Herbert Retzlaff papers 1954-1978

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Herbert Retzlaff papers 1954-1978

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Collection includes: Correspondence, including congratulations, invitations, etc. regarding Fred Meyer Inc. and some to the German Consulate; Programs for award banquets at Fred Meyer Inc.; History of Fred Meyer Inc.; Biography of Fred Meyer; Organizational charts of Fred Meyer Inc., ca. 1954. Herbert Retzlaff was born in Germany and moved to Oregon.

.45 cubic feet (1 document case)

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Oregon Historical Society Research Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6365729

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Retzlaff, Herbert.

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Herbert Retzlaff was born in Germany and moved to Oregon. From the guide to the Herbert Retzlaff papers, 1954-1978, (Oregon Historical Society Research Library) ...

Meyer, Fred G.,

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Fred Meyer, Inc.

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Fred G. Meyer was born Frederick Grubmeyer in 1886 in Brooklyn, New York. He moved West in the 1900s starting in Alaska and eventually making his way to Portland, Oregon. He married Eva Chatfield Chiles who would become his business partner and the inspiration behind Eve's Restaurants which were coffee shops attached to many Fred Meyer stores. Fred G. Meyer died in 1978 at the age of 92. His will established a charitable trust to create a philanthropic organization now known as the Meyer Memoria...