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        <titleproper encodinganalog="title">Guide to the Blyth &amp; Co. records<date calendar="gregorian" certainty="approximate" era="ce" normal="1916/1932" type="inclusive"/></titleproper>
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        <publisher encodinganalog="publisher">Oregon Historical Society Research Library</publisher>
        <date encodinganalog="date" calendar="gregorian" era="ce" normal="2012/2023">2012; revised 2023</date>
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          <addressline>1200 SW Park Ave.</addressline>
          <addressline>Portland, OR 97205</addressline>
          <addressline>Business Number: 5033065204</addressline>
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      <creation>This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on <date>2023-08-18</date>.</creation>
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        <extent encodinganalog="300$a">1.5 cubic feet</extent>
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      <p>Gift of David Sackett, May 1974.</p>
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      <p>Blyth &amp; Co. records, Mss 1460, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.</p>
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      <p>The bulk of the collection consists of seven binders containing information about investment opportunities in various firms and sectors, including irrigation and drainage, industry, lumber, and real estate. Other materials in the collection are specific to Blyth &amp; Co. (which is also identified in the materials by an earlier name, Blyth, Witter &amp; Co.). These include listings of stocks and bonds recommended by the company; advertising materials and correspondence; and informational brochures about the company for investors, with handwritten revisions.</p>
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      <p>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.</p>
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        <subject source="lcsh" encodinganalog="650">Investments--United States</subject>
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        <genreform authfilenumber="300193993" source="aat" encodinganalog="655">advertisements</genreform>
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