James Henry Polhemus papers 1916-1964

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James Henry Polhemus papers 1916-1964

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James Henry Polhemus (1887-1965) was a civil engineer and inventor who became chief engineer of the Port of Portland, president of Portland General Electric Co., and the owner of the Willamette Tug and Barge Company. The papers consist of Polhemus's personal diaries, 1934-1964, correspondence, scrapbooks, photographs, and records of the various companies with which he was associated.

22.5 linear feet, 15 containers

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University of Oregon Libraries. Special Collections and University Archives

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University of Oregon Libraries. Special Collections and University Archives

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Port of Portland (Or.)

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Portland General Electric Company

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Polhemus, James Henry, 1887-1965

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James Henry Polhemus (1887-1965) graduated from Stanford University in 1910, and worked with his father, James S. Polhemus, as a civil engineer on The Dalles-Celilo Canal in Oregon. He was in charge of dredging and harbor improvements at Coos Bay, OR, 1914-1918, and from 1918 to 1920 was manager of the Coos Bay Shipbuilding Co. From 1920 to 1936 he was chief engineer of the Port of Portland, and from 1940 to 1949 president of Portland General Electric Co. After 1949 he became the ow...