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Unpublished volumes--Drafts, notes and documents, circa 1892-1898

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 2-7
Identifier: Series 2

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

Papers of Joseph Henry Brown, an emigrant to Oregon and later a historian. The collection includes typescripts of an autobiography detailing Brown's overland journey and military service; correspondence, including letters from William C. McKay and Jesse Applegate; notes, drafts, and research materials used in the writing of Brown's "Political History of Oregon"; scrapbooks; and clippings. Also included is a transcription of a journal by Medorem Crawford regarding his journey from New York to the Willamette Valley in Oregon, 1842; Lawrence Kipp's report of the Walla Walla Treaty Council of 1855; and a volume that contains both records of Oregon Farmers' Union conventions from 1873-1874 and handwritten 1870s transcripts of correspondence from 1848-1849, primarily addressed to George Abernethy. The collection also contains notes relating to Oregon City history and to the Oregon Milling Company.

Dates

  • Creation: circa 1892-1898

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Extent

From the Collection: 3 Cubic Feet (2 document cases, 4 oversize flat boxes)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the Oregon Historical Society Research Library Repository

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