Walla Walla Meat and Cold Storage Company records
Scope and Contents
The Walla Walla Meat and Cold Storage Company records house the business records of the Walla Walla Meat and Cold Storage Company. This collection, which dates from 1901 to 1963, contains journal ledgers, cash ledgers, sales registers, balance books, payrolls, market reports, stock certificate books, order slips, promissory notes, insurance papers, business statements, and voucher checks.
Dates
- Creation: 1901-1963
Creator
- Walla Walla Meat and Cold Storage Company (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Historical Note
The Walla Walla Meat and Cold Storage Company was founded circa 1901 as an outgrowth of the Walla Walla Meat Company founded circa 1865. At the turn of the century it was the only government inspected meat packing house in Southeastern Washington and Eastern Oregon. They specialized in the transportation, refrigeration, and sale of meats. It closed in the late 1960s.
Extent
15 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Walla Walla Meat and Cold Storage Company was founded circa 1901 and an outgrowth of the Walla Walla Meat Company. The Walla Walla Meat and Cold Storage Company Records, which date from 1901 to 1963, contains journal ledgers, cash ledgers, sales registers, balance books, payrolls, market reports, stock certificate books, order slips, promissory notes, insurance papers, business statements, and voucher checks.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated to the Whitman College and Northwest Archives by Wanna Tharp in April of 1970. The accession number associated with this donation is retro-0656.
Geographic
- Title
- Guide to the Walla Walla Meat and Cold Storage Company records
- Author
- Henry Adams
- Date
- 2018
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Whitman College and Northwest Archives Repository