Notebook of an Oregon timber cruiser or land speculator
Scope and Contents
Pocket notebook with handwritten entries, 1902-1904, relating to land and goods. Includes entries that provide names and describe parcels of land, including timber on the land; a list of names with property descriptions, including acreage; accounts; and lists of goods, with prices. Entries are written in both ink and pencil, and may have been made by more than one person.
Dates
- circa 1902-1904
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
Abstract
Pocket notebook with handwritten entries relating to land and goods. Includes entries and lists with names and property descriptions; accounts; and lists of goods, with prices. Entries may have been made by more than one person.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Charlotte Powell, January 2004 (Lib. Acc. 25348).
Processing Information
Description of notebook was expanded and title revised in 2022. Collection was titled "Diary of an Oregon timber cruiser or land speculator" prior to 2022.
- Title
- Guide to the notebook of an Oregon timber cruiser or land speculator
- Status
- Completed
- Date
- 2012; revised 2022
- 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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