Convoy Company records, 1952-1985.

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Convoy Company records, 1952-1985.

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The records (1952-1985) consist of employee lists and directories, information booklets, promotional materials, company calendars, and a small quantity of correspondence. The collection includes a special 50th anniversary issue of The Conveyor, the company journal, and a book, Consolidated Freightways, Inc.: The First Fifty Years, 1929-1979.

.25 cubic feet (1 document case)

Oregon Historical Society Research Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7883828

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Convoy Company (Portland, Or.)

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The Consolidated Convoy Company was established in 1930 as a subsidiary of Consolidated Truck Lines, later known as Consolidated Freightways. Originally headquartered in Portland, Or., its specialty was the shipment of automobiles by truck. In 1941, the company became an independent organization, and its name was changed to the Convoy Company. The company closed down for the duration of World War II because new automobiles were not produced. Operations resumed after the war with large government...

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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...