Bornstein Seafoods records, 1939-1996
Table of Contents
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Bornstein Seafoods.
- Title
- Bornstein Seafoods records
- Dates
- 1939-1996 (inclusive)19391996
- Quantity
- 1 linear ft.
- Collection Number
- XOE_CPNWS0099bornstein
- Summary
- This collection documents Bornstein Seafoods and its fishing and retail activities. The collection includes scrapbooks, photographs, documentation of a fire at the plant, and reports.
- Repository
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Western Washington University, Center for Pacific Northwest Studies
Goltz-Murray Archives Building
808 25th St.
Bellingham, WA
98225
Telephone: (360) 650-7534
cpnws@wwu.edu - Access Restrictions
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The collection is open to the public.
- Languages
- English
Content Description
Bornstein Seafoods was founded in 1930 in Bellingham, Washington, by Myer A. Bornstein. The company took a leading role in developing markets for Pacific Northwest bottom fish such as perch, rockfish, and flounder. The collection includes a scrapbook, numerous photographs, and documentation of a 1985 fire that destroyed the plant (it was later rebuilt). The collection also includes 1939 and 1941 Wholesale Fish and Shellfish Reports, which were completed for the state of Washington.
Use of the Collection
Preferred Citation
Bornstein Seafoods Company Inc. records, Center for Pacific Northwest Studies, Archives & Special Collections, Western Washington University, Bellingham WA 98225-9123.
Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
Donated by Terry Beardsley, circa 1996.
Processing Note
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Detailed Description of the Collection
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Description: Myer Bornstein (Company Founder) obituaryDates: 1991 MayContainer: Box 1, Folder 1
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Description: "The Building of a Business" article written about Bornstein Seafoods (Unpublished)Dates: undatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 2
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Description: Newspaper clippings about a fire that destroyed Bornstein's plantDates: 1985Container: Box 1, Folder 3
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Description: Newspaper clippings of a fire that destroyed Bornstein's officesDates: 1990Container: Box 1, Folder 4
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Description: Miscellaneous newspaper clippingsDates: 1981-1988Container: Box 1, Folder 5
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Description: NegativesDates: 1996 FebruaryContainer: Box 1, Folder 6
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Description: Contact prints of canoe racesDates: UndatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 7
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Description: Photographs of the plant, equipment, and employees (some fire and water damage)Dates: 1960s-1980sContainer: Box 1, Folder 8
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Description: Photographs of Bornstein's fishing fleet, includes 4 x 6 prints as well as contact sheets (photographer is Alice Anderson)Dates: 1990Container: Box 1, Folder 9
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Description: Photographs from the opening of Bornstein's Seafood Plant after it was rebuilt after the fire of 1985Dates: 1987Container: Box 1, Folder 10
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Description: Photographs taken at Bornstein'sDates: 1990 SeptemberContainer: Box 1, Folder 11
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Description: Miscellaneous photographsDates: UndatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 12
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Description: Photographs from the Centennial SymposiumDates: circa 1989Container: Box 1, Folder 13
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Description: Photographs of Bornstein's prior to the 1985 FireDates: UndatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 14
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Description: Photographs of the fire damageDates: 1985Container: Box 1, Folder 15
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Description: Photographs of vistors from Germany (Wolfgang and Burbel)Dates: UndatedContainer: Box 1, Folder 16
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Description: Wholesale Fish and Shellfish Report for Bornstein'sDates: 1939Container: Box 1, Folder 17
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Description: Wholesale Fish and Shellfish Report for Bornstein'sDates: 1941Container: Box 1, Folder 18
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Business enterprises--Washington (State)--Bellingham--History--Sources.
- Fisheries--Pacific States--History--Photographs.
- Fisheries--Pacific States--History--Sources.
- Fishery processing plants--Washington (State)--Bellingham--History--Photographs.
- Fishery processing plants--Washington (State)--Bellingham--History--Sources.
Corporate Names
- Bornstein Seafoods--Archives.
Geographical Names
- Bellingham (Wash.)--History--Sources.
- Salish Sea (B.C. and Wash.)--History--Sources.
Form or Genre Terms
- Photographs.
- Records (Documents)
