Collection is open for research.
Transferred from Oregon State University Library, November 2001 (Lib. Acc. 24892).
Koontz & Lame was a general merchandise store located in Halsey, Oregon. It was founded in 1879 by Martin V. Koontz (1827-1911). After Koontz's death, his son, Clyde Harry Koontz (1876-1934), managed the firm under the name M. V. Koontz Company.
Sources: Obituary for Martin V. Koontz in the Albany Democrat, April 21, 1911, page 3; obituary for Clyde Harry Koontz in the Oregonian, September 14, 1934, page 16.
Koontz & Lame day book, Coll 1079, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.
The collection consists of a financial day book for the general merchandise store Koontz & Lame, located in Halsey, Oregon. The book covers transactions that were made in the year 1886. Each page with entries is headed by the name of the customer, and lists the dates of purchases, what was purchased, and the amount paid. Pages between different customers were sometimes left blank.
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