Paris Woolen Mills records, circa 1911-1990.

  1. Resources
  2. View Resource

ArchivalResource

Paris Woolen Mills records, circa 1911-1990.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/56769714

Records of a small woolen mill located in Stayton, Oregon, which operated from the late 19th to the late 20th centuries and produced primarily blankets and clothing fabrics. Most materials in the collection date from the 1950s through the 1970s and include extensive correspondence files, financial records, and detailed production records. Most of the materials were created by mill owner John W. Etzel and his son Elmer Etzel. A group of fabric samples are also included.

81 record cartons, 28 flat boxes, 5 document cases, 2 oversize folders (92 cubic ft.)

Oregon Historical Society Research Library

Information

SNAC Resource ID: 7756681

Related Entities

There are 10 Entities related to this resource.

Sears, Roebuck and Company

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6mt4j4m (corporateBody)

Sears, Roebuck and Co., commonly known as Sears, is an American chain of department stores founded by Richard Warren Sears and Alvah Curtis Roebuck in 1892, and reincorporated by Richard Sears and Julius Rosenwald in 1906. Formerly based at the Sears Tower in Chicago and currently headquartered in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, the operation began as a mail ordering catalog company and began opening retail locations in 1925. The first location was in Chicago, Illinois. In 2005, the...

J.C. Penney Co.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6tf4pph (corporateBody)

Montgomery Ward

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6kw9b12 (corporateBody)

Montgomery Ward, the world's first general merchandise mail-order business, issued its first single sheet catalog in 1872. By 1887, the Chicago based company had annual sales exceeding $1,000,000 and in 1889 it became a privately held corporation. In 1893, founder Aaron Montgomery Ward sold his controlling interest to partner George R. Thorne, and the company became a public corporation in 1919. In 1931, Sewell L. Avery became chairman and chief executive officer. His te...

Jantzen, Inc.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w68964nv (corporateBody)

Horner Woolen Mills.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6pc978q (corporateBody)

Paris Woolen Mills (Stayton, Or.)

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6wb1ftv (corporateBody)

Located on the North Santiam River near Stayton, Oregon, the Paris Woolen Mills were among the longest-running woolen mill operations in the state. Although marginally profitable throughout its existence, the mill did operate successfully at several periods, most notably during World Wars I and II. Beginning as a carding operation in the late 1860s, the mill began full operation in 1905 as the Stayton Woolen Mills Company. Ownership changed frequently, and the company was known at various times ...

Curvon Corporation.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6x4135f (corporateBody)

Etzel, Elmer

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w68s7wvv (person)

Wetzel family.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w66205gq (family)

Etzel, John W.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6tf34ph (person)