ohy_mss997.xml Guide to the Joseph Paquet papers Paquet (Joseph) papers Trudy Williams Oregon Historical Society Research Library 2006; revised 2024
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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2024-02-23. Finding aid is written in English. Finding aid based on DACS (Describing Archives: A Content Standard), 2nd Edition. 2024-02-23 Revised to clarify description of materials in scope and content, and to conform to current standard. Oregon Historical Society Research Library Joseph Paquet papers Paquet, Joseph, 1841-1924 Mss 997 2 cubic feet 4 card file boxes, 1 document case 1856-1951 1856-1923 Diaries, notebooks, and other papers of Joseph Paquet (1841-1924), an Oregon shipbuilder and construction contractor. Includes notes and specifications on steamboats active on the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. English

Collection is open for research.

Gifts of Dr. Joseph F. Paquet, 1958 (Lib. Acc. 7730) and October 1962 (Lib. Acc. 9901).

The collection is arranged in four series:

Series 1: Diaries, 1856-1923 Series 2: Memo books, 1893-1899 Series 3: Notebooks, 1888-1920 Series 4: General papers, 1868-1951

Construction contractor and shipbuilder Joseph Paquet was born in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1841, the son of a ship carpenter. The family came overland to Oregon in 1852 and eventually settled on a ranch near Oregon City. After learning his father's trade, Paquet pursued a career in ship and dam building. He was credited with constructing the first steam ferry that ran across the Willamette River at Salem, as well as a number of dams and dikes. He lived in Canemah, Oregon, from 1870 until moving to Portland in 1879. He continued building steamboats, as well as sewer systems, bridges, roads, and railroads. He served as president of many companies, including the St. John Shipbuilding Company, the Portland Sand Company, and the contracting firm of Paquet, Giebisch & Joplin. He owned multiple parcels of property in Portland, as well as an 800-acre ranch near the city, and he served as school director of East Portland for six years. He married Mary Elizabeth Blottenberger in 1870, and the couple had three children. Paquet died in 1924.

Joseph Paquet papers, Mss 997, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.

The Joseph Paquet papers primarily consist of diaries (1856; 1870; 1874-1923) and of notebooks and memo books. Among these are notebooks with specifications for the steamers Arrow No. 2, Astorian, Bailey Gatzert, Heather, Tahoma, and Telephone No. 2, the Albina ferry boat, and others; a ledger; and books with bid estimates and construction notes on ships, barges, fishwheels, docks, and other projects. The collection also includes general letters, notes, bills and receipts.

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.

Gaston, Joseph. "Portland, Oregon: its history and builders." (Chicago: S. J. Clarke, 1911), vol. III.

 Paquet, Joseph, 1841-1924--Diaries Paquet, Giebisch & Joplin (Firm) Contractors--Oregon--Portland Construction industry--Oregon Construction projects--Oregon Shipbuilding--Oregon Steamboats--Oregon Ships and Shipping Diaries Portland diaries notebooks specifications Diaries Series 1 1856-1923 1856 1 1 1870 1 2 1874 1 3 1875 1 4 1877 1 5 1877 1 6 1878 1 7 1879 1 8 1880 1 9 1882 1 10 1883 1 11 1884 1 12 1885 1 13 1885 1 14 1886 1 15 1887 1 16 1888 1 17 1889 1 18 1890 1 19 1891 1 20 1892 1 21 1893 1 22 1893-1894 1 23 1894 1 24 1896 2 1 1897 2 2 1898 2 3 1899 2 4 1900 2 5 1901 2 6 1902 2 7 1903 2 8 1904 2 9 1905 2 10 1906 2 11 1907 2 12 1908 2 13 1909 2 14 1910 2 15 1911 2 16 1912 2 17 1913 2 18 1914 2 19 1915 2 20 1915 2 21 1916 2 22 1916 2 23 1917 3 1 1918 3 2 1919 3 3 1920 3 4 1921 3 5 1922 3 6 1923 3 7 Memo books Series 2 1893-1899 undated 1893 3 8 1894 3 9 1895 3 10 1896 3 11 Gray's Harbor bids 1897 3 12 1898 3 13 Vancouver dyke [sic] 1898 3 14 1899 3 15 undated 3 16 undated 3 17 undated 3 18 Notebooks Series 3 1888-1920 undated 1890 3 19 1890 3 20 1891 3 21 1893 3 22 1895 3 23 1898 3 24 1899 3 25 1899 3 26 1900 3 27 1901 3 28 1902 3 29 1903 3 30 1905 3 31 1907 3 32 1909 3 33 1919 December-1920 January 3 34 1920 3 35 undated 4 1 undated 4 2 Notebooks for specific purposes Subseries 3.1 1888-1918 undated Barge construction 1888-1889 4 3 Boat sails undated 4 4 Book slate notebook 1895-1899 4 5 Estimates undated 4 6 Ledger 1910-1918 4 7 Notebooks for ships Subseries 3.2 1901 1903 undated Albina ferry undated 4 8 Bailey Gatzert undated 4 9 Steamer Arrow #2 undated 4 10 Astorian undated 4 11 Tahoma 1901 4 12 Steamer Telephone #2 undated 4 13 Steamer Telephone #2, Heather 1903 4 14 General papers Series 4 1868-1951 undated Business cards and general ephemera 1868 undated 5 1 Business notes, deposits, receipts circa 1900 5 2 Family notes circa 1951 5 3 Jury summons circa 1870 5 4 Metropolitan Street Railway stock certificate 1883 5 5 Receipts 1878 undated 5 6