James M. Gilman estate papers
Scope and Contents
Papers regarding the estate of Captain James M. Gilman of Portland, Oregon, probably collected by the law office of Walter F. Burrell in the New Market Block. Includes correspondence and specifications for Gilman's gravestone.
Dates
- Creation: circa 1891-1892
Creator
- Burrell, Walter Frazar, 1863-1946 (Person)
Biographical note
Captain James M. Gilman was a landowner in Portland, Oregon, and a partner in the Oregon Steam Navigation Company. He was born in New Hampshire in 1826 and came by ship to California in 1849. He worked on board a number of vessels in the Bay Area before coming to Oregon in 1850s. In Oregon, he served as the captain of several ships before becoming involved with the Oregon Steam Navigation Company. He invested his earnings in Portland and Astoria real estate, which proved highly profitable.
Extent
0.1 Cubic Feet (1 folder in shared box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Papers regarding the estate of Captain James M. Gilman of Portland, Oregon. Includes correspondence and specifications for Gilman's gravestone. Gilman was a landowner in Portland and a partner in the Oregon Steam Navigation Company.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Acquired June 2011 (Lib. Acc. 27367).
Subject
- Gilman, James M., 1826- (Person)
- Oregon Steam Navigation Company (Organization)
- Title
- Guide to the James M. Gilman estate 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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Portland OR 97205 United States
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