How we came to Oregon

Collection

Identifier: Mss 880

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Typescript poem, "How We Came to Oregon," by John Hamilton McClure, 13 pages, circa 1915, about his journey to Oregon with his family in 1853 when he was 8 years old.

Dates

Creation: circa 1915

Creator

McClure, John Hamilton, 1845-1916 (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.

Extent

0.1 Cubic Feet (1 folder in shared box)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Typescript poem by John Hamilton McClure about his journey to Oregon with his family in 1853 when he was a child.

Existence and Location of Copies

Poem was published by the Lane County Pioneer-Historical Society, Eugene, Oregon, in 1967, as part of a document also titled "How We Came to Oregon."

Related Materials

"How We Came to Oregon," published by the Lane County Pioneer-Historical Society and including John Hamilton McClure's poem of the same title, biographical information on McClure, and genealogical information about the Bruce family, is also held at the Oregon Historical Society Research Library, call number 811 M166h.