William Strong papers

Collection

Identifier: Mss 1185

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Collection includes a photostatic reproduction, typescript copy, and microfilm copy of "History of Oregon" by William Strong, derived from a June 20, 1878, interview of Strong by Hubert Howe Bancroft. Also included are certificates, as well as papers from the law office of William Strong and Thomas Nelson Strong, Portland, Oregon, 1877-1886.

Dates

Creation: 1877-1886

Creator

Strong, William, 1817-1887 (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

William Strong (1817-1887) was born in St. Albans, Vermont, and attended Yale University. He served as a teacher and principal at schools in Ithaca, New York, and Cleveland, Ohio, before coming to Oregon by sea in 1850. He served as associate judge in the Oregon Territory, became a justice of the supreme courts of Oregon and Washington, and made his home in Cathlamet, Washington. His son, Portland lawyer Thomas Nelson Strong, was the author of "Cathlamet on the Columbia" (1930).

Extent

0.12 Cubic Feet (3 folders in shared box; 1 shared microfilm reel)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Collection includes a photostatic reproduction, typescript copy, and microfilm copy of "History of Oregon" by William Strong, derived from a June 20, 1878, interview of Strong by Hubert Howe Bancroft. Also included are papers from the law office of William Strong and Thomas Nelson Strong in Portland, Oregon. William Strong (1817-1887) came to Oregon in 1850; he served as a judge in the Oregon Territory and later as a justice on the supreme courts of Oregon and Washington.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Law office papers, gift of Ronald T. Strong, November 1975 (Lib. Acc. 13488); microfilm and photostatic reproduction of "History of Oregon," gift of Sidney Teiser, February 1961 (Lib. Acc. 9284).

Existence and Location of Originals

Original "History of Oregon" is held at the Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.

Related Materials

Vertical File: Biography - Strong, William, Oregon Historical Society Research Library.

Publication note

"History of Oregon" was published as "Knickerbocker Views of the Oregon Country: Judge William Strong's Narrative" in Oregon Historical Quarterly, Volume 62, No. 1, pages 57-87.