Consolidated Freightways Records, 1931-1997 (bulk 1941-1945).

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Consolidated Freightways Records, 1931-1997 (bulk 1941-1945).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/54863984

The records include a scrapbook (1941-1945) kept by Arthur Bremner to document the history of Consolidated Freightways during World War II, and a scrapbook (1931-1971) kept by John Youell to document the history of the company. The records also include two loan applications (1941 and 1943) and correspondence (1997) referencing the history of Consolidated Freightways.

2.5 linear ft. (1 document case, 1 box oversize A--11 x 14, 1 box Oversize B-1--16 x 20)

Oregon Historical Society Research Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7682567

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Snead, John L. S.

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Self, Kenneth W.

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Consolidated Freightways, inc.

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W. Leland James founded Consolidated Truck Lines in 1929 by merging five trucking firms in the Pacific Northwest into a holding company. Consolidated Truck Lines became Consolidated Freightways, originally based in Portland, Oregon. The organization expanded its routes across the United States and into Canada. By 1956 it had become America's largest carrier company. In September 2002, after more than seventy years of operations, Consolidated Freightways declared bankruptcy. Freightways, organize...

James, W. Leland.

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Bremner, Arthur.

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Youell, John.

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