Thomas Monteith papers
Scope and Contents
Papers of Thomas Monteith include manuscript accounts of materials sold to the U.S. during the Indian Wars, 1856; appointments as officer in the Oregon Militia, 1863-1864; manuscript list of persons accompanying Captain Scott to California in 1847.
Dates
- Creation: 1856-1864
Creator
- Monteith, Thomas, 1824-1889 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
The Oregon Historical Society owns the materials in the Research Library and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. The Society does not necessarily hold copyright to all materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use may require seeking additional authorization from copyright owners.
Biographical note
Brothers Thomas Monteith, Walter Monteith, and John Monteith founded the city of Albany in 1848. Thomas (1824-1889) was married to Christine M. Dunbar.
Extent
0.1 Cubic Feet (1 folder in shared box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Papers of Thomas Monteith include manuscript accounts of materials sold to the U.S. during the Indian Wars, 1856; appointments as officer in the Oregon Militia, 1863-1864; and manuscript list of persons accompanying Captain Scott to California in 1847. Brothers Thomas Monteith, Walter Monteith, and John Monteith founded the city of Albany in 1848.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gifts of John Monteith Pipe, August 1959 (Lib. Acc. 8098) and March 1960 (Lib. Acc. 8654).
Subject
- Monteith, Thomas, 1824-1889 (Person)
- Scott, Levi, 1797-1890 (Person)
- Oregon. Militia -- Officers (Organization)
- Title
- Guide to the Thomas Monteith papers
- Status
- Completed
- Date
- 2012
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Oregon Historical Society Research Library Repository
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