Convoy Company records, 1952-1985
Table of Contents
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Convoy Company (Portland, Or.)
- Title
- Convoy Company records
- Dates
- 1952-1985 (inclusive)19521985
- Quantity
- 0.25 cubic feet, (1 document case)
- Collection Number
- Mss 2940
- Summary
- Records of the Convoy Company, an Oregon business originally established in 1930 as a subsidiary of Consolidated Truck Lines, which specialized in shipping automobiles by truck. The company became independent in 1941, and was sold in the early 1990s. The records in this collection include employee lists and directories, information booklets, promotional materials, company calendars, and a small quantity of correspondence.
- 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
Historical Note
The Consolidated Convoy Company was established in 1930 as a subsidiary of Consolidated Truck Lines, later known as Consolidated Freightways. Originally headquartered in Portland, Oregon, its specialty was the shipment of automobiles by truck. In 1941, the company became an independent organization, and its name was changed to the Convoy Company. The company closed down for the duration of World War II because new automobiles were not produced. Operations resumed after the war with large government contracts, and the company established terminals throughout the West. The Convoy Company was sold during the early 1990s and ceased to exist as an independent business.
Content Description
The Convoy Company records (1952-1985) consist of employee lists and directories, information booklets, promotional materials, company calendars, and a small quantity of correspondence. The collection includes a special 50th anniversary issue of the company's journal, The Convoyer, as well as an October 1956 issue; and a book, "Consolidated Freightways, Inc.: The First Fifty Years, 1929-1979."
Use of the Collection
Preferred Citation
Convoy Company records, Mss 2940, 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
Arrangement
The records are arranged chronologically.
Acquisition Information
Gift of Douglas Hood, December 1989 (Lib. Acc. 20407).
Related Materials
Records of Consolidated Freightways, Mss 6050, are also held by the Oregon Historical Society Research Library.
Separated Materials
The Oregon Historical Society Research Library also holds an unprocessed collection of Convoy Company photographs, designated Org. Lot 772, that were received with the records in this collection.
Detailed Description of the Collection
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Description: Company journal, The Convoyer
Includes special 1980 anniversary issue, "Convoy 50: Convoy Company...1930 to 1980"
Dates: 1956 October; 1980Container: Box 1, Folder 1 -
Description: Employee information booklets--"Welcome to Convoy!"Dates: circa 1953-1970Container: Box 1, Folder 2-3
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Description: Employee listsDates: 1955-1965Container: Box 1, Folder 4
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Description: Employee directoriesDates: 1969-1971Container: Box 1, Folder 5
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Description: Convoy Company promotional bookletDates: circa 1983Container: Box 1, Folder 6
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Description: Correspondence, award certificate, and promotional flyerDates: circa 1952-1983Container: Box 1, Folder 7
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Description: Book, "Consolidated Freightways, Inc.: The First Fifty Years, 1929-1979"Dates: 1979Container: Box 1, Folder 8
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Description: Junior Convoyer Safety Poster CalendarsDates: 1980-1985Container: Box 1, Folder 9-10
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Description: Bumper stickers--Delavan Trailer Quality CarriersDates: circa 1980Container: Box 1, Folder 11
