Oregon Central Railroad Co.
Organization
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Edward R. Geary papers
Collection
Identifier: Mss 68
Abstract
Papers of Edward R. Geary, a missionary and Presbyterian minister who served as Superintendent of Indian Affairs for Oregon and Washington from 1859 to 1861, founded Albany College, and was a regent of the University of Oregon. The collection includes correspondence, writings, and financial records, including copies of letters from Geary's brother, John W. Geary; papers relating to the Oregon Central Railroad; papers relating to the estate of John Webster Perit Huntington; and detailed...
Dates:
1840-1878
Ben Holladay papers
Collection
Identifier: Mss 893
Abstract
Papers of a railroad and real estate promoter with enterprises in Oregon, California, and elsewhere. The papers include letters; letterpress copybooks; court documents; genealogical materials; and a scrapbook (1872) regarding political issues. The materials relate to Ben Holladay's personal matters; real estate ventures; Seaside House, his home on the Oregon coast, and legal matters concerning the Oregon Central Railroad.
Dates:
1862-1957; Majority of material found within 1862-1905
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- Businesses and Corporations 1
- Capitalists and financiers -- Oregon 1
- Indian agents -- Oregon -- Correspondence 1
- Indians of North America -- Oregon -- Government relations 1
- Native Americans 1
- Presbyterian Church -- Oregon -- Clergy 1
- Railroads 1
- Railroads -- Oregon -- 19th century 1
- Real estate developers -- Oregon 1
- Real estate development -- Oregon -- 19th century 1
- Religion 1
- Voyages to the Pacific coast 1
- estate records 1
- genealogies (histories) 1
- legal documents 1
- letterpress copybooks 1
- scrapbooks 1 + ∧ less
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