Potlatch Corporation Historical Archives
Scope and Contents
Materials in this manuscript group span the years 1900 to 2007, approximately. They include Potlatch corporate archives from Spokane, Washington and from the Lewiston, Idaho branch. Including but not limited to records and documents, reports and correspondence, photographs and slides, company newsletters and other publications, ledger books, artwork, product sales samples, and audiovisual materials.
Dates
- Creation: 1900-2007
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open to the public. The access files of the digital materials in this collection are located on the archive drive. Researchers must use the collection in accordance with the policies of the University of Idaho Special Collections and Archives.
Conditions Governing Use
Potlatch Corporation retains all rights in any trade name, or trademark of Potlatch Corporation related to these Items, and copyright to company magazines and newsletters until such copyrights transfer into the public domain. Consult Head of Special Collections and Archives on permission for use.
Extent
460 cubic feet
38.9 Gigabytes (9,069 files, 298 folders)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Potlatch corporate archives from Spokane, Washington and from the Lewiston, Idaho branch. Reports, correspondence, photographs, ledger books, artwork, product sales samples, and audiovisual materials.
Physical Location
Special Collections and Archives of the University of Idaho Library. Except otherwise noted, all materials are in the cage area. The access files of the digital materials in this collection are located on the archive drive. Folder path: Y:\Processed Collections\Manuscript Groups\MG 457 (Potlatch Corporation Historical Archvies)\data\MG457. Contact University of Idaho Library Special Collections and Archives for access or questions.
Physical Location
Boxes 1 - 56 are shelved in Cage 1, Row 44.
Boxes 57 - 80 are shelved in Cage 1, Row 45.
Boxes 81 - 104 are shelved in Cage 1, Row 46.
Boxes 105 - 128 are shelved in Cage 1, Row 47.
Boxes 129 - 152 are shelved in Cage 1, Row 48.
Boxes 153 - 194 are shelved in Cage 1, Row 49.
Boxes 195 - 205 and Boxes 241 - 253 are shelved in Cage 1, Row 50.
Boxes 254 - 277 are shelved in Cage 1, Row 51.
Boxes 278 - 301 are shelved in Cage 1, Row 52.
Boxes 303 - 325 are shelved in Cage 1, Row 53.
Boxes 215 - 240 and Ledgers 001 - 509 are shelved in the New Addition, Row 8.
Additional materials are sheleved around the Pillars in Cage 1 and in the New Addition.
Custodial History
The Potlatch corporate archives were deposited at two locations until time of donation, these being the Lewiston office of the company and its headquarters in Spokane.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Potlatch Corporation donated the materials deposited at Lewiston, ID in December 2008 and those deposited at Spokane, WA in July 2009. Other donations arrived in August and October 2013.
Existence and Location of Copies
Some of the materials in this collection were digitized and added to the Idaho Historical Aerial Photographs digital collection and the Potlatch Lumber Company Photograph Collection.
Processing Information
Materials were reboxed and the original order was maintained, although there is not a discernible order. The content of the boxes are described superficially and the dates approximate. Not all photographs have been processed and so number of the boxes may change. Born-digital materials were made into a stand-alone series, original electronic file order maintained.
- Title
- Guide to the Potlatch Corporation Historical Archives
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Laura Guedes; updated by Sara Szobody in 2024.
- Date
- 2012
- 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 University of Idaho Library, Special Collections and Archives Repository