The Corvallis Engine Company No. 1 was established on June 18, 1872 at a meeting at Fisher's Hall. The name of the company was changed later that year to Young America Engine Company No. 1. The organization appears to have had a social and benevolent function in addition to its fire fighting duties. The company was voluntary; members paid an initiation fee and dues at each meeting.
Ledger book consists of the organization's constitutions, by-laws, rules of order, membership lists, and meeting minutes (1872-1880). A certificate of membership in the Young America Engine Co. No. 1 of the Corvallis Fire Department is also included in the collection. Minutes describe the various activities that the company engaged in.
Arranged chronologically.
Because of the fragile condition of the ledger, a preservation photocopy on acid-free paper has been made. Any photocopies requested by patrons will be made from the preservation photocopy.
Corvallis Fire Department Young America Engine Company No. 1 Records, Oregon State University Archives, Corvallis, Oregon.
Records were transferred from the Memorabilia Collection to the Manuscripts Collection in July 1991.
Other historical records pertaining to the Corvallis Fire Department are located at the Benton County Museum in Philomath, Oregon.