Notebook of an Oregon timber cruiser or land speculator

Collection

Identifier: Coll 358

Staff Only

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

Creation: 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

Additional Description

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.