Stephen Fowler Chadwick collection

Collection

Identifier: Mss 774

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of correspondence, including letters to W. E. Hicks, 3 pages, 1873, a postcard, 1875, regarding the Philomathean Literary Society, and a telegram, 1864; a bound manuscript, "Annual Address Delivered Before the Oregon Pioneer Association at Aurora, Marion County, Oregon," by Stephen Fowler Chadwick, 50 pages, June 15, 1874; and a typescript copy and carbon copy of "The Oregon Party" by Chadwick, 3 pages, 1895, an account of the 1851 party that sailed from New York to Oregon via the Isthmus on the steamers "Empire City," California," and "Columbia," which was to be published in the Oregon Statesman before he died.

Dates

1864-1895

Creator

Chadwick, S. F. (Stephen Fowler), 1825-1895 (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

Stephen Fowler Chadwick (December 25, 1825-January 15, 1895) served as Oregon secretary of state from 1870 to 1878 and as the fifth governor of Oregon from 1877 to 1878.

Extent

0.1 Cubic Feet (3 folders in shared box)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

This collection of materials relating to Stephen Fowler Chadwick (1825-1895), who served as the fifth governor of Oregon, consists of a small quantity of correspondence; a bound manuscript, "Annual Address Delivered Before the Oregon Pioneer Association at Aurora, Marion County, Oregon," June 15, 1874; and a typescript copy and carbon copy of "The Oregon Party" by Chadwick, 1895, an account of the 1851 party that sailed from New York to Oregon via the Isthmus on the steamers "Empire City," California," and "Columbia."