1968
16/7
Bellevue Remodel
circa 1980
Negatives in Neg Folder 199-037
16/8
Puyallup Interior and
Exterior
circa 1980
Negatives in Neg Folder 199-034
16/9
Totem Lake Grand
Opening
1980
16/10
Bellingham Grand Opening and
Remodel
1974
1984
Negatives (from 1984) in Neg Folder 199-033
OSD-3/2
Bellingham Grand Opening
Newspaper Section - Oversize (Original)
1974
OSC-1/8
Bellingham Grand Opening
Newspaper Section - Oversize (Photocopy)
1974
16/11
Fourth Plain
Remodel
1981
Negatives in Neg Folder 199-038
16/12
Everett Remodel
1986
Negatives in Neg Folder 199-039
16/13
Kent Groundbreaking
1988
16/14
Auburn Grand
Opening
1989
16/15
Lacey Grand Opening
1989
16/16
Kitsap Grand
Opening
1990
16/17
South Hill (Puyallup) Grand
Opening
1996
Negatives in Neg Folder 199-040
16/18
Mill Creek Grand
Opening
1998
Negatives in Neg Folder 199-041 and Advantix cartridge in
Negative Box #2.
17/1
Wenatchee Grand
Opening
1999
Negatives in Neg Folders 199-043 through 199-044
17/2 - 3
Ballard (Seattle) Grand
Opening
1999
Negatives in Neg Folders 199-045 through 199-047
Promotional magnets removed to the OHS Museum.
17/4
Salmon Creek Grand
Opening
1999
Negatives in Advantix cartridge in Negative Box B.
Color transparencies in Neg Folder 199-093.
17/5
Battle Ground Grand
Opening
2000
17/6
Port Orchard Grand
Opening
2000
Negatives in Neg Folder 199-042
17/7
University Place (Seattle)
Grand Opening
2000
17/8
Bothell Grand
Opening
1968
17/9
Grand Central (Vancouver) Grand
Opening
2008
OSD-3/2
Grand Central (Vancouver) Grand
Opening - Oversize Ad Inserts
2008
17/10
Redondo Grand
Opening
2008
OSD-3/2
Redondo Grand Opening -
Oversize Ad Inserts
2008
17/11
Snohomish Grand
Opening
2008
OSD-3/2
Snohomish Grand Opening -
Oversize Ad Inserts
2008
17/12
Everett Grand
Opening
2008
36/1
Marketime store
(Seattle)
circa 1965
37/10
Vancover store
(old)
1935
Negative in Neg Folder 199-106.
Other States' Stores
Files on stores in Alaska, Idaho, California and Utah.
18/1
Juneau, Alaska Grand
Opening
1986
18/2
West Fairbanks, Alaska Grand
Opening and Remodel
1991
1998
18/3
Wasilla, Alaska Grand
Opening
1996
Negatives in Neg Folders 199-048 through 199-049 and Advantix
cartridges in Negative Box #2.
18/4
Chico, California Grand
Opening
1990
OSD-3/2
Chico, California Grand Opening
- Oversize Ad Inserts
1990
18/5 - 6
Idaho Falls Grand
Opening
1997
Negatives in Neg Folders 199-050 through 199-056
18/7
Bountiful, Utah Grand
Opening
1998
Negatives in Neg Folders 199-057 through 199-058 and Advantix
cartridges in Negative Box #2.
Series D
Annual Reports
1960-1980
1986-1997
Fred Meyer, Inc. was privately held in the years 1981-1985 and
therefore no annual reports were published in those years.
19/1 - 17
Annual Reports
1960-1976
20/1 - 9
Annual Reports
1977-1980
1986-1990
21/1 - 7
Annual Reports
1991-1997
Series E
Employee Newsletters
1949-2007
Fred Meyer, Inc. has produced newsletters for employees throughout
the years under various names: My-Te-Fine News, The
Register, The Q-Municator and Fred Meyer
Focus. The newsletters have been published on bi-weekly or monthly
schedules at different times. No newsletters were published between 2001 and
2005.
My-Te-Fine
News
22/1-6
1949-1955
23/1-4
1956-1959
24/1-4
1960-1963
25/1-5
1964-1968
26/1-6
1969-1975
27/1-3
1976-1979
The Fred
Meyer Register
27/4-6
1980-1982
27/7
60th
Anniversary Special Issues
1982
27/8
1983
28/1-6
1984-1989
The
Q-Municator
29/1-7
1990-1996
30/1-7
1997-1999
31/1-3
2000-2001
31/4-7
The
Fred Meyer Focus
2005-2008
Series F
Promotions and Advertising
32/1
Miscellaneous
Promotions
1930s
Photographs of various promotions and sales throughout Fred
Meyer Stores in the 1930s.
Negatives in Neg Folders 199-094, 199-095 and 199-096.
Some images also represented in contact sheets in 12/5.
32/2
Miscellaneous
Displays
circa 1930-1945
Photographs of various merchandise displays throughout Fred
Meyer Stores in the 1930s and 1940s.
32/3
Evolution of Shopping
Carts
circa 1935
Photo collection of various types of shopping carts.
Negative in Neg Folder 199-097.
32/4
My-Te-Fine Family
circa 1935
Promotional photograph of family shopping at Fred Meyer.
32/5
Business Education
Day
circa 1935
1969
Photograph from 1930s event; itinerary and memos from 1969
event.
32/6
Coupon Books
1936-1938
32/7
Coffee Days Promotion
1938
32/8
Fred Meyer Smoker (Boxing event)
circa 1938
circa 1942
32/9
Miscellaneous
Promotions
1940-1963
Photographs of various promotions and sales throughout Fred
Meyer Stores in the 1940s-1960s. Folder includes list of all events.
32/10
Fred Meyer Surprise
Night
1940
Photo of Oriental Theater, Portland, Oregon.
32/11
Flood Relief
1937
Fred Meyer donation to the American Red Cross.
32/12
Fred Meyer Kids' Day at the
Oriental Theater
circa 1940
32/13
Professor Quiz Whiz
circa 1941
32/14
Sunshine Division
1941
Food distribution to the needy.
32/15
Milk Fund
circa 1942
32/16
War Bond Auction
1942
32/17
War Bond Promotion
1942
32/18
War Bond Drive
1943
32/19
4-H Rose Bush
Promotion
1943
32/20
Peacock Gift to the Portland
Zoo
1943
32/21
Volunteer Berry
Pickers
1945
32/22
Victory Garden Show
1945
32/23
Cosmetics Class
1946
32/24
Montavilla Garden
Show
1947
32/25
Phillip Morris's
"Johnny"
1949
OSD-1/6
Outdoor Advertising -
Oversize
circa 1950
circa 1990
32/26
Ambulance Corps
circa 1950
32/27
Fred Meyer Rose Festival
Float
circa 1950
Two copies of negative in Neg Folder 199-098.
Image also represented on contact sheet in 12/5.
33/1
My-Te-Fine Dog Show
1951
33/2
Gift Days
1953
33/3
Shriners Square Dance
1954
33/4
Let's Go to the Races
1945
Event at the Oriental Theater in Portland.
OSE-7/1
Jersey Milk Campaign
1952
Scrapbook detailing radio, newspaper, store and outdoor
promotions for Jersey milk in 1952.
33/5
Coupon Books
1952-1953
1963
33/6
Wisconsin Cheese
Promotions
1963
1965
33/7
Outdoor Advertising
circa 1968
33/8
General Merchandise
Catalog
1975
33/9
General Merchandise
Catalog
1976
33/10
Coupon Books
1977-1978
34/1
Fred Meyer Logos
1930-2000
OSD-1/6
Fred Meyer Logos -
Oversize
1930-2000
Timeline poster of all Fred Meyer logos used throughout the
years.
34/2
Price Comparison Ads
1980s
OSD-4/1
Price Comparison and Total
Minimum Pricing Ads - Oversize (photocopies)
1980s
OSD-4/2
Price Comparison and Total
Minimum Pricing Ads - Oversize (originals)
1980s
34/3
Quick Draw Charlie
circa 1980
34/4
Run Between the
States
1983
34/5
Fred Bear - images
circa 1985
Color transparencies in Neg Folder 199-099.
34/6
Fred Bear - letters
1985-1986
Letters to Fred Bear received during holiday contests.
34/7
Fred Meyer 10K Run
1985
Negatives in Neg Folder 199-059
OSD-3/4
Founder's Day Sale - Oversize Ad
Inserts
1986-1990
34/8
Salvation Army
Gift-Giving
circa 1990
Photographs, pamphlets and promotional coloring books produced
for Fred Meyer's fundraising for the Salvation Army.
34/9
Oregon Convention Center
Opening
1990
Promotional materials given away at the grand opening of the
Oregon Convention Center.
35/1
Fred Meyer Bumper
Sticker
circa 1990
OSD-4/3
Total Minimum Pricing Ads -
Oversize
1990s
35/2
Fred Meyer Golf
Challenge
1990
Negatives in Neg Folders 199-060 through 199-066 and Advantix
cartridge in Negative Box #2.
OSB-1/1-4
Great Food Ad Inserts -
Oversize
1991-1992
OSB-2/1-4
Great Food Ad Inserts -
Oversize
1992-1993
35/3
Cycle Oregon
1992
Photograph of Fred Meyer truck with Cycle Oregon promotion.
35/4
Price Comparison Ads
1992-1993
35/5
75th Anniversary Sale
1997
OSD-3/3
Anniversary Sales - Oversize Ad
Inserts (originals)
1997-2008
35/6
Star Quest
1997
Photographs from a Caribbean cruise vacation for Fred Meyer
employees who were winners of a customer service incentive program.
Negatives in Neg Folders 199-067 through 199-068
35/7
Nike World Masters
Games
1997
Sample invitation and envelope with sponsorship logos.
35/8
Cook & Tell
1999
(Videotape demonstrations removed to OHS
Film and Video Archive.)
Materials for Fred Meyer in-store cooking classes.
OSD-1/6
Lucky Buck Sale Signs -
Oversize
circa 2000
Sample invitation and envelope with sponsorship logos.
35/9
Reward Card Ad
Artwork
circa 2000
35/10-35/11
85th and 86th Anniversary Sales -
letters
2007-2008
Letters and emails sent in during a contest in which customers
were asked to write about their favorite Fred Meyer memories.
35/12
85th and 86th Anniversary Sales -
advertisements
2007-2008
35/13
Responsible Choices - letters and
advertisements
2008
Letters from customers who were asked to send in their
suggestions for environmentally friendly grocery shopping practices. Winning
ideas were published in Fred Meyer ads.
OSD-1/6
Responsible Choices - Oversize Ad
Inserts
2008
Newspaper Advertising
Scrapbooks
1934-1982
Oversize boxes containing newspaper clippings of Fred Meyer
advertisements.
OSG-1/1-2
Portland Newspaper
Ads
December 14, 1934 - May 24, 1935
OSG-1/3-4
Out-Of-Town Newspaper
Ads
February 3, 1939 - September 22, 1939
Ads primarily from Astoria and Salem.
OSE-2/1-3
Portland Newspaper
Ads
March 16, 1937 - September 25, 1937
OSE-3/1
Portland Newspaper
Ads
September 1943 - November 1943
OSE-4/1
Portland Newspaper
Ads
November 1943 - January 1944
OSG-2/1-3
Astoria & Salem Newspaper
Ads
September 18, 1942 - February 12, 1943
OSG-3/1-4
Portland Newspaper
Ads
May 19, 1942 - April 13, 1943
OSE-5/1-2
Portland Newspaper
Ads
April 13, 1952 - July 17, 1952
OSE-5/3-4
Portland Newspaper
Ads
July 17, 1952 - October 30, 1952
OSE-6/1-2
Portland Newspaper
Ads
July 17, 1952 - October 30, 1952
OSE-6/3-5
Portland and Seattle Newspaper
Ads
August 24, 1952 - October 24, 1952
OSG-4/1
Portland Newspaper
Ads
February 24, 1958 - May 1, 1958
OSE-8/1-3
Portland Newspaper
Ads
February 28, 1963 - May 5, 1963
OSE-9/1-3
Portland Newspaper
Ads
September 2, 1964 - November 1, 1964
OSG-6/1
Portland Newspaper
Ads
September 13, 1972 - October 27, 1972
OSE-10/1
Portland Newspaper
Ads
November 1979 - February 1980
OSE-11/1-2
Tacoma and Puyallup Newspaper
Ads
1982
Series G
Negatives and Transparencies
circa
1925-2001
Contains negatives and transparencies, most of which are
represented as prints and prinouts in the rest of the collection.
Access to this series is restricted.
Neg Box 199-A
Contains Neg Folders 001-041.
Neg Box 199-B
Contains Neg Folders 042-068 and 10 Advantix cartridges.
Neg Box 199-C
Contains Neg Folders 069-111.