Title: Crown Zellerbach Corporation Photographic Collection, ca. 1899-1980
ID: P 216
Primary Creator: Crown Zellerbach Corporation
Extent: 1.0 cubic feet. More info below.
Languages of Materials: English [eng]
This collection contains photographs of the Crown Zellerbach paper mill in Lebanon, Oregon.
Images from this collection have been digitized and are available in Oregon Digital.
The photographs, arranged chronologically, document mill operations from around 1900 until it was closed in 1980, and include photographs of mill buildings, log ponds and raw products. Several aerial photographs illustrate the growth of the mill through the years of operation. There are also photographs of the interior of the mill, paper machines and employees. A few photographs feature other Crown Zellerbach divisions, such as the Camas, Washington, paper mill and the headquarters in San Francisco. Crown Zellerbach's involvement with the community was also recorded in the photographs. Parades, parade floats and mill open houses are featured. Most of the photographs were taken from the 1920s to the 1950s. The albums are bound and contain multiple years. Documentary material includes histories of the mill, daily instructions, safety regulations and paper samples.
The collection consists primarily of black and white prints. Negatives, color prints and color negatives are indicated in the inventory where appropriate.
Images from this collection have been digitized and are available in Oregon Digital.
More Extent Information: approx. 1000 photographs; 3 photograph albums, and 0.25 cubic feet of documentary material
Related Materials: A 1965 motion picture film pertaining to paper manufacturing (FV120:279) is located in the Extension and Experiment Station Communications Moving Images (FV 120).
Preferred Citation: Crown Zellerbach Corporation Photographic Collection (P 216), Oregon State University Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Corvallis, Oregon.
Other URL: A preliminary container list was created for this collection on or before November 30, 2015.
Crown Zellerbach Corporation
Crown Zellerbach Corporation
Festivals--Oregon--Lebanon.
Floods--Oregon--Santiam River.
Forest products--Northwest, Pacific.
Forest products industry--Northwest, Pacific.
Lebanon (Or.)
Natural Resources
Paper industry--Oregon--Lebanon.
Paper industry--Washington (State)--Camas.
Paper mills--Oregon--Lebanon.
Paper mills--Washington (State)--Camas.
Santiam River (Or.)
Wood-pulp industry--Oregon--Lebanon.
Wood-pulp industry--Washington (State)--Camas.
Film negatives.
Photograph albums.
Photographic prints.
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