OHYMSS1670.xml Guide to the Louis A. Jacobsen papers 1866-1960 Jacobsen (Louis A.) papers Jeffrey A. Hayes Oregon Historical Society, Davies Family Research Library 2019
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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2019-12-13. Finding aid is written in English. Finding aid based on DACS (Describing Archives: A Content Standard), 2nd Edition. English Oregon Historical Society, Davies Family Research Library
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Louis A. Jacobsen papers Jacobsen, Louis A. (Louis Andrew), 1871-1965 Mss 1670 7.4 cubic feet 2 paige cartons; 3 legal document cases; 1 slim legal document case; 1 card file box; 3 flat boxes (11x14); 1 flat box (14x18); 4 oversize folders (20x24); 4 map folders. 1866-1960 Business, personal, and family papers of Louis A. Jacobsen. Jacobsen (1871-1965) was a Portland, Oregon, businessman who owned or was involved with numerous local firms in the early 20th century, including the Jacobsen Construction Company and the University Drug Company. Collection is in English and Danish.

Louis Andrew Jacobsen was born in January 1871 and lived for most of his life in Portland, Oregon. After working as a foreman in his father's construction company, he founded the Jacobsen Construction Company, and later the Portland Tug and Barge Company. He managed both firms until 1941, when he sold them to Morrison and Knudsen Company, Inc. Jacobsen was also involved with a number of other businesses, including the University Drug Company.

Jacobsen was married to Eva Allen (1878-1955). The couple had a son, Louis Fred (1897-1944). Louis A. Jacobsen was a member of a number of fraternal organizations, including the Al Kader Temple of the Shriners and the Freemasons; he was also a charter member of the Portland Lions Club. Jacobsen died in March 1965.

The collection consists of the papers of Louis A. Jacobsen and his family. The bulk of the collection's contents are correspondence and records relating to Jacobsen's business activities, particularly the Jacobsen Construction Company and the University Drug Company. These include specifications and plans relating to specific construction projects involving marine and railroad facilities or installations. Documents and plans often concern piles, a term used to describe the foundational supports of structures. Additional materials in the collection include records for properties that Jacobsen owned, as well as photographs, memorabilia, and ephemera relating to Jacobsen and members of his family. Some of the family papers are in Danish.

Collection is open for research.

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.

Louis A. Jacobsen papers, Mss 1670, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.

The collection is arranged in three series: Series 1. Business papers; Series 2. Property records; Series 3. Personal and family papers.

Gift of Pauline St. Marie, July 1973 (Lib. Acc. 12614).

Artifacts were separated to Museum Collections, Oregon Historical Society.

 Jacobsen, Louis A. (Louis Andrew), 1871-1965 Jacobsen Construction Co. (Portland, Or.) University Drug Co. (Portland, Or.) Jacobsen family Building--Northwest, Pacific Building--Oregon--Portland Business enterprises--Oregon--Portland Drugstores--Oregon--Portland Businesses and Corporations administrative records financial records correspondence blueprints (reprographic copies) Business papers Series 1 1896-1960 Correspondence and records Subseries 1896-1960

Folders labeled as "correspondence and related records" contain a mixture of letters to or from the Jacobsen Construction Company, the University Drug Company, or Jacobsen as an individual.

 Correspondence and related records, surname or firm name A-P 1910-1959 1 1-17 Correspondence and related records, surname or firm name R-W 1909-1958 1 18-23 Jacobsen Construction Company - disbursements 1934-1937 10 4 Jacobsen Construction Company - expenses book 1907-1909 7 Jacobsen Construction Company - A. B. Jones' pile book undated 7 Jacobsen Construction Company - pile specifications book 1910 7 Jacobsen Construction Company - time books 1908-1912 7 Jacobsen Construction Company - wage books 1911-1915 7 University Drug Company corporation book 1908-1945 1 24 University Drug Company correspondence 1936-1940 1 25 University Drug Company records and correspondence 1931-1939 1 26-30 University Drug Company records and correspondence 1943-1939 2 1-4 University Drug Company and Portsmouth Pharmacy records and correspondence 1911-1940 2 5-7 University Drug Company account statements 1935; undated 11 1 University Drug Company general accounts 1931-1940 8 University Drug Company general accounts 1931-1938 9 University Drug Company receipt book 1932-1940 11 2 Inventory for unidentified drug company circa 1935 2 8 Account books 1911-1951 3 1-3 Account book 1938-1940 11 3 Agreements 1910-1931 2 9 Agreement to sell Portland Tug and Barge Company to Morrison-Knudsen Company, Inc. 1941 2 10 Building permits 1912 2 11 Cash book 1930-1944 3 4 Disbursements 1939-1940 11 4 Disbursements 1942-1950 10 5 Employer's Social Security tax forms 1943-1957 2 12 Jacobsen-DeTemple Company - pile book; pile lists undated 2 13 Jacobsen-Reid Lumber Company records 1917-1930 2 14-15 Records and correspondence relating to liability and life insurance 1896-1911 2 16 Oregon Coast Timber Company brochures and stock certificate circa 1915 2 17 Oregon State Industrial Accident Commission records 1920-1960 2 18-20 Oregon State Unemployment Commission records 1937-1944 2 21-22 Rent book 1940-1946 4 1 Wage book 1914-1936 4 2 Washington State Industrial Accident Commission records 1918-1941 2 23 Tax returns 1937-1940 2 24 Page from document on bidding process for Bonneville Dam project; Bureau of Yards and Docks, Navy Department bidding form circa 1933; 1934 2 25 Commission of Public Docks Ordinance No. 15 undated 2 26 Stationery and business cards for Jacobsen's firms undated 2 27 Construction project records Subseries 1909-1939

Records are arranged in alphabetical order by firm name or location name.

 Blueprints of bills of pile for Broadway Bridge, and enclosed letter 1912 Oversize 1 Specifications for Hawthorne Avenue Bridge 1909 2 28 Plans for bulkhead, King's Heights undated Oversize 2 Detail plans for Willamette Boulevard pile bulkhead 1933 October 2 29 Notes and cost calculations for lighthouse at mouth of the Willamette River undated 2 30 Blueprint plans for Willamette River light station 1911 Oversize 6 Specifications for repair and extension of wharf at Willamette River light station circa 1915 2 31 Plans for warehouse and platform built for Jacobsen 1921 May Oversize 8 Plans for lower-level addition to Jacobsen warehouse 1924 June Oversize 8 Blueprint plans for elevator well and foundations, Colby Steel and Engineering Company 1935 Oversize 6 Blueprint plans for 15-ton derrick, Department of Public Works 1924 November Oversize 7 Blueprint of details for pile driver designed by Jacobsen Construction Company undated Oversize 7 Blueprint plans of dock for Minsinger Bros. & Co., Vancouver, Washington undated Oversize 7 Blueprint plans for Mt. Hood Railway Company trestle, Sandy River piers, and truss spans 1910-1911 Oversize 5 Contract with Plylock Corporation undated 2 32 Foundation plan blueprints for veneer air drying sheds, Portland Manufacturing Company 1919 May Oversize 7 Blueprint of specifications for contracts for Public Works Bureau of Yards and Docks, Navy Department 1931 August 1 2 33 Blueprint plans for repairs to bulkhead and piers, Puget Sound Navy Yard, Submarine and Destroyer Base 1934 Oversize 5 Blueprint plan for Astoria-area slough from Willamette River to Lower Dam at Burlington, for Spokane, Portland, & Seattle Railway 1912-1913 Oversize 7 Blueprint plans for reconstruction of dock in Willbridge, Oregon, for Standard Oil Company 1925 Oversize 6 Specifications for Star Sand Company dock at St. Johns undated 2 34 Design blueprint for dock at Mt. Coffin for Star Sand Company 1911 March Oversize 7 Blueprint plans for Star Sand Company dock, Mt. Coffin, Washington undated Oversize 6 Specifications for McCormick Terminal Dock, Unit No. 2, Union Pacific System undated 2 35 Correspondence and notes from project with Willamette Iron and Steel Works 1921 2 36 Blueprints of price and equipment lists for dock at Willamette Iron and Steel Works 1921 Oversize 6 Plans for dolphins and walks, Willamette Iron and Steel Company and Durkee Famous Foods, Inc. 1939 Oversize 2 Blueprints for University Pharmacy, Portland 1925 Oversize 5 Plan of repairs to University Drug Company garage undated Oversize 8 Plans for unidentified project undated Oversize 2 Plans and schematics for unidentified projects undated Oversize 8 Property records Series 2 1871-1960 Records relating to property owned by Jacobsen 1929 4 3 Abstract of title for addition to Nelscott Beach, Lincoln County, Oregon 1910-1928 4 4 Abstract of title for Lots 1 and 2, Block 72, University Park, Portland 1873-1920 4 5 Abstract of title for Lots 5, 6, and 7, Block 266, Holladay's Addition, East Portland 1871-1912 4 6 Abstract of title for Lots 6, 7, and 8, Block 211, Couch's Addition, Portland 1871-1925 4 7 Multnomah County assessments 1940-1960 5 1 Property taxes 1957-1959 5 2 Blueprint of tract map of St. Joe undated Oversize 1 Blueprint for W. E. Morris Gerlinger building undated Oversize 6 Blueprint plan for Jacobsen's garage on NE Hancock Street, Portland undated Oversize 7 Personal and family papers Series 3 1866-1948 Unsorted papers and ephemera of Louis A. Jacobsen 1916-1942 5 3 Frederick R. Jacobsen - patents for automatic valves 1907 5 4 Draft drawing examples by L. F. Jacobsen undated Oversize 3 Mary P. Jacobsen papers and memorabilia (includes materials in Danish) 1869-1912 5 5 Mary P. Jacobsen - ephemera, funeral program, and condolence cards 1948 5 6 William Jacobsen papers and memorabilia 1889-1917 5 7 Hans J. Larsen papers compiled by Mary Jacobsen Ste. Marie (includes materials in Danish) 1877-1933 5 8 Pauline Jacobsen Ste. Marie - book of stitch models done for school circa 1907-1908 5 9 Guy Roger Ste. Marie and Pauline Jacobsen Ste. Marie memorabilia circa 1891-1893; 1913-1942 5 10 Fuel rationing records and ephemera 1942-1944 5 11 Lions banquet and Lang Syne Society dinner programs; well-wishes card 1943-1948; undated 5 12 Family photographs circa 1880-1920 5 13 Al Kader photographs, including Louis A. Jacobsen 1939; undated 5 14 Group photograph of 18th Cathedral Class, 32nd Degree, including Louis A. Jacobsen 1912 January 20 10 1 Photographs of Coquille River lighthouse construction, done by William Jacobsen Construction Company 1895 5 15 Class photographs of St. Johns Military Academy, Sing Sing, New York, including Guy Roger Ste. Marie circa 1893 10 2 Photographs of Jacobsen Construction Company facilities circa 1910-1930 6 1 Portland Fire Department photographs circa 1890 6 2 Photograph of USS Tantuck and crew; photograph of USS Wallowa crew 1927 April; circa 1930 Oversize 4 Unsorted or unidentified photographs circa 1890-1940 6 3 Unsorted or unidentified photographs circa 1890-1930 10 3 Souvenir photograph book of San Francisco circa 1900 6 4 Unsorted memorabilia, ephemera, and publications 1866-1944 6 5-6