Collection is open for research.
Gift of Edra Anne Dielschneider, April 1987.
The Seufert family came to Oregon from California in 1880. The first member to arrive was Frank A. Seufert (1853-1929). His younger brother arrived two years later and the family purchased the Whitcomb Fishery and began canning salmon along the Columbia near The Dalles. In 1884, they built their first fish wheel for catching salmon. Fishwheels were later outlawed in 1927. In addition to canning they promoted cherry growing. Early in the 1880s, they shipped fruits and vegetables as well as fish by railroad. The company closed in 1954.
Seufert family papers, Mss 2756, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.
The Seufert Bros. records, Mss 1102, and the Edra Anne Dielschneider photographs collection, Org. Lot 439, are also held at the Oregon Historical Society Research Library.
Papers of the Seufert family include correspondence, 1922-1935; miscellaneous papers regarding the Seufert Bros. Canneries, 1932; greeting cards; memorabilia of Edra Anne Dielschneider (nee Edra Anne Seufert); announcements and invitations to weddings and graduations at The Dalles High School and the University of Oregon; scrapbooks, 1917-1922; an account book; and a framed certificate of membership in the Roosevelt Memorial Association for Oscar Beck. Family members mentioned in the collection include Esther Seufert, Francis A. Seufert and William J. Seufert.
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