R. H. Huston Hardware Store Records, 1910-1919

1.00 cubic foot

Scope and Content Note

Records consist of two journals of receipts and disbursements for April 1910 - June 1912 and January 1917 - June 1919 indicating purchaser's name, items obtained, and amount tendered. Many Oregon Agricultural College departments are listed as purchasers. Arranged chronologically.

Provenance

Journal for 1910-1912 donated to Archives in 1961 by Walter B. Bollen, Professor in Bacteriology. Journal for 1917-1919 donated to Archives by Vocational and Technical Education Department which moved the journal from Merryfield Hall to Snell Hall when the department moved.

Historical Note

The R. H. Huston Hardware Store in Corvallis sold paint, sporting goods, stoves, plumbing supplies, and farming implements (including plows, wagons, harvesters, and windmills) in addition to typical hardware of the day to individuals, other local businesses, city and county government, and the Oregon Agricultural College.

Shelf Location

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