Collection Overview
Title: R.H. Huston Hardware Store Journals, 1910-1919
ID: MSS Huston
Primary Creator: R.H. Huston Hardware Store (Corvallis, Or.)
Extent: 1.0 cubic feet
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically.
Languages of Materials: English [eng]
Abstract
The R.H. Huston Hardware Store Journals document the sale of hardware, sporting goods, and farming implements to individuals, other businesses in Corvallis, city and county government, and the Oregon Agricultural College.
Scope and Content Notes
Two journals of receipts and disbursements for Apr 1910 - Jun 1912 and Jan 1917 - Jun 1919 indicating purchaser's name, items obtained, and amount tendered. Many Oregon Agricultural College departments are listed as purchasers.
Biographical / Historical Notes
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 during the 1910s.
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation:
R.H. Huston Hardware Store Journals (MSS Huston), Oregon State University Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Corvallis, Oregon.
Creators
R.H. Huston Hardware Store (Corvallis, Or.)
Huston, R. H.
People, Places, and Topics
Corvallis (Or.)--Commerce.
Hardware stores--Oregon--Corvallis.
Huston, R. H.
Local History
R.H. Huston Hardware Store (Corvallis, Or.)
University History

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