Oregonian Publishing Company records, 1855-2008

The Oregonian Publishing Company was established in 1850 as The Weekly Oregonian and was owned and published by W. W. Chapman and Henry W. Corbett. In 1861 ownership passed to Henry Pittock, who changed the name to The Morning Oregonian in 1861. The paper was renamed to its current title, The Oregonian, in 1937. Over the years, the paper has had a number of notable owners and publishers besides Pittock, including Chapman, Corbett, and S.I. "Si" Newhouse. Early notable editors included Thomas J. Dryer, Henry Pittock, and Harvey W. Scott.

The paper's offices and presses were originally housed in a two-story building at the intersection of First Street (now First Avenue) and Morrison Street. In 1892, the paper moved into a new nine-story building at 6th and Alder streets. Like its as its predecessor (and successor), the new building was called the Oregonian Building. It included a clock tower at one corner, and was the tallest structure in Portland until 1911. The newspaper moved again in 1948, to SW Broadway between Jefferson and Columbia streets, where it would remain until 2014. The 1892 building was demolished in 1950. The Oregonian is now located at 1500 SW First Avenue.