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Jones-Scott Company Records, circa 1905-1950

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Jones Scott Company
Title
Jones-Scott Company Records
Dates
circa 1905-1950 (inclusive)
Quantity
18 linear feet, (16 record cartons, 2 ledgers)
Collection Number
WCMss.440
Summary
The Jones-Scott Company was a grain distributor based out of Walla Walla, Washington, operating from roughly 1899 to 1950. The Jones-Scott Company Records, dating from circa 1905 to circa 1950, consists of business correspondences, bills, insurance information, and other financial and operational records.
Repository
Whitman College and Northwest Archives
Whitman College and Northwest Archives
Penrose Library, Room 130
345 Boyer Avenue
Walla Walla, WA
99362
Telephone: 5095275922
Fax: 5095264785
archives@whitman.edu
Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research.

Languages
English
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Historical Note

The Jones-Scott Company was a grain distributor based out of Walla Walla, Washington, operating from roughly 1899 to 1950. They shipped to many mills, refineries, and other clients, mainly in the Pacific Northwest and Washington area.

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Content Description

The Jones-Scott Company Records houses the business records of the Jones-Scott Company. This collection, dating from circa 1905 to circa 1950, consists of business correspondences, bills, insurance information, and other financial and operational records. These records evidence shipping deals for wheat and grains in the Pacific Northwest.

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Administrative Information

Acquisition Information

Donated to the Whitman College and Northwest Archives in 1987. The accession number associated with this donation is retro-0272.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

  • Description: Bills O-Z, Mercantile Agency Hotel Company, Insurance
    Dates: 1919-1921, 1911-1914
    Container: Box 12
  • Description: Business Transactions
    Dates: 1913-1920
    Container: Box 13
  • Description: Business Transactions
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 14
  • Description: Business Directory, Sales Receipts, Insurance
    Dates: 1918-1919
    Container: Box 15
  • Description: Financial Records, General Correspondence
    Dates: 1911-1913
    Container: Box 16
  • Description: Financial Records, Sales Receipts
    Dates: 1905-1914
    Container: Box 17
  • Description: General Correspondence A-I
    Dates: 1919-1921
    Container: Box 4
  • Description: General Correspondence A-Ok
    Dates: 1917-1918
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: General Correspondence, Bills A-Tv
    Dates: 1918-1919, 1919-1921
    Container: Box 3
  • Description: General Correspondence Ow-Z
    Dates: 1917-1918
    Container: Box 2
  • Description: General Correspondence Q-Sta
    Dates: 1919-1921
    Container: Box 5
  • Description: General Correspondence Sperry-Z, Bills
    Dates: 1919-1921, 1923
    Container: Box 6
  • Description: Grain and Corn Correspondence
    Dates: September 1911-December 1912
    Container: Box 7
  • Description: Grain Correspondence
    Dates: December 1912-January 1914
    Container: Box 8
  • Description: Grain Correspondence, Insurance
    Dates: December 1913-April 1914, 1913
    Container: Box 9
  • Description: Personal Correspondence, Business Correspondence
    Dates: 1905-undated
    Container: Box 18
  • Description: Wheat
    Dates: 1912-1918
    Container: Box 10
  • Description: Wheat, contracts, fuel
    Dates: 1908-1916, 1911-1914
    Container: Box 11

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Subject Terms

  • Wheat

Geographical Names

  • Walla Walla (Wash.)
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