Robert Valentine Short papers

Collection

Identifier: Mss2639

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Collection includes diaries, correspondence, scrapbook, survey and field notes; and papers relating to donation land claims and property in Yamhill, Clackamas, and Multnomah counties.

Dates

1852-1906

Creator

Short, Robert Valentine (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

Robert Valentine Short (1823-1908) was a surveyor and legislator. He was a pioneer of 1847 and a friend of Joel Palmer and Joseph Lane. He was a member of the 1851 Constitutional Convention and in 1888 was elected to the Oregon Legislature from Clackamas County. He was apprenticed as a tailor and opened a shop in Oregon City in 1847. He also studied surveying and was responsible for surveying the town of Portland in 1850. He participated in the Indian Wars as a militia leader and mined for gold in California. He married Mary Geer in February 1848, and they had six children.

Extent

1 Cubic Feet (1 document case and 1 flat box)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Robert Valentine Short (1823-1908) was a pioneer of 1847. He was a member of the 1851 Constitutional Convention and in 1888 was elected to the Oregon Legislature from Clackamas County. He also studied surveying and was responsible for surveying the town of Portland in 1850. Collection includes diaries, correspondence, scrapbook, survey and field notes; and papers relating to donation land claims and property in Yamhill, Clackamas, and Multnomah counties.