Hyster Company records, circa 1935-1955
Table of Contents
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Hyster Company
- Title
- Hyster Company records
- Dates
- circa 1935-1955 (inclusive)19351955
- Quantity
- 0.4 cubic feet, (1 flat box, 1 oversize folder)
- Collection Number
- Coll 498
- Summary
- Collection consists of materials relating to the Hyster Company, including photographs of a plant interior and employees; a brochure and report about the company; materials concerning accounting machine installation; a sales booklet with product specifications; and party programs.
- 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
Content Description
Collection consists of materials relating to the Hyster Company. These include an undated list of company employees; photographs of a Hyster plant interior and employees, circa 1935; a pictorial brochure, circa 1940, titled "Doing the job for you"; a report from January 1943, titled "Hyster: people, plants, products"; and a poster with vignettes of company employees, probably from the late 1940s. Other materials are related to accounting machine installation, including a "Proposal for the installation of IBM accounting machine service," February 21, 1947, and company memos relating to the installation, 1947. Also included are a telephone extension list, November 4, 1947; a sales booklet, with specifications of products, late 1940s; and programs for a 15th birthday party, 1944, and a 25th anniversary party, 1955.
Use of the Collection
Preferred Citation
Hyster Company records, Coll 498, 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
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Subject Terms
- Business enterprises--Oregon
- Manufacturing industries--Oregon
Corporate Names
- Hyster Company--Records and correspondence
- Willamette Hyster Company--Records and correspondence
Form or Genre Terms
- photographs
- printed ephemera
