Samuel Christopher Lancaster collection

Collection

Identifier: Mss2843

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Collection includes a typescript biography, "Samuel Christopher Lancaster: Master of Arts in Public Places," by SuAnn M. Reddick, circa 1980-1990; National Register of Historic Places inventory of Zion National Park, for which Lancaster was a consulting engineer, circa 1930-1968; newspaper clippings, circa 1940-1990; miscellaneous research on Lancaster.

Dates

circa 1903-1990

Creator

Lancaster, Samuel Christopher (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

Samuel Christopher Lancaster (1864-1941) was a highway engineer and builder of the famed Columbia River Highway. He came to Oregon in 1908. In 1913, he was appointed Multnomah County engineer for the highway.

Extent

0.1 Cubic Feet (1 folder in shared box)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Samuel Christopher Lancaster (1864-1941) was a highway engineer and builder of the famed Columbia River Highway. Collection includes a typescript biography, "Samuel Christopher Lancaster: Master of Arts in Public Places," by SuAnn M. Reddick, circa 1980-1990; National Register of Historic Places inventory of Zion National Park, for which Lancaster was a consulting engineer, circa 1930-1968; newspaper clippings, circa 1940-1990; and miscellaneous research on Lancaster.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Thomas Vaughan, January 1990.

Related Materials

Additional materials related to Lancaster at the Oregon Historical Research Library include the Samuel Christopher Lancaster photograph album, Album 714, and a vertical file, Biography - Lancaster, Samuel Christopher.