Washington State University Libraries, Manuscripts, Archives and Special Collections
Morton Electric
Cage 840
Morton Electric records
1950-1959
1.0 linear feet of shelf space
2 containers
The
Morton Electric Records consists of records documenting the work and finances of Morton Electric, a firm based in Colfax that performed electrical wiring and repair. The records also contains a small number of personal records for the company's priorietor, Jack E. Morton.
Collection materials are in English.
Historical
Note
Morton Electric was owned and operated by Jack E. (1914-1979) and Irene M. (1914-1986) Morton. The company was located at S. 1016 Main Street in Colfax, Washington.
This collection consists of records from 1950 to 1959 for the Morton Electric, located in Colfax Washington. It includes financial statements, bank records, employee records, contracts, bills, and correspondence.
The collection is arranged into two series, General files and Ledger.
Series 1: General files, 1950-1959. This series consists of financial records, correspondence, and records about Jack Morton's interest in aviation.
Series 2: Ledger, 1954-1958. This series consists of pages of a ledger and documents the work performed by Morton Electric organized by client.
This collection is open and available for research use.
Copyright restrictions may
apply.
[Item description]. Morton Electric Records, 1950-1959. Manuscripts, Archives, and Special
Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.
The Morton Electric Reocrds were donated to Washington State University by Richard Old in 1988 (MS 1988-36).
This collection was processed by Cody Leander and Steven Bingo in 2016.
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the online
catalog. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or
places should search the catalog using these headings.
Morton Electric--Archives.
Colfax (Wash.) -- History -- Sources.
Electricians -- Archives.
City and Town Life
Washington (State)
Series 1
General files
1950-1959
1 1 Bids 1957
1 2 Bids 1958
1 3 Building Materials-Prices 1958
1 4 Canadian-Game Permits Undated
1 5 Civil Aeronautics Administration 1957
1 6 Contracts 1954-1957
1 7 Credit Bureau Information 1957
1 8 General Correspondence 1958
1 9 General Credit Information 1957
1 10 House 1952-1958
1 11 House Remodel 1959
1 12 Kitchen Remodel 1959
1 13 Loose Papers 1955
1 14 Miscellaneous Bills-Paid by Check 1958
1 15 Miscellaneous Paid by Check 1959
1 16 Miscellaneous Paid Checks 1956
1 17 M.R. Property 1956
1 18 New Shop 1953
1 19 Paid by Check 1957
1 20 Tel-Electric 1956-1957
2 21 Time Sheets 1958
2 22 Westchester Electric Company 1957
Series 2
Ledger
1954-1958
2 23 A 1954-1958
2 24 B 1954-1958
2 25 C 1954-1958
2 26 D 1954-1958
2 27 E 1954-1958
2 28 F 1954-1958
2 29 G 1954-1958
2 30 H 1954-1958
2 31 J 1954-1958
2 32 K 1954-1958
2 33 L 1954-1958
2 34 M 1954-1958
2 35 N 1954-1958
2 36 O 1954-1958
2 37 P 1954-1958
2 38 R 1954-1958
2 39 S 1954-1958
2 40 T-U-V 1954-1958
2 41 W-X-Y-Z 1954-1958