OHY_Accession24787 Jantzen Knitting Mills Records, circa 1910-1986 Jantzen Knitting Mills Records, Finding aid prepared by MarcEdit Conversion of this record was made possible by a grant from the National Historic Publications and Records Commission, an agency of the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration. Oregon Historical Society Davies Family Research Library 2012
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Finding aid encoded by MarcEdit 2012 Finding aid written in English. Finding aid based on DACS ( Describing Archives: A Content Standard) Oregon Historical Society, Davies Family Research Library
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Accession 24787 Jantzen Knitting Mills. Jantzen Knitting Mills records, circa 1910-1986 8 cubic feet (8 record cartons) 26 cubic feet (24 record cartons and 6 framed panorama photographs) 9 photographs. 3 cubic feet (2 record cartons, 1 flat box) Eight (8) cartons of corporate records of Jantzen Inc. and preceding companies, ca. 1910-1986. English

Swimwear manufacturer Jatzen Knitting Mills was founded in Portland, Oregon, in 1910 by John A. Zehntbauer, Carl C. Jantzen, and C.R. Zehntbauer. Originally called the Portland Knitting Mills, it changed its name to Jantzen Knitting Mills in 1916, adopting the "diving girl" trademark long associated with the company. It was acquired by Blue Bell in 1980, and Blue Bell was bought by VF Corporation in 1986. In 2002 Perry Ellis International purchased the Jantzen brand.

Eight (8) cartons of corporate records of Jantzen Inc. and preceding companies, ca. 1910-1986. Includes official minutes and reports of the boards of directors.

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Acquired 2002-2006, Library Accessions 24787, 24840, 25402, 26752.

Additional records of Jantzen are housed in the Jatzten corporate archives in Portland, Oregon.

For more detail on content, see accession records in the Oregon HIstorical Society Research Library.

 Jantzen, Inc. -- Archives. Jantzen Knitting Mills -- Archives. Portland (Or.) -- Business enterprises. Textile factories -- Oregon -- Portland. Textile industry -- Oregon -- Portland. Letters (correspondence) -- aat Panoramas. -- aat Photographs. -- aat Scrapbooks. -- aat Oregon Portland