The joint-stock Willamette Cattle Company was formed in 1837 by settlers and pioneers in the Willamette Valley, Oregon, to drive cattle from California. Collection contains a sheet of paper with a title: "Community Development in Oregon: The 1836 Kind" - a description of the delivery of the first 632 head of Mexican cattle to Oregon in 1836. On the reverse side: list of ranches in the alphabetical order by owner's last name, with the accompanying cattle brands for each ranch.