Jack Meier papers 1928-1972

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Jack Meier papers 1928-1972

http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv54180

Collection includes: Correspondence, memoranda, minutes, reports and financial records regarding his business concerns, particularly of Meier & Frank Co. and Timberline Lodge, 1937-1942; Correspondence, reports, etc. regarding his involvement in charitable and humanitarian causes, particularly the Oregon Jewish Welfare Fund and other relief measures for Jewish refugees during WWII, 1938-1942; Personal papers, 1938-1942; Correspondence regarding a compilation of material on the history and development of Timberline Lodge and winter sports on Mount Hood, 1971-1972. Julius L. Meier, Jr. (1912- ) was manager and executive officer of the Meier & Frank Co. in Portland, Oregon from 1933-1972.

1.45 cubic feet (1 record carton and 1 document case)

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Oregon Historical Society Research Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6373838

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Meier, Julius L., 1874-1937

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Julius L. Meier (December 31, 1874 – July 14, 1937) was an American businessman, civic leader, and politician in the state of Oregon. An independent, he served as Governor of Oregon from 1931 to 1935. He is the only independent to be elected Governor of Oregon. Born in Portland, Oregon, he graduated from the University of Oregon School of Law in 1895 and practiced law with a partner, George W. Joseph, for the next four years, until he went into the family's business, the Meier & Frank Departm...

Timberline Lodge (Mount Hood, Or.)

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Meier, Julius L. (Jack), Jr., 1912-

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Julius L. Meier, Jr. (1912- ) was manager and executive officer of the Meier & Frank Co. in Portland, Oregon from 1933-1972. From the guide to the Jack Meier papers, 1928-1972, (Oregon Historical Society Research Library) Julius L. Meier, Jr. (1912- ) was manager and executive officer of the Meier & Frank Co. in Portland, Oregon from 1933-1972. His father was Julius L. Meier, Governor of Oregon. From the description of Jack Meier ...

Meier and Frank (Portland, Or.)

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Meier & Frank was the premier department store in Portland, Oregon, from the late 1800s to 2006. The store originated in 1857, when Aaron Meier opened a small mercantile establishment on SW Front and Yamhill. In 1873 Sigmund Frank became a partner in the enterprise, and the store expanded rapidly as the city grew. In 1898 Meier & Frank moved to a large new five-story building at SW Fifth Avenue and Morrison Street, and between 1909 and 1915 this original structure was replaced with the c...